The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-08-24
AND AsHIAND

on, and ad Is no guarantee even of the
freedom of the slaves he undertook to
manumit. --s a-f .s-Fr.rr.. ~
1t is summed in an illegal oath, with.
out sanction and therefore void. -,.
The cath is to support all proclamations
of the President during the rebellion hay
ing reference to slaves = ~ trs -s1si
ANY governments is to be excepted at
the hands of one tenth of. the people not
contravening tie oath. .-s..-e
Now that cath neither secures the abo-
lition of slavery, nor adds any security to
the freedom of slaves the President de-
clares free.,a.l..f aG3 t5 sqs1 o.;j u.-lc-}
1t does not secure the abolition of sla-
very; for the proclamation of freedom
merely professed to free certain slaves
while it recognized the institution n,
Every constitution of The rebel States
at the outbreak of the rebellion may be
adopted without the change of letter for
none of them contravene that proclama-
ton; none ofthem establish slavery.
It adds no security to the freedom of
the slaves .. ~ .-.r....- r. E..-.4
For their title is the proclamation of
Freedom.
If it be unconstitutional, an oath to
support it is void. Whether constitution
al no not, the oath is without authority
of law, and therefore void. s. .,...
If it be valid and observed, it exacts
no enactment by the State, either in law
or constitution, to add State guarantee
to the proclamation title; and the right
OF slave to freedom is an open question
before the State courts on the relative
authority of the State law and The procia-
nation
If the oath binds the one-tenth who
take it, it is not exac.ed of the other
nine tenths who succeed to the control of
the State government so that it is annul-
led instantly by the act of recognition.
What the State courts would say of
the Proclamation who can doubt2
But the master would not go into court
he would seize his slave. -.
What the Supreme Court would say
who can tell -.''
When and how;s the question to get
there -
No habeas corpus lies for him in a u
nited States Court; and the President de-
feated with this bill its extension of that
writ to this case
Such are the fruits of this rash and fa-
tai act of the President blow at the
friends of his administration, at the rights
Of humanity, and at the principles of re-
publican government.
The President has greatly presumed on
the .forbearance which the supporter of
his administration have so loag practiced.
in view Of the ,arduous conflict in which
we are engaged, and the reckless ferocity
of our political opponents.
But he must remember our support is
of cause and not of man that the au-
thority of Congress is paramountan m ust
be respected /; that the whole body of the
Union men of Congress will not submit
to be impeached by him of rash and iun-
constitutional legislation and if he wish
es our support, he must confne himself
to his executive duties-to obey aad exc
cute, not make the laws-to suppress by
arms armed rebellion, and leave political
to Congress. - Il ,-loz
IF the supporters of the government
fail to insist upon this, they become re-
sponsible for the usurpations which they
fail torrebuke, and are justly liable to the
of. therspeople whose rights
and security, committed. to their keeping,
they sacrifice. s,..., :.-- nd .,f- ss-
Let them consider the remedy for these |
usurpations, and, having found it, fear
lessly execute it, .2f''7sl's .if7 ia'.-i911
s-; ,..,-= B, f. WADE, 15 p1e stieisI
Chairman Senate Committee.
Fl. WINTER DAVIS.
Chairman Committee House of Represen-
? tatives on the Rebellious States.