The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-09-28

was merely to sustain the Constitution as II
IS, aud not TO infringe upon the rights Of
the States
The institution of slavery has already re-
ceived its death blow. No slave State will
ever again be added to this Union, or will
it ever be extended over one inch of free
territory. Why then throw a fire brand in
Congress. which has tendency to divide
the friends of the UmOn2 Again, Mr.
Bingham does not say one word about re-
warding those loyal slave holders who have
been willing to shed their blood to maintain
the government Neither does he propose
any plan to colOnize or fit the blacks for self
government, after they have been emanci-
pated. To turn toHr millions of negroes
upon the country, with their uncultivated
minds, and who have no idea of self-eOn-
troll, they would soon glut our iails
and poor houses A large majority of them
would have to be kept at the public expense.
A system of Emancipation ike that pro-
posed by Henry Clay, is the only. one that
will fit them for self government
One year ago, after a number of the reb-
el States had seeded. and after they had
trampled the National flag under foot, the
House of Representatives in Congress Il
dopted, unanimously, the following resolu-
ton:
THAT neither the Congress of the United
States, nor the people of governments Of
''the -slaveholding States have the con-
'stitutional right to legislate upon, or in
'terfere with, slavery in any Of the slave
"holding States in the Union
One hundred and sixty-one members in
dorsed by their votes the above resolution
Every Republican and Democratic virtually
declared that he did not wish to interfere
with Slavery in the States where ii existed.
Again, at the extra session of Congress
called by the President after the assault up
on Fort Sumter, the venerable John j. Crit
tenden offered the following resolution, and
it was adopted with but two dissenting votes
Reed Of Missouri and Burnett Of Ken
tucky-both Of whom have since turned
Traitors:
RESOLVED, By the House of Represen-
tatives of the Congress of the United States,
That the present depIorable civil war has
been forced upon the country by the disun-
ionists of the Southern States, now in revolt
against Unconstitutional government, and in
arms around the capitol That in this nation
alcmcrgcncy, Congress banishing all feeling
Of mere passion or resentment, will recol-
lect only its duty to the whole country
That this war is not waged on their part i'll
any spirit OF oppression, nor Tor any pur
pose of conquest or subjugatiou, NOR FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OVERTIIROWING OR INTER-
FEluNG NTH THE RIGHTS OR ESTA ABIISHED
INSTITUTIONS OF THOSE STATES; but to de-
fend and maintain the supremacy of the
Constitution, and to preserve the Union,
with all the dignity, equality, and rights of
the Scyera. States unlmpaircd; and that
as soon as these objects are accomplished
the war ought to cease. :"
Here, again, Congress pledged itself not
to overthrow or Interfere with the establish
ed institution of any State. The object of
the War was to maintain the supremacy of
the Constitution. When the people saw
that the intent of the Administration was
only to maintain the tInion--not to inter
fere with the peculiar institution of the
StatCS--patriots flew to arms, and hundreds
Of millions of dollars were easily raised to
maintain the integrity of the Government,
Under this declaration over 100000 voluu-
teers. composed of men of all parties have
showed their willingness to fight for the old
flag. and $1,000 of them hail from the Slave
States. Now, if the object of this war is
to be changed. we fear it will ALLEVIATE those
arms for the defense Of the Uuion, and
dampen the ardor of many of the conserva-
tive men in the North, who are now willing
to make any sacrifice to maintain the Gov
crnment
Again at the Union State Convention,
the above Resolution of Senator Crittenden
was adopted as the platform Of the Union
party Of Ohio. 1t was indorsed at the Oc-
tober election by 20G, 997 votes, and by a
majority Of 81, DOB When the object of
the war has been thus stated twice by Con-
gress, and when it has been thus indorscd
by the people at the ballot box, it appears
to us, that the Supremacy of the Laws and
the Constitution, " should be the only watch,
word. to actuatc us during this desperate
conflict On this, all Union men can unite
but the moment other questions are
sprung, we are divided, and our forces are
weakened.
The position of friend Bingham on Emap-
cipation IL in opposition to the Chicago Plat
torm-to the policy of President Lincoln
to the Resolutions heretofore adopted by
Congress, and to the declaration of the
Union State Convention in Ohio.
We are in favor Of crushing speedily this
rebellion-of letting Slavery take care of
itselt--of hanging and coniscating the
property of the rcbals-but in doing this,
let us not Violate the Constitutiou-but pre-
serve it as our Fathers made it.
= Let every man and woman reflect that the
only hope of a speedy end to our calamities
Is in having con 'crvative President and Il
conservative CongseSs Bat if suah men
as Bingham are ret'lrDe to Washington,
this war will last a. long as they can draw
eight thousand dollars year What care
they for the calamities Of war, or how many
widows and orphans are made or how many
thousands are killed. or how mnch debt and
taxation is fastened upon the people!-
Down with all fanatical demagogues.
Immense Democratic Meetings
i'm New York, Washington and
Philadelphia John
King, OF New York, TO support
MCCielIam-Rum that Gov.
Gilmore, of n. Nh, will Come
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