The Placer herald., 1864-08-13


WARDS LOYAL MEN OF TIE BORDER STATES
-ITS EFFECTS.
To all american citizens ,Oho long for a
speedy restoration of peace, liberty and the
Union.
We have stated that one cause for the
failure of the Government to suppress the
rebellion is the perfidy Of the Admnisra-
ton. including Congress, towards the con.
servative men Of the North, and the loyal
men of the border and seeded States Let
us now consider in what that pertidy con.
sists.
AS we have already stated, the conserva-
tive and loyal men of the Northern and
border States, entered with enthusiasm into
the war for the Union upon the solemn as.
surance Of the President and Congress, that
the sole OF lect WAS to enforce The Constitu-
lion and laws of the United States through
out their territory, and not to interfere with
State institutions, much less sub, ert their
constitutions and laws Yet within less than
fifteen months after the President had reiler,
aled to Congress and the country the declar-
atlons of his inaugural address that he had
neither the purpose, inclination or "lawtul
right" to interfere with slavery where 1t cx-
listed, he declared 10y proclamation bis pnr
pose to do 50, and the first of January
1868, proceeded Ivy another proclamation to
consunmate that purpose Aftet enumer-
aliny certain States and parts Of States, he
declared as follows: II do order and declare,
that all persons held as slaves within said
designated States and parts of States, are
and henretorward shall be free; and that the
Executive Government of the United States
including the military and naval authorities
thereof. will recognize and maintain the free
dom of such persons"
Having united the North by the declara'
lion HAT he had no intention and no lawful
right to interfere with State institutions, and
called for volunteers to aid him in the viola
ton OF the very Constitution they had come
forward to support. 1t vas perfdy towards
the Democratic and Conservative men Of the
| Norlh who were no more the friends of sla'
very than he was, but were little disposed to
aid him in doing what they believed and he
hal eec,ared he had no lawful right to do.
| 1t was pelfily to the men in the border
States who had saved their States from the
vortex of secession 10y proclainng to the peo
pie the Declarations Of the President that he
had no punpose, INCLINATION, on luatul right
to interfere with slavery. Afterwards when
General Fremont issued his emanc patton
order in Missouri, aud the loyal men of Ken
lucky, taking the alarm, demanded an ex-
pIanHlon OF the President, he replied in
substance, that Gen Fremont had been ds'
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turkv had nothing to fear. Still later, VIXEN
the President made his proposition for cons
iensaed emancipation to the Representa-
uves of the border States, he told them he
considered their slaves AS much properly AS
their cattle, and assured them that rs such
their rights should be protected so long AS
he remained President Of the United States.
How is it now? Squads of soldiers have
been ranging through ;he States OF Maryland
and Missouri entriuo slaves from their mas
tels, and Kentucky is denounced AS little
better than a rebel State because she prefers
filing up her quota Of troops with white
meu. Where slaves are taken for soldiers,
instead of being paid for them at once, their
masters are promised contingent and mad
eouate compensation, and 1t is even proposed
to set their women and children free without
any compensation. Is there no perhdy in all
tins?
But the mos; fragrant perfdy is that prac'
tred toward the loyal men in the seeded
States. The Pres dent, in his naugura ad'
dress, not only admitted that he had no right
to interfere with their slaves, but IN the most
positive manner declared that "the properly,
D. ace and security Of no section are to be IN
auvwise endangered by the now incoming
Administration" And in his message t"
CONGRESS on the first of July, 1861, The
President said he desires to preserve the
Government that it may be administered as
bv the men who made it. Loyal citizens
everywhere have the right to claim this OF
their Government, and the Government has
no right to withhold or neglect it.'
What do we see now? The Government
may have some excuse for not protecting
10, al citizens within the rebel lines, but what
excuse is there for not connecting to them
their admitted rights within the Union Ines!
WHY cannot the Government he admlnlse!-
ell "as it was administered by the men who
made it t." in those States and parts of States
where the rebellion is suppressed! Yes, 1t Is
precisely there that the President refuses to
execute his limited and sworn duty. With
power to protect the loyal citizens in all
their constitutional aud legal rights, he, by
his Amnesty Proclamation, places them on
The footing of notorious rebels, and requires
them to swear away lheir property in slaves,
if any they have, aud in any event, to purge
themselves by oa'hs from crime they have
never committed or lose their civil rights
whrh they have never forfeited! Is there
not perfdy of the deepest dye in this?
A majority Of Congress has not been be-
hind tn. Executive in ialsitied promises and
acts of pertidy. Did they not resolve in
1861, almost unanimously, that this war is