The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-04-29

OuI , duu VIC nave tOlu tnOeB febelS
that wo loved them still as brothers. We
have invited them back and pr0fered them
peace and pardon. We havo told them that
tho only means of preserving their Internal
systom of slavery, was 10 staying with us.
aud have urged them to try the resort.
Oar generals have made the veriost blood
hounds of themselves and their men, in re-
turning to bondage aud driving from our
limos. the only friends we had in all tho
South-iill wo well nigh lost forever the
uso OF their friendship. They were re.
solved to be our onemies-not because We
would not show thcn favors or make them
concessions but because they bad settled
upon the policy OF making tbs slavehold.
ing nation forever in tho fullest sense OF
the term or separating from us forever
The day OF all compromise was past and
we were left at liberty to follow our nation.
al tendency TO free institutions, and make
the policy OF the whole nation conform to
them, il VIC could. conquer the rebellion.
When this state of affairs had become
manifest beyond all doubt, to tho entiro
country, tho President trusting to the ex.
porieuce of the people from the fearful les.
sons We had just taken. issued his Procla.
nation OF Emancipation, publicly recog-
nzod the true ISSUE aud placed the policy
OF tho war on the theory of universal iber-
ty. Tho long struggle then began to turn
} in our favor, and from that day forward we
have had the confidence of the world, and
the unqualified featy of every man iG the
South who had tho slightest degree of real
sympathy with the unoG--all seeing that
We had practically recognized the truth that
! Liberty and Union, noto and foreuer, are one
, and iRsepdrd6te.
Loyal mon in the rovolted States are now
,, preparing to return to their former relations
70 'he Union, and arc reorganzing the Gov
y ornments OF thoir States. But in no in.
= stance % they propose to come back with
J. constructions that do not prohibit slavery.
incSe returning States require the assist.
ance OF tho general government. in buildino
II them up as free Statos, and the action o
+ Congress will DO called for to aid tbom jr
I many particulars. that such an amepdmen,
to tho Constitution as this would prohibit
II is true that Congress is not so restrainet
s as yet. But so far as Ohio is concerned. 4
s We do not resciDd this resolution. tho re
, strictlon exists. That noblo son of Mary.
o land, HENRY WINTER DAVIS, has from the
$ beginning, Insisted that the provisions o
d tho fresidents Proclamation should be em
!. bodied IN law of Congress, contendins
tpas 30 momentous subject should no.
j. cepond upon mere temporary edict Leg
8 lslatlon OF this kind is called for on every
hand; but this would stand in the way.-
v Nlthin short timo, our Senator SHERMAN
! who has been regarded as of tho safest
. schoolo o. conservatives, has made q speech
/ OF great power. eloquent and replete with
I precedents drawn from the history of Greece
and Rome. as well as tie modern civilized
, world, in which he argues conclusively in
, iavor OF the emancipation and arming of
the slaves OF the whole country, border
States and all. Lot me quote little from
that admirable speech:
On the subject of emancipation, am
, ready now to go as far as any one. Like
others hesltated at first because could
not sec mo eHect OF general project OF
, emancipation. l think tho timo has now
, arrived ~hen we must meet this question
/ boldly aud fearlessly. There is no other
way. Slavery is destroyed, not by your
act, sir, or niuo but by the act of this re.
bellion. think therefore, the better way
would be to wipe out all that is loft of the
whole trouble, tho dead and wounded of
TINS system OF slavery. 1t is obnoxious to
every manly and generous sen.iment-that
one man may hold property in tho lifo O:
another and sell him like cattle. Now when
the power is in our hand, when the rebels
>'S 'NoN's
nase broken uown the barriers of tho Con-
su.u.'sn, when they must be treated by the
ams ,h p ., war, wneh ee dictate these laws, not
nu ,;,,, ,ee.uon'; let US py law meet this ques-
, ~ VI oinauo,pa''on ooidiy ana iearlessiy
, p'pa'ou W W ~ ana vote TO day, to-
: a. sns," y, Guy uay 'or DtOaa and gener-
..irh;a m y. Ihu,aue'Ps'lon. h
,,...an W., %a' nus ~ my Judgment, demon
, strated tho necessity. in this republican
: osI y; so,1'n"ien'; ol doing what our faith
: 10. ."ou doou' uo'hg' TO wipe out with
? o.'o Ioau many stroke OF legislation. not of
p'o,tdmanon' ,h;a .ne "no'e system OF slavery
:" '"'' 'o""''y'
l sec before me then plain path of du.
4, ". snail INSIST that, as the result and
: consequence OF this rebellion. the sys.
! tem 81 sfaoery shaH disappear from among'
me msHt"ftons cf our p'opie.'
,.;,n hn's 10 out tno common sentiment and
W., w. n" Sonn u .no "no'e 'oyai people.
:" .as ,a our sena.or 80 o'oqnehtiy says here
'"u .oa popa" mncreVer you turn. Shall
we no' ooI'o',i' % % .nen 10 this behest OF tho
,a.,'n ""a, a.u '"So S; lroIl our statute BOOK an
enaos,non, ,h S % usscoruant win the spirit of
,in,0 ,no 50 "a a"o ~ o"o puonc seplimeht OF the
,nnnt ' ~ ~. IU .'uou =, 'ne way OF advance
HchN W tbat udlIOual ueyeI0pment that