M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-07-28
451. lEryn me urbla4 U,io"
A.eaer from Gov. X ava iciie -sI's
.s.yG1C y.oi' Position I'D
EKArKf ~, KY, July 4, 1864.

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mo, t,s4laer with The b'!ri i
Uniim N 7,h January ab! 'are,
lcGci,ed mc some days since, ir.iins
been delayed by the interruption OF
our mails consequent upon Morgan's
.r.,u. @. ..' ia .
The national policy advocated by
you in the numbers Ol The Ui6ana
Onion sent to me, is the same cUn>i5
tenlly held anu firmly maintained by
me from the beginning otrebelliou t.
the preseLt tine. Not being sutfi :
cleul'y mobile in principle to change
with the moving current o! radical
lsin, whlc: now threatens to merge
our Efforts to preserve our National
IIr, 'ntoa w4rIo perpetuate sec
tlonal party ascendancy. ti1d my.
cell III dlTect antagonisn With, and
assalled by Eradicate" and rebels.
uaVlng Received no new liguts shall
adnrIe TO tito behiimunl+ ard views
OF puncy which lnIpsled NE 10 give
mysrll and my two sons IN thor .ar-
wee M m, cn,,rtrv snn,,.su,h.,
r.beIli,n .,u rr,,;,r, the n,,t,,,,ai !, - ,
tbur,tv ov., III, ,rvot,.d S.arss. m
pr.ser,e,l,. Union ,crrated bJ onr
Uoos,,lution w,th tho e,naiitr qua
r,yt,ts q, IN. ueouIe and ~, SAT-.
has Teen tile paramount otisct wliIcn
| nav. ke,a IN view ~ : 49, :
All iuyaI m.n have held that tn.
war was lorecd upon rs uy relr,,iou
anu that our object should be the re-.
slorallon OF na: :,ounl authority nhd
tho preservation of the Union with
,he ,aual r.th.s ol all the S,ates and
perplr. NJ ;ra,. ioyal wan ever
cuu.,iyed the tdta OF apr.e,ng with
Tue rebels III proc amin. ,hs Union
uestrvycd unu tm.n ,s,tv nj hav,nv
aiecOn;t, uct.on b, !. we coult have
n Uuiun. L,yal MN nold To the
Iai'u vi a, uror 2keu Uor,n; tina. ,A {.
y, ace {. the { .u,,,ry is urJksn b, r.
Lelnon, d.! tnu nationa a7:N5ri.y
suspended or interrupted in til. revoi
,ed districts, but that the Union cou-
tlnues to exist as lvrmed by the Con
slitutlon; aud the restoration Of nalion.
al authority ia all that lepitimately
awaits our ufyrts tV su ppress the re-
beIlion.
But now war cry has gone forth,
down wiu nia,rpI" The rebellion
is nothipg-slavery everything. T.
reach it the war must 10 carr.oI -.
ward to i,a' exlrrm,nativn.
The doctrine that by ruOeil.oa
States cease to ex.ot as Stalas, nnd
can oni, have beng at the will .; the
conan, r,l., Ia stnr,u 10 subScrve This
new ,,nre, or ihe ware. All who do
not 81 bscr,vu 10 tho ,eJeL doqma ciOth
ed in yu,l.clL d,ess, are denounced
as disiovaL.
| nav., lived an sh Ill die in adverse
bsliet, ho.d that tns nower ia in
Congress (not III the pres;deut) to ad
mitS tate.. aud t!.at no mover ia any
where granted to- exclude them; but
that once d &ats. always a STATE OF
the Union. ia tho constitutional and
loyal doctrine. .'.
No seccess,on ordipance-no act
of Congress-no proclamation of the
President. can destroy the constitu
tional existence Of a State once ad-
mi,ted ac,ordinp TO the Constitution.
R.beIlious citizens NAV be punished
even w;th death. bnt the iifo Of a
State can onIv be reacLed bv snccess
fnl trrnoon ~ ,,s,,y7,ot;oa Na,ion-
al amtnor;rv should bs oyorted tn nr...
sarvs ;,s nvn mat nowe,s "a woiI as
tho Hnnwors ;, s',rvad t 70 tb. S,a,ss re. o.
snec,i veIr or ,hs nsonls and STATE,
0poula eyort sll ,beir nowsr to main
,ain % oach IN ;,o % snhorre unlosa his
ha doms d;o;r,.',,pt;on h, .oosssion
oo uoae' u'o,"'ef' a'op " oe0eS.iY"' y, = ;