Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-10
NUMBER 35.

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The oathis to support all proclamations
of the President during the rebellion hav-
ing reference to slaves. s.ss4oys.
3 Any Government is to be accepted at the
hands of ,one-tenth of the people not con-
travening that oath. flt iaN AdAtt
Now that oath neither secures the aboli-
ton of slavery, nor adds any security to
q the freedom of the slaves the President de-
clared free. y iff-v . ~ rrrolfF
It does not secure the abolition of slavery;
for the proclamation of freedom merely
professed to free certain slaves while it rec
Ognized the institution.
o. 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 proclamation;
none of them establish slavery. o1ioiuop
1t adds:no security to the freedom Of the
slaves. r4,f..IJ rf. f.HrttIlD
For their title is the Proclamation of
Freedom.
If it be unconstitutional, an oath to sup
port it is void. Whether constitutional or
not, the oath is without authority of law,
and therefore void. lI
If it be valid and observed, it exacts no
, enactment by the State, either in law or
Constitution, to add State guaranty to the
proclamation title; and the right of slave
to freedom is an open question before the
OudIC COuIJ VII Jilc TtldUiNG dubllOTlUy Vi UuC
State law and the Proclamation.
If the oath binds the one-tenth who take
it, it is not eXacted of the other nine-tenthss '
who succeed to the control of the State Gov
ernment; so that 1t is annulled instantly by
the act of recognition.
What the State courts would say of the
Proclamation, who can doubt? u Az
But the master would not go into court
he would seize his slave.
Wbot tha Tor rf r.
can tell? 7 rra I'''T-JIr5t
When and how is the question to get
there? ...-
No habeas corpus lies for him in a United
States Court; and the President defeated
with this bill its extension of that writ to
this case. ..IIE- w.
Such are the fruits of this rash and fatal
act of the President-a blow at the friends
of his Administration, at the rights of 2
humanity and at the principles ofrepublican
government.
The President has greatly presumed on
the forbearance which the supporters of his
Administration have so long practiced, in
view OF the arduous conflict in which we
are engaged, and the reckless ferocity of our
political opponents. h'
But he must understand that our sup
port is of cause and not of a man; that tue
authority of Congress is paramount and
the Union men of Congress will not submit
to be impeached by him of rash and uncon-
stitutional legislation; and if he wishes our
support, he must confine himself to his ex-
ecutive duties-to obey and execute, not
make the laws-to suppress by arms armed
Rebellion, and leave political reorganiza-
ton to Congress. ....f ....-.
If the supporters of the Government fail
to insist on this, they become responsible
for the usurpations which they fail to re-
buke, and are justly liable to the indigna-
tion'of the people whose rights and securi-
ty, committed to their keeping, they sacri-
flee. .H ft-L .gl
Let them consider the remedy for these {
usurpations, and, having found it, fearless
ly execute it. . ~,
b. F. WADE, Chairman Senate Com
mittee. lo eI'
IL. WINTER DAVIS, Chairman Com
mittce House of Representatives on
on the Rebellious States.