The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-04-20

is against the spirit and the genius of the age;
and no man ought to seek to do it.
CFrom a Speech made in the Cdy If Coh4m-
BUS, on the IeM OF Mareh, 1861
Mr.. STANTON said
"Let the beauties and the blessings of Sc
cession fully develop themselves, and let the
people of those States have ample time and
opportunity to determine whether they will
permanently abide by and sustain the South
ern Confederacy and submit to the rule Of
men who are now controlling their destin:es.
IF they do, then, in my Judgment, measures
should be taken to call a National Convention
in the manner prescribed by the Constitution,
with full power to determine the question of
recognizing their separation and independ-
ence. And if it shall be clearly demonstra-
ted, upon full and fair trial, that the people
Of the seeded States are determined to main
tain a separate national existence, and thai
nothing but q var Of suIugation and con-
guest can MAINTAIN the authority Of the Fed
erdL Government IN those States, ace then
ought to acqutesce an the necessity pohich COM
peLS the separation. For it must be obvious
TO every man who will do his own thinking
that 4 permanent conquest aud subjugation Of
even seven States, and holding them as con-
quered provinces, is an imIossibility."
THE "LoYAL" OHIO TAT JOURNALS OPINION.
[Prom the Ohio State Journal, March %, 1861
i x s.Our Union is a Heterogeneous Union,
which has gone to the country to be passed
on, and which failing to further subserve the
ends of its creation, IS about to be cast aside
like the body which an immortal soul has
worn out and thrown off, to seek a new and
more lasting tenement. The Democratic idea
in America has outlived the American Union.
That is all. The life, vitality, the soul of
this idea, is about to burst from its crysalis
shell, and taking on a new form-investine
some more effective vehicle of action-will
run that career of power in c:vilizing and re-
fniDg a crude world, which we believe is its
destiny under Heaven. Politicians and do
tards may gable and woap tears of imbecility
over the breaking up of an unnatural com
pact, but reason, justice and humanity will
gladly accept it as one eff those cheering evil
dences that Providence is working good to
the creatures of the earth through the pro-
cess of events"
= * x x
GA rigid analysis of. American patriotism
discovers but little gold. The enthusiasm of
the masses fer the Union is more-aE.l less facti-
tious. The Union has been am 6psized by
politicians for their own selfish 4Egrandise-
ment. 1t has been their rallying cry, %ntil
the unthinking had become to invest it with
u uCSICC " SdCTGuUSSS- Dub Tile truth
has reached the popular mind, and the masses
see that the natural giant strength of physical
America, and the measure of freedom enjoy
ed by our people under the Constitutions, pre-
perly directed, have made us what we are in
spite of the Union 1t is free labor and free
thought that have made the American Union
illustrious, and. not the Union which has de-
veloped those features of Democracy. And
that this free labor and this restless, throb-
bing free thought are u~htrammeled by the
Union, the embarrassment will be removed
The young giants refused to be manacled."
ME-. ~GREELEY's OPINION.
From the New York Tribune, Sept. II, 1891
We have repeatedly asked those who dis
sent from our view of this matter whether
they do or do not assent to Mr.. Jefferson's
statement in the Dec '%aration of Independence
that governments derive their Just powers
from the consent Of the governed becomes
destructive of thos5 ends, it is the right of
the people to alter or abolish it, and to insti
tute a new government, &c, &c. We do
heartily accept this doctrine, believing it in
trinsically sound, benefcent, and one that,
universally accepted, is calculated to prevent
the shedding of seas of human blood, and if
it j~ustifes the secession from the British en-
pre- of three millions of colonists in 1776, ace
do not see rhy 1t aoonH net justify the seces-
sion Of tire millions Of souherners from the
Federal Union IN 1861 If we are mistaken
on this point, why docs not some one attempt
to show wherein and why? For our own
part, while we deny the right Of shareholders
to hold slaves against the will of tie latter,
aee cannot sAoao hoao ta0enty millions Of people
can righyuUy hold ten, or eUen fire, IN deteSt-
ed union aoith them Gy military force.
x x But if seven or eight contiguous
States shall present themselves authenticate
at Washington, saying, 1--WE hate the Federal
Union; we have Withdrawn from it we give
you the choice between acquiescing in our Sc
cession and arranging amicably all incidental
questions on the one hand, and attempting to
subdue US on the other" We could not stand
up for coercion, fer subjugation, for we do
not think it you'd be just.
Now as to matter of policy. South Carroll
ma will certainly seccdc, several other cotton
States will probably follow her example. The
border States are evidently reluctant to do
likewise. South Carolina has grossly insulted
them by her dictatorial, reckless course
What she expects and desires, is a clash of
arms with the Federal Government. which