Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-08-23
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5when once they had taken up arms to
separate themselves from the Union.
EThe second is a necessary result OF
Sthe war, because it is the only means
!, sot establishing a principle which shall
be, in itself, a guarantee against those
smistaken and exaggerated notions o,
Estate Rights which were made the
smeans Of uniting in the rebellion
lsmany who would not have embarked
in it for the sake Of slavery in itself
3 Whenever these results shall have
sbeen fully accomplished so thai therc
scan he no danger OF evadiTg them
sand no power TO reconsider them.
sthe work OF Reconstruction of the
sUnion viii open new problems foI
four discussion. But our present duty
Is limited 10 the completion of this
s work, and the union OF all loyal men
siOr this purpose is what We o insist
supon as the necessity OF the hour.
: We have advanced, therefore, in
sthe face OF an opposition both in the
sSouth and in the North, of SO formid-
Fable proportions, that il is no wonder
Rthe enemies Of the Government. both
shere and in Europe, have believed We
sshould never succeed, and have, from
stime to time, congratulated them
5 selves that orr efforts must soon be
abandoned.
THE SOUTHERN DESPOTIsM-
In the South we have overcome
1.-THE concentration Of the whole physi-
zeal power of the rebel States, under .
srealiy Gespotic government. Begin
sning with the assertion OF State rights
1.-THE rebellion eliminated in the mos,
s~absolute and complete overthrow OF
Them. Never, under a Russian Car
sor Roman Emperor, was the power OF
Jhe country more absolutely welded
Sby n man, than was the power u
& the Southern Contedcracy ny Je5er-
son Davis. The protests Of State
Governors, and the opposition of the
s~so-called Congress, were alike over
ridden, and the doctrine of state Sow
ereignty had It's most complete refu-
tatiOn in the submission Of the rebels
themselves TO this absolute centraliza-
stion Of power and of administration.
which theP saw was Indispensable TO
enable them TO continue this contest.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
At the North We have had an opposi-
: ton less open but scarcely less bitter.
The powerful organization of a great pc
litical party, which had the prestige OF
!cnS-continued success to attach TO ii lie
followers, was used as an engine to thwart
and oppose the Government, at every
step Of It's struggle for existence. When
the war began the members of this party,
whose loyalty to their Government was
stronger than their party allegiance,
abandoned it. Such men as my friend
who is present here, ialluding to Ex-Gov-
ernor Tod and the present Governor OF
this State, followed by great numbers Of
men who showed their patriotic spirit,
abandoned the organization of the Dem
s~ocratic party and in the ranks of the de-
tenders of the Union have labOred with
Us to support the Government. The dis
loyal element which remained, showed
its chord Of sympathy with the South
from the very beginning. They opposed
all preparation to meet the outbursl that
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slightest military expenditure, the mere
repairing OF the material Of war, was de
scided bv them AS both unnecessary and
directly tending to disturbance. While
every Southern city witnessed the drill
land organization of those who were pre-
{ pairing for an attack upon the Union. our
hands we're tied under the p~retence that
the Government would be safe if we
a-h,n-aH that NJ go ar,.Navr--l -, Il,
lend It. They declared that there was no
power in the Government 70 coerce in
submission those States 'rhIch might en-
ter into open rebellion. They positively !
asserted the right OF secession. although
they pretendedly opposed the policy.
they did not hesitate TO declare that the
bond Of Union was permanently broken,
and to advocate with more or less open
mess the still further subdivision of the
Territory of the country. From the be
ginning they recognized the confederacy
as a real and independent Government.
They talked OF 1t as OF a foreign power
fully established They compared it 10
Jour own, praising the constitution under
which if was framed, and preferred it 10
that established BY our fathers. They ex
Iaggerated its strength. and DETAINED and
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Iown and power of upholding
the Government. They opposed all real
land effective measures of legislation for
the conduct of the war. They opposed
|all practical efforts to enlist or draft
troops for the army. They encouraged
idesertion, and sought TO produce G~issatis-
among our soldiers. They made
use of local courts and other authorities
RI r.raran+ fha rnr.,rp Of A0carfarc apraa
led, and through their influence fOrcible
Opposition was often made to the militia
Try officers of the Government, who were
to arrest and return to duty those
who were guilty of abandoning their col
|ors. They united in secret associations
and plots to overthrow the Government
Within the Northern States. Under the
'pretense that there was danger that their
would be trampled upon, they
secret armed organizations, and laid
plans 10 assist the enemy by destroying
Northern towns, and releasing rebel pris-
The whole spirit of this disloyal
party was so manifestly hostile TO our
own Government, and friendly to the re-
.bellion, that every citizen for himself can
bear witness to his consciousness that its
members were actUated by that DISPOSE
NhctChGE tuSy VIE tOuAh- Iudl
there were many private individuals VINO
were deluded 10y their leaders, and who
in their hearts did not intend to he trait
ors, was doubtless true; but the ~organiza-
ton IS such, controlled as il was, was "a
manifestly untriendly power, limiting the
exhibition OF It's hostility only by motives
of personal prudence ana safety. The
spirit of all their public meetings and
conventions proved this. And even when
with their lips, they preserved the form
Of loyalty, their conduct showed 1t WAS
IN nothing bus words. Finally,
IN the EXTREMIST hour OF the country's
peril, wh=n encouragement was most
needed by the whole people, and when
any word expressive Of beiiel in the fail
ure OF our cause was OF great assistance
and encouragement 10 our enemies, when
the result seemed trembling ia the bal
auce, and it was uncertain whether Suer
mans movement against Atlantis could
be a success. their party met IN formal
elaboration - a nauoral parry and de
clared the war q failure. They had siy N
the same disposition ia their peTsuuri II
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