The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-05-24

whtCn makes Ollr history tie uay@Star OF the
nations. Washington, Hamilton Franklin,
jefferson aud JAY. History will add his
name to the bright list, with more loving
claim on our gratitude than either Of them.
No one OF those was called to die for his
cause. For him, whom tho nation needed
to be raised to its lust dread duty, we were
prepared for il by the baptism of his blood
What shall we say to the punishment OF
rebels2 The air is thick with threats Of
vengeance. | admire the motive which
prompts these. But let usA remember, no
cause, however Infamous, was ever crushed
by punishirg its advocates aud ahettors.
All history proves this. There is 70 class
Of men base and cowardly enough, no mat
ter what their views and purpose, to mako
the policy of vengeance successful. In bad
causes, as well as good, II is still true that
"the blood of th0 martyrs is the seed of the
Church" We cannot prevail against this
principle of human nature. And again.
with regard to tho dozen chief rebels, it
will never be apractical question whether
we shalt hang them. Those not now in
Europe will soon be. Indeed. after parol
ing the blDodiust and guitiest of all, Rob.
ert Lee there would be little fitness in
in hanging any lesser wretch.
a cause, is that which it's leaders nccessari.
ly suffer in consequence of the new order
of things made necessary TO prevent the re-
currenco of their sin. Ii was not the blood
of the two peers and thirty commoners
which England shed after the rebellion Of
l7l7, or that of Eve peers and twenty com.
mouers after the rising of lT46, which
crushed the House of Stuart. Though the
fight lasted only few months, those blocks
an gibbets gave Charles his only chance
to recover. But .he conGscated lands of
his adherents, and the new political ar
rangements of tho Highlands just, and
recognized as such, because necessary
these quenched his star forever.
Our rebellion has lasted four years.
Government has exchanged prisoners and
acknow ed red its belligerent rights. After
that gibbets are out Of the question. A
Thousand men rule the reb llion--are the
rebellion. A thousand men. We cannot
hang them ALL Wo cannot hang men in
regiments. What! cover the continent
with gibbcts! We cannot scksn the Nine.
tecnth Century with such a sight 10 would
sink cur civilization to the level of South
ern barbarism. 1t would forfeit our right
to superccde tho Southern system, which
right is based on ours being better than
theirs. TO make its cornerstone the
gibbet, would degrade us to the level Of
Davis and Lnc.
+ Bauish eyery of tbeso thousand rebel
leaders-every one of tliom, on pain of
death if they return. Confiscate every dol
lar and acre they own. These steps the
world aud their follower will see are ne
cessary to kill tho seed of caste, dangerous
State rights and secession. No Government
shoul ask of the South which he has vast
ed and tho North which he has murdered,
such perabundant Christian patience as
to tolerate in our streets the presence Of a
wretch who-e hand upheld Libby Prison
and Anhersonvlle, and whose soul is black
with sixty Thousand deaths of prisoners by
starvation and torture.
What of our new President? His whole
l;fe is q pledge that he knows and hates
thoroughly that caste which is the Gibral-
ter of secession. Caste, mailed in State
rights, seized slavery as its weapon to smite
down the Unon. Said jackson in 1898,
" Slavery will be the next pretext for Re-
bellion." Pretext! That pretext and
weapon, we have wrenched from the rebel
hands the moment we pass the antisavery
amendment to the Constitution. Now kill
Caste, the foe which wields it. Andy
johnson is our National leader for this.
His life has boon pledged to it. lie
put on his spurs with this vow of
knighthOod. lie sees that coniscation,
and placed in the hands of the masses, is
the means to kill this foe.
Land and the ballot are the true founda-
tons of all governments. lntrust them
wherever loyalty exists to those black and
white, who have uphell the flag. Recon
struct no State without giving to every
loyal man in il the ballot scout all limi-
tations of knowlele, property or race.
Universal suffrage for me. That was the
Revolutionary model. Every freeman vo-
ted, Hack or white, whether he could read
or not. My rule is, any citizen Fable to be
hanged for crime is entitled to vote for rul.
ers. The ballot insures the schools.
No word Mr.. Johnson has ever uttered
shows that he has ever yet seen the need
of the ballot also for this end. The best
thing he has said on this point, showing a
mind open to the light, is thus reported by
one of the most intelligent men in the coun-
try-the Baltimore correspondent Of the
Boston Commonwealth:
"The Vice-President was holding forth
very ellquently in front of Admiral Lees
dwelling. inst in front of the War Office in
Washington. lie said ho was willing to
send every negro in the country to Africa
to save the Union. Nay, he was willing TO
cut Africa loose from Asia, sink tho whole
black race ten thousand fathoms deep 10 ef
feet this object. loud voice sang out in
tie crowd, Lot the negro stay where lie is,
Governor, and give him the ballot, and the
Union will be safe forever! Aud | am
ready to do that too !" shouted the Cover
nor, with Intense energy, whereat lie got
three times three for the noble sentiment
Witnessed this scene. and was pleased 10
hear our Vice President take this high
ground, for mp to this point must the ma
ton quickly advance, or there i'll be no
peace, no rest, no prosperity, no blessing.
for our suffering and distracted country
The need Of giving the negro ballot is
what we must press on TO the Presidents
attention. Beware the mistake which fast
ened Mcclellan on as -Tnhuing TOO fast to
take man nntTied--determine to make a
hero or leader in srite Of everything. The
President tells Tie that he waits to announce
his policy till events call for il, wise and
timely course. Let us initiate il. Assure
him in return that the Government Ehall
have our support like good citizens. But
remind him that we think Of his policy
when we learn what il is. lie saysi Wal
i shall punishi shall con6scate; what
moro shall | do, you will know when do
Let rs reply: "Good So far good "
Banish the rebels. See to that. beyond all
mistake you strip them of AL possibility Of
doing harm. Bat see 10 il also that before
you admit a single State 10 the Union YOU