The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
Flag rroscUtRtion President LlnCOln's
Views ou Arwing Slaves. r0 Z

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'Hf WAsHiScfoS, March "a, 1863
A rebel Gag, captured at Anderson, by
the l40th Iudans Voluntoers, was present
ed to-day. 10 Gov Morton, in front Of the
\ ,iional Hotel. 4 large crowd was iu at
tendance. Governor Norton made brioI
spocch, in which lac congratulated his aud
itors on tho speedy end Of the rebellion
mud concluded 10y introducing Presideat
Lincoln, whose purity and patriotism were
conlosscd, he said. 10y all, even among the
most violent agitalOrs.
His administration would bo Recognized
as tho must important epoch Of history. "
had struck the blow 10 slavery, and built
UP the Republic with power 1t never bo.
fore possessed II he had done nothing
more than put his namo to tho Emancipa
ton Proclamation, that nlone would have
maao his name immortal
TliE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. ...t
Tho prosid ynt addressed the assembly
substantially AZ follows:
FELLOW ClrIzgNs; twill be but a very
few words that shall undertake TO say.
I was horn In Kentucky, raised in Indiana,
and lived in Illinois. Aud now am here,
where il il my business to care equally for
tho good people Of all tho States. AM
glad to see an ln1ana regiment on this day
ablo to preseui the captured lllg 10 the
Governor of Indiana. am not disposed in
saying this TO make distinction between
the States, for all havo done equally we'll.
There are but lew views or aspects of
this great war upon which havo not said
or written something whereby my own
opinion might bo known. lInt there is one
the rcccit attempt of our erring brcth-
rcn, as they arc sometimes called, to um
ploy the negro TO tight for them. | have
neither written nor made speech on that
subject because that was their business,
not niue; aud If | had wish upon the sub
irCt, had not the power to inttOducc IL or
make il effective. The great question with
them was whether the negro heing put in
to the ranks will fight for them do not
know, and therefore cannot decide. They
ought to know better than we | have In
my lifetime heard many arguments why the
uugrocs ought TO bc slaves; but il they
fight for those who would keep them in
| slavery, it will he a better argument than
any have yet heard, lie who will fight
for that ought to be a slave.
They have concluded at last to take one
out Of four of the slaves, and put them In
! The army; aud that Que ont Of the four who
will fight TO keep tho others IN slavery
ought to boa slave himself, unless he is
killed ina fight While have ofton sail
that all men ought to be FREQ, yet ! woul
allow those oolored persons to bo slaves
/ who want to be, and next to them those
white persons who argue in favor Of max
ing othOr people slaves.
| am in favor Of giving an opportunity
to such white men to try it on for them
selves. ! will say one thing in regard to
the negro being employed to fight fol-
item. { do know he cannot fight ant
stay at home and make bread too, And at
one is about as important as tho othor
then do not care which they do.
am rather in favor Of allowing them t
Try them an soldiers They lack one vot,
of doing that, and wish / could send my
vote over the river so that might cast |
in favor of allowing the negro to fight. :
But they cannot fight and work both. w
must now SEQ tho bottom of the enemy
RESOURCES. They will stand out rs long as
they can; and il the negro will fight fo
them they must allew him TO fight.
They have drawn upon their last brancl
of RESOURCES, and we can now seeit the DO,
tom. am glad to see the cnd so nehr q
hand. have said now more than intend
ed aud will, therefore, bid you goodbye