The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-06-20
CRIME ..- CRIMINAL INTEN-
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wrong. This does not excuse a man
under the criminal laws of our State,
nor under the Common Law, Ii man
in sudden quarrel, Or while in the
commission of an unlawful act, but unin-
tentionalb, slay another, he is adjudged
guilty of manslaughter under our Stat
ute, and is sent to the Penitentiary for a
term not exceeding ten years.
When St. Paul refers to his action as
Saul of Tarsus, in prosecuting the Chris
tians, and putting them to death, we
think he admits that he did wrong, al
though he.acted in all good conscience
toward God.
The rebellion was inaugurated ostcn-
Si6B because Abraham Lincoln was
elected President of the United States
but John G. Breckenridge, one of the
abIest rebels among them all, declared
officially, as Vice President ofthe United
States, that Mr., Lincoln was legally and
constitutionally elected President of the
United States, thus, according to this
high rebel authority, leaving Mr.. Davis
without excuse.
But again. Mr.. Davis had long held
Office under the Government of the
United States, and had often sworn to
support the constitution of the United
States. In thus heading a rebellion to
prevent President from coming into
Office, when constitutionally elected, az
declared by Mr.. Breckinridge, he vio-
lated that constitution which he had so
often taken an oath to support, thus
adding the crime of perjury to that of
treason.
But the editor of the Herald compares
the rebellion of our fathers to the pro-
slavery, Democratic rebellion of 1861,
and asks if we think Gen. Washington
was a traitor. Gen. Washington had
served under the British Government,
and when he rebeled against that Gov
ernment he undoubtedly committed
treason against it, and if he had been
captured by the British forces he would
undoubtedly have been tried, condemn
ed and executed, and the law of nations
would have justified the British Gov
ernment in the act. The success OF
the American Revolution rendered the
capture, trial and conviction of Wash
ington and his fellow revolutionists inn
possible, and this only leaves the ques-
ton of the justification of that rebellion
to be settled.
Here is the radical difference between
the rebellion of our fail ers and the
Democratic rebellion: Our fathers had
no representation in the Government
under which they livedi the Democrats
South had a full and able representation.
Our fathers had long petititioned the
British Parliament for a redress of
grievances, which petitions were un-
needed; the rebel States could not
petition, because the Government and
law making power was in their own
hands. For be it always borne in mind
that the Democratic party, which was
the party that rebelled, had President,
Senate and Supreme Court at the time
of the rebellion; for six States had
eceeded'-had formed Confederacy in
direct violation of the constitution of
the United States-had elected Jefferson
Davis Provisional President of Gov
ernment antagonistic to that of the
United States-had levied war against
the United States by firing upon a
national vessel, the Star of the West,
when on lawful mission-to take pro-
visions to garrison OF the United
States-all this and much more was
done while James Buchanan was Presi-
dent of the United States, and was COM
mander-in-chief OF the army and navy.
Nor can it be said that the rebellion
was justifiable upon the ground that
there was any future danger to the rights
of the South. Mr.. Lincoln had always
declared that he did not intend to inter
fero with any constitutional rights ofthe
South, and he was always regarded,
even by his enemies, as an honest man,
and man of truth. But even if he had
intended any wrong he was pOwerless,
because the Senate and the Supreme
Court were safely in the hands of the
same party and the same men who
rebelledi so that the rebellion was ut
terly md absolutely without excuse,
and the rebels were traitors legally aud
morally.
STATE SENATOR
Having been appointed one of the
delegates 10 the Senatorial Convention,