The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-09-20
The Union Meeting Id ferrysSary,,
Speeches y hn. Colunbus DelaDe General ", D.
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last. In point Of numbers, the meeting was not
whae itshOuld have been, owing to the fact that
two large msetipss we're in progress At, two other
points in the county.
. The speakers were Hon. CoLuNbus DEL AHo,
and Judge W. b. SLOAN, who addressed the pso-
pie in the afternoon, aud General W. d. WASH
BURNH and J. l.. SHERIDAN, ESQ, who spoke in
the evening. Both meetings. hada fair attendance
ofIadies.
We give tho following brief synopsis Of the
speech Of Mr.. DKhASo, as reported for the Toledo
Cbmmsrciol;
His theme was the duty Of the citizen in con-
neetion with the situation Of our national affairs,
and he commenced by saying that from the outset
OF the rebellion there were two wel-defned par
ties in the North-ths rebel party, who synapa-
thEed aud cO-1persted with the rebels, with Val-
landigham and his admirers as leaders, and the
Union party, made up Of Republicans and such
Democrats as could not be led by disoyal leaders
He would not characterize all Democrats as trai
tors, for he knew the power Of party association
was strong, and many true patriots were led away
from their duty to their e,untry by that influence
1t was the duty OF those who, through their suf-
fraRes, control the nation, to examine aud conpre-
hend the situation Of national affairs and the issue
now before them. A already stated, while not
all those who remained in the Democratic party
disioyat they yet were subject TO the control
and direction Of disoyal leaders, of the stripe of
VaNandigham, PendletOn, &c. men who insisted
on the right of secession and boasted that not
dollar or a man" ever went with their copsen. to
coerce q State" These men controlled the
Democratic party throughout the war and they
control it now. They were opposed 10 any effec-
tive measures for the suppression Of the rebellion
and they are equally opposed TO any just plan Of
reconstruction since the war.
The war closed With the destruction Of every
thing like civil government in the rebel States
chaos ruled. There was no security for life or
property. More than this, there were four mil
lions Of men just emancpated nom bondage to
liberty a result OF the war. They had beou
subject race, With all the preiudces against them
which the relatlot of master could give the whites
Uader such circutistanoes it could not be ex-
pected that the two classes would, left alone CO.
operate with that harmony and respect for each
others rights that was Indispensable to sound and
well-regUlated government. The freedmen could
not trust their old masters with their rights, and
the masters could not make up their minds will
ingly to divide political power with those who had, 4,
by the strong hand Of war, just been relieved of
long established bondage. A third party was re-
qured to step in and guard the just rights of both
until government could be re-esta bished on sound
blsis, This wBs the Office Which Cohgtess as the
law making power Of the Government, undertook
to fill. 1t found no law in force In the rebel States,
except the military law, aud all il aimed or de-
sired To do to conduct the work of reconstruc-
tion in such way that SiSii ld@ eodld with the
least disturbance be permanently established on a
just basis. But ia undertaking this, Congress
found that the Presideut had sought to foresta its
action by the organization Of local governments
on his plan. He claimed that the duty rested with
him aud not with Congress. In other words it
was an issue between the Executive and Legsla
tive lEaachAs ofthe Government. The speaker be-
eved it was the design of the trainers of the Con-
stitution to place the law making above the law
exec iting power, and hence it devolyed upon the
former to direct in this case.
What was the condition OF the States at that
time 7 He did not regard them as conquered
provinces" ia the sense that acquisitions gained
by war from q foreign government would be such
but they were such in the military sense Of the
term, and being found without civil government
it was the duty of Congress TO provide such, and
the President in his attempt to do the work, was
guilty of usurpation. He set up governments
under which members Of Congress were chosen
who could not even take the oath required by the
law besides this, they were morally unfit, since
they were rebels, with their hands yet wet with
the blood of loyal men. They yet claimed the
right of secession, ,-and denied that Of the govern
ment to defend the nations life. They insisted
that they had done no wrong in their attempt to
destroy the Union, and had only been unfortunate
in their failure. Congress felt that il this view
wasscorrect, the emancipation proclamation was
wrong, the payment Of the rebel debt devolvcd up
on the government and the rebels were entitled
to pay for their slaves and other damages incident
to the war. That such demands were in view, is
proven by the fact that the speaker, as Chairman
OF Lne house COmmlttee on OlalmSf nan on MS
table pile three feet high, of rebel claims for
losses sustained in TIE war, including hundreds
growing out of Shermans campaigns in Georgia
IL was true, that our boys did stake some liber-
ties in that section but they left none too many
chimney sta cks as monuments Of Southern disioy-
atty and Northern loyalty The House, at an
early day, resolved not to pay single dollar of
claims of that class. But if the President and bis
followers succeed, we may rest assured that these
demands will be renewed, with greater prospect
of oC tl,,-.~
posed. Onee-lettbe North send any considerable
number of men Of the class Of Fallaudigham and
Pendleton to Congress, To- meet delegations of
rebels from the S0athi and We need not be sur
prsed to see the President recognize the two as
the legal Congress. There is no security against
the entire amount Of rebel debt, and war losses
being saddled on the country, except in keeping
the seats in Congress filed with loyal men, :. :
Mr.. DelanO gave brief statement Of the pro-,
gress Of reconstruction, Of thevariOus measures
adGp ed for that purpose aud Of the struggle Whieh
the President aud the Democratic members maxi
to force in rebel members. Complaint was made
thatso many rebels We're disfranchised. He knew
good many were excluded FROM ajvoice in the
work OF reconstructiop, but the number was not
great enough. He felt very much as the lady In
somewhat similar case. She had as her sole
boarders family OF very, strong Presbyterans.
A gentleman of Universalist views applied for
board, but was refused. He was anxious to know
the ground of the REFUSAL when the lady said that
views would make trouble with the other boarders
"Why," said he, I" 1 believe some will be lost"
"How many r'asks the lady. "About million"
was the reply. 4: " Well"said she. '.you may come;
but Idont think a millions enough" Sc, while the
speaker acquieseed in the number disiinnchised,
be- didn't think il was enOugh."h 9vTq.
Mr.. Delano spoke with much earnestness Of
certain indications in the positions os Ohio, aud
cited particularly recent expressions of Vallandig-
ham, Thurman aud Ranuey, all of whom had, in
language too plain for MISUNDERSTANDING. indi-
Gated a contingent purpose 10 resist the policy of
Congress, il necessary to its defeat and their re-
peated references to the French revolution, and
direct warnings toth dUni6n men to beware how
they pressed their policy too far. These thugs
were too significant 10 be overlooked. They sound
toO much like the talk preceding the rebellion Of
81. Indeed, they boldly declare they "wil not
submit" to Congressional Legislation. johnson
and these men may not be directly cooperating
at this timey but it is clearly The design Of both
arties to meet in December, 1858, IL the result
Of the elections in '67 and 'aS offer the slightest
hope for violent action against the loyal senti-
ment of the nation. The questions growing out Of
the right of the rebel States 10 be represented
furnish the ground for such union Of these now
separate interests. II remains for the people TO
defeat all such schemes through the balotsbOx, as
il is in their power 70 do. .1,..lof .t..i.-
Tbs bug-bear Of "negrO equality was adnira-
bly, and effectively handled. he knew that Dem
ocralie leaders now made great outcrSj lest they
should be compelled to have something TO do
WI h9he blacks but in. his opinion, they would
dive deeper aud stay under longer" to get vote;
thaH any body else. He. believed that the day for
determining the civil and political rights Of citizens
By the color Of their SKIN, had passed, and that
they shculd now be fixed upon the broad phihi
eiples Of humanity and right, and idiculed the
weak invention Of prejudice that social OF intel
lectnal equality had anything 10 do with equality
in political rights. He thought with General Sher
man, that when you put a mpsket in mans
hand, the ballot should go with It." and with Mr..
Ranh ennn0n a rnla annfhar Nihnni his cnn aant -