Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-05
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JOHN "A. LOGAN, member OF Congress
from Illinois,9is now,insOhioi denouncing
the Democratic party, and going all
the extreme lengths of the Radicals
At the commencement of the contest he
proiessed to be Democrat. and it was he,
and such as he, by their violence against
the war, even after 1t commenced, that
gave the Radical leaders color to the
charge'ot the Democratic party being in
favor of separation OF the States atr
On the 3lst day of December, 1860. as a
member of Congress, this JOHN AL LOGAN
voted for the following resolution, intro.
duced by ROGER a. PRYOR, of Virginia,
the test question being on motion to lay
the resolution on the table: seem on 5adf
ResoEoed, That any attempt to preserve
the Union between the States of this Com
federacy By force would be impracticable,
and destructive TO republican liberty"
On the 9th of February, 1861, this same
LOGAN, in the speech. referred to, liz speak
ing of the causes of the war, he says: y, 1'.-
mo argument is necessary before the
honest and Intelligent people of this coun-
try, to demonstrate the fact that the agi-
tation of the, slavery question, by fanatics
and demdgogues. North and South, in and
out of the halls of Congress, for years past.
| isIthe source of all our present troubles.
The A Abolitionists of the North have con-
| stantly warred upon Southern institutions,
by incessantiabuse from the pulpit, from
the press, on the stump, and In the halls OF
Congress, denouncing them as sin against
God and man; they haye-iff many places,
| by mobs, resisted the execution of the fu-
| gItlve slave law; they have, in several of
the Northern States, by legislative enact
ment, made it a penitentiary offense for
any one to assist in the arrest or rendition
of fugitive slave By these denunciations
and lawless acts on the part of Abolition
fanatics, such results have been produced,
as to drive the people offthe Southern
States to sleepless vigilance for the pro-
lection OF! their property, and preservation
of their rights" e-7 - .4 -. avAt.- B
JOHN A. LOGAN now stands side BY side
with the men whom he denounced as re-
spohsible for the war, and as disunionists and
traitors, and calls the men, who, thou ght as
ne did, that the war might have been pre-
vented, copperheads and traitors H-.ls, f'-.l
In speaking of the so-called Union party
in Congress, he says: su' -. "a 5i.
-y"The restoration of peace, in the bonds
OF amlty and union. can reuer be looked for
ley) Is going to preserve this Union By enforc-
ing the laecs and hanging traitors. This ,otll
oe refreshing Information to the Conservative
masses Of Illinois. to learn that he is at last for
executing the ld,os. and has turned doaiust
traitors. If he and his co-la6orers in Me Abo-
lttson Ut'aeyard had but come to this conclusion
some gears since and giue1, their aid to the ere
cutton Of the Fug,tiue SlaUe Ldu, instead of
counselltng its resistance. probably there ,oould
De no occasion, for his appeal at this time for
me enforcement Of the lG,os on revolving peo-
In the same speech, speaking of the de-
sire of Southern border State men in Con-
gress to compromise, he says: 'i
''Sir, these men are acting as band of
noble SFartahs, standing in the breach, at
tempting to turn back the tide of revolution
that is sweeping over the land. We should
act in such manner as to strengthen their
hands, that they may war against it more
successfully. But to you, gallant Union
men of the South, who are standing against
fierce and bitter storm, if nothing be
done to calm it, and you are hurled over
the .precipice into the deep, yawning gulf
of disunion, for your heroic stand in this
fearful crisis, history will immortaIize your
names, and your children, will read with
illuminated countenances the faithful
sketch of your patriotic devotion to your
country; And to your, gentlemen, who are
not willing to make any sacrifice in
this hour of our country's peril,
history will give, you an immortality
of infamy; your epitaph will be written
thus: The men who would not Sacrifice
party prejudice to save the country Sir.
| care not how loudly gentlemen may talk
ottheir love of liberty. and the preserva-
ton of our institutions. He who will at
this time sit quietly down and see the ruin
OF his country consumnated without being
willing to assist in saving it by PEACEFUL
MEANS, If it can be done, has disunior1 rank
ling in his Gerry heart and is as much opposed
TO the Government as those who have
drawn the sword to stab it in the most vital
Military chieftains will arise, and in the
night OF our sorrow, the 'manacles of mil
itary despotism may be fastened upon our
limbs, and will CLEAN in our temple when
freedoms shield lies pierced and 7broken.'-
Great God shall Such things be?" ''1'ii'4
JOHN A. LOGAN is acting now in concert
with the men who were to have an immortal
ity of Iafany;t to force upon this 'noble band of
Spdrtans" system of reconstruction that
disfranchises them and enfrsnchises their
former slaves. >.s 'nH .'Ynb s.T peJ.,.s--
In reference to enforcing the laws by the
bayonet, he says: '''1-' RI. r.''-
1.-THE Lord Norths and King Georges
were in that day as great sticklers for exc
cutting the laws atth point of the bdyonet and
preserving the Government by a resort TO
arms as our latter-day Republicans. When
i'm plOred for concessions, when petitioned
for guarantees, they responded with bullets
and bayOnets. We all know the result.
The now oft repeated language, have we
Government" " and then discussion as to
whether concessions can be made to srebel-
tous SUBJECTS is almost literally copied from
the speeches in Parliament at that time
The parallel between the harangues of the
extreme men of the Republican party, to-
day, and the speeches of the British Parlia-
| ment, is too striking not to have arrested
the attention of the reader of history. e
SIR 1t is easily seen that the enforcement of the
tdeos, at the point OF the bayonet. aoiI not &C.
nlen& the Union Ggatn-will not make US
friends" - ...'H 4.7H .,
JOHN A. LOGAN was no doubt honest
when he uttered these sentiments, and
equally so when, from his seat in Congress,
he wrote the following to one OF his con-
stituents just at the time the people of the
South were taking steps to form Southern
Confederacy: -
ti,. 'WAsHINGToN, January q, 1861.
"DEAR FRIEND Yours of the 10Th in
sIdu6 mas ueeu TeCeiNeu sOIDe udyS, ana
should have been answered, though L have
not been able to write, think, or do any,
thing. My health is some better now.
though am up and down every few days
with severe cough and bleeding of the
throat. am almost despairing of our glo-
rious country; there is but little hope of
any adjustment; the Republicans are AR
ROGANT and DEFYING; they have
adopted such a course here as to irritaUe
instead OF soothing the angry feelings OF
Southern men, and unless they come
to some terms very soon the last hope will
soon be gone.
| II have seen the resolutions of tbe Snrinp-