Shelby Volunteer, Volume 19, Number 21, Shelbville, Shelby County, 12 February 1863 — Page 2

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r.s.n ... mr rmirn m.nri.ntre.i, nrr. . lni:i ; j.ra.I ,r mihtarv matters intheSUte. lleha miniMs.- to their comfort and want., nd to ton.e-t t,iehh.H-k oi thoUtth'. HviMf in- r, .juired that the riril anthuritv Le resrected Lrin; the prosecution of thU war for the stead ol lhat i.roud vtin.ent.he w made to vhhx his wmman-l , i v U fiwdom of the nepro to a erlr rUe. Icel t.iat li- r:chtM. orsLrov cnbhhM in What this vcar will Lrin- to u we enn not "1 1. That we respectfully request oorl.eMitution?, and to free the n-ru, Ins Fn.dr.y tell. li-fctp the condition of.nutli, utrair.-? ijlattire to ennct stringent Us for the proprrlc ip rone ami h, vict..i,.;S nr l.Kctv y, ( jvt;!i, .-, the hn),e thftt the'at'ean n.-t hi-t t,.Ctin of the citizens of the 8ta e from arbiJ" T - r?rf- t Ih.o Adm.r.iH- l:1Mch longer, and tii.it oon the .sunshine ot j trurv and unronatitutional arrefta, and also tmt.o a nonee ).,r. t.eean.e they ,1 irioiccthiland. IWlutever doo for fh'e rnfurceinfut of the Thirteenth Article drmaml tl at the ( on.htut'n,, shall he to- J imif, ht u do our dutv m eonscieM... and ! nf the Constitution ' for the , tduiion of free ,,rct,",lI "V "!, ;,1f'"'",d l-'r that we are i t.jhtcnl judiient'dictat.',: ,t anv m'. ii.-n.es and tnulattocs from the State, e I,, red w.tli dislovalty and tr..as..,t. U ho j ,,,orit I , re-.ulv lor con.pn inife and adjust- i "12. That the election to the' l.Tnite,l States

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enart wttu death :Md n lean,. whh In 11.' H is not a IovhI nin who ni:iV thr freedom i-f the nerro t.aratiinunt to fh. Union and the Constitution, thir Union ran not he renored. with the iratcnml vein t ions nmomr the feop:e JXf n ; ii and routh, .until Aholit ioiusih i runed--uf er a.rain to ho rcMirrwcted. 1 j will not uVrti.. th- e.mdurt n l achieve-; liu-nts ot tne 'icuerils. I Im'k mi Vnow to cay nllow ee mp and frustrated their ohms, and bion-ht failnre. 11 not linear, w ur.re wotory, otherwme, mipl.t have been a.-hiovi-d, and the teacha.,,,,.,.,,,,,.,, f.om (l jost ,.,,1 ti,e President and his Conprcss. 1 ne at and crownin-j net of infamy on f he part of this Congress, ia to be the enactment of the law to . t anize one hundred and lil'tv thousand negroes into rctiitiicn.s. .The bill litis pahsrd the House, and I believe will pass the Senate, and be approved hv Mr Lincoln. Three IlepuMican mmbrrs voted atainst it. Their names should he preserved iu letters of jjohl. What docs this legislation mean? Js it that the 2,000 OiHJ white men of tlie North can not cope with tlie 7 oM.nOO of white men at t!ic South? Oris it that h nero wilj m-ikea better soMier than th -white man? Do these moti think he will stand upon the rouh ed.ne of battles, where our soldiers falter-? livery man who ote. for that bill, and the President when he stirns it. oners a direct and gross insult to every man in whoso veins t'ows tlni blood o! our race an insult 'that the proud men ol Indiana will not 'forgive.' Amcn all na tion the pmfeioM o'" arm has been reptarded as most honorable. That profession deyclopes the higher qualities of manhoiul rirmiics?, cooin;s aim eourape. 1 he party in power now propose by this bill to plaee the negro upon an equality with the white soldiers in this the moKt honorable of all pursuits. Let-the nien who do this thins be driven from the hi;h places by the ballots of the people. A s n war meant re it is most dangerous. Tim safctv of the soldier in ba'tle i.s in the Grmneps of all the ret;imcnts, one repiment necessarily h-auing upon another for support Shall Indima, b an for support, in the (vrribh; hour of battle, upon negro regimeptji? When they : re. made to do sc 1 y this Administration, and the negroes givi way. i ? they will do. and then our tro( ps art f rci!l buck and slaughtered in retreat; their Horn! r.'i'i be upon the skirts of tiie nuthoo of t!;i outrage. Can it he possible that the safety, th honor, and the glory of my conn try is to red upon the shoulders of negro re Simoiits? In church poetry I find the lines: 'T'rvn what Men'ler cord ttij cr:i lasting tilings." If our country's fortunes depend upon nerro intclligeneo and negro valor, then may W8 ging, "t'pan wtwt slrmU-r rr Hanp KAtniu tliiuji.' The men will he marked who have done this. The people whose rous and 'brothers are in the field will not forgive the insult. The necessities of the war have made the Trvanirv -notes the currency .t the people 1 know that the Mipportern of the Administration eharge that we Democrats rejoice when this currency goes dovn. ilow ab Mini! When it goes down in Republican pockets is the depression not felt in Democratic pockets? As this has 1 ecome, and for t. time inut continue tin important part of .nr currency, going into all the channel. o' (rade and commerce, 1 shall regard it my 'utv to do all I can, constitutionally, to maintain its value. The preposition of the Secretary of the Treasury to adopt a system to break down our State banks, to make more room for Government notes, or their rubntitutes. is a blow at State legislation not t be sustained, and from which relief to tin reasnry is ivt likely t i come. The bills ol our State' Bank trrtuld this' day be within a few cents of gold, if not par, were they not dragged down by the legal-tender . paper.While the bank may redeem its circulation in that paper, its notes must have the muiic current value. But, independently of that fct. our State Bank paper i a convenient, ! liable and par currency. It has served our trade, and benefited the people and should not he driven out to make wav for a less re liable sulttitnte. Fears have been entertained by S'"m and bv others professed, that we are on the eve -f civil strife an-K bloodshed in our own State. .Without this, we have troubles enough upon us. Of that we, are admonished by thr bereaved " homes, the broken fortune, cor rnnted morals, and the burden of publi debt and tavation Kvcry man owes it to bimscif. bis fnlaily and h;s eountry to prolaotn 1 eaee and harmony at home. If th Republican rulers and partisins will d- their duty ij'i t half as weli ns the Democrats wiii-.-o need fear no" vioVnce. It is a Detnocratic sentiment thst the laws must be respected and obeyed. F. .Torts have been made to fx cite apprehensions of public danger, with a vieir to political tuect) It may be that some 1 tule.xeu have been seared, and that has enwi.Mimc concern in my mind, for a fcar0 ' ian; y ith power in his hands, is dati:trus. A firui. cool and courageous man will rot vtreipitate the country intn trouble. But Vti fn t tell what a sear, d man will do. tpecial!y if frightened at unreal and imaginary things. For cur country let us stan 4 by tbelaw'and jublicor.Ur. Will you allow a uuggestion open another subject, bearing upon that uton which I !.av Leon spaakm '? So.uo of our young men, Ah-nhave. volunteer. -d, hnvc, without .-il5(r?cnt Ih'.-nght, a'-.au lonrd their ft mrani,.n and returned horn trflhout prnner nntJiortry: and a sympathy liTtheir t-eha.f has i nested n resistati.-o : to any e!IVts to ompel their return to the ." ioe Now. boyrrrer much y.m may t'col l'r them, renls'.anoe in Uot be lUitifiti. It i opoijrition U law t;.V'.fui Vuthoritv." AltLeugh Ixuaie

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tnM.Me ; on them. In thi ttatc we have ! in rVon WnVP the Courts have rHen ttn hie to rchevr irwn-illegal enlistcrv r:lt the writ of ! lie n roppecterl.. For hnt We are much indehted to tlie hevnmpJfalied tidier. Colonel Crrin-ton, .wIlj U at the j 1, r. ui.on the Imm ,,t art-stored Lnion - ui n irnuMci tui'ii , to the South all rights, under the ; tion, and such" guarantees as may ! eir rk-Ms secuff. We have eleeteil I irivr to the nr.stituti th n I'e.mocrat:; Uouee of Iejre?entativrs, uu less a lraud is resorted to, to dcleat the eh-e-tiout. but that Centres will not VTubiihly be in session before next Deecmber. In the mean time Abolitionism a ntrols the Coiernment. I I:ave'not mud to hniw. from such a ?ource, forour country. ;The people have MK,ken I:i.OO,000 utronz. ; The great iStatea r yet the President, elected hvaminoritv. savs t them, I will tiisregani your will. Events may, however, compel him to respect thai will.

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Tho eCort to control public opinion by epi-1 t,vcnty m;nutC5 cctn!r frequent and enthets, by threats, bv Voleneft and by dun- . .' . , . , ' . , , geons, has failed. This vast assemblage at-1 th"1" VV"f - ccrtainb made

1 tests the fai. ore. Bold and honest; the people will vindicate their, rights and their manhood at the ballot liox., Maintaining the rights I .' . . a . -a. 1 11...; 'jur.. .ivinoTU ;iuu f.-curru in ue Constitution and laws, the Democratic party can hot fail. - . Apnin I thank.you for tha honor you have this day done me.; " ' . At. the conclusion of Mr. Hendricks speecJi. the masse gave three loud and prolonged cheers . Tor jnator II., and three cheers for the part-r 1 ' RHso'f.moN ' - Mr HXrrisov, Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions,' submitted- the - following, which were read and approved unanimously: " We, the Democracy and conservative men of Sheiby County, in mass meeting assembled, fur the purpose of instituting an 1 making known our principle '-and stmtinicnt in regard to natioual. and State affairs, ; adopt the f'llowing:. ".Vaorcof, I. Th'st we fecognire the Fedral Constitution as the great bond of union, operating in its appropriate sphere upon S.ates and individuals alike, under its benefi cent inthienee and faithful observance in the .dminisiratioii of the general Government 1 tie American people, for more than threequarters of a century, have enjoyed theblessings of liberty, law and order, nnd advanced with unequal racidity in all-the pathways of national greatness and renown. xu2. That we denounce the assertion, that slavery was tho cause of our present troubles as n libel upon the. Ira mors of our Constitution and repugnant to the facts of our nation's history. Wo ns'iibe them to the unholy ambition and wicked machinations of disloy al and ianatical agitators North as well as South, who sought for personal aggrandizement a nong the ruirts of constitutional and civil liberty. "3. That the Dem craev are ready now, .s they have ever been, to vindicate and sustain tlw honor and integrity of our oountryl and defend its Constiiution and its lawa, from whatever source the assault may come; under the solemn pledges of the FresnlVnt nnd the pret-eut Congress that,, thoso, -high .and holy pnrjoes would guide them in the conduct of the war, the Democracy rallied b thousands and tens of thousands to their Country's Hag, and attested their loyalty in many a wedfeught battle. ; c . , '4. That the p-esent efforts of the President and his ndvisr-rsto give, a tiew character and iicction to the war, by ! ditertihg it into a war Jor the abolition of mlaveryf can not receive our moral support; we denounce it as unconstitutional, tyrannical and unjust, and if persisted in, will prove fatal to the liberties and fortunes of the nation, z "5. . That .we recognize in the President, 'the Commander-in-chief o( the Army and Navy of the United fc'tafcs,. and 'of.the militia of the several States, wheh called into actual service of tho United States,"; and shall op pr se m obstacles to the exercise of hisjn-t and constitutional powers. We assert however, that he is not Commander-in-chief o private citizens in loyal States, - and we denounce as an act of unconstitutional and arbitrary power, th proclamation of Mr. Lincoln, suspending the w rit hahr.as corpus iu inose .iaies. ana aurnorizing tne an est oi unofi'ending citizens without1 due process of law, and carrying thm beyond the limits of th se Urates, and con lining' them in military prisons where they were denied the privilege of a trial by jury. , "6. That we are uncompromisingly ojroed to the investment bv the general Gov ernment of a single dollar in the purchase of I tia slaves ot the Southern States, lor the purpose avow ed by the President of the L luted Slates. ; ' . . - "7. That the law of Congress; erecting certain counties of Virginia into a State, called theSjste of Wns tern Virginia, is, in tho language of Edward B.ites, Attorney General of the United State, 'an original, independent act of revolution, and invidviVa' plain breach of ioth Constitutions, of J Virrfnift' ami the nation ' So marked an ract: of revolution is jt, that, unlike the Jiuianaipation --Protj ainaticn, it is not sought 4to be, justified by its authors on the plea of military .necessity.. ., - "8. That we earnestly recomrafnd a cessation of hostilities for such period ' as may be necessary to allow the people' -of the North anj Sonth to express'.' through a-: National Contention, their desire for peajc, i?nd a maiiijenauce rf the Union as it was under the Crnsti tut ion as it is. , ... .. That in the name of justice, right and humanity, we enler here our solemn protect nnd rcgiter ohr unrelenting opposition to the passing bv Congrec" of any conscript or draft ing act. whervbr thotnen ot our country shall j be lak fui ...u laken from their'qniet 'homes ami peace ursuiu of hie. t' : F? . r l t j freedeu ot th nesro. wliijJaasacbusctts j ud other New Lngland, '"states; . vhich have j Wa enriching themselres at 'our expense, i and are rtiil elamorons fot thp'prOs'V.dtiAn of the war h the last mart 'and th:l;st dollar, ; ;nve not tiled their qtwta, 4nd wire not evp : ik;.r.ir anveiToit to do sa. finch a lxr. ka a.wfct!y"ui.j-itt. uucoastUtlofU xni jojj-

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lant conduct on every h;itt.eId whttrr- vi-tnrr kaa irilid .iimm. nUlie na'ttonal banner, hai. filled the peor.!e of thi i tate with' the" hrilitfut cratitnda, and we pledge tbciu Jterc our wop't earnest effort, to ' Senate id oltr ditin"-iiishi-i! ntnl Innitnr i,..iall .riiiiir ii our uisiiniiieneri ami lorinwr ici-low-citiien, Hon. Thomaa A. Uendricks re 5 ceives mr hearty indorsement; and that here, in Siieily Countv, amid th scene and associations of his carrier 3 ears. we. his per'cr" sonal and political friends, deem it eminently 1 ht and proper to chum a full participation m the cen-ral joy and satisfaction which the announc - ment ol that v nt - created in the Democratic nartv throughout the State: and ! that the fatrititi; hejiishuure evinced true wisdom and j fatruitism in callmz huu to that high and rother resolved, That the pro-j on iiiioi isiini 111 tov 1 o. . c .. t liana State j and Cincinnati Eiiquirtr. Wm.' H. Bk.vCiI, Ksp. of Indianapolis, was now called upt n, and addressed theaudienco i in an able and patriotic manner for about many happy hits. On motion the meetinjr now adiourned ;tk i..it- -,- r... ii .-i..uP..nl l..a..IVVITll.lllU..l.ala - ,lF. .l. .'...ll.r.l. the party, nnd preeeeded by Ilines' Cornet Band, which had discoursed its sweetest strains at different stages of th meeting, re paired to the Bay House, where a free lunch had heen provided for thosa who could not remain to participate in, the evening festivities. It is hardly necessary to say that the lunch was disposed of with a freedom charicteristic of hungry men, and that quite as much was wasted as was eaten, butstill there was enough and to spare, nnd if any on5 went home hungry it was their own fall or a want of perseverance in forcing themselves through the crowd that heseiged the doors. " At about 7 o'clock the guests Irom Indianapolis," comprising most of tha Democratic members of the Legislature and many' citi. zens, arrived 'on a special train, and with difficulty made their way through the- immense throng that still beseigo 1 the doors into the Ray House. At about S o'clock the doors of the dining hall were thrown open, and it i needless to say the room was speedily filled. The tables were groaning with every delicacy tliat could tempt the appetite, and all partook until satisfied. It is estimat. ed that not les than three thousand persons were f-d during the afternoon and evening, but still there was abundance and to spare. and the next morning innumerable 1 akets of provisions were distributed among the' pnr and soldiers families in the- cityprovisions that had not been to idled, such as roast turkeys, roast chickens, boiled Chains, bread, The Dance at both Cory 'a and Concert Hall was a feature of attraction, and the attendance so great as to nearly precludo the possibility of dancing, but we believe' considerable dancing Was done, and that general satisfaction was given. ' ' Considering the inclemincy of the weather, which was bitterly cold and the snowse ! eral inches deep, which continued to fall (throughout the day, the wholo nffair was a magnificent success, the number in, attendance exceeding-any occasion witnessed in this city since the great barbacue of 185ft proving most conclusively that''-the people are awake to the momentous issue at stake, and are justly alarmed at the rapid strides abolitionism is making in the. destruction of - our country, its proud and bemficent institutions, which have been our pride and boasf for over three quarters of a ceatury. k - .. t r, Jnr the Telntr. Grand Conservative Rally at Boggstown. According to previous notice the "Democracy and loyal men of J"ugar Creek Township met at Boggstown on the 3d inst., and organized by calling Jon McConnell to the ("hair, and electing W. C. E. "Wance Secretary of the meeting. ' A committte of fiye, on motion of Dr. Smelser, were appointed by the chair, to draft resolutions expressive of" the sense of the meeting, ou National and State affairs. The chair appointed Richard Norris, James R, Crosby, David Smith, Phillip Ucop and Geo. W." Holmes said committee. ' " 4 During the absence of the committee on resolntiona,' .the. meeting iraa addressed by Homer Palmertonon the state of the conn try," in tonchingand patriotic term? followed ly Dr. J. V. Smelser in a moet scathing retrospect of the President's Cnconstitntional acts. The couimit'ec having ! returned, presented their' resolutions which were read and adapted by an unanimous aye.- After which Edward Gird, an aged patriot, pave us an, able and . feeling apeech on the condition if our distracted and Mreding country, followed by Dick Xorris in his usual appropriate style, nnd by W. C E. Wanee in atrnly christian like appeal to the men of all parties to eeaae strife and labor for the retern of peace and th restoration of the Union. ' ;' . ; It was then moved bv Dr. Smelser that the Resolutions of the meeting -be' published in J ir.gadjournodacatatShe.byri..CaCar:uri - d:.y, the 5ib

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fe, the Democracy and loval men of SuCreek Township. hellv countv, India- , , : , , line Uesolutionf as an cxpre.on ot our A 0. I .. sentiments in regard to National and State aairrto.wit: ' . 1. iitsolctd. That we recognize the Cnt'tutioa ,r the l,mtd Mate .nr proat I'Binmii ' imn, niiu n'um iiihi unu"r illfluence and Hiitlilul observance, we, as n na tion, have enjoyed In an unexampled decree, the l.Wssintrs of liberty, law and orler. U. We arc in favor of an immediate sus pension of hostilities: that an armistice he us. ice ue proelaitned; and a National Conwntion 'lj an tiic taies ne neiu ni ir.i earnoM practicable moment, for the nmicable adjustment tf all difhouhies pending between the contendins! s-ectiona. Z. We are in favor of a restoration of the j Union and a reconstruction thereof, including the States. ....v. Wc are opposed to t! 11:1 DeinC tared for the mmey to pay for the I'.mt 4. vveare ornosed to tie rple ot ln1iapurpose of rarsin. mancipation of SouthjrtV. We rcepectlnllv reauetour I.cui'afuro to enact the most stringent lan a for the pro tection of the citizens nf this State, fioia urbitrary and unlawful, arrest ; and alo I..r th TlV entorcement ol the loth Article ot ""r fctate institution exc.udm.4 negroes and jW"'J"es. ... , ItAi'A . V rt . ,L. . . u a. , . . 1 . . r la. . . a V . .. r,M ,io. lh(? Mlbs,r,ulion of a consolidated r r . 1 e form of government in the. n'ace of our I'.miiocratic insi.tiuions ami voustauuonai 11 ccdom. 7. We are opposed to a war waged for any other purpose than for the maintenance of the Constitution and the restoration of the Union, with all the rights of the several Stat unimpaired; and that we nr opposed to the furnishing of men and money lor any other purpose. The Abolitionists of lh; North are re sponsible for the present most bloody inttrnecino war, and that the first blow therein was strnek by the John Brown raid. f. The war Lis lr.m, is n.ur, and always rujf, an Ahoiitien nr. Negro war, waged in the first place covertly, but more recently openly wid in contemptuous defiance of the will of the great majority of Northern free White people ns expressed liy the late elections. lit. i heveaa it appeara that more than a million of lives have been wantonhy and fruitlessly thrown away in the prevailing fratricidal strife, we declare that mi great a HolocaiiKtto the Moloch of Abolitionism is enough. II. vNhoreas, it appears that the war is costing us at the rate of$41.'V per. annum to each man, woman and child in the Northern States, we do emphatically protest against the further, continuance 01 such insane extravagance. 12 Abraham Lincoln has forfeited all right to the title of "honest" and should hereafter be known as "Dishonest Old Abe." 13. We. deprecate the partisan policy of th. Administration in removing all the ablest enerals in the army because th.y are Democrats, and would suggest as a matter of justice that all the private soldiers of like faith be permitted to retire, or the Generals be reinstated. 14. The programme of the Abolition par tv obviously is, to Emancipate the slaves, disperse them throughout all the Statis and give them the right of suiFragc, in order to control the tdectious herealtcr. 15. We henrtlv endorse the election of Hon. T. A Hendricks (.-helby s favorite son) and Hon. David Turpie. to the United States Senate, nnd hail their election with that of Richardson of 111., Wall of N. J. and Iluekalew of lYnn. ns harhingers of peace, equity and justice to all sections of our distracted and bleeding country. lf. That in tho Hon. C. I Vallandigham of Ohio, we recognize a statesman, a patriot, and one that should receive a nation's gratitude. . JOHN MeCONNDLL, Chairma. W. C. E. Wanek, Secretary. ' Officers vs Private Soldiers. The abolition papers are filled with letters purporting to have been writtcu by"gcntlemen of the shoulder-strap persuasion Surgeons. Quartermasters, I'aym istcrs, and Colonclswho ate looking forwarl to promo io- a Gaherals, all; of whom expect to reach thgoal of their ambition by prostrating themselves an 1 the.r min!iod, if'thy have any, in the filth at the f iot of the throno of power, State or National- they are ready to cndorse any., policy .of. political rascality and usurpation it it shall contribute to their pro motion. Mojt of them being, destitute of every requisite that - goes to make up the ingredients of n true and gallant soldier, they hope to' see ore promotion to positions for which they have not the first "qualification by pandering to the bareness and ambition of their masters, 'to whom, by their truckling subsorviency, they owe, the positions they already , occupy.. These gentry nre of course opposed to a cessation of hostilities the are for the war being continued just oloug as the government can raise money to pay their ialrics. . . - Wonder how long these shoulder-strap gents would have the war prolonged if they should be so unfortunate as to .loose their sword I and receive a musket in its stead, and the trilling amount of $13 instead oi $2,50 and upwards placed to' their names ;-thon tbi cry would not be to prosecute tLe war at all hazards, bat would ccpt-nny compromise that might be offered, and glad of the chance. s We do not wish to'bi understood that thi is the case with all, for there arc some honorable exceptions-there are hundreds of Colone'a an l officers of lowsr grade in tho army who arc heartily tired of the war and anxious to gel out of it, but they were gentlomea before they . volunteare I, and not political miatebanks and vagabonds. But. When we receive letter from the privatesj we get the truth they are tired of the war and want to get out of it, and we can assure the radical gentlemen of the abolition party that they must draw what comfort they can from the effusions of tha shoulder-htxap-ped gentrv, whose monthly pay is quite equal to that of a privata forhii entire thrci. years service - . Tho following is an extract from a letter ? an extract irom a icuer . . . . a.1 u. ....t k. ...... feAaT belonging, to the xv.

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''Cannot this thing he fettled i.aor:i war

Un o honorable Ao the country, fv.r 1 believe " " W.i,h,pf tw hir' f th anuy. br !ei, they t..k a v.!e today in tho Legi-Beni it was altogether nn unf.-.ir tlnni, for they wanted a rej.rt t show how tlie men stood . - . . . m rctarj 10 heuiin . tLe war. i her . ; ome that were in favt.r of no compromise, j hut there were more fr c.mprotni than i then w.n a-aint it, but the report wiil trt to ; the Mnte tn.it they were all in lor no-comrr-tlie ui'jii are tired of thU war and I t'o not inn, uui mik. . uu nuni ui ik u uv, iw tiiink thy will utan i it much lonzer.L For my y ut 1 think if it can be srttie-1 in anv .. !, i creat "diVsat'i faction here on account of the Kiimneir.atin Proclamation of the IVid.-nt, r but noiV. much o th.,t nccunt as there is on account ot the men be:n tu ed d the war, and m.st of theia w..ul do any thin- t.i u t ... . - , , ) out ot the army. o noxr vou ktnivy wh.it i de pond el :nce t put in t..e rcjort hea ui,, comes. TTT - .-ZZSU-Z'-ZT- ; ri!K S!l KLliY A'OLUNT EKK. -hit. ix t f TIIUR-SDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1803 n. arte nr. km to it. The Prograratno of tho Disuniouista. On our first page, will l e found a lengthy extract from a speech of Mr. Conway, Mem ber of Congress from Kana, recently j livered in the House of Ileprcsenfaiivcs ar j Washington Mr. Conway is a prominent j leader of the radical or abolition wing uf the j Republican party, the element that controls o ir weak kneed i'reiddeut. The significance of this speech is only excelled by its infamy j and treason is but a return to tho first prin-1 ciples of aW.itionifiin -a final dUsolutioii of the I "nien. It is not nn impromptu effort of Mr. Conway for there i every reaon th: t each poir.t and proinwition has been care ful.y studied in secret caucus, nnd that in this speech he gives utterance to the ctt ei and determined principles of the radical and dominant party in Congress, if not of the I're. i lent himself, for old Alej dare not oppose the dans of these schemers any more fiau he dare rebuke and lay his hand upon tlie fiothes and Vandal that infest every de partmcnt o the National tlovernment, and under the pica of patriotism are robbing the Treasury and the people of millions daily. Ti.K Military Rim.. There seem to be considerable diversify of opinion a to tho policy or propriety of the Legislature o aitunuing tho military luvr as to cre ate a Military Board, cunMi-tinj; of all the JState ofiicers. Tho Republicans in particular oppose it with a veheiuance that points ino.t nneringly to some covert design tm their part they threaten to break a quoir.tu of the Legislature, i:ii r the Ciovcinor to disperse the body Ly military force, ttc, if on attempt is made to pass this law. Now tvj.at docs this Mil piopoi-c to do . l)ocn it ptopohe to depohc the C.oviiiiior as tcn.inaiidtjr-in-chiofofthc Militia of the Flate ? No. for the Constitution invests in him thi authority, 1 nt it does propose to de j rive hi in. of the exclusive control of the arms and munitions of the State," wl.uli it i btlicv fd, unv, iskr.own, that he liast'.isnil r.ted in a nianticr iu direct opposition to the letter nr.d spirit ( the law, mi l pcrveittd ti e itiiliiary power of the State to base political purposes, squandcie I the money appropiiated on political drivers and party favorites. 4 It is the intention of tliis bill to craate a Militaiy Bcaid, of which tlie Govcinor shall I e a mf ml. it, to .ce that the ram and niiiitaiv inunitiona of the State aie

lawfully nnd fairly di.-tiibnted omorgthe I A!ln.,Jfjurifrm. u, hrt(. mtt. sad y oip.coplc put into tlie liands of military -j' "t1 """jn-u nArt sirtDK, conipatijes fail ly nnd legally organized, mNIXG- AND CENTRK TABLE?.

wuo vviii use i ne in in ueiciuiiii ijib iiuiior and integrity ol the State to vindi-i cite, uphold and enforce the lawn Cont-ti-J tutionellv enacted. "Yhv slionld the Republican oppote it ? "Why should they itti-t that Ciov. Morton hhonld have ex elusive control of the Militia?- Would not a h'ard composed of all the State oil! curs be quite as t-afe to take charge of the military interests of the State, as Gov. Morton exclusively? "Vc certainly think so, and this clamor of the abolitioniu . i . -n .t ... t.f . i: .1.1 for a "one man power look suspicion, and is a 6trou, argument for a speedy passage of . the proposed bill, and we here aay to tho representative of law and order, the Democratic meraWrs, that the people demand that th dangerous elemcnt of power shall no longe-t be wield!ed by Gov. Morton exclusively. The voice of iho people is for the pasaage of iu hill, and any Democratic representatives who arc so far intimidated Ly threats jof rnfSanly, violence as to vote against it. i , , , . .;Ti i,.i A tii. .ccii-i twill nivii rnn.n !nraln0 iir itvjn nre - - - - W.t vscoit:twiti. '

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