Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-10
The Republican Old Nurses ut Wash-
fuHtoue

II seems TO have been resolved by the Re-
publican party that their tactics in Congress
should be for every one to cry hush with a
nrotracted "sh" on the end of it. The South
was supposed to be in such an explosive con-
dition, that a loud word would set it oil. and
then the fragments of ''the most glorious
fabric of human government on which the
sun ever shone" would be strewn loose
around creation. As fearful soul expresses
it, in one of the Republican papers, zone
single imprudent expression, and the fires
which are slumbering will at once burst into
a fame" Therefore, every Republican mem
ber was to cry hush-sh, and to carry his
finger on his lip, and speak only in a stage
whisper, and so softly oringing about rub
bing his hands, with a meek, humble man
ner, like Uriah Heep, for fear that loud
word would exssperate the South, and then
the Union would go to eternal smash.
But Senator Hale put his foot on this
humble pie, and asserted that the way to
meet the difficulty was to look it in the face.
And now the Republican press is quite
unanimous in condemning Mr.. Hale for up
setting the Republican programme, and
touching off Iverson, Brown and Wigfall,
and almost blowing up the "most glorious
fabric" &c.
We are glad that Mr.. Hale spoke Just
when he did, and what he did. He told the
truth, and said truly that the time demands
truth, and nothing can be gained by its sup
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serve our manhood. Some Southern Sen
ators affected to receive Mr.. Hales speech as
threat of war, and the Republican pres;
countenances the idea 1t was merely Q
statement that if the constitutional will o.
public opinion, expressed through the forms
of the Constitution, will not be submitted to,
and if war is the alternative, then it must
come, and let it come.
If this is the Republican position, " by not
declare it Has it gone so far that it has be-
come dangerous to the 'most glorious fabric
of government on which the sun ever
shone," and which we are often told must
have been the special work of divine wis.,
dom, to say in the light of day, and in an or
dinary tone of voice, that the President who
has been elected will be inaugurated, and the
Constitution and laws will be enforced? If
the Republicans do not intend this, let Mr..
Lincoln resign, and let the Republicans bare
their backs and put whip in their masters
hand to lash them naked through the world
for doing thing, the constitutional conse-
quences of which they dare not speak out
loud.
We extract that portion of Mr.. Hale's
speech which contains the spark which sci
the fires in blaze, and sent a chill to the
hearts of the Republicans. No man, North
or South, who has soul of his own, will
pretend that it is any thing but the truth,
and what he should have said. Nor does it
seem to have been regarded otherwise by
the Southern Senators generally:
II do not wish to say word that would
cause irritation or add to the feeling of Bit
terness which really exists in the country.
Not one. l would bear and forbear before
would say such word. But tell you the
plain truth that the way is to look the thing
in the face and see where we are. And
what is the issue that is presented, but that
the constitutional will Of the public opinion,
expressed through the forms of the Constitu-
ton, will not be submitted to2 And if war
is the alternative, let it come in any form or
in any shape. The Union is dissolved and it
can not be held together as a Union if that
is the alternative upon which we go into an
election. If it is pronounced and determined
that the voice of the majority expressed
through the regular constituted forms of the
Constitution will not be submitted to, then,
sir, this is not Union of equals. 1t is q
Union of dictatorial oligarchy on the one
side, and a herd ofslaves and towards on the
other. That is it-nothing more or less
And this h not a Union of equals"