Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-12-21
From tho Cincinnati c0mmrr.lal.
Save the UniSn.

Vain and fattoring words, at this momon.
tous time, arc Of little avail: The Temple
Of Liberty is shakingl The bonds Of our
Union are being rent ID t#ainl The sf.
fcctions of the people, made sacred by tho
blessings We have enjoyed, must come to
the rescue, or our homes will be laid desc.
late, and ouf hafpipes depart. The con.
servative element--the rock upon which
our house is built--the ark Of salty, must
meet the impending crisis, and drive back
che faraticsl storm that is madly tossing its
infuriated billows against the very founda.
tion of our government, or soon wo will be
covered with misfortune and digrece.
The times are full Of danger, requiring
calm and serious thoughts; thoughts at ouf
still peaceful, but troubled fresides and
prayers in the closet with our God, aud in
the house Of the Most High, for we are the
first among many nations. At our fall,
freedom will shrink, and the world become
convused' We are drifting with fearful
speed to dreadful abyss-''no fiowery bed
of ease, no peaceful rcposo, no pride Of
prosperity. No new emblem Of our great
ness shall be heralded from the dome Of
our Capitol to an admiring world. The
infuriated and hungry mob will overruH
our beautiful land, and the hand Of the as
sassin be stepped in our blood. The Star
of the Union is tottering in its zenithl---
The flag Of our country droops from dis
sension, while the hopes Of our children arc
darkened with despair.
With the dark and bloody day Of 3isso.
luton comes war famine and pestilcucc-.s
fearful and terrific. Civil ana religioUs
liberty "bids the world FAREWELL" Ar6usel
then, my countrymen-- --arouse! and save tho
Union. In your majesty, so supreme, step
forth, and as executors of our rich inher-
itence, bird the disturbers retreat. Woman
of America! with thy virtue and beauty,
so inherent, bid him who would upon thy
brow implant affection kiss, first to swear
before high heaven, the Upion to save.
Mothers of the land! with your voice, SO
potent, teach your children to pray, and
the infant to lisp, God save the Union, for,
q perilous and tremendous momentl' H
is not time for adultation. The smooth.
ness of ffattery cannot now avail--cannot
save us in this rugged and awful crisis
We must dispel the illusion, and the dark"
ness which envelopes It, and display, in its
full danger and true colors, che ruin that
is brought to our doors To-day we 'can
stand against the world" but Dissolved,
none so poof as to do US reverence" Itis
a shameful truth, that not only the power
and strength of this country are wasting
away and expiring, but her we'll earned
lglories, her true houor, and substantial
dignity are sacrificed. OH patriarchs OF
old, with your love and devotion inspire us
to save the Union.
/ The preservation Of this Confederacy--
the envy of despots, the pride Of frcemen,
the foster of Christianity, the land Of virtuo
and the eacon-lght of liberty--is theme
for the poet, prayer for the Christian,
an anthem for the nation. Let IL be tho
armor Of ambition, the blessing from the
dying, the teaching of the mother, and the
pledge to the bride at the alter, for it's dis
solution is the fiery food of carnage, death
to- our greatness, grave to freedom. We
shall be lost, ruined, and undone--shroud-
ed in anarchy, prey to your enemiesl
The hearts Of millions call us to action,
? and millions yet unborn will cheer our do
, votion to the Union, with fervor that
shall ascend to the heavens, or chill tho
blood Of the infant, with curses to the
, Hour that gave dissolution birth. No mol
my countrymen; this Union must not, can
f not, be severed The hearts Of the peo-
, ple are linked in its folds; the lTves Of our
f fathers have sealed it with their bloodl The
bones of our heroes are still shrouded with
glory, and the graves of our slain are to-
t kens Of victory The mantle Of Washing
. ton still canopies our Union; the "Fath-
, er of his country bids us forbear' The
spirits of the departed move us to patriot
( Iisml The fathers Of our independence"
5 Though departed to their rest, have assem-,
e lbled in council arouud their declaration"
5 and whisper in vol es that float on the
i. zephyrs, ''save the Union" From tho
hiIs'of New Hampshire, victory still echoes7
and from the plains Of Carolina, it still
burns. Yes I the fanaticism of the North,
with religion as its garb, and the fanati-
: . cism of the South, with Oppression as its
! cry, will tottcr and fall as it shsll meet tho
! glad shout, "Our Union is saved, our in
heritencc still lives" "Come then Union
4 lists of the North, Of the South, OF East
. Of the West" pause not! Your country
!, calls! From tho eye Of our mothers falls
! the tear Of entreaty, and the hearts of our
; daughters iniplore US 10 save them. The
cause is our UnionE and the smiles of our
children will bid us, "God speed; while
/, the arms Of our beloved will embrace our
= devotion, as at the alter of our country
: the Constitution Of our Union, We meet the
4 disturber, and cxclaim with the poet;
: rCome one COME ALL this rock shall fy
Prom lis firm base as soon Ms l.
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