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threatss' James wakes very angry, and swears
4" will leave you, Walk henceforth alone, and
worship the one false idea which you have made
your idol, and TO which you are now sacrificing
justice, and peace, and charity, and everything
that is good AS for me and my house,sw will
serve the Lord.n
"You shan't GO. shreks Aminidab, terrified at
the crisis his own injustice has brought on, ap.
palled at the storm he has himself evoked. What
shall he dol He must not retrace his false steps.
Pride,' as well as 3" Conscience" stands in the
way of his doing that. He remembers the words
of Macbeth and takes heart for the time Things.
bad begun make strong themselves by ill.n So
he turns upon James with all that wild fury which
belongs to a man in the wrong, and exclaims,
IstYou shan't got have long derived great good
from your services as colaborer with me, and
X can't afford to part with you. You may think a
separation best for yourself don't think it would
be good thing for me. have no wish for sep
aration, and, what i more, | will not premit it.
You shall remain. Twill force you into submission
/ if you resist. am stronger than you. That you
know. Dontforget that, and all will be WELL"
That tauDt has been thrown into my face more
I than once" replied James, g This last time is
once too often. 1t will not deter me in the least
/ degree from adopting such course as deem right
and proper in the unpleasant crisis which you have
forced upon me. You seem to have entertained
the opinion for good while past that am entirely
! dependent upon you, entirely at your mercy, and
/ that you are not at all dependent upon me. This
has made you arrogant and insulting. You are
now driving me to violent defense of those rights
which have sought in vain to obtain from your
sense of justice. II you insist upon deciding the
dispute between us by brute force, so be it. But
before we fight, call Heaven to witness that am
innocent of the dreadful consequences The blood
that may be shed in this fray be upon you and
your children foreverin Such precisely was the
state Of things existing at last accounts between
Amnidab and James--a sad state of things to
exist between brothers who should love one
another" The end some future chronicler must
tell.
Moral The point and meaning of the foregoing
story is too plain to need explanation. Men of the
North, the bloody end of the drama is not reached
but each succeeding scene brings US nearer to the
last dreadful act. It's in yonr power to change the
cnrrent-the downward, furious current which Is
carrying us ON more rapidly towards ruin-ntter,
helpless ruin! The way is simple. Look squarely
brethren of the South. Sacrifice pride on the
Altar of Patriotism. Having done wrong, have
now the manlness to confess it and make it right.
Do justice-simple justice, and love your brethren
of the South. 1t would not be unnatural to see
generosity among brethren Of the same household;
but they do not ask you for any fayors. They do
not ask you to be generous towards them. They
only ask you to be just. This they have right to
ask by every law of God and man. They will as
suredly insist uponit. Do not delude yourselves
into contrary belief. Do not deny them the sim
pie justice they demand Of you. If you will per-
sist in doing so, the responsibility of the conse-
quenees will rest upon you and upon you alone
1t is unreasonable, and you need not expect that
the North and the South can continue united in
peace and harmony on the principles of Republic
ansm, the chief duotoed purpose Of which is to ex-
clude our Southern brethern, practically from all
right and interest In the Territories which belong
to them well to us (for we are partners in the
matter1 and which, as the Supreme Court of the
United States has decided. are held by the Federal
Government in trust for The people Of The ssuerdl
States. Such is THE LAW: and how are THE FAcTs2
Did not the South contribute her full share of
money for every Territory we have purchased and
her full share OF blood for every one we have ac-
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she did-sHE DID Think of this matter again.
Think better Of it-thnk calmly and dispassion-
atey; and may God take away the spell that binds
and blinds you; and enable you to discern what
is just and fair and right and fill your hearts with
such Love towards Himself and towards your
neighbors and brethren as may lead you TO DO what
is Just and fair and right. Amen. A1ne1. This,
and this only, can save our country from impend-
ing ruin. Oh, heed the voice of wisdom ere it be
TOO LATE! DINE.
A CONGRESSMAN FROM ONO DEFINES HIS Po-
sITIoN.-H Won't Vote Dollar for Coercion.-The
Hon. G. 9. yaIandigham, member of Congress
from Ohio, is out in letter correcting some re-
marks attributed to him in the Cincinnati Gazette
From this letter we quote:
And now let me add that did say, not in
Washington, not at dinner table, not in the
presence of the fre-eaters,' y but in the CITY of
New York, in public assembly Of Northern men,
and in public speech at the Cooper Institute on
the I'd Of November, 1860, that :. if any one or
more Of the States of this Union should at any time
secede for reasons of the sutciency and justice of
which, before God and the great tribunal of history
they alone may judge, much as should deplore it.
neUer 1eoa}d, as a Representative IN the Con-
gfess Of ate United States uote one dodar ofnioney
1raefe6y one drop of american blood should be shed
IN cioa ardr. Thatsentiment thus uttered in the
presence of thousands of the merchants and solid
men Of the city of New York, was received with
vehement and long continued applause, the entire
1p1n
for some minutes. And now deliberately repeat
and reafirm it, resolved, though | stand alone, |
though all others yield and fall away, to make ii
good to the last moment of my public life. No
menace, no public clamor, no taunts, nor sneers, |
nor foul detraction from any quarter. shall drive
me from my firm purpose. Ours is government |
of opinion, not of force-a union of free will, not
arms; and coercion il civil war, war of Sections
o war OF States, waged by race compounded and I
made up of all other races full of intellect of cour
age of will unconquerable and when set on FIRE by
passion, the most belligerent and mostferoeious on
the glohe-a civil war full Of horrors, which no |
can conceive and no pen portray. II |
Abraham Lincoln is wise, looking truth and danger
full in The face, he will take counsel of the "old
men, the moderates Of this party, and advise
peace, negotiation, concession; but if like the
foolish son Of the wise king he rejects these whole
some c0nnsels, and hearkens only to the madmen
who threaten chastisement with scorpions, let him
see to it lest it berecorded at last that remain
to serve him save the house of Judah only.n At
Tribes, will he not remember and learn lesson of
Wisdem from the secession of the thirteen colonies
4 slI5ssl5d
During the Harrison campaign, an eloquent ora.
tor in the western part of the State Of Virginia
was holding forth to an immense crowd in favor of
the hero Of Tppecanoe and Tyler too. Especially
the speaker was expatiating upon General Harri-
sons courage tact and success as military COM
mander. While in the middle of his discourse, a
tall, gaunt man arose from the crowd, and said in
voice which penetrated the whole assembly:
& Mister, mister, | want to ask yeu question"
The speaker paused and begged him to PROFOUND.
g We are told, the manwent on, fellow. citizens,
that Gineral Harrison is mighty great Gineral
but | say be is one of the very meauest kind of
Ginerals. We told here tonight that he defend
ed himself brayely at Fort Meigs but | tell you,
on that occasion, he was guilty of the Small Tail
Movement, and challenge the orator here present
to deny it,
The orator declared his utter ignorace of what |
the man meant by the sSmall Tail Movement . and
asked him to explain himself. ~ tell you" said
the man, "Fve got it here in black and white |
Here Is Grimshaw's History of the United States
aud I'll read what it says. This is it: AT this |
critical moment, Gen. Harrison executed noeel
movements Does the gentleman deny that?n
mo, no; go on.n "Well, he executed norel
Now here's Johnson's Dictionary" |
taking the book out Of his pocket, and holding it |
up, @and here it says: Novel, small tdie.s And |
this was the kind of movement Ginera Harrison
was guilty Of. Now, Pm no soger, and don't know
t a, Al - - l.