Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-09-04

it is different matter. Here it is found that
a man is fixing to blow up fortress, or betray
an army to the enemy. The officer in COM
mand has him arrested, and sends him TO a
fort, with orders that he be strongly guarded,
| because he is known to be a traitor, and in the
confidence of traitors and enemies \ lawyer
sues out a writ of habeas corpus. But what
| is the result 1t cannot be served and the
prisoner cannot be procured-they cannot see
| him unless the judges tongue Is longer than
| the soldiers bayonet. Would any one II he
| was commanding at Fortress Monroe, Fort
| McHeDry, any where else, where he was
| surrounded with treason and traitors at every
| step, would he, because judge sent writ of
| habeas corpus give up traitor who was en-
| dangering the safety of his command and the
| interests Of the country? TCries OF ''Never."l
| n o man can pretend 1t for single m oment, 1t
| is one of the terrible necessities of And
| if were in command and had good reason to
! believe that had possession OF u traitor, and
no other remedy would arrest treachery, /
would suspend the writ, and the individual
| too. TCheers and cries of ssGood," 'sThat
| goes right to the spot ssThat is sound, J"
| That is such Democracy / like to seel.
| There is no other here. Gen. Jackson had
| the hearts of the American people more than
any man of modern times. And wig Be
| cause he met great necessities like man. lie
didn't go, In times of stirring necessity, to Ce
monstrate problems from musty prcedents, but
when man wanted hanging, he hung him
| first and looked up the law afterward. Laugh
| ter. There are times and occasions when
| this is the only way to do in dealing with trea-
son. The civil law affords no adequate RENE
| dy. While you are discussing the question
| the country may be ruined, the Capital in
flames, the archives destroyed. When the war
| is over may examine and see if any one has
| incurred penalty for suspending the writ of
! habeas corpus. Gen. Jackson paid his fine,
but not till after he had put down both foreign
foes and domestic traitors. So long as there
is a citizen South that demands the protection
of this Government, then it is duty to
protect the Government of the Union for his
sake. GssSound." ssThats the talk" &c.
And when there is none, it is our duty to
maintain it, for politically, geographically,
socially, and commercially it is one in every
sense-it is utterly impossible for this Gov
ernment to be divided without its utter de-
struction to both sections.
When you attempt to divide North and South,
you must do it East and West. Then all will
go to pieces, and our country will be Mexi-
co-worse than Mexico, because we have ten
times more material for mischief and destruc-
ton. military despotiSm will be Inaugural
ted whenever you permit this rebellion TO tri
umph. But some cry we are in favor of peace.
Yes, all for peace now. was for
gotiating peace, until fortifcation was fired
upon by Rebel artillery, and then j babe adieu
to all expectations of peace until conquered
over rebellion. [Cheers.l L say there is no
peace until you can put down rebellion by
force of arms and when every other man, wo-
man, and child in the United States has ac-
knowedged the independence of the revolted
States, to those with arms in their hands will
still oppose it, and | will talk for my own graf
ificatIon when no others will hear me. Laugh
ter, and cries of "good."l We must stand by
the Union. Fellow citizens, the language of
Andrew Jackson was, ssThe Union must and
shall be preserved What would Gen. Jack
son have done had he been at the helm o-day
He would have hung the traitors higher than
Haman. l know there are some who fear the
warlke power of the rebellious States. They
had great deal of power for good but they
have a great deal less than they imagine or is
generally imagined for evil. We are good
deal slower in waking up, but when walked
up we are good deal more in earnest. The
tone of the Rebel press is exceedingly braggart
in regrad to its men and its victories. 1t re-
minds me, wnen | hear of their elf-lauded
prowess, OF the Snowman who spoke of the
great capacity of the animal he was exhibiting:
'.Ladies and gentlemen said he, ''this is
the Bengal tiger, measuring fourteen feet
from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail, |
and fourteen more from the tip of his tail
back to the tip of his nose, making in all
twenty eight feet.'' (Laughter.) Nov | |
think their estimates about their forces and
capacity are just about as liberal. And they
to be looked at accordingly. Neverthe- |
less, they have great elements of mischief. |
And if Satan himself had been sent on earth |
to scourge makind, and to cover the land with |
desoation, he could not have performed his
mission more successfully than by assuming |
the shape of rebel demagogue, and preach |
ing Secession. IssSound."l Now, have |
clear and we'll l-defned, and distinct theory. of |
what l would do with this matter to attain . |
peace. ] do not know that this Government |
ever can be brought back to where it was be- |
fore, in the enjoyment of all its relations but !
believe it can be-. In population, wave |
succeeds wave in generations as wave sue |
ceeds wave upon the ocean, and the men OF |
to day pass away tomorrow. l believe it can |
be brought back, but not by fostering rebellion; |
but it is by treating it as treason, robbery, |
and murder. And, if this Government ever |
can be saved, it must be by summary chas- |
tisement and overthrow of rebellion, so that /
the loyal people of the Southern States can
come forward and administer the Government
of these States as before. Who is the mis-
sionary that is going with his peace PROPOSE
tions What is he gong to say What will
he say to this party in rebellion 1t is pref
ty thing to talk about and for the designing
to dupe the North it is very awkward thing
to practice. Let every American citizen, in
stead of crying. Peace, peace, when there is
no peace, rally upon the ramparts until Seces-
sion is silenced until the roar of artillery has
ceased. Then we shall have peace, enduring,
perpetual peace, and as monsters are seldom
born of the same generation, we shall have no
more of this Secession in the present century /
or the next. This Government is the Govern
ment of the American people, II is ours to
use, ours to enjoy, but it is not ours to sub
vert. We are trustees. We are charged
with sacred trusts. All we have to do is to
bask in the sunshine of its blessings. But
cursed be the unholy ambition that attempts
to DESTROY it. [ regard him ard treat him as