The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-09-05

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one of those, who, in former years, though
that sectional discussions put in leopard,
the well being of the Union. believe now
as then, that there never was sectona
controversy that justified this, or any armed
rebellion. believe this rebellion did not
arise out of sectional agitation, but from d
blind wicked, reckless ambition. And
blieve it is the duty of every man, woman
and child to raise an arm against it to crush
| 1t. Our Constitution is never to be put
down. An ndistinct voice in the crowd
"Compromisc."l What does my friend say
Compromise ?" Well, | will get at Com
promise" before l get through. Laughter
and cheers. believe in the integrity of
the Union; believe in the integrity of the
Constitution; | believe in sustaining both by
the power of the Government. But they
say, You would not coerce State ?" No
| would not coerce a State. | have said
would not coerce Statc--frst, because il
is impracticable; because you cannot coercc
q State. Second because it would be unjust
to coerce a State in its domestic policy if it
could be done. But you may cocrce rebel
lion in State until you give that State an
opportunity to act through its loyal citizens
in its duties to the Union. And would
coerce rebellion wherever could find it.
may coerce its thieves and murderers.
You may coerce State criminals, and thus
enable the State and its loyal citizens to full
fill ther relations in the Government of the
Union. If we can sustain our Union, if we
can uphold our Constitution, it is not by
compromising with rcbellion-t is by put
ting down rebellion, and making our COM
promise with fidelity. Applause, and a
10 namnrro,,. A,I
of all men living. democrat is the last man
who can take a stand against the Constitu-
ton of his country. Cheers. A Democrat
lives, moves, and has his being in the Con-
stitution. He cannot live outside of or in
opposition to the Constitution. lie must
stand by the Constitution in all its parts. 1t
was that doctrine that gave the Democratic
party its power and ascendency in tie times
of Jefferson, of Madison, and of that old
hero, Andrew Jackson. Just in proportion
as the Democracy has wandered from the
Constitution, Just in the same proportion
have they gone down. And if they had
been faithful, and stood fully up to their
own doctrines, all the Abolition parties of
the earth, and all the Republican parties of
the earth, and all the combined powers of
the earth could never have put down the
old Democratic party. Cries of THAT is
So" and cheers. l have ever believed in
the justice of Democracy, and | believe in
it to-day as much as ever. And believe it
to be my duty to stand upon the ramparts
of the Constitution, and defend it from all
foes, whether they come from the North, the
South, the East, or the West. [Cheers
My fellow Democrats, supposing there are
any such i'll my hearing, (Cries, There are"
There are, suppose Breckinridge had
been elected. Sumner, and Garrison, and
Wendell Phillips, and the Abolitionists of
the New England States generally had start
ed n rebellion against the authority of the
United States, what would have been done
| would have done as ! am dong now. |
would have tried to animate my countrymen
TO put them down by force of arms. Cheers,
and cries Of ''Good."] Now, why not treat
rebellion just as you would have
treated Northern rcbellion-Eastern rebel
lion as you would Western rebclion--and
wherever rebellion comes from, put it down
forever. Cheers. That is my doctrine. |
have stood upon that doctrine in oldcn times,
and 1 will stand by it now, and if that doc
trine goes down, ! will go down with it.
There were causes Of irritation between the
sections | admit. | deprecated them, and
Iabored long and earnestly to get rid of
them. But it was not done. Those causes
OF irritation, although they may have sug-
Scsted to Southern States to request bccom-
ing guarantees, they never justified armed
rebellion in any shape or manner. And
what Were those causes of irritation? The
only real, practical cause of irritation was
the non-eXecution of the fugitive slave law.
But that did not affect the Cotton States so
called; but Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia,
Maryland and Delaware, and perhaps one
or two other States were the only ones ever
injured 10y it. The Cotton States so called,
never lost fugitive slave from the time Of
heir existence TO this day. To be sure they
lad a question about Territories, but it was
so entirely ideal, a mere abstraction and so
practically not real grievance. But if it
lad been, they had the Supreme Court and
both branches of Congress, and practically
iad control Of the question. The fugitive
slave question was the only practical ques-
ion therefore which annoyed them, and that
question was not the cause of the rebellion.
What State first seeded? South Carolina
began to scrape lint before the votes were
counted. Laughter. She had no practical
grievance whatsoever. Look at Virginia.
Though politicians cajoled, defeated and
and bullies held bowie knives at
he throats of her citizens to coerce rebel
ion, it was long time before they could
compel that State into anything like Seces-
sion. And when they did so nominally, the
State Government was revolutionized; one
part flew away from the other, and organic !
ID their government rather than allow it to
20 into the bottomless pit of Secession.
Maryland, when she gets a chance, votes
lgainst it. Missouri-her citizens are pour
ng out their blood like water and their
reasure without stint, rather than be drawn
nto Secession. Look at good old Kentucky, |
where her Governor and Senator's have
abored to bring her ont of the Union-after
I'll attempts to seduce her from her fidelity
o the Constitution, she gives more than
ixty thousand majority for the Union
Cheers. Now, inquire of all citizens in
he free States, especially my Democratic
elbow citizens, whether they are troubled
about the integrity of neutrality-suspicious.
hey think it is nescessary to stay up the |
lands of rebellien,s so emphatically condemn
I'd there? And now repeat that the only
PRACTICAL cause of dissension was the fugi- |
i've slave question; and that appertained |
o States that could only be drawn or dra- |
,ooned into the folly of Secession. Gen. |
Butler has had this question on his hands. |
As long as the Constitution was acl1nowl- |
,dged, all conservative citizens admitted |
hat it was the duty of the free States to
-estore the fugitive who was fleeing from |
he service of his master. Gen. Butler has |
ound the restoration of the fugitive imprac-
Ible in many cases. The master had thrown
,ff the Constitution. What was the result ? |
lie was obliged to receive hundreds of con-
rabands and retain them. | do not know !
- L. IL