The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-09-04

duu IltGfdilN uOue ~ iDoieSt CT uhdhe
afraid. TheD, what cause is there for
this great disturbance /? Why is it that
one portion of this country is in arms
against another? Let us inquire the
cause of the complaint first, and then see
if we can prescribe remedy afterwa d.
We all agree that the grievance is most
serious. But what is the true say of
putting down what shall term a rebel
lion! And We can all agree 10 one thing
that that rebellion is either right or wrong,
justi6able or unjnstitiable-to be approx
ed or condemned, as whole If it is
right for portion of this country to take
up arms against this Government, it is
right to sustain snch action and if they
are wrong, they should be put down by
the power of the people. There is 10
half way house in this matter-no tarry-
ing place between sustaining the Govern
ment, and attempting its overthrow -
There IS no peace proposition that will
suit the case until the rebellion is FIRST
put down. And were in favor, or dis.
posed TO tamper with thi, rebellion, or
aid or counienance 1t, would 90 and
take up arns with them Because, il it
is right for them TO take up arms, it is
right for them to have armed aid and AS
si>tance. If they are wrong. if they are
guilty of treason, and murder, aud arson
they should be overthrown by the whole
power of he Government. and put down
SO that no Resurrection Gay will ever find
rebellion again Now | believe | am one
of those who, in former years, thonght
that sectional discussions put in jeopardy
the well being of the Union. believe
pow, as then, that there never was a sec
tional controversy that justified this, or
aDv armed rebellion | believe this re
bellion did not arise out of sectional agi-
tatiun, but from blind. wicked, reckless
ambition. And | believe il is the duty
of every man, woman ard child TO raise
an arm against il to crush it. Our Con-
stitution is never TO be put down. fan
indistinct voice in the crowd-"Con-
promise y" What does my friend say
Com promise 2" Well [ will get at
"Compromise" before | get Though
T Laughter and cheers.1 believe in the
the integrity OF the Union; | believe in
the integrity of the Constitution | be-
lieve in sustaining both by the power of
the Government But they say, You
would not cuerce State?" No; | would
not coerce State | have said would
not cuerce State-irSt. because 1T is
impracticable btcause you cannot cocrce
State. Second. because it would be un-
just to coerce State in its domestlc pol
icy if it could be done But YOU may
coerce rebellion in State until you give
that State an opportunity to act through
its loyal citizens in its duties to he
Union. And [ would coerce rebellion
wherever could 6nd it You may not
coerc, a community, but you may coerce
its thieves aud murderers You may CO.
cree States criminals. and thus enable
the State and It's loyal citizens to fulfil
their relations in :he Government of the
Union. 1t We can sustain our Union,
if we can uphold cur Constitution, it is
not bv compromising with rebeilun--it
it by putting down rebellion, and making
our compromise with fidelity Applause,
and voice-"Thereis your Democracy
And of al! men living. Democrat is the
last man who can take a stand against
the Constitution of his country. TCheers
A Democrat lives, aud moves, and has
being 10 the Constitution. He cannot
live outside OF, or in opposition to, the
Constitution. He must staad by the
Constitution in al! its parts. 1t was that
doctrine that gave the Democratic party
it> power and ascendency in the time. of
Jefferson, OF Madison. aud of that old hero,
.ndrew Jackson Just in proportion as
tie 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. ali the abolition parties of
the earth. aud all the Republican parties
of the earth. and all the combined pow
ers of the earth could never have put
down the Old Democratic party. Cries
of That is SO, and cheers. | have ever
believed iu the justice of Democracy, and
| believe in it to day as mnch as ever.
And | believe it to be my dnty to stand
upon the ramparts of the Constitution,
aud defend It from all foes. whether they
come frCm the North, the South, the
East, or the West. My fellow Demo
Gratis, supposing there any such in my
hearing, suppose Breckenridge had been
elected. Sumner and Garrison, aud Wen
dell Phillips, and the AbolitipuiSts of the
New England States generally had $ art
ed a rebellion against the authority of the
United States. what would ynn have
done | would have done as am doing
now. | would have tried TO animate my
countrymen to put them down bv force OF