The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-16
The Union Must and Shall be
Preserved"

suddenly become very popular with GER
lain Republicans. They try to imagine
that they are General Jacksons because
thsy quote his language. a.-aa H ,i,s
But while they are aippantly repeating
thison all occasions, how do they propose
70 carry it ont? Certainly not as Jackson
did. They continue to denounee, insult
and aggress upon the South, and continue
to say, s'the Union must and shall be pre-
served" sasa a }s Tssa
They elect president who says that
4he EnisnJ cannot exit half slave and half
free, but say "the Union shall be preserv-
cd" Does not this plainly mean that
the South shall free her slaves?
They pass personal liberty bills. fning
and imprisoning the southerner who is
seeking his fugitive slave in constitu.
tional manner, and repeat again, "the
sUuion shall be preserved" f M
saiThey hem the Southern people within
Their present limits, prohibiting them by
unconstitutional legislation from entering
sthc territories, aud again repeat the Union
must be preserved
-ai1 1Thsir Wades, Summers. G:ddingses,
j ohm Browns. and Monigomerys may ex-
onast the vocabulary for epithets with which
to express their hatred, or may raise arm
ed forces and invade the South to rob and
murder; yet s,iA is repeated ":he Union
must and shall lie preserved @
YxThey secretly enter the South, steal the
properly, Of her citizens. escape into the
North, and northern Governor, while
.irefasing to deliver up the lhie:, proclaims
Gin his Message s-The Union must be pre-
served. "ieH ,s57paA H1i-s . 7.& s.95
" Their remedy for disunion is to hang,
without Judge or jury, all those who CON-
plain pfrIthe wrongs they believe they
have suffered. To make the Southerners
csntented in the Union they would knock
their brains out. To satisfy the people
of the South thatthe North regards them
with fraternal affection, they would send
an army to devastate the whole Southern
country. To. instill into the minds o
Southern children a devoted attachment
to the North, they would murder theil
fathers So intensely anxious are those
philanthropists for the happiness of the
people of the South, that they will enforce
happiness upon them even if they must
in the language Of Senator Wade, "make
u desert of it."
.faSuch is not the remedy of patriots
GIvE, THEN THEIR RIGHTS, AND NO ooER
cIoN WILL BB NECESSARY. Repeal the
personal liberty bills. Let the denuncia
tions, and insults, and threats cease. Lei
the South be satisfied that the NORTH
means no farther aggressions and restore
the rights already violated. Let The
North exhibit disposition to do the
South justice, and no other remedy fol
disuhion will be needed The North i,
In o large majority, and will soon hay,
the whole power of the Federal Govern
ment in its hands. The South can ther
only receive whatever an excited and hos
tile North may grant them. They asl
for the restoration Of certain rights now
and tho Republicans refuse them. Wha,
then, the South argue. may be expected
when the Republicans have full power?
There is no spark of patriotism in tn
: CRY of such Republicans. that "the Unio
must and shall be preserved" !" 1t happen
TO suit their present purposes. and the
use it. If they would satisfy the peopl
that there is any love for the Union i
their cry, let them not reject every prop
ositioa to compromise or conciliate. Thei
speeches in Congress are as inHamm ator
as ever, and in the committees gotten u
to bring about a settlement, it is the RI
publicansi who defeat every prop ,sitio
likely to lead to this result.
s The right course to pursue is: Let u
OF the North purge ourselves Of sin b.
fore we commence throwing stones Ii
us come back to the Constitution befol
trying to force then: to it, Exhaust a