Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-02


Governor Letcher's proclamation. and
his reply to the Presidents requisition for
the quota Of troops assigned to Virginia,
though somewhat less discourteous and Of
fensive in phraseology than the responses
of the governors of Kentucky, North
Carolina. andeNlissouri. are, in substance.
even more defiant. The same preposter.
Gus assumption that the federal govern
ment must keep hands off runs through
them all. Governor Lctcher says that the
exertion Of force to cause the laws of tho
Union to be executed in the seeded states
is "a virtual declaration of war, to be re-
sisted by all the power at the command of
Virginia" Gov. Magoffin tells Secreta-
ry Cameron that Kentucky will furnish no
troops ''for the wicked purpose of sub
DUNG her sister southern states" Gov.
Ellis. Of North Carolina. replies that he
will be no party "this wicked violation of
the laws of the country. and to this war
upon the liberties of a free people," Gov.
jackson. of Missouri. is still more coarse
and ribali. He calls the requisition ell
legal. unconstitutional and revolutionary
IN its objects, inhnman and diabolical. and
not to be omplied with
Ii is as apparent as if it were written
with sunbeam that the border states
south OF the Potomac. now that they can
no longer bamboozle the government.
mean to fight it. They have looked on
with acquiesccncc while tie rebels were
arming and making the most formidable
military preparation against the United
States. but as soon as the government be-
gins to make counter preparations they
cry out that it is wicked, inhuman and
diabolical. and declare their determination
to resist. If they are opposed to force.
why did they not oppose the exertion of
force By the re5els,. They denounce a re-
sort to arms only when arms are taken into
the hands of the government. They have
the front to apply such terms as .'illegal."
Unconstitutional" revolutionary" to the
side that is beginning to exert itself in
support of law. the Constitution, and reg
ular government, and find no word Of re-
proach for the rebels that are trampling all
thesebeneath the iron hoof Of military pow
er. If they consider resort to arms SO
atrocious. why have they looked ON with
approval during the five months that Me
traitors have been srming? 1t is not force
that they are attempting to cry down. but
force exerted on the side of the govern
ment. IL is not arms that they quarrel
with. but arms in other hands than those
of the rebels. s saf
1t is an affront to common sense to keep
up the nausesting driyel about the friends
of the Union in those states that would tie
the hands of the government while they
put arms in those of the rebels. II there
are Union men in those states, let them
show their faith by their works. Union
men in Virginia that stand there and let
the rebels have it all their own way sro
spurious and contemplate. Being neither
cold nor hot. the country spues them out
of its mouth. They hsve kept amusing
us by their pretenses. they have kept prac-
ticing upon our sympathies; tAey have
kept appealing to our forbearance. till the
rebels are fully equipped; and now. the
moment the government is reused from
its fatal apathy. they. promptly throw off
the mask and side with the traitors. The
free states must lose no more precious time
in looking after the carcase of Unioaism
south Of the Potomac. The voics Of their
country cries. LET the dead bury their
dead; follow me."-N r World.