The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-05-17

judicious article upon this subject, which
we commend to the attention Of our readers:
Z" The border States have great deal to
say about suHuGArioS. The North shall
not march troops over their soil to subju-
gate their brethren Of the Confederate States
nor will they themselves DO subjugated. Now
there is great deal in name, and no peo-
pie on the wide earth understand better than
southern demagogues the poor little art OF
exciting hate, by giving name carrying
odious associations. Volumes would not sui
fee to detail the defainatory uses to which
they have put the single word Of Abolition
list, they carry 1t 80 fare ven that the obpoI-
ious term is applied to everybody who does
not believe that slavery was the most blessed
of institutions, human or divine. But since
this is the Southern humOr, we will not
quarrel about the word. IL reducing revolt
cd states to an obedience To the Federal
Government makes subjugation, then sub
jugation II is; and
We don't suppose that sterner, moro In.
flexible purpose ever existed In tho human
breast, than now possesses the northern peo-
pie to subdue the Southern people into re-
turn to their duty. The purpose Is as fixed
as late-as fixed as your purpose to subdue
the man who is scuttling the ship on which
you float, or is putting the torch to the
house in which you live. Il is rs resistless
rs the impulse Of self.prcseryation and the
South cannot too soon understand Its exact
nature. The enemy to our existence may
call 1t subjugation IL he likes; he may
put on the incredible impudence Of pretend.
Ing that it Is tyrannical to overmaster him,
but the compulsion will none the less come.
Since reason has not ayailed to make him
abandon his. destructive work, the strong
hand shall. The North has found II hard
to believe that II would come to this. II has
forborne to the last possibility. 1t will now
try force - sheer, brute, force, since the
South will have IL 80. We know that We
are the strongest, and We intend to use our
strength in the very way in which II can
be made most effective = active, aggressive
war. Short of that there is no obedience on
the one part, nor safety on the other.
Whatever face the South may choose to
give this struggle, the civilized world can
not be deceived. II is not an issue concern
ing slavery, nor concerning any particular
man or policy. Party questions do not ut
oil enter into it. Men Of all parties here ut
the North 60 into this war with equal de-
termination. The thing that is resisted is
single and distinct. Nobody can mistake ii.
1t is tho fatal doctrine Of secession-a doc
trine which substitutes local self-will for
constitutional authority and makes secure
and stable government an impossibility-.a
doctrine which the founders Of this Repub-
| lie never 80 much as dreamed of, and which,
in these latter days has been generated only
in pre-determination to break down the
government. Between the Internal device
and the institutions Of our fathers, there can
BIO no living relations. One or the other
must be crushed. As the North intends TO
keep its inherited institutions, so 1t prepares
to crush out secession; and those who stake
their fortunes upon this dogma, may Us well
make up their minds ut once to abide u most
deadly war. Weare resolved to subjugate-
since that is the word-to subjugate scccs-
sionists; to bring them again under tho gov.
eminent they have rebelled against; to COM
pei them to submit TO the sime Constitution
that their fathers were faithful to, and that
we ourselves acknowledge to be our supreme
law. They may be 50 mad rs to imagine
that Constitution a grieyous y6ke. The
world knows Otherwisc-it knows that IL IL
does not sgit them, 1t is because their char
acter is bad and their schemes flagtious.
When we wage this war, we fight not
only for what we consider the vital princi.
pal OF every government, for the solemn
earnestness that gave our Republic birth did
not exceed the sacred ardor that will now
save il. The South cannot make q more 70.
tai mistake than to suppose that the North
means anything else than CONQUEST Of its
rebellion. 1t will be done. Itcanot DO 9th
erwise for we have the right and the will,
and the strength to do 1t. The sooner the
South understands this fact, and governs IT,
self accordingly, the bitter 1t will be for its
pride, the better for all its moral obligations
and material interests"