Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-12
NO 15.

have fairly and c6ristitntionally decided, Their
can be NO Successful appeal back to bullets
that there can be no successful appeal e7cep
to ballots themselves at succeeding elections
Such win be great lesson of peace, teaching
men what they cannot take by an election
neither can they take it by war; teaching all tn,
foilies Of being the Beginners Of war;
Lest there be some uueasiness III the mind:
Of candid met Dc 10 What Il to be the course OF
the Govern nent towards the Southern States
Gftef The rebellion shall have been suppressed
the Executive deems it proper to say it will be
his Purpos6 then, as ever, to be guided by the
Constitution and the laws, Gnd that he proba-
BY viii have no different Hndegsta&diHg Of the
powers and duties Of Tie Federal Govern.
mcnt relative 10 the rights Of the States and
the people under the Constitution than ex
pressed III his inaugural address. He desires to
preserve the Gjve-nment ttiat Il ifey BIZ adj
n1inistered for all as it was administered by the
men who made it.
Loyal citizens have tie right TO clailH this of
their government, and the government has no
right 10 withhold or neglect it. 1t Is not per
ceived that in giving it these is aug toersion.
any CONQUEST, or any subjugdtion, III any just
sense Of these terms.
The Constitution proviaes; aud arl The States
have Oceepsed the pr6Fisioh, that tho Uuited
States shall guarantee to every State in this
Union republican form Of government but
+ state may lawfully go out of .ths UuIon,
having done so, it may Also discstd TIE repub,
lican form Of government; go that to prevent
its going out, all Indispensable means TO
the end Of maintaining the guaranty mention
ed, when an end is lawful and obligatory, tho:
Indispensable means to ii sre also lawful and
obligatory.
1t was with tie deepest regret Chat the Exc
cutiTe found the duty. Of employing the war
power III defence of fbg goTefnnent firred upon
him. He could but perform his duty or sur
render the existence Of the government.
No compromise by public servants could .iH
this case be,a Cure; not that compron ises are
not often Proper but that no tppufxr Govern
ment anlong survive marked precedent that
those who carry election, can only save the |
Government from immediate destruction, by |
giving up the main point upon which III? peotle |
give the eloction. The people themselves and !
not their ssrfshts can safely reverse their own
Deliberate discussions. ~ !
Dct have consented that their institutions |
should perish, much less could he have be-
trayed SO vast and 20 sacred trTst ss these. !
free people had c,nfded in his. Hs fo!t thai |
he had no moral right TO shrink Tor even to
count the chHncss Of bis own lie iu what uFight /
follow. /
In FIJI risa Of bfs great responsibility he
has 80 far done whst he hsy deemed his duty I
You will NOW; rceGfding Is. your own judg-
ment, perform yours. He sincerely hopes that
your actions may so accord with his as to Sssufe
all faithfuI citizens, who have. been disturbed |
IN their fights, Of a certain ahfs speedy rsstor-
alton Of the laws, and having thus chosen our
course with Ptrre purpose, let renew our trust
in God, and 90 forward without fear and with
manly hearts.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.