The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-07-11

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No choice was left but to call out
the wartpower Of the Government
to resist the force employed for ito
destruction by force for its prcser-
walton.
The call was made and the ro-
sponso of the country was most
gratifying. Rapidly following the
proclamation calling out $4,000
volunteers, was another for closing
the ports Of the insurrectionary dis
tricts. So far all was. thought to
be strictly legal. lat thia point
the insurrectionists announcedtheir
purpose to enter uponthe practice
of privateering. Other calls were
made for volunteers to- serve three
years, unless sooner discharged, and
also for a large addition to the reg
ular army md-Havy.
1t is recommended that yousgive
tire legal means Matchmaking this con-
test a short and decisive one; that
you may place at the control of the
Government for the work, at least
100000 Anlen and $400,000,0Q0.
That number Of men is about one-
tenth Of those of proper ages with
in the regions where all apparent
ly areswilling to engageyand the
sum is less than o twenty-third
part ofthe money value owned by
the men who seem ready to devote
the whole.
A right result,at this time will
be worth more to the world than
ten times the men and ten times
the money, and the evidence reach
ing us from the country leaves no
doubt that the material for tho
work is abundant.
The Seceders insist that our Con-
stitution admits Of Secession. They
have assumed to make q National
Constitution of their own, while Of
necessity they have discarded or
retained the right of Secession as
they insistit exists in ours. If they
have discarded, they thereby admit
that on principle it ought not to be
in ours; if they have retained, by
| their own construction of ours they
show that to be consistent they
must secedefrom one another when
ever they shall ffud itstheleasiest
way of settling their debts or effect
ing any other. selfish or unjust OBJ
ject.
, Our popular Government has Of"
Item been called an experiment.
Two points in tour people have
already settled the successful estab-
lishment and the sucoessfulsadmin-
istering of it. One still remains,
its successful maintenance against
IL formidable internal attempt to
overthrow it. 1t is now forthem
+ to demonstrate to the world that
? those who can fairly carry an cleo
ton, can also suppress a rebellion;
that ballots are the rightful and
peaceful successors of bullets, and
that when ballots have fairly and
constitutionally decided, there can
be no successful appeal backt to bull
t let's; that there can be no successful
appeal except to ballots themselves.
Lest there be some uneasiness in
t the minds Of candid men az to
what is to be the course of the Gov
. eminent towardth Southern States
after the rebellion shall have been
suppressed, the Executive deems it
proper to say it will be his purpose
then, as ever, to be guided by the
Constitution and the laws, and that
he probably will have no different
understanding of the powers and
duties of the Federal Government
relativeAt to the rights of the States
and the people under the Consti-
, tuition than expressed in the Inau-
gural address. He desires to pre-
serve the Government that may DO
administered for all as it was ad-
ministercd by the men who made
, it. gIE
: In full view Of his great respon!:
) sibility, the Executive has so far
done what he has deemed his duty.
| You will now, according to your
own judgment, perform yours. He
sincerely hopes that your views and
your actions may so accord with
his as to assure all faithful citizens
who have been disturbed in their
rights of a certain and speedy res
toration Of the laws; and, having
thus chosen our course with pure
purpose, let us renew our trust IN
God, and go forward without fear,
and with manly hearts.
[Signed] ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Washington, Julyj4j 1851. I