The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-09-04


world, we have the moral and material
elements to do it all, aud to insure victo.
ry. Rebellion has not the financial abll
ity to stand long war, with ali their
gains from privateering aud piracy, aud
issuing Confederate bonds--made lien
upon the property OF people who were
never consulted as to their issue, and who
repudate them-worth as much as aJune
frost, or cold wolf track, which no 6nan-
cier fit to be outside of lunatic asylum
would give shilling peck for They
may vex, they may harrass. they may de-
stroy, they may commit piracy, but the
reckoning is to come for all this. They
will be brought to the judgment of the
American people-ot their own people.
They will be arraigned, and WHO is there
will be ready to stand up as their defend
ers in the name Of the Constitution
Il tell thee Culloden dread echoes shall ring
With blood hounds that bark for thy fugitive
king"
What a glorious Constitution we shall
have when it finds such glorious inter
prefers How strong our institutions
will be anchored upon such foundations !
The Constitution will then literally
"Live through all time, extend through all
extent
Spread undivided, operate unspent."
l know there are some who fear the war
like power of the rebellious States They
had great deal of power for good; but
they have a great deal less than they
imagine or Is generally imagined for evil
We are a good deal slower in waking up,
but when walked up we are great deal
more IN earnest. The tone or the Rebel
press is exceedingly braggart ID regard to
It's men and Its victories. 1t reminds ne,
when | hear of their selfIauded prowess,
of the showmau who spoke of the great
capacity of the animal be was exhibiting :
"Ladies and gentlemen" said he, "this
is the Bengal tiger, measuring fourteen
feet from the tip Of bis nose to the tip of
his tail, and fourteen more from the Zip of
his tail back to the Tip of his nose, ,makingin
all twenty eight feet Now [ think their
estimate about their forces and capacity
are just about as liberal. And they are
to be looked at accordingly. Neyerthe-
less, they have great elements Of mis-
chief And if Satan himself had been
sent on earth to scourge mankind, and 10
cover the land with desoation, he could
not have performed his mission more sue
cessfully than by assuming the shape of
Rebel demagogue, and preaching Seces-
sion. ('Sound. y Now | have clear
and well defined, and distinct theory, of
whas | would do with this matter to at
tain peace do not know that this
Government ever can be brought back to
where it was before, In the enjoyment of
all its relations; but | believe it can be.
In population, wave succeeds wave ia
generations as wave succeeds wave upon
the ocean, and the men of today pass
away to-morrow. | believe il can be
brought back, bat not by fostering repel,
/ lion; F.; but it IS by treating it as treason
robbery ami murder. And if this Gov
/ err ment ever can be saved, il pust be bv
a summary chastisement and overthrow
Of rebellion, so that the loyal people of
! the Southern States can come forward
and administer the Government of these
! States as before. Who IS the missionary
that is going with his peace propositions?
What is be going to say What will he
say to this party in rebellion? 1t is a
pretty thing to talk about, and for the
designing to dupe the North; but it i q
very awkward thing to practice If you
driVc out rebellion. you viii have loyal
people South as well as Moth Then
they will do what Virginia, and Missouri,
and Maryland are trying to do, and what
kentucky and Delaware are doing Are
there any men here who want this Union
divided? f? ("No.") Then do not sym
oathize with treason in any form in gen
ter, number, person or case III amp of its
qualifications. Hunt it like ferocious
lonstcr wherever You find it. Is there
ly wbo wishes THIS matter let alone to
perfect the rebellion SO causelesaly COM
tmenced
"Who would be a traitor knave?
Who would fll a coward's grave?
Who so base as be as.aye2
Let him turn and fec
Who for UHioU dad fer Lar
Freedoms sword VIII strongly draw.
Freemen stand or freemen fall,
Let han toijo'c me
And that is, fight for the Union, the whole
Union, aud nothing but the Union Let
every American. citizen, instead of cry
ing peace, peace, when there is no peace,
rally upon the ranlparrs until Secession is
sienced; until the roar OF artillery has
ceased Then We shall have peace. en-
during, perpetual peace, and as monsters
are seldom born of the same generation,
we shall have no more of this Secession