Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-30

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the honor 70 invite no TO address yos
On this occasion, upon the momeotou'
issues now presented Of the condition 0
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lie armies are nov marching upon tbs
Federal Capitol, With view Of planting
! evolutionary Gag upon it, dome, se'z'
ing the national archives, taking cap
tive the President elected BY the HANDS
Of the people, 10 the hands Of secession
ists and dsuuionists. A war Of aggres.
sion and determination is being ssged
against the government established by
our fathers. The Toast has gone forth
by the Secretary Of War of this revoIu'
tionsry government, that on the first
day Of May the revolutionary flag shall
Goat from tie walls Of the capitol 81
Washington, and that on the fourth day
Of July the revolutionary army shall
hold possession Of the Hall OF IncePen
d.nce in WaahinUtOn
The simple question presented TO %
il whether we will wait for tho enemy
to carry ont this boast Of making Wal
upon our soil, or whether We will rush
as one man TO the defense Of the gov
ernment and it's capital, to defend It
from the hands Of all assailants who
have threatened it. Great applause.
Already the piratical flag has been IN
furled against the commerce OF the
United States. Letters of marque have
been issued. appealing to the pirates OF
the world to assemble under that revo.
lutionsry flag, and commit depredat'ons
carried on under the stars and stripes.
Hostile batteries have been planted upon
its batteries; custom houses have already
teen established; and We are required
now to pay tribute and taxes without
having . voice in making the laws, i'm
posing them, or having . share in the
dis,r,bution of them after they have
been collected. The question is whether
this war Of aggression shall proceed
aud We remain with folded arms, mac
tive spectators, or whether We shall
meet the aegressors at the threshold and
turn back the tide.
So long AZ there was hope Of peace
ful solution, prayed and implored for
compromise. l can appeal to my coun-
trymen with confidence that ! have
spared no effort, omitted no opportunity
to adopt . peaceful solution OF all these
troubles, add thus restore peace, bappi-
ness and fraternity to this country.
Wien all propositions Of peace fail,
there is but one course left to the pa
triot, and that is to rally under that flag
which has waved over the capitol from
the days Of Washington, and around
the government established by Wash
iugtou, Jefferson, Hamilton and their
compeers. Great cheering.
What is the alleged cause for this in-
vasion Of the rights and authority Of the
government Of the United States? The
cause alleged is that the institutions Of
the Southern States are uot safe under
the Federal Government. What evi
dence has been presented that they are
'nsscures Iappeal to every man within
the sound Of my voice to tell me at what
period, from the time that Washington
was iusugursted, down to this hour,
have the rights Of the Southern States
the rights ofthe shareholders, been more
secure than they arc At this time ?
y hen in the whole history Of this gov
eminent have they stood on so firm .
basis? Fer the first time in the history
Of this republic there 10 no restriction
by act Of Congress upon the institution
OF slavery anywhere within the limits Of
the United States. Then it cannot be
the territorial question that has given
them cause. When was the fugitive
slave law executed with more fidelity
than since the inauguration of the pres
ent incumbent Of the presidential Office
Much applause. Let the people Of
Chicago speak and tell us when we're
the laws Of the land executed with %
nuch firmness aud fidelity, SO far as fugi-
tive slaves we're concerned, as they are
now. Can any man tell me of any one
act Of aggression that has been com-
mitted or attempted since the last pres.
identisl election, that instifies this dis
ruption Of the Federal Union
ask you to reflect and then point out
any one act that has been done any one
duty that has been omitted to be done
Of which any oue Of these disunionist,
can justly complain. Yet'we are told
simply because one party has succeeded
10 presidential election, therefore they
choose to consider that their liberties
are not safe, and therefore they will
break up the government.
had supposed that it was cardinal
aud fundamental principal of our sys
tenn Of government that the decision Of
the people ut the ballot box, without Z
fraud, according to the forms Of the Con
st'tut'on, was to command the explicit
obedience Of every good citizen. Loud
applause. II their defeat at a Presi.
Genital election is to justify the minority
or any portion Of the minority in raising
the traitorous hand of rebellion against
the constituted authorities, you viii find
the future history Of the United State,