Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-21
THE VOICE OF A PATRIOT.

Hon II. Is. Wright has been nominated hy
both the Democratic aud Republican conventions
If the twelfth (pa.) district us Union eandi-
date for Congress, 10 succeed the late Hon.
George W. Scranton aud has accepted both, re-
pudlating all other issues than the support of
the war and the crushing Of the rebellion.
In accepting the nomination ofthe Democratic
convention, Mr. Wright says;-
al cannot admit that any State has the right to
secede without the consent Of all the others As
the compact of Union was the agreement of all
50 its dissolution requires the consent of ali.
Secession, therefore, backed up by force IN
downright rebelion-it is treason to the govern
mcnt, and all those engaged in il deserve tho
penalties which this great crime Justly imposes.
To put down the rebellion which is now nrrayed
against the government ii in Congress, would
vote Tor amy reasonable amount OF money out OF
the.Fedcral Trensury-and, if necessary, nut n
hall million OF men in the field. Nor would /,
without the express will Of the people of this
district, sanction the enactment Of any law or
treaty which would acknowledge the indepeu-
dence Of the coniedeTaied, seeding States
There Is not room enough on this continent
broad rs it is. for the existence of two republics
tine country and one flag is the inheritance from
our fathers, and We should be reckless of the
hlEutI legacy II We permitted this to bu dia-
honored, or that divided,
There must NOT be u divided and dismembnred
republic. If we permit this, we would be false
to cur trust, and leave our children an endless
heritage Of woe. We most certainly have the
power to preserve this government, and il is our
solemn duty to DO it--and il matters not nj what
cost OF blood or treasure.
Peace is to be desired; hut it should only la
nad on such terms as would correspond with the
dignity and character OF an offended government
The destiny Of n great aud happy people should
not lie disturbed, much less destroyed with
impunity. Those men who would strike AT tic
very existence of our liberties, should nav tha
penalty of their crime"
In response to the tender of the nomination to
him by the Republican Convention he pa
triotcally observes:
g instruction should be met, aud with a firm
and decided purpose should be put down. Itis
a duty we owe TO our God, our country, and the
generations Of men who shall succeed U.s.
Liberty is attacked in her own citadel. and ibe
legacy of our fathers is imperiled by bad and
wicked men, Our hopes, our prospects Of the
present and future all at stake ia the fearful
issues Of the day. Like men lot us meet them
and like men let us dispose OF them. Itrequires
all our energy and union of purpose to effect il.
Rebellion cannot stand before the united action
OF the people OF the loyal States, As desirable
as peace may he, VIC cannot afford TO accept It with
n dlsmembered and broken government. Those
men who would destroy it will learn that il can
only he done over the slaughtered bodies of
northern millions, Nor can they be permitted
to hive separate independent confedernpy.
Two governments cannot exist within what now
constitutes the limits of the American Union,
one country and enc flag should be the motto of
every patriot in the land. Better that we should
expend all the treasures of tho nation, and snill
the life blood of half of our people, than sustain
the destruction of the tairest fabric of govern
ment ever devised by man.
Better than thirty millions of freemcn should |
settle the question whether man Inns the capacity
to govern himself, than to postpone it for the
ntbilrament of three hundred millions. II is
freedom or anarchy-a great republic or great
dcspotism For one am ready to meet and dis
pose OF the issue now. And such to-day is the
opinion of every friend of Liberty in the land.
So long then as the good men of all parties have
but one object in common, is there any reason
on earth why we should permit ourselves to be
placed in hostile attitude to each other, aud
thus weaken the moral power Of united action -