Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-08

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In all the theatrical Secession farewells in
Congress, but two members have had honor
enough to secede honestly. These are Mr..
Hill, of Georgia, who resigned, and Mr..
Bouliguy, who denied the authority of the
Louisiana Convention, and refused to with.
draw with his colleague; but declared that
when he withdrew, it would be by resigna-
ton. All of the seceders merely withdrew,
go as to play fast and loose and be ready to
come back at any time. They are now menu
hers Of Congress, exercising the franking
privilege, and under their official oath to
support the Constitution of the United States,
while they are abettingrebels in arms against
thesGoverument.
The officers of the army and navy, who
have been led into Secession by these Con-
gressmen, felt that honor required them to
resign their places under the Government,
before they made war upon it; and they did
go, giving up their profession and livelihood,
without any prospect of a restoration. But
the distinguished Senators and Representa-
tives who led them into this sacrifice of
their prospects, and who were under the
same honorable and official obligations to
resign before they made war upon their Gov
ernpent, were sharp enough to retain their
own hold upon Office, so that when the play
is played out, they can resume it at once,
ard perhaps draw pay for their absence.
Then what will become of the Southern
officers of the army and navy, whom they
have betrsyed2 Only the President can
restore them; and is that likely2 Was there
ever meaner treachery than that Of these
Secession congressman to their fellows
They profess to have the support of the
people. If 30, they could safely appeal to
them for reelection, when the time came
TO return. But they were careful to hold on
to what they had, and take no chances them
selves, while they led the army officers into
a resignation, which sacrifices their pros
poets for life, without any recourse.
They might have advised the army officers
TO follow the same course which they them
selves did, and hold on for future contingent
cies. The officers looked to them for in
formation as to the nature of the movement,
and for advice and doubtless took their
withdrawal from Congress as a final separa-
ton, without stopping to reflect on the mo-
tiTes disclosed by their retaining their offices.
The army and navy officers are victims OF
the treachery of the Congressman. There
has been pieayune, twO-penny, Aint-skin-
ming sharpness about the whole Secession
movement that distinguishes it from all rev.
olutionary movements that the world evel
saw. In no other was fiery patriotic zeal Sc
tempered by tuppenny calculations. And il
no other was rebellion so early characterized
by treachery to each other, such as we hay,
stated.
Everybody can see that the Secession
movement was begun as a political trick, L
frighten the North into concessions. A Gov
eminent would have stopped it at once. Bu
they had the Government. They intende
to go out, retaining the hold on office, so a
to return when the North had been sui
fieiently frightened. But they played
stronger than they intended. Encourages
by the treAchery and their virtual abdicatiol
of the Government, and by the promise o
concessions in the North, it gathered fore
and got into the hands Of the mob in tn
South, and ran away from the leaders. Ant
now, probably, the most frightened men il
this natiOn-if we may except few emas
culAted Republieans-sre probably the yer.
men who originally plotted this conspiracy
St. CypriAn called woman the Devils pur
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