Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-05

The common soldiers and com mon sailors To us
last man, so far as known, they hsve suooessfuly
resisted the trsitorous enorb ~ those whose com
msnds, but an hour before, they obeyed ~ abso-
Lutte law. This 10 the patriotic instinct Of plain
people. They understand, without an srgumeut
That The destroying the Government which Wa
mede oy Washington means no good 70 them
Oar popusar government has oflen been called
an eh experiment.. Two points In 10 our people have
aifeady settled-the successful sStablIsAtrf and
.ne ooo,sinl 'dnltn'steinE Of IL. One am
u" succtseful v7dfHfepas. against a form
liable Internal attempt 70 overthrowit rs, nov.
for them 70 demonstrate to the world that tbo~.
woo can iaiy carry an election, csn also suppress
reoeiloni tnat ballots are the rightful and D.noeN
ful successors Of bullets; and thSt When h,iiot.
have fairly ard constitutionally decided theye c,r
be no successful appeal back TO bullets that there
can be successful appeal except 70 bsllots ,hsm
selves, at succeeding elections
Such will be great lesson Of peace TEACHING
men that what they cannot take by an election,
neither can they take u by q war teaching ali
the folly Of being the beginners Of = war
Lest tberesbe some uneasness in the minds Of
candid men, no TO what 10 20 be the course Of tbs.
government, towards the southern States a6f,,
the rebellion shall have been suppressed the En-
ecutive deems 10 proper 20 say, ID will be bis pur
pose then, as ever, 70 be guided by the Consttu.
ton and the laws and that he probably will hsv.
no different understanding OF the row r, and
duties Of the federal government relatively 20 Oh.
rights Of the States and the people under tb.
Constitution, than that expressed in the inaugural
address:
He desires TO preserve the Government, tbs, 10
may be administered for all, 10 wa. admins
tered by the men who made 10. Loyal citizens
everywhere, have the right 10 claim this % their
government; and the government has no right %
withhold, or neglect IL It's not perceived that
ia giving IL, there 10 any coercion, any conquest,
or any subjugation, in any just sense Of those
terms.
The Constitution provides and all the states
have accepted the provision, that " The United
Ststes shall guarantee TO every State In this CnioB
| republican form OF government ~ But IL a State
may lawfully 20 out Of the Union, having done
/ so, IL may also discard the republican form of
government; 90 that 70 prevent iu going 10 an
/ Indispensable nedss, TO the sHd, Of maintaining
/ the guaranty mentioned aud when an end 10
| lawful and obligatory, the Indispensable means
| TO IL, are also lawful and obligatory.
IL was with the deepest regret that the Exec
utive found the duty Of employing the war pow
| er, In defense of the government, forced upon
L him lie could but pc form this duty. or sur
| render the existence Of the government No
| compromise, by public servants, could, In this
case, be cures not that compromises are not Of
/ ten proper, but that no popular government can
| long survive marked precedent, thstthose who
| carry an election, can only save he government,
Il from immediate destruction, by giving M IN.
main point, upon which the people gave the
| election. The people themselves, and not thei,
servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate
/ decisions
As a private citizen, tie executive could no.
have consented that these installations shall rer.
L ish much less could he, In betrayal Of so vast
and 80 sacred a trust, as these free people had
| con1ded to him He fel, that be had 40 rnor,l
right 70 shrink, nor even to count the chances Of
| his own life. In what might follow In full view
| Of his great responsibility, he has, so far don.
/ what he has deemed his duly.
You will now, according 20 You, ovn iudg
| ment, perform yours He sincerely hopes thai
your views and your action may 90 accord with
bis, as 70 aesure all faithful citizens who haze
| been disturbed In their rights, Of certain az
speedy restorotion to taem, under the Const.tu
ton and the laws
| And having thus choeen our course, without
| guile, and with pare purpose, let us renrw our
| tnst In God, ard go forward without fear, and
i with mauly hearts.
July g. 1851. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
HousE On motion Of Mr.. Bovejoy the su,e
/ proceeded TO the election Of Sergeant Arms
resulting In the choice Of Edward Ball of OH
The House proceeded 20 the election for Do5..
keeper; electing Ira Goodnow, Of New York
/ A resolution appointing Rev. II. n Stockton
| Chaplain OF the Thirty-seveuth Congress IVES
unanimously adopted.
The vote for Postmaster was next taken, result
/ Ing In the election Of w. =. King, Of Minnesota
The Presidents message was received, when
Il our report closed.