Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-09-26
ssC0mnramise.,,

HCOmpremise.1
This is the word made use of by the friends
of the white flag or "peace ticket" nominated
at Columbuson the 7th of Aug. Compromise with
whom? with men with arms in their hands--with
traitors? No. With whom tben7 Why, they
tell Us. with the Union men ofthe South! Why
gentlemen, the Union men of the South ask no
compromise; they ask only for arms, for help
to rid their States of traitors. No gentlemen,
most of you who cry out for compromise" arc
answered that the hour for it passed long before
the attack upon Fort Sumter. The Southern
leaders resolved. in the year 1860, that this Un-
ion should be dissolved; they attended all
Conventions, Democratic, Republican and A
merican, for the purpose of practicalizing this
resolution; they employed as their agents in
transferring arms from the North, even mem
bers of the Cabinet of Mr.. BUCHANAN, they
gained by judicious management. advantages
of the most important character. they seized
the public moneys, tie fortresses and every
thing belonging TO the Federal Government
within the limits of the South.
In the face of these stubborn facts. men come
TO usevery day who ask for peaceable adjust
meDt of the difficulties between the South and
the North. We must tell these men, once for
all, that we have but one course TO pursue: ace
must conquer the armed traitors Of the South, or
they sriu conquer us. We are not in need of
Peace Conferences" long speeches. Congresses,
eic-; the desderatum is fighting men, powder.
lead and iron. The South possesses tremendous
power-a power which, from the beginning, we
have underestimated; We are warning against
brave, gallant and determined people; war
ring in the face of the fact that no united people
euer ,cerc conquered; We are warning against the
commercial interests of Europe; and We must
rise to the dignity of the occasion.
America must arm! She must step forward,
and place herself by one splendid effort, among
the proudest nations of the earth. We are
sleeping on the very verge of the crater of vol
canol We have resources sufficient to defy the
world in arms; but these resources have not
been developed. America is a blind giant;
even in early manhood-in the midst of her
pride, her glory and her power-staggers and
trembles before the world.
Greece-"the land of scholars and the nurse
Of arms refused to compromise" with the
"immorial gods" The politicians of America
hawk their honor in every market space on the
earth.
Three hundred Spartans bathed their hands,
commended their souls 10 the keepers of the
Elysian fields, gave their hearts to those that
loved them, and threw themselves upon two
millions of men; and,
O for drop of Spartan blood,
Or that illustrious 4dftic fire.
Which, as the DANCE greater grew
Burned only brighter, mounted higher
Until the heavens were wrapped in flame,
And beamed with mattyred freemens fame!
We must drive small men from high places;
substitute giants for pigmics; there must be no
hesitation; "the summer soldier and sunshine
patriot will, in this crisis, desert his country;
but he that stands it now, deserves the love and
thanks of man and woman"
Let us bring out the entire force of the na:ion
let us initiate the example of that proud peo-
pie of Europe, which, rather than submit TO
foreign Tyranny, cut her own dykes, and per-
mitted tie ocean TO overflow the land. Let US
boldly, bravely strike a noble blow; let war,
"grim-visaged" war. rage, if necessary, from
the banks of the Ohio TO the Southern Gulf;
and when the roll OF nations shall again be call
ed, America baptized in blood. wi / stand forth
like the cross in the Wilderness glorious
lighthouse on the path of time, to which ages
of oppressed humanity will turn in hope, and
whose eulogy will be pronounced by the latest
and most enlightened generations of mankind.