The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-05-07

: Almighty God, is without the least shadow
of reasonable excuse, most ruthessly as
sailed by those who--in the sight Of higl
Heaveu-haye sacredly sworn to defend it,
They who owe all they are; owe all thoy
possess and oil they can hope for in tlis Re
public, are plotting, planning, working, mur
dering, for its overthrow. In them the heath
en- proverb seems most applicable and true
; "Those whom the Coils determine TO destroy
they first make mad" On the other hanC
is the Government, powerful and determined
to maintain her position, to execute the law
and crush the Goddess rebellion. Three
months ago, who really thought OF this inter
nal warfarel who thought Of such caan
tous state of thinesi who but those initiated
into the secret plottngs against the govern
ment could think it even possiblea Ameri
cans at war with Americans to maintain thei
lberties9 What horrible tidingsl What q
shock of wonder and amazemeat this new:
sends through the whole of Europe. Just in
the height of our prosperity, influence anu
glory, our name is tarnished. Just as France
is regainug portion Of her freedom under
"Napolecn," the word is heralded there that
men are not capable Of self government, but
ulusl De Iuleu Nv IIdStcrs. just Us Ildy j.
throwing off the in,oerable tyranny of the
Bourbons and merging into new life, whose
very soul is "Natioaal mity," Americans
are msdly throwing that unity away. Just
as Hungary and Poland are bracing them
selves up to the struggle, and are about to
plunge once more into the frey ordeal of war
in order to gain their liberty, Americans are
pa, ing the same fearful price to destroy it,
Just us the down trodden christians of the
East are shaking off forever tho intolerabe
yoke of the insolent and mercless Turks,
just at this moment our proud standard,
whick we foudly saw leading the van of the
glorious procession OF Nations towards iibcr,
/ ty, is traed ANONYMOUSLY in the dust and
! her brgh, coior- dorbIed in brothci's uiou1
for the contest of freedom.
What a tremendous blow is this TO the
Old World! what shock to the freedom
loving and freedom fighting men there, and
what II support to tyranny. Who could have
thought it, who but those who sought it cod
have imagined that Americans would have
taken such "A step backwards toward barbar-
lsm! No foreign powers nor even our own
government could bo persuaded OF this
ScaicoIv three weeks ago could she believe
/ it, and though so often threatened with men
acing words and a feg menacing acts, yet
could she hardly glvp it credance that any
of her cilizcns-,worn to honor and protect
her; iricndly eating their bread at her table
would lit up their heel against her. She
could not believe that any woul hc so blind,
80 fool hardy as to attack their own Liberties I;
destroy their ewn prosperity and ma ly, wild
y rush on 10 their own inevitable deStruc
tion; therefore the Government bad made
scarce any preparation for the assault. But
soon she was undeceived. The booming Of
cannon upon her loyal sons-who in their
love and fidelity 10 their country were pre-
serving her laws, her property and her hon
or-dispelled hor doubts; it awoke govern
ment to reality Of her position and aroused
her TO sense Of her responsibility. She
saw her condition and she spoke to her peo.
pie. The national flag shot from tho walls
Of Sumter. and as it WIS falling, iluttcring
in the winds of Heaven, sent rcyorL"rating
thrill through the heart Of tho whole North,
and millions Of the brave sons Of freedom
sprang to it. defense
Thanks, many thanks TO the voice Of those
cannon; for i, has r4movel all party lines and
consolidated the entire North. All are Dem
ocrats. all are Republicans. That voice has
formed an imprcgna5le phalanx of millions Of
hardy (reemen, whose hearts beat us the
/ heart of one man, with the patriotic pulse Of
, defense Of the Government, at all hazards
Thanks again to tho guns Of MouItre; for
hal they kept silent, the Government might
still be resting in quiet, undisturbed as though
unconscious of the impending storm gather
ing about her; She might still have remain
ed Inactive suffering herself to be bound
hand and oot-sulerng herself to be strip
ped Of all her defeuces, ani permitting the
Judases to betray her. Had those guns kept
silent, tie Southern rebellion would have had
/ longer time to perfect its nefarious schemes;
little more chance to rob and plunder the
Government to ill up its exhausted store
houses, and it would have had lttlo longer
time in its pleasing anticipations, and to in.
dure a little longer in its delaSive hope Of
success. But the guns were noisy, they spake
/ in good time, they revealed their purpose;
and although their sounds may seem u the
Southern rebellion, as Shouts Of Uiciory, they
will yet prove TO be the bitter walls of its de-
strucrou. Mouitrie's guns ara ringing yet in
the ears Of an infuriated people; their voice
with The speel Of lightning, has sent their in
solent challenge to the farthercst North, the
EXTREMIST East AMI the rcnotc,t " est; and
from every city, village, town and hamlet,
there speedily comes back but the one deter
mined Response, "Thc Union foroyor ,andjrath
to all Trators.' The most il tense excitement
prevails every where. Tho most determined
resolution pcrvadcs all ranks, and classes.
The Go, eminent is aroused and is moving:
money is given freely aud without limit
Frecmen fr.m every class; the son of the
millionaire. and the son Of the plowmdn; !;
Frccmen from every station and calling in
life are enlisting, arminc. drill ing and rushing
on TO the contest,to rol back the rebe lious tide
with all the horrd caanilics of war-up
on the heads Of the rebels themselves. God
speed them on their mission, God defend
them aud protect the right.
Civil var is upon US; war without any pro.
vocation; R~bellous war is thrust upon Us t;
war with. the least shallow OF a cause for
rebellion; Goddess war is brought against
US; war, such as the world never saw, such
as man never dreamed Of or devil attempt.
ed, since Satan led his rebellious minions
against the courts of Heaven. 'Tis war
! ,o;soJ mn n al laJ on ly IA, v,i,st of ,,,;tors