Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-08

..ou al tuoe largo el8SS mo are at once for the
mon and against coercion, would be coerced tc
vote against the Union.
1t may be affirmed without extravsr.nce tho,
the free Institutions which We enjoy have devel.
oped the powers and improved the condition q,
our whole people, beyond any example in tbe
world. VI this, We now have . striking and i'm.
Fressive illustration. So large an army as the
uoVernment mas now on foot, was never before
known without a soldier in it who has taken his
place there of his own free choice. But more thar
TINS, there are many single regiments whose mem
Ders one and another, posses q full practical
knowledge OF all the arts and sciences professions
what ever else whether useful or elagant IL known
to the Whole world, and there is scarcely one from
which there Gould not be selected President a
Cabinet, Congress and perhaps q Court abun
dantly competent to administer to the Government
nor do say this Is not true also in the army "A
our late friends, now adversar,cs, in this CO test
but 1t IS go much the better reason why the Gov.
eminent which has conferred such benefits ON both
them and tho United States should not be broken
up in any section.
Whoever in any section proposes to abandon
such government would do we'll to consider in
Difference t. what principles it is that he docs il
whether the substitute will give or be intended to
give 80 much good to the people. There is some
ioreshadowing on this subject. Our adycrsarie.
have adopted some declarations Of independence
IN which, unlike the good old sne penned by JEFF
c.son, theyomit the words, sarc created equal. "
Why have they adopted q mporary national
constitutiou,iD tho preamble of which, unlike our
good Old one, signed by Washington. thew omit
I'VE, the Poop g !" and substitute eve, the depu.
TIES OF the sovereign and independent States. !"
WY TINS deliberate pressing out Of view OF the
rights Of men and the authority Of the peoplei
ms 10 essentially . peoples contest on the
side OF the Union-it Is . struggle fnr
maintaining ip the world that form and sub.
stance OF government whose leading object il
TO elevate the condition OF man. TO lift arti6.
ciai weights from oil shoulders, to clear the
Paths Of laudabls pursuit and TO sfford all an
unfettered start and fair chance 10 the ace Of
lie. yielding to partial aud Temporary de.
partures from necessity.
This is the leading object from Government.
whose existence we contend. l am most nanny
20 believe that the plain people understaud "A
appreciate this. 1t 10 worthy Of note that vhile
IN this, the Government's hour of trial ia,,s
numbers OF those In the army and navy Who me-
been favored with the olkoors rank have ro.;ccsa
And proved false to the land that pam rercd ,6em'
not oaes common soldier or common saiieri "a hnovr
% shsve deserted the Dag Great honor Il
due to those ofhce1 Who Fsnainsd true spirifed
me example Of their 'trsacherous associate. Rut
the greates- honor and moss emphatic fast Of ali
y the unanimous 6rmnsss Of the common soldiers
lad common sailors. To the last man q ,ar ~
.eown, they successfully resisted the tsaitorous
slss q tno:s whose command vithin an hear
sacy obsyed - sbsoluts Law This il Pat.
.U'e .nsaaes q plain nea. They understand With.
~ ssnses sAat ~ assessyiag & tie