The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-09-13

But how can We do tins, seeing that
the graves Of our inthers are yet with
us, and that Bunker Hill yet speaks
to us with voices which will not and
cannot be sulledl (Checis
II we falter, we TAIL; and not only
will Washington, your capital, be
subiugated and sacked, but your
cities and your fields will be swept
over by an army carrying in its train
desolations scarcely surpassed since
the Cloths stabbed their steeds in the
valaces of the Caesars. The tiend.
ish tone of the Southern prees, its
exultant threatenings, and the events
which have Already transpired, fully
Justify me in this declaration. IL,
Therefore, we think OF our lands and
gold, of our merchandise and pleas.
ant homes, or even OF the blood that
courses in our veins, in contrast with
the honor and integrity OF our gov
ernment, we are lost; we shall perish
suddenly, irretrievably, and igno-
miniously. But If true to ourselves,
as | verify believe we will be; if true
to the kindling memories OF the past,
} and to the grandeur OF our mission
ss people, your armies will ns'
!, suredly triumph; and that triumph
the Union sentiment of tho South
, will render complete and enduring
[applausel, and thus. ou, Of oil this
national turmoil, and battle, and
bloodshed, aud wriuging anguish,
+ there will in the end arise II futur,
, for our country, bright as that rain
bow which spans the misls tha
! mount above tho tortured hell D
I Niucara's waters. For that future
that bow of promise. and OF beauty
NAV well he accepted as the nppro'
, pirate emblem. [Applauee.
: One of the most fearful obstacles
VIII ch has been encountered in thu
, successful prosecution OF this war il
. the disloyaity found in the midst .
us. Cries of That's SOL This il
D especially true in relation to Wash
= ington city and the border states
! but it is iu a degree true everywhere
Q and to this is traceable much OF tina
:. discourageinent under which tho ma
. ton is now suffering. The countr,
! is now rejoicing in those bold ant
] decided measures which the Prcsi
= dent is taking to subdue this iata
] source of weakness and defeat
4 [Cneers 1t is in vain that the stal
b wart arms and hearts Of this grea
Il nation toll at the pumps, 30 long q
d men are kept on board with augur
i 10 their pockets, who at every stole
s opportunity are boring holes in tn
e bottom of the noble ship on whic
q we are embarked. [Applause.]
= Fellow citizens, the thought oI dis
Y membering this Union. which In
t, been the source OF all our strengt
i and all our joys rs II nation, ca
II be- entertained by 10 true man.
Is Dismernberment would involve tn
basement Of all OF which We, q
2. Americans, have 30 long and 6
IT Justly been proud, and the complc'
n ruin Of that grand inheritance whic
m we have received from our father
ul and which it is our duty to tranSm
a undiminisl.cd in i,s blessings to o,
u. desc .nlants. 1t would conduct
n, from palaces Of prosperity and pow
IL to novels OF wretchedness AID
- graves Of dishonor.
MT When the wise man OF old, eitlll
no in Judgment upon the rival cl aims
|e' TWO mothers to the p2,s3;s,esSion OF q
Ia, cut in twain. and that one half sIou
he be given to one claimant and /
ee other half to the other, it WAS t
ed false mother who accepted and Z
ito ulted in the Judgment, while the tr
,ss mother tuned away with horror, | I
ierring to commit the life of Ter o
We spring to the keeping Of even 1
he own enemy, rather than that it sbou
iii thus perish. The filial aud the II
- ternal instincts are in this regard
Ct same. Tho man who is willing Il
inc this prosperous and tree country sh
cir be severed 10y the sword OF treas
ly. now suspended over it, may ha
tn. been born upon American soil, |
pt, he has no American heart in
are bosom. Cheers, and cries of Good
the The true son OF the Republic, like
ea. true mother, turns away from the p
tn. posal with Indignation and ahh
yht renee.
lis. But, fellow citizens, | have p
sented myself before you not TO ma
his political speech, but to thank yon
ust which do again aud again, ir'
yea my heart--for this most distin2ui
,eu ell honor. [Great cheering
civ Mr., Holt and Mr. Everett then
EN- tired to the drawing room oI
ave hotel, and u large number OF the I
ind izcns of Boston embraced the opp
,r,s tunity to pay their respects tothe
ee, The band performed number
mi. pieces in front Of the hotel, at
,siI which tho crowd in the street d
om perscd, with cheers for the gslli
mi. kentuckian aud the Union.
les, ----'---'''---
,ho WASHINGTON. September G.-I
the War Department, yesterday 81
in word to General Wool, to perm
ese II entity hold Hatteras inlet, l