Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-24
The Union Fceiing in, ylrxinia.

A Washington CORES pondent OF the New
1SibUae writes on the 18th Inst:
Bavirg Just reformed TO this city after a
tour of four weeks in Virginia, beg per.
mission 10 soy few words TO your readers,
ard, if poss ible, to the Administration, rtIa-
tive 10 the Union Sc ntiment Of the Old Do
minioD, and the surest methBds of enabling
il 10 manifest iIs influence in the support of
the Union, the Conssttutiea and the en-
foIcemebt OF the laws"
FirSt As 10 the strength of the Union
men, | have 10 hesltsncy in saying that
three. iouflbs of all the voteIs,of The State,
were they allowed 10 express their senti-
ments by ballot, would be steadily for the
Union without an u or an GNd
! need not Tepr6sentthe various appliances
and terrible agencies reserted 80 by the
active Seeessionists 10 crush out free thought
as well as free speech, and 10 compel the
masses to shout for Secession when their
besIts are bleeding at the. sight of the
oi, houored stars and stripes. Ny former
loIg resldt nee in Virginia, and connection
WI enc Of her leading newspapers, aud
present opportunities for information enable
NE TO speak. advisediy when L say that no
power short OF terrible deSpotsm and 4
b cody sur veilsnce can force the people of
Virginia 10 vote for Secession.
Second Asto how this Union sentiment
can he best developed AID made serviceable
to the cause of union and good government.
Perhaps my answer may sLartle some of your
timld readers, but necessity should know no
timid OF childish ympathy. Ii is reported
b, Telegraph that " ben the stars aud stripes
wsle displaced from the flag staff at Fort
Sumter, IN the recent engagement there, the
rebels Immediately sent Msior Anderson
another flag, with which to replace the lost
ore, that so brave an officer might continue
10 fight under the emblem Of his nations
glory.
We thank the rebsls for that act, not alone
! for The inspiration it must have given TO the
| brave defenders of Fort Sumter, but for the
moral effect the example is likely TO have on
! the issue of the present crisis.
Now sir, this is the point wislrto make
As long as the present war is wsged on y
| On the seA-eossts,. the traitors will have no
| difficulty in concentrating men suficens to
make the contest tedious one, while the
| Government will derive little or no,aid from
/ the great mass of loyal men scattered att
over the Border and even Gulf States, mauy
| of them being actually forced to take u D
| aims against the Union. But, sir, ell this
may be reversed if our Government. will
only send the loyal citizens of these Staa 5
the stars and stripes around which 20 rally
aud under which TO, 6ght.
Since war II is, and war we mus, have. in
! the name of God and an outraged peonle
let US give it as speedy a term nation as
possible. Let the Government boldly de.
clare its determination speedily to sefd an
army into every disloyal State, Offering
ample protection TO all loyal citizens, and nc
sooner are the stars and stripes ones more
given to the Southern breeze than vast
multitades Of brave and generous men
moved by an impulse of patr ssisln and self
preservation, viii fly to its srRport aud carry
IL in triumph aver the prost. ale anddishon.
Orei legions of the rebel array.
Let this policy be proclaimed, and nc
power can take Virginia ant of the Union
Il is demanded by the loyal citizeas of the
Border States, and is, no donbt mayed fol
by the crushed, downstroddeD, and heart
broken patriots of the seeded States MAY
God in His mercy dirset the .councils of oul
rulers, and out OF tbs furnace of fire briul
the puIest and most. brilliant patriotiSm, thi
most perfect and usalloyed frsedOm, and tn
most substantial evidence 10 the ensIave
nations of the world that there is self.pre
serving power, and an ever expansive an
progressive geaiuo, in the great hepubli,
founded by Washington and his eompatrioi
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