The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-28

Jackson and Hamilton have both given
IN the testimony OF their vigorous minds
against coercion. They declare il sub
vcrsivs OF the vsry purposes of union. -
Admit. Tor the saks u aggurEent. shat Lin
coin could send al army down south 70
conquer them, and coerce ;hem in,o the
tnion- How would you goyera them a.
ter you had done this? Would you hold
them as 4 conquered province ana govern
them by a Ficeroy, OF Captain Gensr.
a? What kind ofa Union would thai BE-
which was made bv the sword II is the
part Of wisdom 70 answer al ,hss9 quss
tiens before the berouean task Of cosrciaE
state into the Union IS attempted
Aud, sir. j. would e. well T. remsm5er
that We belong g race mat never vas
conquered /; aud not TO forget that he
vantage gronnd is All on the side Of those
! fighting on their own soil
1t viii ref be war with Mexico, or
invading England. bu; war ~ith brethren
"A deadly cambat between the psople of
one blood, and animated By he ssme spir-
/ il of bravery.
No, if it must come. lei Us have disun
Ion with ali its terrible train Of evils, such
IS the m;md Of man ha,n rot power 10 con-
ceive but civil var, never s. help re.
Ged, / will never vote money. arms or
ren. 10 Abraham Lincoln, or any other
man to soeree the south into the Union.
ard thereby drench this nation in fraternal
blood
But. if We must have civil war, / shall
be disposed TO obey the admoni,on Of
! Poor Jeanette TO her soldier lover
''Jast let those who make the quarrel
Be the only oncs to 6gh;."
The Republicans have made the quarrel
with the South, and If j, mus. be settled
with the sword. they ATE the ones to settle
It.
We hear a great deal said of late about
legal authority, ard National honor; but
| tell you, sir, when events Ike he presen;
are pressing upon us, ii IS 10 time to oe
sticklaEs about nice legal questione, and
delicate points Of honor We mus. meet
things as they are, and meet ;hem like true
men. Whatever may be The eircums,an-
ces surrounding our action, we should a
all times be governed by sound policy.
and with a single eye 70 Tie common good.
Our country's flag, and be rigb.s. have
been violated at Charleston by som Of her
own sons It Is 10 be regretted that they
should so far ;orgo. thamse YES &C thus to
DO violence to ,heir country. BIZ, can We
afford SO epguii ,A.8 nation Il rmin merely
to average ira: insult l answer, 10.
1t IS not the hrst time our ccuulry's hag
and nonor have been infuIled. il was a
deep dishonor TO that noble flag. when a
great parry, striving for tie Presidency,
= little more than four years ago. raised
- the gaze % the land a banner Of only Xix
seeu s.aTs. Our coGntly's honor is openly
assailod when her Constitution, and tie
solemn laws Of her Congress are violated
with impuni;y. And yet shis is doue in
nearly every Republican State in the Union.
and their ouly answer to it all is, yes and
amen i seems TO ne in bad taste. to say
the ieast, for Republicans TO b. crying OF
in holy honor p: the dishonor Sou,h Car
DINA IL bringing spon our nation ap-
prhendsc, sir, see the point 10 their in
digna,icn. They are terribly exercised Tor
sona pre.eS: 70 engage in their daring
scheme o: eosrcion-snd they thnlk tins
affords one
We hear also great deal about enfor-
cing the laws, Of laie. l fear, however g
grea; desl Of the hue snd cry on lhls SUB
Jet arises, not so much from wish 10 see
-he Laws vindicased ss for another plea 10
begin the civil strife. TOO an, FOR eng.r-
eng tie laws, but only with sound ds-
cret.on. Ii my brother strikes me ia an
ger. don't prosecute him for assault and
battery ls. perchance, be is led go far as
tray as to rob me of my purse. 1 don't
pursue him TO the penitentiasy but en-
deavor by kindness TO sntice him from his |
course Of vice into the paths Of recliude
l think. sir. one difficulty in This matter
is, We forget with whom We have = con
trovercy 1t isn't foreign foo j, isn't
a horde of despersdoes invading our soil
but the mombers OF 2 common family
Shall we, then, pursue them with the sword |
and say, you must" or shall we not ra.h
er extend the hand of iellowship-hola !
out the olive branch Of peace, and say to
them, in the spirit of bro;herly love bring
forward your grievances, and ~. ~iil hsa,
suViis db0 NbCtCiu fOA iieNS CVtb |
We will make full ropsrstion. The al,ern-
alive is set before us-concession or CON
pronnise--snd. thereby, union and peace.
or civil war and disunion. and the wreck Of
every hops of humanity. In the name Of
God will we hesi,ae about our choice?
Virginia. that mother of Presidents. TIE |
land tina. nursed cur Washington and jeff
er.on-- tha, Old Union loving Dominion,
to whose bounty we are to-day indebied for
our own goodly State she still stsnd, BY
the Union. She. forgetting her own
wrongs aud grievances in her loyalty TO
the Union--iorgettiny Invasion and MUIR
der in her own Bosom. aud the bitter fling
Of cowardice and insult that the John
Brown syBpathizers everywhere hurled
upon her-she, calls upon us. 10 the spin.
OF fraternal love. 10 unite with her IN a last
effort TO save this country.
Shall we refuse Ia meet her in tho same
spirit Shall we say TO her. as Republic
ans sag upon this floor, we have no conces-