M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-04-11

heretofore, and they are putting this
government iEto operation; and We
stand here today astoniShed at the
great events that are occurring around
us-astonished at the revolution that
is glaring us in the face, and inquir.
ing wha! is to be done.
There was one solitary circumstance
attending the resolutions, however,
that is we'll worthy Of notice. AL.
though the discussion OF them did not
sufficiently recommend them to tho
Congress Of the United State, Il
struck upon the hearts Of the people
throughout the United States, and df.
folded them an opportunity for die.
playing their fraternal feelings 10.
ward US and all the South, and the
generous temper and disposition
which prompted them to seek recon.
oiilation end adjustmeht--an amica.
BILE settlement OF all our difference ND.
on any terms that we might believe
to be fair and equitable--just upon
the terms offered by the resolutions
which submitted, or upon any other
terms equivalent to them. That
would have been reconciliation enongh
to have saved the Union, whatever
else might have been lost.
AS testimony of the manner ia
which this adjustment was hoped for
hundreds and thousands Of persons in
the Northern States signed petitions
praying tor the passage Of the meas.
ure. Forty thousand voters from the
single State Of Mnssach tl,ous.
ands from Pennsylvania, thousands
from all the North, western States,
breathing spirit OF love and kind.
ness to their fellow. citizens and devo.
tipn to the Union, which was willing
to sacrifice anything and everything
for its preservation. This was to me
and it will be to you and to every On.
ion-loving man, the most impressive
acceptable evidence of tue temper and
disposition OF our fellow citizens else.
where. 1t shows me that the argu.
ment which has been so often used to
dsnnlte us--that the North hates tho
South and that the South hates the
North--is not true. no
The Almighty has not made ne
with hearts Of such mslignity as to
bate whole classes of our countrymen
fur The sins or a Iew men. The North
does not hate the South; the South does
not hate the North. In this matter,
gentlemen, | speak 80 far as my own
observation and my own experience
enables me to testify. We have our
moments OF irritation at times. We
have great provOcations, and often
these .provocations have excited Nh.
kind ieelings--reproaehes without
number, on the one side and on the
other. elimination aud recrilnina.
tiOn has existed between ',us. But
this only serves to form part of that
great volume ofabuse whieh political
strife and the struggle for party pre-.
dominancy must necessarily produce.
They pass by, however. The stream
is no longer made turbid by this canss
and in purity it runs throughout tho
land encircling us in the arms OF Q
common tellowship--a common ooun.
try. So may God forever preserve
us. |...i i1.. .r-.t '.tr.ei
We have not been made to hate one
another. We do not hate. one anoth.
er. The politicians Who tell us that
we hate each other are either honestly
mistaken or they are seeking ephsMe.
raj popularity by protesting to be our
friends, and showing Us by the hatred
which they profess Tor other sections,
that their protecting love is over all.
But the people willhot always he led
by politicians, They have risen upon
this occasioE.apd I believe in my
heart that tt Cseyis at This m cment a
majority OF Northern me n that would
cheerfuliy vote for any Of the rescfd.
utions Of compromise that wersuSee.
posed by menof the South in the last
Congress. lhavs assurance Of that
character given to me by some ofTthe
most respectable men, some ofthe
mos: influential men Of PENNSYLVANIA.
! have assurance given to me by hun,
dreds Of letters from the most intslli.
gent men ofthat State. to get my res.
olutions submitted to the peopls.--
They came s9 me from evrry North.
ern State, | believe without asoiitary
exception, to get my resolutions sub,
mittsd to the people,, l"We want"
SAID they, ''to preserve the Union
We differ from our Representatives ip
Congress in this matter. They are
elected as partisans. On party plat.
forms, and are subject to the control
OF their party. They do notfeel az
we do. They feol and act as partisans
and wantito maintain every syIl able
and every letter oftheir platform. We
wish to preserve our sacred Union: We
love our bretheru. Put your ras6lu-