The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-07-13

section proposes % abandon such . Govsrn-
ment would DO vel 20 consider IN Difference
20 what principle Il Il that he does IT, what
better he is likely to get In its stead, wSsthet
tire substitute win give OF be intsad.
I'd 10 give 10 mach Of good 70 the pse-
pie. fhsrs are somo forsshados ings on
this subject. Our sdvsrsaiiss have adopt
In which, unliks thu good old one ptnned By
JHprKnsor, they omit ths words Z" all men
are created equal" Why1 They have adopt
Cd . temporary National Cons tuition, In TIE
prssmble q which, unlike our good old one,
signed BY WAssueTon, thsy omit, we, the
peCpss, aud substitute we, the deputies q
u, sovereign and ibdsysnisnt stA'eL" Why1
WIZ this deliberate pressing out Of viev, tbs
rights OF en-, and the an .hodty OF the ps9pls.
This IL, essentially, a peoples contest. On
the eide Of the Union. II ia = struggle for msiD-
tanning In the world that form and substan %
Ct Government, whose leading ohjeat IL 20 e,a-
vate the ,ndition OF meD; to lift artiiaiN
weights from all shoulders; 10 clear the paths
ofl,udasle pui,uit for all, TO afford all an un-
fstter,d share and fsie chance 10 tbs race OF
I've, yielding 10 partial and temporary deps--
lures from necessity. This Ia the lssdiog OBJ
jsct Of the government for whore sxisl sros We
contend.
lem most happy to bslisve that tn, pain
people understand and appreciate ths. II Ia
worthy tf note that while in this the govern
nsnt's hour Of trial, large tunbsrs OF those in
the army AID uavy, who have bsn favored
with the Of css, have resigned and proved falls,
q he hand whicl panpersi ihsu, not enc
common solo i.r or common sailor Is known to
have deserted his flag. Heit honor is due 10
ihcN ,fieer ~ho remNnod true despite the
example OF their 'relCn-rcus as.ocis'ss; but th ,
X latest honor and this most inpo' tant fact n
all IS the unanimous irnness ot the common
s1leiers and nmor sailors. To the last m ar,
40 Far as knows, they have successfully re-
sisted the traitorous efforts Of thoss whose
commands but an hour before they o5eytd 20
absolute law. This Is tbs pstri0tic instinct
OF plain pope. They nnd'rstand without sn
argument that the ds,t-Uying the q Jverr msnt
which was made by WAsHISGTOH means no
god 10 tusm. Oar popular Government
has often beeu c,lltd an experiment.
Two points IN Il our people have
settled. Tbs successful establishing and
tho tuccttsfsl ad ain stsring OF IT, one stlll
rem aims. Its sue sessiul maintcnauco against a
formidable inter al aiteT pt 10 overthrow II IL
Ia now for the n 10 demonstrate TO tn wor "a that
those WHO can fairy carry cut an election, C an
also supyttssa rebel ior. That ballo.s are the
fightiul and Pc tceful successors Of bullet and
that hen ballots bSve fairly and con.titu-
ttnally decided, there can W no successful
appeal la X 10 bullets, that tte's can be no sue
oesf fol appeal except IN ballots themselves at
sucee ding elections. Such wi,lbo great Lesson
OF peace, teaching men that what they cannot
take by an election reither can they take IL by
wsr--tsaching all the folly Of icing the begii =
ners of war
Lest there be some uneasinses IN the minds
Of candid men IS To VIA, is TO be thu course Of
tho Government toops,s the Southern Statos
after the rebelli n shall have been suppressed,
the executive deems II proper to say Il will b,
bis purpose then, as ever 20 be gailsl By tbs
Constitution and the laws and that he probably
have no different understanding q The DO We 4
aud dates ~ the Fsitrh q Jvernment rela
lively TO the rights of the states and tho pso-
Ile. under the COnititption, THAI that expires al
ia the inaugural address. HB desires TO pre-
slIvs the Government, that II may be admin
isertd for ali as IL was adj mi istsro1 oy the men
who made It, Loyal citizens everywhtrs have
the right 10 claim this OF the govern mont,
and the Govern ment has no right TO WITHHOLD
CT neglect IL. ltis not perceived that ia civ.
ing /. there Is any eosrci m. a1y conquest, or
any suhjurat,on IN any iYS, ss-s of th,si
terms. Tie CJnftitLtiOn g,odie', ard all
the states have acctptsE tna p-oyiion
that the Unnsd STATE shat gusran'es
70 every state In this aui)n q repub.
! car form Of government bu. IL state may
lsWt. liy 70 out o. the Uni0r, having done 30,
ernm,nt, so that TO prev mt its going out Is en-
indispensable means 70 the end OF maintaining
the guarantees mentioned, and whsn an end IL
lawful and obligatory, ths indispensable meaus
to II are also lawful and obligatory.
IL was with thu deepest iosret that the Elk.
ocutive found the duty OF employing the war
power. inllefeAse Of the government, forced
upon him. He could but perform this duty OF
surrender the eNis ence VI the Government. Nc
con promi',, by public servants could in this
casa be q curo--Rgt that corp-onisea arc not
Of on gropbr, but that no popular govern
msnt can long survive marked prsssdsnt,
that those who cary On election caa only save
the Government from immediate destructi, u
by giving up the main IOint Ip0n which rhs
people gave the election. Tho people them.
selves arr not tn l. servants can safely reverse
their own deliberate decision.
Asa private citizen, the Executive could
not have consented that these ips' utions shal
perish much less could be In betrayal Of 20 vast
aud so sacred = trust as thsso free peo-
pie had clnfided 10 hin, he felt that b,
hal no moral right 20 shrink, nor even e
| CONT the chances Of his own life In wis,
might frllow.
Iu full view Of his great responsibility h,
has so far done what ho has deemed his duty
You will Low according TO your own jadg-
ment perform yonTs. He sincerely hope
that your views aud your actionl
may 80 accord with his as 20 assure all faitbfu
citizens who have besn disturbed In thsi
rights OF certain and speedy restoration e
them, under the Constitution and the Laws
and having thus chosen our cause without
guile and with pure purposs, Let us rersw ou'
trpst in God. and go forward without faar Ant
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
July 4, 1861,