The Cecil Whig., 1861-09-21

and patriotic love. 1t is war Of duty,
because, under the light of our Christian CIV
lllzation, no nation can commit suicide with
out the preparation Of cowardy and afro
cious crime, and that nation does commit
suicide which surrenders its life up to al,
enemy from which manhood and courage
could save it. ApplaLse. 1t is "a war of
duty, because we have no right TO bear our
fathers names; and insult and degrade their
memories, by giving up the institutions won
by their blood to be tIodden under the feet of
traitors. 1t is war of duty, because we
have no right to bestow our names upon our
children stripped of that grand inheritance
which rghtfully belongs to them, and for the
transmission Of which we are but the appoin-
ted agents of those llustrous men who won
it by the sword and with their lives. Ap.
plauSe, 1t is war of duty, because
devoted, MS we profess to be, to law and
order, and all the highest interests of civilza-
tion, there presses upon us an urgent obliga-
tion to rcbuke and chastse this enormous
crime which is being committed because it
is a rebellion not only against US but against
the very race to which We belong. 1t is fin
ally war of duty, because we have assumed
to ourselves as people the special champion
ship not only of the right, but Of the capaci-
ty OF the race for self-government and that
assumption has been accepted by the lovers
OF freedom everywhere; and now. with the
nations of the world looking down upon u.s.
as from the seats of some vast ampln,heatre,
we have no right TO suffer this sacred and
sublime cause to be stricken down, and
crushed upon the battle-iiclds of the South
and to perish there, amid the SCOTS and jeers
of kings and despots. Applause. How
anXiousv and confidently have they Predicted
this day How they have longcd for its
coming! In the essential antagonsm of
their institutions to ours, and in the abhor-
renee which they feel to that system of gov
ernment which gives the honors and fortunes
of the earth to the toiing millions who are
the architects Of both, how gladly would
each one of them this day build monument
to the skies, if he could only inscribc upon it
these words: "ln memory of the great Republic
OF the United Slascs, founded by. Washington
destroyed by Toombs, Twiggs and Flovd. p"
What record for humanity would that be-!
Fellow citizens, do but utter a truth which
is painfully present to all minds that the
disloyalty which is found in our midst, cspe
cially at Washington, and in the border States
has been a fruitful source Of disaster and of
dlscourag"ment from the very beginning of
this unfortunate struggle. This evil has
aSsumsd proportions of such magnitude that
It's correction has become paramount duty
upon the part of those charged with the
administration of the Government. Its pre-
va,ence has been marked by all those ,reach-
cries and excesses which have been its un-
failing characteristics IN other times. Next
to the worship of the Father of our spirits, the
grandest and the strongest sentiment Of which
our nation is susceptible, is the love Of our
country. When that sentiment has been
corrupted, like an arch from which the
keystone has been displaced. the whole moral
character seems to tumble in ruins. The
public and the private proGigacy of traitors
and spies both male and female, has been
vouched for by all history, and indeed it has
grown into proverb :ha. " the man who will
het'ay his country will bctray his God -
Great applause. lie will betray his friends
his kindred, and. If need he, the very wife of
his bosom and children of his lons. Suppose
that you lived i'll one Of those cities where
there is steam lire-engine and paid com.
pany to operate it, ard suppose that your
house was on fire and this company and this
engine had been summoned to the spot and
were vigorously engaged il extinSuishlng it
and suppose that you discern, from time to
time, men creeping out from the crowd and
sticking their knives INTO the hose, from
which the water is seen to spout forth in all
directions upon the pavemcnts of the street
How long do you think the presence of such
mscreants would be endured But suppose
that. looking more closely into the faces of
these men, you discover that they are mem
bers OF this company, receiving the salary to
which You have yourself contributed! In
the first burst OF your indignation would you
not feel that their punishment would not be
too great if they were thrown into the flames
which they were thus indirectly feeding g.
And yet this has been precisely the condition
of the Government of the United Sta tes -
a voice" That S fact" That has been
from the commencement of this struggle, its
precise condition. know there are those
who look with more liberation upon these
otfcnscs which prevail among us than can
possibly do. Perhaps am too harsh but
| must say this that the men who in our OWL
midst give aid and comfort to the enemy, OF
by advertising their cause, or by striving tc
SOW dissensions among ourselves, or by inSid
ously dissuadng loyal men from entering
the military service, are more vitally the foes
of our country than if they were in the army
of the Confederate States. Applause l.
The power of the Government can do much tc
correct this evil, but much more can be don't
by the crushing power of public opinion
branding as infamous socially and politically
disloyally whenever and wherever encounter
ed. Applause. These men are morally, a,
least, guilty of the death of those who fall IN
defense of the Government, JUS. as much a:
if they had met them upon the battlefield
with the deadly weapons Of war. Iii your
railroad cars, upon your Steamboats,, in youl
lhoronghfares. in every business and socia
circle, dsloyalty should be branded ane
blasted as II leprose and loathsonc thing. -.
Great applause. And, therefore, my friends
when you see these men, be it upon Change
or bo it in the social circle, and they offer you
their hands, look well to them, for if you
have the eyes that have you will see thai
they are red with the blood of brave men, yodl
kindred it may be, who have perished, ant
who are perishing still on the battle field
turn away from them in disgust and indigna
tion. Fellow-citzens, | know there are some
for it is true who do sincerely believe tina
this Republic the question of public honor
out ofquestion, out of vew-that this Repub
lie could be separated, and that piece coult
be patched up. and that the two Governments
thereafter could live on prosperously, peacea
bly, as before. No more false or f4tal though
ever crept serpentlike, into an American
BOSOM lGreat cheering. You might al
well tell me that the boat which has beei
turned adrlft above the cataract ofNiagara wii
have tranquil voyage. Cheers. If yor
will go and stand, as many of us have done
amid the ruins of crumbling empires in th