Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-22
The Union of states Must be
Preserved S tasta5-

1t is the duty of every man, we care not
what his former or present political views
are, to do all that be can by word or action,
10 preserve this Union ia It's entirety. But
we especially call upon the democracy of
the nation to stand firm by their principles,
neither turning TO the right nor 70 the left.
This government has been carried success
fully through nearly century, by aihering
to the strict letter Of the law, and standing
firm by the principles enunciated in the
Constitution of tho United States. For
thirty years the North has been making
aggressinns upon the South. For thirty
years the subject Of slavery has been agi-
ta:ed and the rights Of the South encroched
upon until now, it has broken out in open
rupture, and caused rebellion. The north
ern fanatics have pursued the lone idea "
of their party until it has reached its Gull
minating point. A president is elected,
who declares that the Union cannot exist
permanently half slave and half free
What more monstrous or appalling pr0po-
sition could be submitted TO the people Of
the United States? This government was
established by our forefathers after the
perils and dangers of war. They barred their
bpsoms and raised their arms for the cons
hict, and after many years Of toll and blond
shed, achieved our independence. The
constitution framed by them was finally
adopted by compromise. That constitution
permits slavery, and many of its trainers
were shareholders, and continued so to the
end Of their lives.
The time has now come, which was pre-
dicted twenty years ago. that the abolition
element of this country would spread all
over the north and the northwest to such an
extent as TO threaten the dissolution of the
republic. 1t is more communicating than
the moral leper, and more poisonous in it,
effects upon the body polite than the upas
tree in all its surroundings. Something
ninst be done to stay its biighting and with
ering sense. The time for expediency has
gone by, the time for action has come, and
nothing but right and justice to each ard
every state and street construction and
enforcement Of the constitution can avert
the dangers which surround US. The Union
mus; be preserved. Reviewing the past
history of this government, every one at all
eonversant with the rast must admit that,
90 the Dem icratic party alone, belongs the
glory of carrying US safely through all the
perils and dangers which we have hitherto
encountered. and that 10 the Democratic
party alone can we look to carry US safely
hhA NuA tNO ieCio Which EOH bUIEOunu
US.
The Democratic cause ia one which ought
10 engage the whole mind Of the American
nation, without any serious division of its
snerges, and the desire ought to be uni
versal 70 carry forward the noble mission
intrusted to it, of going before the nations
Of the world as the representative Of the
democratic principle so inherent IN man.
The chief executive of the nation is de
nounced-his motives impugned-his ac-
tions condemned, and for what? For doing
his duty. For endeavoring by all the
peaceable and persuasive measures at his
Command, to carry us safely through the
the critical position in which we have been
placed by the very men who curse him
The position of the administration is full
of hope to the country and encouragement
to the Democratic cause. No administers
sion ever maintained a nobler attitude in a
nobler position than the present. Never
did more auspiciOIs star light the future
path of our destiny, if by his forbenrarce
and sagacity he can safely weather the
storm and land us safe il the harbor lie
stands, as he has ever stood, by the cOnsti-
tuition and the laws, and an ungenerous
and wicked people will yet be compelled
to award to him, as they did IN years gone
by to General Jackson, the plaudlt, " Well
done thy good and faithful servant"-Pc>
oria Union.