Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-01
THE VOICE OF DOU & l. A 3
Preservation Of the Union.



IHE DUTY OF PATRIOTS.
CONClrDED.
We are called upon to told our arms,
allow the national capitol TO be seized
by a military force under foreign rev.
dictionary flag; to see the archives OF
the government in the hands of a peo-
pie who affect to despise the flag and
government Of the United States. am
unwilling to fl from the federal capitol.
1t has been my daily avocatlou, SIX
months in the year, for eighteen years.
to ak into that marble building, and
from its portico to survey country at
the north and that lying south of the
Potomac. l believe l may with conf
dence appeal to the people of every Sec
ton Of the country to bear testimony
that have been as thoroughly national
AS any man that has lived in my day
Applause. And believe il | should
make an appeal to the people OF lllinoi. j,
or of the Northern States, to their I'M
partial verdict, they would say that
whatever g. rors l have committed have
been in leaning too tar to the Southern
sectioni Of the Union against my own.
Applause. | think | can appeal to
friend and foe-l use it in political
sense, and trust use the word foe in
a past sense. Much spplause.) l can
appeal to them with confidence that /
have never pandered to the prejudice
OF passion OF my section against the
minority section Of this Union and
will say to you now, with all 'rankness
and in all ncerlty, that will never
sanction ncr acquiesce in any warfare
wha!eyeI 9papg 'As lnas peo ,'gh,.
the Southern States. applause. On
the contrary, if there was an attempt to
invade those rights; to stir up servile
| surrectlon among their people,
would rush to their rescue, and interpose
with whatever strength | might possess
to defend them from sucn a calamity.
Applause. While ! will never invade
them; while will never fail to defend
and protect their rights to the full ex-
tent that fair and liberal construction
Of the Constitution can give them, they
must distinctly understand will never
acquiesce in this invasion of our cousti-
tutional rights.
1t is crime against the inalienabIe
and indeteasabIe right OF every Ameri-
can citizen to attempt to destroy tn,
government under which we were born.
1t IS crime against constitutional free
dom and the hopes of the friends OF
freedom throughout the wide world to
attempt to blot out the United States
from the map Of Christendom. Yet this
attempt is now being made. The gov.
ernment of our fathers is to be over
thrown ond destroyed. The capital that
bears the name OF the Father of his
Country lie to be bombarded and levelee!.
to the earth among the rubbish and the
dust OF things that are past. The rec.
ords OF your government are to be scat
tered to the tour winds OF heaven. The
constituted authorities, placed there by
the same high authority that placed
Washington, and Jefferson, and Madi-
son, and Jackson 10 the chair, are to be
captured and carried of, to become BY
word and scorn to the nations of the
world. Never! nevcr.l
You may think that l am drawing q
picture that is overweight, aud not de-
scribing fact. No man who spent the
last week in the city Of Washington
will believe that have done justice to
II. You have all the elements of the
French revolution surrounding the cap
ital now, and threatening it with its
tremors. Not only is its constitutional
government to be stricken down not
only is our flag to be blotted out, but
the very foundations of social order are
to be undermined and destroyed; the
demon OF destruction is to be let loose
over the face Of the land, reign Of ter
ror and MOI law is to prevail in each
section OF the Union, and the man who
dares to plead for the cause of Justice
and moderation in either section, is 10
be marked down 6 traitor to his Sec
ton. If this state Of things is allowed
to go on, how long before you will
have the guillotine in active operation
appeal to you, my countrymen-
men OF ell parties-not to allow your
passions to get the better Of your judy
ments. Do not allow your vengeance
upon the authors Of this great iniqnitv
to lead you into rash, and cruel, and des-
perate acts upon those who may differ
with yon in opinion. Let the spirit Of
moderation and Of justice prevail. You
cannot expect within SO few weeks after
an excited political canvass that every
man can rise to the level OF forgetting
ms partisan prejudices and sacrifice
everything upon the altar of his coun-
Try; but allow me to say to you whom
have opposed and warred against with
IN energy you will reapect, allow me to
say TO you, you will not be true to your
country if you ever attempt to manufac-
tnrs partisan capital out Of the miseries
o. your country. Much applause.
when calling upon Democrats to rally