Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-12


Cabinet, Congress, and perhaps q court
abundantiv competent TO administer the
Nor do [ say this is nos true of our late
friends --now enemies in this contest
out Is IL not so much the better reason
Why the Government which has conferred
such benefits on both them and on Us
should not be broken up2
Whoever in any section proposes TO
abandon such government would do
veil to consider in Difference TO what
principle il is thav he does it; whether
the subs:i tute will give or be- intended 20
give SO much good TO the people Their
Is some foreshldowing on this subject.
Our adversa ries have adopted 80ne de
clarations OF dependence in which,
unlike the good old one penned by Jesfer-
son, they omit the words " are ere ltei
squ ai.' Way? They have adopted a
temporary national consti usion. in the
pream ole of which, unlike our good old
one signe1 by WAsain ston, they omit,
: We tae people, aud substitute. . We
the deputies of the Sovereign and Inte-
pendent States WAY tIls pressing out
IF view the rights Of men and the an
Lhnrity of the people? This is essen
TALLY a pee Piles contest Ga the side OF
the Uni0n. lt IS a struggle for maintain
ing in the world that form and substance
Of Government, whose lie ading bJect IS TO
elevate the condition of men, TO III
artificial weights from all shoulders, To
Gle n paths Of laudablc pursuits, and
70 afford all an unfettered start and a fair
chance in the race OF life, yielding To
partial and TEN porarv departures from
necessity. This Is the leading object oi
hat form Cf government fJrwhose ex-
stence we contend.
[ am most happy tn believe that .he
plain people understand and appreciate
this It is worthy Of note th9C while IN
THIS, the Governments hour of trial, lar re
numbers OF those In the army ana navy
wac have been favored with the ofhces
nave resigned and proved false 10 the
hand that pImpered them, not one cons
N IN soldier or common SAILOR Is known to
nave deserted his dag. Great honor Is
due to those officers who remained true
despite the example al their trea;herou5
associates. Bat the ,reatess honor and
m 80 emphatic fact u all Is the unani-
nous frmness OF the common soldiers
and common sailors. ro the last man,
so far a. known, they success fully resisted
the trajtorous efforts Of those whose com-
mand within an hour before they Obeyed
a. absolute law. This is a patriotic: in-
stinct of plain men.
They understand without an argument
that the destroying of the Government
wAich was made by Washington means
10 good for them. Oar popular Governs
menJ has often been called an experiment.
rvo points in it, however, our people
have settled, VIZ, The successful esJaO-
fishing aud the successful administering
of It, Oae still remains its successful
maintenance against the fOrmidable in
lernal attempt 50 overthr5w 1t. lc IS now
for them TO demonStrate To the world that
those who can fairly carry an election can
also suppress a rebe!loa that ballots are
the rigntfut and peaceful slccassor5 Of
bullets, and that when ballots are fairly
and constiGuriDnally decided there can be
10 successful appeal eXcep5 blck TO bat
lots themselves Ut u succeeding electOn.
Such viii be q great lesson Of peace,
te aching men that what they cannot take
-
a war-teacnIn5 all tue folly of being
the beginners OF Il war.
Lest there be some uncasiness in the
minds of candid men Is 10 what's % be the
course OF the government towards the
S,uvhern States after the rebellion shalt
nave been suppressed, the Executive
deems 1t proper 70 SAY lt shall be MS pur-
pose then, rs ever. 10 be guided Big the
constitution and tue laws. and thai prob
ably he will have no different understand
ins 81 tae powers and du y Of the FEEDER
al Government, relative to toe rights
Of the States aud the people ua,ler the
Constitution than that expressed In the
Inaugural Address. tie desires to pre-
serve ,he Gpgeranent, that IL may be adj
minis tered for all Is Ir was administered
by the men wbo male it. Loyal citizens
every" here have the right u claim TINS
OF tneir r Yecamen.. The government
has not ths rlgnJ 10 withhold or neglect
1t. aud l5 l. not perceived Ia giving i thit
there - any coercion, any conqueSr, Or
any su2luStfion, in any lust sense Of
these terms.
the Constitution provided, and al! the
States accepted It's provision, tlat the
Unltei SAFE. saall guarantee To every
State IN THIS Union Il Republican form OF
government, buu If u SAFE may lawfully
- out OF the U0IOn. having doue - Is
may also discard the republican form Of
government - chat 10 prevent ~ going
out /, IN Ind,spen sable means of ob AN
lnE the Z iaraptee mentioned. Wa-n IN
end Is lawful and obls .tory, the InilS-
pea ABLE means u attalatt are also lax
fuI aud obligatory. 1t WAS Wi tne
doepe,' resre, tA.l5 tie Executive assum
Ell the dufy OF employing the war power
IN deien>e ct the government. Forced
npol am. ~ could hut perform hl~ duty
II surrender the * -terce Of me q 3veru-
mem. NJ cninnruLnlse by nuhhc SER