Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-18

The spectacle our country presents, il mex
pressibly painful, is most imposing. The con-
stltuted authorities, utierng the will, and
speaking the voice of the nation, in the exer.
else of their legitimate functions, have raised
the standard of REPUBLICAN LAW. Let us
think up to the magnitude of the great fact
and solemnly of the dire necessity that occa-
stoned it, The course of South Carolina, from
first to last, has been arrogant, precptate, UNI
just to her southern sister states, and false to
the first principles of republican government;
and we do not see how candid mind in the
civilized world can justify her immediate at
tack, under the circumstances, on fort Sumter,
because it was about to be supplied with pro-
visions. This act of war made necessary The
presidential proclamation.
This unsheatis the sword of the law, and
there was no other course. But the good cit.
zen will observe that the president is careful
TO say, that i'll every event the utmost care
will be observed to avoid devastation, not to
interfere with or destroy any property, or to
disturb peaceful citizens in any part of the
country. This is well put and must meet the
appreciation OF every considerate mind. No
people and no state have done more to eXas-
perate than South Carolina; but not even for
her peaceful citizens and her towns aud cities
is to be the devastation of war: ii Tor nothing
else for the sake of old memories that will
come thronging in with every passing event.
At this call of the LAW, this great country,
in The armed men springing to the rescue, now
presents a spectacle that the world will con-
template with wonder. President Jefferson
said in his first inaugural that it was a theoret-
ic and visionary fear, that this republican gov
ernment, the worldS best hope, was not strong
enough or that it could, even by possibility,
want energy to preserve itself; and he pro-
tn o tha or MT
the face of the earth. His words are ~ be-
lieve it the only one where every man. at the
call of the law, would fly TO the standard of the
law, and would meet invasons OF the pubic
order as his own personal CONCERN" This is
what the people are doing now The upris
ing is tremendous; and well would it be ior
each good citizens, south and north, to feel this
invasion of the public order at Fort Sumter
as his own personal concern In reality it is
So There is left no choice but between a
support of the government and anarchy The
rising shows that this is the feeling. The pro
clamatiOn calls for seventy-five thousand men,
and from one state alone-Pennsy lvana-a
hundred thousand are at the presidents com.
mand at forty eight hours notice Nor is this
all. Capitalists stand ready to tender millions
upon millions of money to sustain the grand
government of the fathers. Thus the civil
lied world will see the mighty energy of a free
people, supplying in full measure the slnews
of war, men, and money, out of loyalty to the
supremacy of law.
Patriotic citizen choose you which You
will serve, the worlds best hope, oar noble
republican government, or that bottomesS PIT,
social anarchy. Adjourn other issues until
this selfpreserving issue is settled Hitherto
a good Providence has smiled upon the Amer
lean Union. This was the morning star that
led the men of the revolution. 1t is pre-
cisely the truth TO say, that wnen tHose 4auns
and heroes labored, they made UNION the vi
tai condition of their labor. 1t was faith i'll
union that destroyed the tea and that
nerved the resistance TO British aggres-
sion. Without it the patriots felt they were
nothing, and with it they telt equal to all
things. That Union flag they transmitted to
their poslerity. To-day it waves over those
who are raying under the standard of the
LAW. And God grant, that in the end, as it
is with old mother country after wars between
White and Red Roses, and Roundheads and
cavaliers, so it may be with thedaughter that
she may see PEACE in her borders, and all
her children loving each other better than ever.