The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-12-13

unanswerable, and, in these tifnos of polit.
cal degeneracy, highly appropriate.
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The Louisville Journal on the Presi.
dents Message.
The Louisville Journal, edited by Geo.
d. Prentice, has shameful article on the
Presidents Message, which il pronounces
"deplorably unsatisfactory on the point of
chief solicitude TO the conservative men
of the conntry." 1t affects to find in the
Message, so moderate and cautious, Gin
direct and unmanly concurrence in the
policy asserted recently by Col. Coch-
rane, and approved by Secretary Caine.
ron. TO the modification and shame Of
loyal men in Kentucky" After saying
that the President desires Congress to
adopt extreme measures, it proceeds in
the following style:
We thus have before us the startling
fact that within a few days or weeks the
President will be called upon to decide
for or against the adoption of measures
which the conservative men Of the country
deem utterly fatal TO the establishment
OF our Governments and aOhich he viH con.
slider witA bias .tdvoraJle to Meir adop-
ton. This is The plain truth, deny it VINO
may and the revelation of this truth marks
the real turning point in the present mo.
mentous struggle. Now, Of all others, is
the critical hour Of American nationality.
What is TO be done There is but one
thing to be done. The adoption OF the
extreme measures contemplated must be
prevented, or the nation is swallowed IN.
Ot this we do rot feel a shadow of doubt.
Rut how can the adoption of these meas.
ures be prevented ? There appear to us
10 he three modes, in either OF which the
all important prevention may be attained
l. The prosperity of our arms and of our
cause generally in a degree that will put
all pretexts whatever for resort TO ex-
ireme measures out of the question. 9.
The awakening Of the conservative senti.
ment and enlightened loyalty of the
country, and bringing both to bear on the
President with force which he cannot as
an honest and rational man withstand.-I
3. The resolution OF the Commander-in.
chief in the field, and of his principal as
socates in command, to surrender their
swords rather than link them with the in
fanny oi such measures. The first of these
three modes is for the most part bevond
the reach OF the people. We have faith
in it, but il should not be relied on blindly.
The last mode is our last hope. When
everything else fails. this may save u.s.
Ii 1t does not, we are irretrevaby lost as
a nation. This mode. though hardly be,
yond the reach of the people. is still not
directly within their Influence. The sec
ond mode is especially the peoples own,
and through this mode we invoke the
people TO pour their awakened energies
with spirit of lofty resolve that will not
be put down or put aside. Here is the
sphere wherein the loyal masses Of our
people in this crisis OF the nations fate
can work effectuaIIy for the national pres
ervation. We call them 10 the sublime
task.
The task can be performed successfully.
Let it be performed at every cost of en-
ergy and of sacrifice. We would have
the Genera! Assembly of Kentucky inau.
gurate the imperative work, bv at once
protesting in loyal terms but explicitly and
emphatically against measures in contem-
rlalon, Let this be done and let the
example be followed as promptly as pos
slbIe by Missouri and Maryland, and Del.
aware and Western Virginia, and every
other Southern community, whether large
or small, that still OWES the banner of our
country. Furthermore, let the solemn pro.
tesiations be carried to Washington bv
delegations OF the most eminent and in.
huenllal citizens OF the respective commu.
mites and be urged upon the President
with oil the weight Of exalted character
and intelligence, seconded by the power
ol personal presence. Let the loyal men
oi the South rise up as one man, and tell
the President he knows not what he does.
1t is now plain to every
candid observer that the President must
either break with the extreme men OF his
party, or sacrifice the country to their IA.
nalical measures. One or the other Is in
evl'able. The message shows that the
President is not disposed tC break with
the extreme men oi his party. He wants I
perhaps both the sagacity and the nerve.
Something he certainly wants. Whatever
II may be, the firm, full. healthful. as.
surIng' overruling voice of the people will :
supply it. Let that voice be heard. :
Our sense of the actual 6
peril is most deep and vivid IL we SUP.
pressed or disguised it we should be false !
10 ourselves and false to our couutrv.--
We know rot how it may be with others :
but we confess the effect produced on us
by the mournful repulse and panic of Bull
Run'was elaIlon compared with the feeling
we experienced on reading the passage Of r
he message which forms the text of these ="
'emarks. Unless the President is speedily 81
'raced up By the conservative sentiment u