The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-09-06

city get them ahobby.borse, and they can ride
that. Country boys get a'trido Of q stick,
and ride that This knot OF Offices seekers
falling to get horse to ride, or even hobby
have mounted this poor stick Of q Southern
Confederacy, and are riding that. Il 10 lust
such ambition as caused the angels In heaven
to rebel. Itwas not because we had not \
good Government, bot because they could
not rule Il. Call them Democrats, or en-
titled to the symphathy OF Democrats. with
arms In their hands against their Govern.
ment, and their hands red with tho blood Of
our murdered citizens! They arc enemies Of
their country; they are traitors againAt the
flag and the Constitution, and as such A.
raign them In the namo Of tho Constellation
and the Union. Iarraign them in the name
Of civilization (; I srraign them In the nams
ofchristlanity I arraign them in the nsnsof
the fathers Of tho revolution, who poured
out their blood to gain the liberty tnnsssit-
ted to us. In the great day Of accounts, tho
savage Brant and more savage Butler, that
deluged the beautiful valley Of tho Wyoming
with blood, will stand up and Wilton their
crimes in comparison with the por6dy Of the
men who now attempt to divide and destroy
this Union. Whoever sustains them, will
not. Whoever cries peace, I will not
Whoever cries compromise with them, I win
not. l am for peace, but am for making
peace with the loyal citizens OF the South
the loyal citizens Of Kentucky aud Of Mis-
souri, too, who have just sent that modern
Nebuchadneuar Claiborne =. jackson ~
grass. But Mr.. Lincoln II is said, forsooth,
has violated the Constitution In conducting
his administration Very we'll, there is day
Of reckoning to come with him and bis advi.
ser. But II Is one thing to violate the Con.
stitution in defence Of your country, and
quite another to violate Il In cndeavoring to
subvert It. have the impression that In
stituting a pretended Government within the
boundaries OF the United States that steal
ing the treasures Of our Government, its ships,
betraying Its commands, firing upon It's forti-
6cations, organizing piracy upon the high
seas, aud a long list Of other and kindred acts
II have the impression, | say, that thos
are slight inirnsements upon the Constitu.
tion and may require examination. I know
not whether Mr.. Lincoln has observed the
Constitution; indeed, for all tho purposes Of
resisting tho rebellion, know not. II 10
due to him to say, however, that be has
seemed to be in good faith attempting toput
down the rebellion. He has not dono things
MS would have done them. because would
have multiplied his men by about four. and
where no has struck one blow would have
struck dozen. Therefore ! do not agree
with him in that respect. When the day
comes we can have settlement with him,
for he Is TO DO held with oil other officers to
strict account. But would not do eyon
that under the smoke Of an enomy's guns
Let us SEQ FIRST, that the rebellion Is put
down. And when that Is done I am ready
to see how it has bccn done. do not pro-
pose to yield this Union, or any part OF 10,
to the so-called Confederate Government that
has been made up in the Southern States.-
Ii is no Government, and there 10 nothing
in the shape Of Government under Il, over
1t. in 1t, or around 1t, diasonally, horizontal
ly or pcrpendicularly. Like u boy training
1t Is oil ofIicer. It Is made mp thus: You
shall bc president Of the congress, and will
be president Of the Confederacy; you shall
DO minister Of foreign affairs, and will bs
secretary Of the treasury. Doubles, very
well; satisfactory enough. If they had
kept II to themselves no one would havo OBJ
jcctcd to their strutting in their stolen plu.
mage. But it is time for the people Of tho
United States TO put their hand upon Il in
earnest, and maintain the Government Of the
Constitution. Would any one II be was
commanding Fortress Monroe, Fort McIIenry
or any where else, where he was surrounded
with treason and traitors at every stop, would
he, because u judge sent writ Of Adjeds cor.
pus. give up q traitor who was endangering
the safety Of his command and the intsrests
Of the country No man can pretend II for
one moment, it is one Of tho terrible neocs-
sities of war. And II were In command
and had god reason to believe that had
possession Of traitor, and no other remedy
would arrest treachery, ! would suspend the
writ, and the individual too. Gen. jackson
had the hearts Of the American people mors
than any man Of modern timo. And whyf
Because ho met great necessities like man.
lie did not 20 in times Of stirring necessity.
to demonstrate problems from musty precs-
dents, but when man wanted hanging. hs
hung him FIRST and looked up the law ansr-
ward. When the war isover We may exam
inc and SEQ IL any ono has incurcds penalty
Tor suspcndins the writ Of h1tea' oorYu.-
Gen. jackson paid his fno. but not I'LL aissr
he had put down both foreign foes and do
mevtic traitors. So long I. their IA citizen
South that demands the protection of this
Government. then Ii is our duty to protsct
the Government Of the Union for bis saks.-
wa. for negotiating peace, until fortiA-
cation was fired upon BY robsl artillery, and
then badc adicu to ell expectations ofpesos
until conquered over rebellion. AZ thers
Is no peace until you can pot down rebellion
BY force Of arms, and when every other man
woman and child in tho United States has