The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-08-31
Daniel y. Dickinson OH the war.

aSiapuS OF Inc speecn ol Hon. Daniel :.
! Dickinson, Of New York, delivered at
/ Wyoming, Pennsylvania, few days since
know there are some who fear the
/ warlike power Of the rcbe!.ous States
They had great deal of power for good
but they have great deal less than they
imagine, or Is generally ina gined, for evil
We are IA good deal slower il wal king up,
but when walked up We are a good deal
more earnest. The tone Of the rebel press
is exceedingly braggart in regard to It's
men and its victories 1t reminds me,
when hear Of this selflauded prov ess,
of the Snowman who spoke OF the great
capacity OF the animal ne was exhibiting:
/" Ladies and gentlemen" said he this is
the Bengal tiger, measuring fourteen feet
from the tip OF his nose to the tip of his
tail, ana fourteen more from the t!p of his
tail back to the tip of his nose making in
all twenty-eight feet Laughter Now
| think their estimates about their forces
and capacity just about as liberal Ano
they are TO &c looked at accordingly
Nevertheless, they have great elements of
mischief. And II satan himself had been
sent on caTtn TO scourge mankind and to
cover tne land with desolatiOn, he could
not have performed his mission more sue
cessiully than by assuming the shape Of a
rebel ueElagoguc, ana preaching secession.
" Sound. Now ! nave clear. and well
defined, and distinct theory Il what !
would do with this matter TO attain
peace do not know that this govern
meut ever can Ue brought back 10 where
:. vas before, III the enjoyment Of all its
relations but believe It can be In pop
uiation, wave succeeds wave in generations
as wave succeeds w2re upon the ocean.
and the men Of to-day pass away to-mOr-
!O|. | believe il can pe brought back,
tdtuOt hy fostering rebellion; but It Is by
treating It as treason, robbery, aud muir
der And. If this government ever can
be saved, It must be by the summary chas
tlSemcnt and overthrow q rebellion. so
that the loyal people OF the southern
States can come forward and administer
the government Of these States IS before.
Who Is the missionary that Is going with
with his peaCc propositions? What is lie
going 10 say? What will he say 70 This
party in REBELLION? Il IS q pretty thing 10
talk about. and for the designing 10 Iupe
tn north; Il IS a very awkward thing ~
reduce TO practice. If YOU drive out re
bel!ion You vii. have loyal people south
as Wei. IS north. Then they viii al do
land are trying 20 doand what Delaware
and Kentucky are doing Are there any
men here who want this Union divided
NO. Then do not sympath;Ze with
treason in any form in gender, number.
person, or case, in any 0! It's rauiications
Hunt !. Ae a ferociotis monster wherever
YOU find i i there any who wishes this
matter let alone, 10 perfect the rebellion
- cause!essiy commenced.
W:o @ou.i te atrai.or sa4res
VI ~ealI "a. = eS~-si'. grave
Nra UEsz - DC saver
-. Al Urn and .es.
y 10 for UGiou sEd for l-=
Fre.3o-rs ~ori vii. s,rpugy d-.-.
Fr-e-147 s:aud or Freeman :s!!-
1t Lin follow -=.'
And that is, fight Tor the Union, the wnCie
Union, aHd nothing hut the | MON. Let
every American citizen. instead of crying
Peace. Peace, when there Is no peace, raj
j. around the rampaIts until secession Is
-l.eACed-Unul the rCa: Of artillery has
ceased Then We shall have peace-cn
daring perpeuta. peace and, - monsters
are seldom ro!n CI the same generation,
We shall have 40 more Of Iii, secession in
the present century or the next. This 60
i the government Il the Ame!l-
can people II IS ours = use, ours 70 ei.-
iOy-Uut Il i not ours to subyegt. We are
trustees. We are charged with sacred
trusts All We have TO do IS t. bask in
the sunshine OF lis blessings Bat cursed
be the unholy ambition that attempts 70
destroy it regard him ami treat him as
= traitor 10 MS kind. God vii. Sc. : mark
upon him too; but it vii. not be the mari.
set upon the frs: murder of man-ior that
was set for satety-but this vii. be for de
srructiun. and God grant that it may be
-. Amen. II VIII be time enough 10
struggle over who shall administer the 20
erUmtnt when We are sure We have one 10
administer He who j not ;or H. is against
il | have determined to fight this battle
out. bu. on no political ground ! stand
upon the constitutional ground Of my
iutners. There will | stand, and animate
my coGntryrneR 20 stand with me; and
when once we shall have peace restored
when we shall have put down rebellion
when we shall have encouraged fidelity
when peace and prosperity shall again
greet us-then let us see !! any part OF
any State is oppressed, If any individual is
VI wloug-d, Il any are deprived OF their
s.ghts-see that equal and exact justice is
extended 10 all. This is 4 great crisis, no;
only in our affairs but in the affaiIs OF
human liberty. The Angel of Freedom,
II over lIlt Nlue A1dll>S Oh
waters IN the Old World, found no rest
for the sole of her foot until fne hoyeled
here. Here is her restirl-plaCe. Gcd Of
my fathers, oh protect her Let Us go
to this great work of preservation,
not mereiA members of o.itical parties,
but as American citizens cheers -bourd
TO carry out the work our forefathers be.
gan, by the exercise OF every energy, moral
and material. Here IS our glorious Ship
OF State. with its ensigns streaming-its
stars and stripes, redolent OF nope, car.
rying gladness wherever seen by the true
hear ted-and we hail it as the noblest
emblem OF earth. Heaven bless that no
bic ship.
.'Wr know what master laid the keel;
What workmen wrought thy ribs of seel;
Who made ga ch mast. each sail, aud rope
Whist any!s rang wha. hammers beat;
In what forge aud what heat
We're shaped the anchors Of tly hope"
The DUTY of the American Army.