The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-06-13

Her people work for the Union; they tall
for it; they pray for its preservation; ye
they stand idly By, and let others, wh'
have no more interest in it than them
selves, defend 1t, and save it if they can
1t is in death struggle for existence
yet We have not hand to raise in its de-
fense. You say that it is the best gov.
ernneDt that ever existed on earth-it
bas ever protected and never oppressed
you But no are told that this is fra
tricidal war-a sCiched war! Well, who
began it Who caused It'll Who attenp.
ted to break up this government Who
set the will of the people at defiance, and
ovcrturn the "best government on earth!'
Let recently passed events, and those
which are duly being enacted answer.
say the laws should be enforced If
we have any. II We have a government
let it be maintained and obeyed. And if
a wicked, factious minority, without cause
undertakes to override the will of the
N aiority. and rob US Of our constitution
al and We ted rights, let that factious and
wicked inority be put down-peaceably =
if we can, hut forcibly If we must. If
you don't, they will put you down as GER
tain as fate. Make your election. Don't
stand passively By and see your own laws
violated; your own Government destroyed
and your liberties swallowed up in tyr
anny, for fear of "fratricidal war" IF
your fellow citizen turns out to rob and
murder you and yours, stop hiu. If you
have to hang him why stop him in that
way. But when he com mits a murder
and you would execute the law on him.
be says, 80, none of that-no coercion; |
am your brothor; you must Dot hurt me;
and for fear Of hurting jour "brother," as
he calls himself, you would permit him to
20 on in his work Of crime Let the will
of the sovereign PEOPLE be respected and
obeyed. Let the laws of the land be en-
forced on all alike. Ii they are obeyed
peaccatly, so much the better; but, let
them be Obeynd. Then you will have peace
aud security at home, and power and res
pectability abroad. Unless you do this,
you will have neither.
Bat the position of Kentucky will soon
be more awkward than it is now Se-
cessionists will not allow you to maintain
your armed neutrality one moment Ion
ger than they can help it. You will sec
it, They will destroy it when they can,
aud in any way they can. They la 'e
constantly denounced it, and have only
Submitted to it till they could DO better.
They will soon get up another program
me of disunon, and make, or try to make
you play your part The old game in
new form Of bloodsbed and sensations
will be re-enacted for your destruction.
You know not what may come; you may
be oycrpoweycd by these men at home. or
from abroad, aud that is threatened now.
What would you do thenl Yield up your
liberties into the hands Of these broken
down. disappointed and disgraced politi-
ciausl Will 9Ou submit to the sway of
anarchy aud the reign Of terror now exis-
ting in all the seeded States II not,
what will you do! Why, you will call
on your Government to do its duty and
take care OF you.
That is what you will do, and you will
not call 10 vain. And will it not be a lit.
tie embarrassing to call on a Government
to aid you in your extremely, which you
would not help when it was assailed by
treasonstle foes think it would
Bat you would get the help; no doubt of
that. The Constitution of the United
States pledges every State, and all the
people of the United States 10 put down
instructions and rebellion, and secure to
all within its limits republican form of
government. And, unless the State shall
disregard-as somo would have US do
ours-its constitutional pledges and obli-
cations. it will receive the protection OF
the General Government. l hope we
shall never need it. 1t would be the last
resort, but when the Union men of Ken
lucky ere driven to that necessity, the ap-
peal will be % sde. Mark that.
The truth is, our duty at FIRST was to
stand by our Government, and protect
ana defend it. If fit to live under, it was
entitled to our respect and confidence and
allegiance. II unfit it should have been
abandoned at once, and another formed
more perfect. But while we owe our al
legiance to it, let US acknowledge it like
true men, and not turn our backs upon
its greatest peril, We should not do this
if We desire its preservation. We should
stand By it like nen or pull it down at
once. But we should not stand by and
ace others pull it down over our heads a.
Qainst our will to the destruction of our
liberties, and say:
awe oppose you. We love the Gov
ernmeut. 1t is the Government OF our
fathers; bought with their blood, and be-
queatbed to us. 1t is the best Govern
meut on earth, and in its destruction we
see ruin to US and ours; but as you and
we live in slave States, 60 on and do as
YOU please. We will not resist you. Ru-
in US if you will"
And so never lift hand to save us and
our children the blessings of liberty In
my heart do not approve of this course,
ood xybot do MT apornVa no mower on