Smyrna times., 1861-07-25

swear fa!Sely we submit 10 lhlS law, ana
while Ia the civil or military service Of the
country. with an oa;h to support tho Constitution
Of the United States resting upon our con-
sciences, we would not for any earthly consld-
GRAFTON, engage in the formation or execution
OF conspiracy to subvert that very Coustltu-
tlon, and with it the government, to which il
has given BIRTH. Write US down, therefore,
again submissonsts.' Yet egain: When
a President has been elected in strict accord
anco with the forms and spirit of the ConstI;u-
toA, ana has been regularly installed Uto
oihce, and Is honestly striving 10 discharge his
duty dy snatching the Republic from the Jaws
Of a gigantic treason which threatens to crush
1t, we care not what his name may be, or what
the platform on which be stood during the
PrcsIcaiial canvass; We believe we fulfil in
sight ci earth and heaven our highest oblira-
tlona t. cur country, in giving 70 hIm n car
nest and Io"a support in the struggle in which
he Is cn"a2ed.
Luciior was q non submissionst, and the
hrst SecPssoHist of whom history has given
US ary account, an! the chains v'klca lie cars
tI,ly'cNP7ass the fate due to ell whc openly de-
ty the laws OF their Creator and other coun-
try lie rcbelrd because the Almighty would
not yield to him the throne ofIleavcn The
prlnclp'e Of the Sou'hern rebellion is the same.
Indeed, 10 this submission 10 the laws IS found
The chief distinction between good mCn and
devils. good man obeys the laws OF truth,
othones'y, of morality, and all those laws which
have been enacted by competent authority for
the government and protection Of lie country
in which he lives; devil o5eys only his Own te
rocluHs aud prolgate passions. The principle
on which this rebellion proceeds, that laws
have IN themselves no sanctions, no b!ECing
force upon the conscience, and that every man,
under The Prompimgs Of interest or passion, or
caprice may at VIII, aud ouOfaby, too, st.ike
al the Government that shelters hln, Is enc Of
utter Generalization, and Should be trodden
out, as you would tread out spark that has
fallen the roof Of your dwellIug- It's un-
checked prevalence would resolve society into
chaos, and leave you without the slightest gua-
rantec for lite, liberty, or property. 1t is time
that, in their mnjesly, the people of the United
States should make known to the world that
this Government, in It's dignity and power, is
something more than a moCt court and that the
citizen who makes war upon it is traitor, not
only in theory but IN fact, and should have
meted out to hIm & traitors doom. The cuun-
try wants no bloody sacrifices, but it must and
will have peace, cost whatit may.
IMPOSSIBLE FOR KENTUCKY TO REMAIN
NEUTRAL.
Before closing desire to cay few words on
the relations OF Kentucky TO the pending rebel.
loo; and, as are all Kentuckans here to
&c her tonight, and as this is purely family
matter, winch concerns the hOuor Of US all
hope we may be permitted to speak to euch
other upon 1t with entire freedom.
Is there a KentuckIan within the sound Of
my voice to night who can hear the angushed
cry OF his country, as she wrcstles and writhes
in the folds of this gigantic treason, and then
lay himself down upon his pillow with this
thought u neutrality, without feeling that he
mas something IN his bosom which stngs him
worse than would an adder! Have We within
the briet period OF eighty years, descended so
tar from the mountain heights on which our
fathers stood, that already, IN our drgenerocy.
we proclaim cur blood too precious, our treas
ure too valuable to be devoted to the prescrva.
ton of such Il Government aa this They
fought through a seven years war with the
greatest power on earth for the hope, the bare
hope of being able to found tn Republic, and
now that 1t Is no longer hope nor an expert
nent but glorious reality which has excited
the admiration and the homage of the nations,
and has covered us with blessings Is " the wa
ters cover the cIanneis of the sea-" have we,
thcT Children no years OF tOl, ut sacrifice, and
Of battle even, if need be, to give TO save II
from absolute destruction at the hands Of Hcn
who, stepped in guilt, are porpetratIng against
US and humanity C. crime, for which, | vcrCly
believe, tne blackcst page of the history of the
worlds darkest period furnishes no parallel.
! Can it be possible that in the history of the
American people we have already reached
point of degencracy so low that the work Of
! Washington and Franklin. of Adams and JEFF.
ferson, cf Hancock and Henry, is to be over
thrown by the morally begrimed and pigmied
s,,-b, g.,
datIons! 1t would te the overrurning otthe
! ARdcs by the miserable reptiles that are crawl
Ing 10 the sanGs at their base.
But our neutral fellow citizens in the rcn
dcrncss of their hearts say =" THIS elluslon of
| blood siCkens US" Then do all in your power
20 bring ii to an end. Let the whole strength
| ofthls COmmOnH caIh be put forth IN support
! of the government, 10 order that the war may
| be Terminated by prompt suppression Of the
! rebellion. The longer the Struggle continues
the fercer viii be its spirit, nd The more fearful
! the waste Of life attending it, You, therefore,
only oggravate the calamity you deplore, by
standing aloof from the combat. But again
! they say, We cannot fight our brethren "
! Indeed! But your brelhreu can fight you, and
with good Will, too. Wlckcdly aud wantonly
! have they commenced this war against you
and your institutions, and ferocousIy are they
|
fact that the massacre with which they
hope their swords will ere long be clogged,
mnst be the massacre oftheir brethcrn. How
ever much we may bow our heads at the con-
| fession, it is nevertheless true that every
free people that havo existed have been obliged,
at one period or other of their history, to fight
for their liberties against traitors within their
own bosoms, and that people who have not the
greatness OF soul thus to fight cannot long
continue to be free, nor do they deserve to be
| so.
| INAcTIOR AN ENDORSEMENT OF REBELLION.
There is not and there cannot be any neutral
ground for loyal people between their own
Government and those who at the head Of arm
les are menacing its destruction. Your mac
ton is not neutrality, though you may delude
yourselves with the belief that 1t is 30. With
hisrebellion confronting you, when you refuse
to cooperate actively with your Government
| IN or hdnin0 il von fharahv condonn tho Gov.