Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-04
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Celebration OF the Fourth:.who arc
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The Journal is worried because, as It says,
"there IL to be no reading of the Declaration Of
Independence" The Journal is mistaken we
publish Il entire on our fret page, and We expect
all our readers TO read ID carefully, and lay ~
away that they may refer to it. 1l'-a
We regret. exceedingly that some arrange
ments have not been made by our citizens, Tor
general celebration of that day on, which our
foretathers declared that they would be free
from British oppression, which Declaration the,
made good after seven years war Z. j
Bot the Journal asks: a
"Is il because we have few secessonists ID
our midst who have put q damper upon int
sHome Guarde7'n 10 -'' 4-' -'l
We know Of no disunionists or secessonish
in our city except those about the Jonrpal
Office. That paper has thrown "dampef'
upon many Of its readers, by its abuse and sian
ders Of our glorious old Union, which is the no.
BILE structure reared upon the Declaration mad
BY our iorefathers on the 4th Of July, l776.
It has told the people through its columns
that our Union .t.trt. 4
ais a heterogeneous Union which has gont
to the country to be passed on, and wnic'
failing to further subserve the ends Of It's ere
alton, is about to be cast aside Ike the ooos
which an immortal soul has worn out and throw
laafinO tQnAmanL
The Democratic idea in America has outliveo
the American Union. That is all. The lite,
vitality, the soul of this idea, is about to burs
from its chrysalis shell, and taking on q neS
form-investing some more effective vehicle
action-wil run that career Of power 10 civiliz.
ing and refining crude world which we be-
lieve is its destiny under Heaven. Politicians
and dotards may gabble and weep tears OF i'm
becility over the breaking up Of an unnatura
compact, but reason. justice and humanity VII
gladly accepi It as one Of those cheering eyi
dences that Providence is working good 70 ths
creatures Of the earth through the process o.
events 81. 70
Il is not strange that men, who publish such
vile ISLANDERS on our Union as this, should wan!
the day to be forgotten, which gave it birth
We have no doubt the Journal believes that
our Union has "failed to further sUbsefve the
ends Of its CREATION" and is in favor Of throw
ing 1t of, or 10 willing that 1t "sHALL BE CAST
ASIDE" or, in other words, it is In favor Of &C.
eediag, or having il brokeniup.
Again, the Journal has ehdeavOred 10 en-
courage disloyalty to the Union by endeavoring
to make the people believe that it has been the
means of trammeling freedom, "free labor' and
"free thought" 1t said: a
ga rigid analysis Of American patriotism
discovers but, little gold. The enthusiasm Of
the masses for the Union is more or less facti-
tious, The Union has been apotheosized by
politicians for their own selfish aggrandizemeht
IL has been made their rallying cry, until the
unthinking had become to invest -it with Q cer-
tain degree Of sacredness. But the truth has
reached the popular heart, and intelligence the
popular mind, and the masses see that the nat
ural giant strength Of physical America, and the
measure Of freedom enjoyed BY our people un-
der the Constitution, properly directed, have
made Us what We are in spite Of the Union. It
is free labor and free thought that have made
the American Union illustrious, and not the
Union which has developed those features Of
Democracy. And now that this Tree labor and
this restless, throbbing tree thought are I'M
trammeled by the Union, the embarrassment
will be removed. The young giants refuse to
be Ynsnacled" ,5gV!gCIIAa egU1-6lf
The Journal falsihes The people, when il says
s'the enthusiasm of the masses for the Union is
more or less fsctitious." We protest against
that paper putting up 10 Feelings as sstshdard
whereby TO Judge The masses Of the american
people for their love Of the UniOn.c sarI brs
Again, the Journal has, for the purpose Of
creating a. disgust and dislcyalty among the
peopls fct the Union, said 10 them through is
columns, as follows: 6 ''1 '.' y ~ y ~ = . "
The Africanized people Of the South have
preciujtated q work which we believe advancing
eivillrstion and the teachings Of Christianity
would have, ere long, demanded at the hands OF
TIN people Of the North. The complciy with
the basbarism q slavery which The latter have
had forced upon them by s-Union has become
more burthensome. every year, and must hHve
been thrown on voluntarily before the lapse OF
many years. The Union has done noshing n
reality for freedom. iteiegislation has al been
in favofrof slaxery, when required to decide
d;s.rsnoes between these antipodes. Then why
shouId free men deplore the lpes Of che Union
seuarate peaceful existences Of the sections are
preferable 70 Union which Is dissalisfactory 90
one and which rstards the progress Of the other,
The creators Of the Union sowed the seeds of
its inevitable death at the creation. They
Thought 70 beget q heslthy body By On unnasu-
raj cross between right and wrong. They
thouahs 10 produce Harmonious, symmetrical
whole by blending tEo ,conaicting systems Of.
industry-two ciyllizations. How conld they
expect 20 be succesSiul when all history isI
eesinst them7 All nations that recognize the
right Of one man 70 oppress another, sooner or
lsscr crumble into diHolutions and IN that ex-
tinc,ioo We are bound to recognize the decree Of
jussics And sh, should ne Anericsn peDplel
alone bope 70 enjoy immunity from this univer
The people win nosbslisys that 'this "UniOn
has done noth;as for freedom." They DO not
b ,l,sye thaf ssitS lsgisIation has aIl been ID
f.vor Of slAvsy.' II they did, then might
thsy feel as tbs Journal, and ask n its own
L.nsusso, awm sHoulD snrr MN prr1orr
rns xoss on THE uNos7''
The Jsurgsl ssys, aThe creators Of he Union