Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-05-28
How Mem CEfGBgs--EIncOI as
an Advocate OF Secession, and
Virginia as a Defender oathe
the Union,


The Watertown Union has been study
ing personal and political history, and ha.
unearthed the following extract from {
speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln the
same Li2coln who is now President of the
United States, in the House of Reuresen
tatives, January 18th, 1918 And in order
to enable every reader to assure himself Of
its authenticity, we will mention that the
speech may be found in the Appendix to
the Congressional Globe Of the Goth Con-
gress. LIST session, page 81:
Any people, anywhere, being inclined
and having the power, have the riqht to
rise up and shake of the existing govern
meut, and form a new one that suits them
bet er. This is most valuable, q mos;
sacred right-a right which, we hope and
believe, is to hberate the world. Nor is
this right confined to cases in which the
whole people of an existing government
may choose to exercise it. ANY PORTION
OF such people that can, may revnluiunize
and make their otoa Of so much Of the ter
ritory as they inbatit. More than that. a
majority OF any portion cf such peoule
may revoluti0nize, puttirg down Biaori-
ty, lnterminEi6d with, or near about them,
who may oppose their movements. Such
minority was precisely the case Of tie
Tories OF our own resolution. It is n quail
ty of revolutions not to 60 by old lines or
old laws, but 10 break up both aud make
new ones"
The Washington HtelHgeHce7' has been
examining its tiles and now rruubIisbes AN
article which appeared in the Richmond
Enquirer Of November LIST, 1874 II will
be remembered that the objects of the
Hartford Convention were communicated
by the Legislature OF Massachusetts to
the different Governments # the Union -
N official letters bearing date October II.
Is Il. IEC,ioilOw'ng extract will show how
leading trgiEia Newspaper ttcn regard
ei the threatened secession Of New. Eng
land:
- No man, no association Of men, no
State, or set Of States. has 7ilLt 10 with
draw itself from the Uaion, of It's own ac
cord. The same power which knit us to.
gether can only unSuir. The same fJr-
mality which, forged the links Of the Union
is necessary to dissolve il The ll0j0riilJ
Of States which form the Union must con-
sont 10 the withdraw Of 0,ly one branch OF
II. Until that consent has been obtained,
any attempt 20 dissolve the Union, or OBJ
stuct the efficiency Of It's constitutional
law, IS ueaSon-sTeGSCE to all Intept4 and
purposes. Any other doctrine. such as
that which has lately been held forth by
the Federal Republican, that any one
State may withdraw itself from the Union,
is an abomirable heresy-which strips its
author OF every possible pretension to the
name or character # FederQlist.
we call, therefore, upon the Govern.
meat Of the Union to exert its energies
when the season shall demand it, and seize
the first traitor who shall spring out CT the
hOt-bed Of the Convention at Hartford
The illustri0us Union which was cemented
by the blood Of our forefaihors, the pride
OF America, and the wonder of the world
must not be tamely sacrificed to the heated
brains OF the aspiring hearts of few NAL,
contents. The Union must be saved when
any one shall dare to assail it.
'Countrymen Of the East we call upon
you to keep yigilant eye upon those
wretched men who would plunge us into
civil war and inevitable disgrace. What,
ever may be the temporary calauities which
may assail US, let us swear upon the altar
of our country to Sare tie JIuoa."
Mr.. Lincoln is now calling upon citizens
to put down secession by arms, an2 Yir.
ginia is in arms to defend secession.