The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-15
COMPROMISE NOT TO BE THOUGHT OF.
From the Springfield OH. Journal 9th

rom inc stIiHSutiu UNI JuuFHdl. bth
We want concession. We want the Southern
States which are camOring about concession and
compromise, to coneede that ours is a Government
proper aud not Il compact between States. Wewant
hen to euncede that State cannot dss its CON
nection with this Union at will. We want them to
concrde that this Government has ri chi to enforce
its and protect Its properly, if il becomes
necessary to hang or shoot every traitor in the
United States to do it. We waut them to coneede
that il is the duty of this Government to retake
from Southern traitors its stolen forts arse.als
etc. We want them to concede that A braham Lin
coin, having been c0nstltutionally elected Presj-
dent of the United States of America, has right
to take his seat without any opposition from any
quarter whatever ana that II armed opposition Is
down or overcome such opposition at every haz-
ard. We want the south TO coneede that after
Abraham Lincoln has taken an oath 10 support the
Con ..ituton OF the United States, is hfs duty to
observe it. We want them to concede that the Sc
eedin. States have violated the Coustitution-that
they are in rebellion gainst the Federal Govern
dorm rsteiion we want them 10 concede thai he he
taking of Federal forts aud hiring upon the Star of
the West areAnsuits that should be atoned for
We ask them 10 concede that Northern creditors
in southern Courts. Ne ash them 10 coacede that Ma
refy is the creature u ioedttaw.
In all this do not ask the South to concede a
single thing that is not demanded by the ConstItu-
ton of the United States. Until they do coacede al
tails, TRY ought not 10 srPect that the North has any con
eesssoa TO MAKE. The nag OF our country, the go-
rioas and stripes, has been insuited by trail
tors--our laws have been set at deiiance-our forts
aud arsenals have been seized by traitors-our
vessels have been fired into--the tree navigation
of the Mississippi has been interruptedand to- day
farae army OF traitors hes IN rat TO tate Fort Pea
We are in hourly expectation OF the sad news
that some brave defenders Of the American flag
the nag OF Washingt0n-have been struck down
in death in the effort to uphold it American
soil. The telegraph tells us to-day that South
Carolina has determined TO attack the noble An
derson, il Government does not surrender Fort
Sumter 10 the traitors Away with compromises
At au hour like this Let US first establish the
iaet that We have q Gorernment-a Government
able 70 protect itself aud punish treason We
should Rot tax about compromise while the flag
81 the traitors floats over an American fort, and
. i nag OF our country trails in the dust The
hdR that Washington and his war-worn weary
soidiery kept Tying at Valley Forge--the nag that
Jasper replaced Gu the walls OF Fort Moultrie al
the cost of his iife-the hag that our heroic
Revolutionary fathers carried trlnmnbaatIy
through the war for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aayy
that II henored the wide vs. orId over has bnas,
Torn from American forts arseaals nd navy va az
at hofne-has been traaplsd aadef foot nv ~. 49,
Ia cur own land, 9h Amer lean soil. Iiu,;f m, -
Il anfurted Aosatr.s, and erefy ofhe st.. 60 s
seaaf, custom -house and aeg-yayd-uafI NJ. -,
this government oteped and IFS authority yecoa;-sy
let tatk about eoaiPfoaise. Concession w.
we want concession. We ask man 10 WELD M
his conscience, his manhood nor his honor The
border states tell rs that they devoted to the
Union and the Constitution. We ask them, then,
II eoncede that the one shall stand aud the other
be obeyed.s We are asked To eoneede that slavery
shait 10 into the Territories by authority vi this
6oy ern lmeut. Before we talk Of saeh thing, We
want II settled that we hare Government. BE-
fore compromise Of any kind is made or even
talked about, On the subject of slavery, we want