The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-09-19
Patriotic speech OF NIr. white
lev at Bowling Green.
A Malicious Lie RcIntcd.

present, was loudly called for to make a
speech. We were not present at the open
ing Of his remaks, but we understand they
savored with the genuine Union sentiments.
In his allusion to the partizan pickering now
going on by one party, was to be attributed
one great drawback to tho grand Union
movement in rallying to the support of the
Government, to the suppression of this
great rebellion. He felt to say this was all
wrong. Why should this BET Why the
necessityH The protection, peace and hap
piness the Constitution has afforded us
surely was enough to cause us to rally to its
support. IN times of peace he had engaged
in partizan issues, but now when the enemy
are laundering at the very gates Of our
Capital, the chickering's of party spirit could
only be indulged in by the enemy of This
country's good. He therefore warned all
friends of the Government not to be decciv-
ed by supporting those who were giving
aid and comfort to the enemy. Now, he
said there were class of people who were
inclined to be continually finding fault with
the Government. They have much to say
about the unconstitutional acts of the Pres
idcnt, but do we ever hear from them one
word of reprobation for Jeif. Davis and his
crew. One of the great cries of this party
is, Peace, peace " Up to the 22d of last
February lie himself was peace man
that is to say he was in favor of an oquta-
bic COMPROMISED compromise between
both sections if that could have been brought
about. But after that time his hopes began
to wane, till the rebels declared they want
cd no compromise. but dissolution of this
glorious Union. With whom would we
compromise? Suppose we were to go to
work and call State Conventions and elect
delegates to go down South and offer them
compromise, as settlement of our troubles.
Why they could take our delegates and
hang them, and you may rest assured, dele
gates from that section wouldn't serve much
better fare were they to be sent north of
Mason and D DXon's line. The talk about
peace and compromise is all useless-mcre
pasttime. All they ask is separation. and |
know my friends here will never grant that
will you? Several hundred voices with
an emphatic "No!'1 Another argument of
this peace compromising party is what they
call the Lincoln war for the subiugation OF
the South. Now my good Union Democrats
and Union friends, do you suppose this war
was wAged by Abe Lincoln for the subiuga-
ton of the South. Democrats, Republicans
and every lover of this glorious Union. have
not stopped to inquire as to the particular
politics of one or the other, but as one man
rushed forward to sustain the glorious stars
and stripes. Mr.. Lincoln is nothing more
nor less than the representative Of the Con-
stituton, and as such must necessarily have
the support of all loyal men, or else it must
be trampled under foot. Are You ready to
surrender your birthright handed down to
You by your fathers and subs itute therefor
the wicked schemes of jeff. DAVIS no.
never said many voices. This wicked
rebellion must be put dow, and put down
by force of arms, and to tA's end he was
willing to lend his time and aid. and if need
be- his life. Now was no time for the dis
cussion of the causes of the wdr, but after
the war was over, he h d no doubt but that
people would have their views on that
subject. For his own part he thought it
would be disposed of as was question
which occurred some years ago in Philadcl
phia, which has never yet been settled, and
which never would be. He alluded to the
celebrated question, "Who ruck Billy Pat
terson ?" He thought there would be much
discussion on the subject, but like the man
who struck Billy Patterson, it would never
find satisfactory solut on. Another point
in the argument OF those who are disposed
to cripple the efforts to sustain the Govern
mcnt was that the President had suspended
the writ of haheas corpus. Now he was
not prepared to say whether the President
had violated his constitutional obligations
in that act or not. But one thing he would
say. were he Pre- sident he would have
suspended the traitors instead of the habeas
corpus. Loud cheering. These partizans
also have much to say about the liberty of the
press. Now those of his friends who were
acquainted with him, and who had heard
him speak upon the stump before, well
knew that he had been an earnest supporter
of the rights and freedom of the press, in
which was bound up the safety of our free
institutions. But when a great domestic re-
bellion is threatening our government with
destruction and there were presses engaged
in giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and
discouraging the efforts Of the Government
in putting down the rebellion, he felt like
doing with the editors as the President has
done with the writ of habeas corpus, or, as
he said in reference to that writ, suspend
the editors instead of the press. These par
tizan papers had much to say about What
the war was being carried on for, and some
of them tell us that it is for the purpose of
freeing the negroes. Now for his own part
he did not think that any loyal friend of the
Union need be frightened upon that score.
The Government had guaranteed protection
to the lives and property of all loyal men,
and those who were not loyal did not de-
serve the protection of the Government
These men seem to think they have right
to do all in their power to cripple the Gov
ernment, and then if they are called to ac-
count, cry out Justify for probationary
for the protection of the very Government
they are trying to destroy. Our Sous are
going into this war by thousands these
negroes are being used to build Notifications
for their destruction, and while he had all
his life been opposed to lberating tie slaves,
yet if it became an incident necessary for
the suppression of the rebellion and restore
peace to this country, he would say let them
go. Since April last he had spent his entire
time to the encouragement of this grand
Union army, and he hoped every true friend
of his country would drop, until the Consti-
tuition is acknowledged throughout the
length and breadth of the land, the discus
sion of partizan issues, and cease this par
tzan strife and partiZan chickering's. If you
keep these up how can you make your sons
believe they are fighting in q righteous
cause? You tell them you are opposed to
the administration; you are opposed to the
representative of our very existence as q
nation, and you will discourage them in
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