Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-26
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The occurrences of the last FIVE days will
occasion surprise and sstonishment at the.
South, and can not fail TO make a profound
impression in Europe. This mighty uprising
of the Northern people, this unbroken and
unparalleled unanimity with which nineteen
States, inhabited by nineteen millions OF the
most energetic people on the globe, resolve
10 maintain The honor Of their flag, and up
hold the supremacy of the Constitution, will
be likely TO produce an immediate change in
the judgment of the world as to the in-
herent strength of our Government, and its
capacity. for self preservation. For five
months 1t presented an, inglorious spectacle
OF organized imbecility. 1t seemed par
ally Zed. sU boa sfr'1e sr'i lInA far
The traitors were encouraged by this con-
temptible apathy, and the public opinion of
Europe hastily pronounced our system
unadapted to cope with State insubordina-
tion. The seeded States were seriously
counting on an effective support in the
North. The Vice President of the rebel
CoDtederacy predicted, in a public speech,
that many of the free States would join it
and its foremost newspaper organ protested,
in advance, against their admission.
1t was confidently expected that there
would arise, in New York city especially, a
large party favorable to secessionists; that
this party would spread, aud that any vigor-
GUS measures attempted by the Federal Gov
erDment would be neutralized by opposition
in the free States What falling off there
must be in these expectations when it is
sten that the whole Northern people, as one
man and with one voice. demand that the
rebellion shall be straightway put down aud
crushed out; Every mans life, every mans
property is freely offered to the government.
The demonstrations of loyalty are so spon-
taDeous, SO UNIVERSAL so irrepressible, that
| the like of them was never seen among anV
ptople under heaven. The free States de.
| maDd that the military movements shall be
30 gigantic, fesistless, and terrible, as to
sweep away the enemies of the government
| like chaf before a whiflwind.
No person who witnesses or hears of these
manifestations can have any doubt as to the
final issue OF the contest. A people so thor
oughly aroused, sofull of native energy, so
superior in numbers, so aboundiug in re-
sources, can not but prevail in the end, even
Though the earlier preparations of the rebels
should give them important advantages at
the outset The North, having no doubt of
the result, unanimously ask that the contest
shall be as sharp as their military means can
possible make 1t; and they will compel the
Government TO comply with their demand
and render this atrocious rebellion warn
ing ano terror in all coming time. $1,000
The correspondents of the European press
who forward their communications by the
PeTsia'S mails to morrow, will send hope
and joy TO all the friends of free government
in the old world. Our Government is not
weak. In spite of appearances to the con-
tIary since the Presidential election, this is
| the strongest Government in the world,
! There was never, in all history, another such
| demonstration as has been made here since
the MISREPRESENTATION, of the prompt
| ness with which national resources can be
called into requisition to put down formid-
able, loDg-maturiDg and perfectly organized
rebellion. Our Government is strong be.
cause founded on the free consent of ma
| jority of the people, who can peaceably
change it when it ceases to suit them. The
great body of the people can never be op-
posed to II, as they may to Governments of
every other form, because the majority can
| always make it the organ of their will,
| A Government which, from its very ma
ture, must always keep the majority of the
| people on its side, is the strongest Govern
ment possible. 1t must always have SUI
peIiority to its internal enemies, in physical
strength and resources, and the inestimable
value of the mighty demonstrations of the
last few days consists in the illustration they
afford of the promptitude with which these
resources can be used.
There was never before great people
who gave such indubitable proofs of enthu-
siastic devotion to their Government and of
their readiness to make every sacrifice in its
defense. That the people were not sooner
a. oused is owing to their obstinate incred-
ulity IS to the reality of the danger. The
moment they saw its magnitude, all party
ties were as fax in the flame. There was
but one thought, one feeling one purpose,
throughout the free States. However terri
| Bile and disastrous the war NAV be, it is
worth all it will cost, in the demonstration
| it furnishes of the impregnable strength of a
| Government which rests on popular choice.