The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-07-11

the Constitution, and epeaks from the pre-
auble, calling itself 1--WE the people. -
1t may we'll be questioned whether there
is to-day majority of the legally quaii-
fed voters of any State, except, perhaps,
South Carolina, in favor OF Disunion.-
There is much reason to believe that the
Union men ore the majority in 70 any. !!
not ip every other one of the so-called
seeded States.
The contrary has not been demODstra
ted 10 one OF them II is yentured to af
firm this evenof Virginia and Tennessee,
for the result of an election held in niil
tary camps, where the hayonets are all
90 one eide OF the question voted upon,
eau scarcely be considered as demonstra
Ting popular seutiment. at sDeh an elec-
ton all tbat large class v ho are at once fer
the Ubion, and agsinst coercion, would
be coereed TO vote against the Union
It may be affirmed without extraVsgance,
that the fr,e institutions We enjoy have
developed the powers and improved the
condition of our whole people be 3ond any
exam pie 10 the world. Oh tbi. We now
have striking aud impressive iliustra-
ton.
So large an army as the GoyerpmeD ut
has now on foot vas never before known,
without a soldier 10 it tut who has taken
his place there Of bis own free Choice
But more than this, there are many sin-
Gle regiments whose members, one AID
{ another, possess full practical knowledge
Of all the arts, science, professions, aud
abatever else, whether useful or elrgant,
is known in the whole world; and there is
scarcely cue from which there could be
selected a president, Cabinet, q Con-
gross, and perhaps Court, ndaDtly
con petcnt to administer the gosernHeut
! itself Nor do say this is not trac also
in the army Of oar late friends, now al
yersaries, IN this contest Bat it Is SO
u uch better the reason Wig the Gogern,
IA cot which ba- conferred such benefits on
10th them aud us should net lie broken
up. Whoever in any section proposes to
7 abaudon such Government would do
2 veil to consider in defcIeuce to what
pripciple it is that he does ii; what better
he is likely 20 get in its atcai; whether
the substitute will sise. or be intende d
to gi?e, 70 much OF good to tAe people.
There are come forshodOwInos CO this
subject Our odsersaries have adopted
some declarations OF independence 10
y wLich, uDIike the good old one pcuncd by
Jefferson. they onIt the word=, "aIi nlen
aie created equal" Wbyl They have
aaoItcj temporary National Constiiu-
tion IN the prean. bic of wLich, unlike our
good Old ope signed by Washington, they
omit I'VE the people, and substitute, I'VE
, the Deputies OF the Sovereign and Inde.
udeut Stste-" Why!
Why tli, deliterate pressing out OF
v,ew the rights of men and the authority
e Of The people This Is essentially peo-
Pies contest OF the side of the Union
II is struggle for uairtaiuiDg in the
world tLa; form and su3,tsnce OF Govern
ment whose leading object is to elevate
c the condition OF meu, to lift artificial
cigLts froG al shoulders, 10 clear the
paths of laudstle pur-uit fer eli an un
fettered star: and q fair chance in tbe race
of life, yielding to partial and temporary
|. departures from necessity.
b This is The leading object Of tic
Government, for y hoe txistenee we con
tend. | an uost happy to believe that
: the plain people understand and aETrec
/ ate this. Il Is worthy G; note that. while
] in this, the Government g 5 hour Of trial,
large numbers of those in the army and
2 navy who eaee been favored with offices
have resi- ned and Frosed false to the hand
wtlsb paG pered them, not o0e con mon
soldier or com IL Oh sailor is known to have
asserted bis flag. Great hoDor Is cue to
] those officers aho rem aimed true, despite
the example o; their treacherous associ-
ates; tut the greatest honor, and the ost
! important fact of all. is tho unanimous
firnness OF the common soldiers and com
mon sailors.
70 the last an, so far as known, they
have successfully resisted the traitorous
efforts Of those whose commands, but an
hour before. they obeyed as absolute law.
t This is the patriotic instinct Of plain peo-
pie. They understand withoutaD argument
tbat tttf uSst . fHZ LHc y OOFeFDMcut WHICH
was made by Washington means no good
to tbem. Our popular Government has Of
, ten been called an experiment Two points
in it our people haze settled, the success
ful establishing aud the successful admin
istrsting of it, One still remains. Its
successful maintenance against formi-
f dable internal attempt to overthrow it
1t is now for them to demonstratc to the
world that those who can fairly carry
an election can also suppress reheIlioU;
that ballots arc the ri shtful aud peaceful
successors OF bullets, and that when ballots
have fairly ami coDstitutionaIy decided
there can ee 10 successful appeal back to
bullets, that there can be 30 successful ap-
peal except to ballots themselves, at sue
ceeding elections. Such will be great
lesson OF peace, teaching men that what
they cannot take By ab election neither
can they take it bg war. Teaching all
the folly OF being the beginners Of wnr.