The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-26

Io'Joo' "oo PuTPott, "uu W you Woutu eet1o
their property, open their povss, and sven dss.
troy their lives. ask you wbe,hsr You would
Mt uss their slavesii iWhsshv goo so0ld
not arm their slaves, fgrest applause, and
carry them in bsttslions soainst their, mas
tersi Renewed and tumultuous appliance. -
II necessary 10 save this v-rnmeot,
wou pluogs their whole country, black and
white. into one indiscriminate aea Of ,blooi, 10
that We should in the end have = Govern.
ment which would DO in the vice aereut Of
God. Let us have no more OF this dalstants
system, but let us work with q win and q
purpose that cannot be mistaken. Let y. no.
lie pu. aside from too great delicscy Of mo-
tive. Soldiers. you know no such reasoning
ss this. You have srms in your bsnds. and
those are placed there for the purpose OF cx-
terminating an enemy unless he submits to
law, order, and the Constitution. II he will
not submit, explore everything that comes in
your way. Set dre to the cotton. Explode
tho cotton. Take property wherever you
may find it. Take the slave and bestow him
upon the non stakeholder IL you ''please. =
[Great applause. Do TO them as they would
do IN us. Raise up party ofintrrest agaiust
the absent slave. holder. distract their coun.
sels, and il this should not b~ sufficient. take
the slave by the hand, place a muskst In II.
and Gods name bid him strike for the liberty
Of the human race. Immense applause. i
Now, is this emancipationf Is this Aboli-
tionisrni do not regard il as either Il
n, more partakes Of Aboitionism than span.
icl partakes OF the nature af the lion. Abo-
litionism is TO free the slaves. It 10 to make
war upon the South for that purpose. Itis
TO place them above their masters in the 90
cal scale. II ist assert the great abstract
principle Of equality among men. But 10
take the slave and make him q, implement
OF war in overeomieg y'ur enemy, that 10
military scheme. II ms military necessity,
anil the commander who does not this, or
something equivalent TO it. is unworthy Of
the position he holds, and equally unworthy
Of your confidence. ancipntion! Are
we engaged in q war Of emancipation II
so. whe commenced the wari Not we.--
And IL We did not commence the war, We
cannot be charged with It's consequences -
Where had il it's origini II had its origin
in the Sou tb. II was and has been . war
of tho Son,h against tho free institutions cf
the North. Let me illustrate. Are we to
free their slavcsi We do not intend il. Do
you rec, llect the resolution which was parsed
the last session Of Congress, which distinctly
declares that il never was intended BY any
boy in this wide land to free the slsvrs.--
Compromise" too, has been talked Of in
this matter. Why did they NOT compro-
misei Because It WAS not their object.
say this fssrlessly, for ! infer II from ,cenes
in which was an actor. At Charleston, l
remember when Mr.. Douglas could not Be
nominated for the Presidency they were not
ing aDI their schemes, and failing, they pro-
f'ssAd themselves satisfied, ard yet, satisfied
as th y proclaimed themselves to be st mid
night, the very first thing next morning wss
to sece'le from the convention. This, you
know, was fcregone conclusion. Nothing
coull be satisfactory 10 them except that
rms should be resorted to, and the fate Of
revolution abidej by. declare, therefore,
that the war is not Of organizing, but IL has
been forced upon US by crafty ehemy-sn
enemy resolved to do or die; to destroy our
free Government or perish iu ths attempt
And what is their objecti Why, their OBJ.
iect ia 10 tear down this proud, noble and
bencfcient Government, to establish reign
Of terror, anarchy and conhscation in the
land; TO implant uron ths our soil the hid
eous doctrine Of the right Of Secession, SO that
when one State sece ls another may sccede,
and still another, and still another, 81 that
within forty eight hours by the light Of their
reas n and the cxactnnss OF their Judgment,
you may establish on this continent thirty
four Independent Governments. Thirty-four
did sayi Why, no, not thirty four merely,
but overy county and every city and every
village and hamlet, nay, every person who
suffers from Indigestion ut the dinusr.tabls
may claim the same right and thus SOL
diers, We shal have the confusion and dis
order which plunge into dismay and ruin the
b at and most benevolent Government in the
world. Now what is our objecti 1t il sim.
ply TO arrest the sway Of tbis fell spirit of
secession. Ii is to maintain our Governm, Mt,
to establish and vindicaie law and order,
thout which neither happiness nor pros
perty can exist. You are engaged, too, by
the strength Of your arms. to protect our
con,nerce with other nations, and when vic.
tory crowns your devotion to your countrys
cause--as il assuredy will-you will be
proudly pointed at as the champion Of Amer.
ican ghts, as men who have maintained
Their dearest principles, snd as thoee who,
from this time forward, shall live in the most
grateful remembrance Of the living, and
whose names shall descend with m,rks Of
impershable honor 10 the remo,est poster
ity. But, soldiers, to acc'mplsh oil this not
merely arms are necessary, not merely men
to carry them, but that powerful and over
whelming spirit which constitutes and makes
us men, that spirit which lifts us above the
creeping things Of the earth, aud brings us
ne the Diety 10 accomplishing his work on
earth. Oh, then. let US not merely think
that the "battle is one Of stroug"-Iet US not
merely depend on discipline and order, but
with that fervidnsss Of soul which inspirsd our
fathers at Bunker Hill, and Ssratoga, and
Yorktown, co forward and give effect, to all
tha, is valuable in the usrne Of patriotism, and
honor, and religion. i"'' 'h
Never. no never, will you succeed until
that spiri, 10 once mors manifested and dsvel.
oped which actuated the soldiers Of Crom-
we'll, who, on the field, iavoked tho Lord his
God to arise. so let it be with ne. We
must be at least Que with him in spirit. Let
us, like Cromwell, invoke the Almighty