Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-02-19
UNION AT ALL HAZARDS.

IL any Of oar readers, SAYS ;he n. Y. Fa-
qasrer. deubjed our construction Of Mr.. Sew
ard late speech, and ltS pledge that Mr.
LIucolu's Administration would consider even
CIVIL ar preferable 10 dlsunion. he certain
l. removed al such doubts by his speech on
Thursday Ca that occasion be plainly de-
claTc1 that If necessary force would be used
10 compel obedience "a the Jaws. and that he
had 80 advised the people, and would 50 con-
uuue % advise, and that he was ready 10 per-
lsh in his efforts 90 preserve the Union rs Il
-. lie does no. appreh, nd Civil War; but If
necessary, he viii welcome i 70 Put down
Rebellion. Hear him:
1t ~ gratifying go me 70 see that 4 proper
splrit-a spirit of fraferual kindness, and of
Cancellation ard Affections adaTiee. by 50
large a portion Of my fellow citizens of the
State 30 which bel3i z | have asked them
also. IN return for performing my duty on this
occasion. that " lea they have arrived al home
they Will act IN the same spirit, and mani
fest their devotion to the Union above al
other Interests, and all other sentiments for
the Union, by voting for the Union. or If il
should be demanded, by lending. and even
giving their money for the [ nioD.and FIGHT.
ING IN J 1 As tie last resort tor the L Mon,
taking care always that speaking goes bcf5~e
voIing, voting gucs before giving money. and
all 20 before battle which | should regard
Is hazardous aud dangerous. and therefore
tie last as It l7olld be the most paiHJ T. .2sasurs
10 BE- reSort1d TO Jor The sairat.og Of the tl.ioH-
This i the ~rirt IN which l have delcTmiu-
Ell for my self 10 come up TO TINS great ques-
ton, to pass through Ii a I sincerely believe
We shall pass through IL, tor. although tie
great controversy has uOU been alrcaGv SET
tied, do not therefore any the less calculate
upon aud expect that il Will be peacefully
settled, and settled for the Union"
Tins OF course reused Mason of Virginia.
WHO openly breaches Treason ana Rebellion,
-, 4..rF.4 I.
Mr.. Buchanan had done his duty He Insisted
upon knowing whether Mr. Seward was in
favor OF using force to preserve the Union.
ajr. SEWARD am 5 re the honorable
Senator does not intend to miSreprrseut me
| cunie uplute, alter The expiration of all COM
r~oluIses, "a Convention oil the people Of the
United States. called IN the constitutional
form; and after ihat Convention shall DC held
or refused 20 be leld-when u i impossible
anything can be done but that, by force of
arms, tins Union IS 10 stand or full have adj
yIscd my people 10 do as | shall bee ready 10
do my>eii-TO STAND BY THE UNION
To STAND OR PERISH W.T. ~
This Is the ring OF the tie me.tIe Do eve
y 'uI'iE 'ii'I ''-'yy' ra.rio;lSm, humanity and
t'''c-'.-i aI-otlol demands make every
s&cT2..ro which nest and honorable Iicl.
may maSe-yleld every thing but honor to
secure = peaceful restoration Of the Union; but
when every thing else fails. draw the sword
and whip III the Bebel>-pU down Rebellion
and punish the Traitors. NJ. Seward ad-
ded:-
If contemplated that. in q. y case. il
would be necessary to fight furs4-s Union, It
IS because ] know that treason a q sedi,Ion
may-uol alone in the States of lie South.
bat Ia The >ta,c, o: the North. any where ana
every where-be excited and armed 50 a TO
as-ail Tie Union. And whenever IL shall
come 70 that, whether IA my State OF any
other State Of jhe Union. then expect what
ever can be done shall be done. that reason
can DO; then / expect what Is left To be doue
shall be done In the way that l. necessary
If tie T.galtoIs and Rebels of Tie South
cannot coWi rel, nj this language, they are
greater fools than we supposed. The Union
must and viii he preserved. come what may;
and TIA. TOO. ~ Ike rag E.at IS NECESSA-
RI.