Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-29

tread and irathpie upon that sacred iustru-
riient, and ilo' lohger acknoN ledge its bind
ing force No longer be bound hy Its com.
promises and dccrtes? ! answer 10. The
Constitution. 10y the necessity OF the con-
troyersy, is east behind the arena of the
strife! Md5 It rest tlere safe until the
/ present strife being over it shall lie re-
stored to It's ofiginal PURIFY and force.
Like the sybil leaves whef lost, the re-
mainder become more Valuable in our eyes,
and in tie midst Of carnage we will clasp
to orr bosoms that instrument whose worth
has n yer been transcribed by human ef.
f6rts. Soldiers, TO what means shall we re-
Sort for our existence This war is de-
voted not merely TO victory and its mighty
honors; not merely TO the triumph which
moves In glorious procession along our
streets. But it is war which moves to
ward the protection of dur homes, the safe
| ty of our families, the continuation of our
domestic aItars, aud the protection Of our
1 firesiaes. In such a war we are justified
are bound to resort to every force within
our power Having opened the port Of
Beaufort, We shall be able to export mil
lions of cotton Bales, and from these we may
false the sine&s Of war. Do you say that
we should not seize the cotton? No; YOU
are clear upon that point. Suppose the
munitions Of war are within our reach,
w5dld we not be guilty of shameful neg
lect if we ayailed not ourselves of the op-
portunity to use them? Suppose the enc.
/ ffy's slaves were arrayed against you, would
/ you, from any squeamishness, refrain from
pointing against them the hostile gun, and
prostratng them in DEATH? No; that is
your object and purport; and if yoti would
seize their property, open their ports, and
even destroy their lives, ask you whether
| you would not use their slaves ? Whether
you would not arm their slaves Egreat ap-
| plause and carry them in battalons agains,
their masters? Renewed and timutuous
appause.] If necessary to SAFE this Gov
ernment, would plunge their whole coun-
try, black and white, into one indiscrim-
mate sea of blood, so that we should in the
end have Government which would be
the vicegerent Of God. Let us have no
more 5f this aitteta,te system, but let US
work with will and a purpose that can4
not be mistaken. hes US not be put aside
from too great a de.icacy Of motive. Sol
diers. you know NO such reasoning as this.
You hate arms in your hands, and those
arms are placed there for the purpose OF
exterminating an ene-ay uness he submits
to law, order, and the Constitution. II he
will not submit, explode everything that
comes in your way. Set fire to the cotton.
Explode the cotton. Take property wherev-
er you may find it. Take The slave and
bestow him upon the non-slaveholder if you
please. Great applause. Do to them
as they would do to US. Raise up party
of interest against the absent STAKEHOLDER,
distract their counsels, and if this should
not be sufficient. take the slave by the hand,
place a musket in it, and in Gods name
bid him strike for the liberty of the human
race. Immense applause Now, is this
emancipation Is this Abolitionism !?
do not regard it as either. 1t no more par
takes of Abdlitidnistti than the spaniel par-
| al a. &c tho pat,,ra ,f tha l..xx Aluu..z.
ism is TO free the slahes. 1t is to make war
upon she South for that purpose. 1t is TO
! place them above their masters in the So
ciai scale. 1t is to assert the great abstract
principles Of equality among men. But to
take the slave and make him an implement
of war in overcoming your enemy, that is
a military scheme. II is a military neces-
sity, and the commander who does not this,
or something equivalent TO it, is unworthy
of The position he holds, equally unworthy
of your confidence. Emancipation Are
we engaged in a war of emancipation II
so, who commenced the war? Not we.
And If we did not commence the war, we
cannot be charged with its consequences,
Where had it its origin? 1T had its ORR
gin in the South. 1t was and has been
war of the South against the free instiiu.
tons Of the North. Let me illustrate
Are we TO free their slaves? We do not
intend it. Do you recollect the resolution
which was passed the last session Of Cons
gress. which distinctly declares that it new
er was intended by anybody in this wide
land TO free The slaves. /. Compromise
too, has been talked of in this matter. Why
did they not compromise Because il was
not their object. say this fearlessly, for
infer il from Scenes IN which | was an
actor. At Charleston | remember when
Mr. Douglas could not be nominated for
the Presidency; they were not satisfied to
remain in the Convention. Trying all their
schemes, and failing, they professed them
selves satisfied, and yet, satisfied as they
proclaimed themselves to be at midnight,
the very isrst thing next morning was TO
secede from the Convention. This. you |
know. wss foregone conclusion. Moth /