Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-07-16
From the Pennsylvania Valley Spirit.
The Views of Mr.. Douglas

The Views of Mr.. Douglas.
Among the most violent opuosers of ,nx
measures being taken to ndius, onr nation.
al difficulties without a further resort N
arms, are JoHN W. FoRSEY and his Lara
Democratic" sdherents. IF any one ven.
lures TO express hope that there will be
20 more bloodshed, these "Democratio''
aoohtionists are the first to pronounce him
q traitor. 1t matters not If he nro,o.s,
such pesceable adjustment only as will
leave the general government (as of eourse
1t ought to be maintained in the full en-
Joyment OF all ITS constitutional pawer, in
all sections of the country still these nav
made and over jealous abolitionists de.
nounce him rs a disunionist. As thew
profess to be great admirers of the late
lion. >. A DOUGLAS, Though we know
their avowed admiration of him was not
SINCERE We take the liberty of calling their
auehtlon 70 the following extract from the
last speech Mr.. DOUGLAS ever n,ads a.
Senator of the United States. Tbi, snesch
was delivered in the United States Senat.
on the 10Th of last March, Just before Mr.
Z -DoUGLAs -fcfts -tho~Seuats ehxuher, ,,e.s-
1 again to enter it. We would like to know
Whether the foRNETIsTs in this region ara
! ready to brand Mr.. DoUoLAs as disunion.
ist and a traitor? We qrote from th,
speech:
prefer such en- amicaJle settlement N
peaeeable disunion; and prefer IL a fhou,.
and times 10 ciUH irdr Ii we can ador,
such amendments as will be satisfactorv ~
virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and
the other Border States, the same plan of
pacihcatlon which will satisfy them will
create Union party in the Cotton State,
which VIII soon embrace a large rnsjurity
AZ ha Ia - G..
them back Of their own free will and se,
cord; and thus restore, strengthen and
perpetuate the glorious old Union forever.
repeat, whatever guarantees will satisfy
Maryland and the Border States 1.-THE States
IN the UnIon) will create a Union party in
the seeded States that will bring them
back by the voluntary action of their own
people leu can restore and preserve the
Government IN that mode. You can do Il
in no ofh1r.
WAR IS DISUNION, WARTS FINAL.
ETERNAL SEPARATION. Hence. ais,
guise 1t as you may, every Union man in
america must advocate such amendments
to the Constitution as will preserve peace
and restore the Union; tcLile ereTy "a union.
tst' "hether openly OF secretly plotting it's
destruction is the advocate Of peaceful Sc
cession, or Of tcdr, as the surest .neans ~
possible. Ihdre too much reypscf far II,
intellect 10 beltere for a moment. that Here IL
man for tcdr IrhO is not a dis,snionisf
per Sc. Hence l do not mean, if / can nre.
vent 1t, that the enemies of the Union
plotting to destroy it--shall drag this coun.
try into war, under the pretext of protect
ing the public property, and enforcing the
!aws, ana collecting revenues when their
object Is disunion, and war the means Of
accomplishing cherished purpose.
The disunionists, therefore, are Divided
into two classes-the one open. the other
secret disunionists. The one is in favor az
peaceful secession and q recognition of in
dependence; the other is an -faror of ,rdr.
as the surest means Of accomplishing t1s
object, and Of making the separation final
and eternal. lam Union man. and hence
! against acdr but If the Union must be
temporarily broken by revolution, and
| the establishment of de facfo tiuyernment
/ by some of the States, let no act he done
that will prevent the restoration and future
preservation: Peace is the only policy that
can lead to that result.
But we are told, and we hear II rens,-
ted everywhere, that we must find opt
whether we have got n Goverument-
Have we Government? is the ouestion-
and we are told we must test the nusst;on
by using the militry power to put dowo Ali
discontented spirit Sir this oue.t;on
Have We GovernmentP has bean mr.
pounded by every tyrant who has tried 70
keep his feet on the neeks of the naomi.
since :he world began. When the baron,
demanded Magma Charta from King John
at Runymede, be exclaimed. Have We |.
government y and called for his srmy 10
put down the discOntenIed barops. Wben
| Charles the First attempted to collect tbs
snips money IN violation of the Constitu-
non Oh England, and IN disregard to the
rights OF the people, and was resisted nv
/ them, he exclaimed, Have V. a Cover,
ment! We cannot treat with rehaI. mn,
down the traitors; we mus; show that We
have Government When James III us.
driven from the throne Of England for
trampilng on the liberties OF the peopIe h.
/ called Tor his army, and exclaimed. Let n.
show that we have "a Government Ebsn
george III called upon his army 10 nut
! down rebellion in America. Lord Nortb
cried out Justify, No compromise with tra;.
| tors I; let US demonstrate that we b.vs
| Government When, in 1888. the neonis
rose upon their tyTants all over Enron,
ard demanded guarantees for their ripht,
every crowned head exs,aimed. Have We !.
Government y and appealed to the army "a
nndicate their authority ana eaforce the
! law" 49,
The Far has had many motive, for II,
commencement 1t can hare but one result.
.tiaal. eternal separation. disunion
the SOlith. triH not inpeach lAeiufellio,,,c-
Of any man among you 6y ass,tDnin1 f6ot
you dream Of Il as at any time or IN aa,,
ray possible. Remember the varn;n, 20
L.rd Chatham of the British Parliament.
MY LORDS, you comet conquer America
A public debt of hundreds of miIlions
weighing Us and our posterity down for
generations, we cannot escape. Fortunate
shaii we be u we escape with our i:,-,,,,,
Indeed 1t is no .v.ger 80 much a ous.t;o,
war with the South, as whether we oI,r-.
selves are to have Constitutions and a "a
publican form oi Government hereafter in
the North and West
Cir, the history of the world doe. not
isii to condemn the folly, weakness and
wickedhess Of that Government which drew
l,s SWORD upon ITS Own people, when they
demanded guarantees for their rights.-
This c-y,that we must have a Goyeromsn.
Is merely following the example Of ~. r.
sOtted Bourbon who never learned anvth;ns
by misfortune, never forrate an ioiur1
never torgave afrOnt. Musf we demon
straie that we have got government. and
coeTce obedience without reference IN Al.
justice or injustice Of the COMPLIANT.
Sir, whenever 10000. 900 people procI.;r,
70 you with one unanimous yoiee tha, ,h.-,
appreheDd their rights, their firesides and
their family alters are IN danger. II booo1a,,
a rrise Government 10 listen 70 he oDD.aI
ana 70 re'aore ne ogpreEe1ssion. History
Goes not record an example uhers ,ny
human Government has been strong enough
70 crush IO,OOO,OO0 Of people into sut,;ect-
ION when they believed their rights and
hoerties were imperiIed, without 6rst
cJnTeTting the governments itsalf ;,.o /.