Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-08

country, not in demagogues and traitors--not in
Congress. And, sir, In my humble opinion, II
the present difficulties Of the country were fully
and fairly submitted TO, and committed into the
hands of the great American people, North and
South, the danger that threatens the Union
would be averted. But am DEPRESSING.
| have no sympathy for extremists, either
ment in the South is all wrong. speak my
own sentiments irrespective Of party typreference.
Il may be, sir, that the South has been seek
ing pretext for their present course, as has
been charged, but has not the North been equal.
ly anxious to furnish that pretext1 But If so that
does not justify you in your course. You sent
the irebrand into the Southern camp, and in
famed the Southern mind. The fanatics Of
the North and the hotspurs of the South are
both responsible to the country and to the world
for the destruction of our peace and harmony.
The gentleman from Meigs (Mr. Plants) has
repeatedly charged the So uthern people with
being "Traitors with weapons In their hands to
strike down tho Government" but he seems to
forget that sill traitors do not live in the South,
nor all patriots in the North. In attempting to
screen yourselves, you have defantly PROFOUND,
ed the question, What hare zoe done? Allow me
| to turn Yankee and answer the question by ask.
ing another: What haze you not done? even to
the violation OF plain provision of the Consti-
iihertv sws nos.ad haI;aao 'IO hu 10 - ,h"n
apeey ia"s, passeg, DeleVe' " no less taan
has repealed Its obnoxious laws, and others
have promised to do 30. / am glad of it,, yet
fear they will not all have the moral courage to
do 80. l
But you say these laws amount to nothing,
sney n,o Ios Iniorceu; nos oDServeo' snse t1e
tbs. IDcnIn haS a~ h, nss 'ee. sene, en,IrveI na
and tba,oSn.o .h you s',,,' Sas e,0OSeu'
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men; ~, nus' n''u 'pe on'on 'oee'ner' "is neiu
~ uI. susou :" 'n'sI ai susten'ees .nss sou,nr
II "sn'' VIII "o reepeo'eu aro eusireiy "i'h'
nelI. =.
A. ioa eay enae you nave uone no wrong' "a, an .
s.;ast AZ JVa % VII naAo . Nv ovnGessions. ill'
m'sus W every one Thought just as you 20,
1 D pus sn,' uoeo nos meet 'ne case' iney are 40
o"hIo 40 you, anu SsA you " g,ve tnem reas-
snaOtea "''u'an0eS 'nSs 'ne'r r'gu's VIII pe re-
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.ronnu;t;,s 70 ~. @ oSo way . y wh'cn peace anu
onnniu Sy Ssh 70 res'oreu 70 our die'Iac,eu .si
hS dono ~u ;th.n, uy uSaprolies, ana sn1
n;ty of on ".;a ~ 90 sne T VI us
t;o1 mndaS y PJ,SoI h y, ;ne County, ING OOns.u,
and nroono.o5 anJ - ,nL;as ~" W. ;.SaL.eJ
c. III ;..iS, auu " ".lou "o arc hnuepeeu
nle. was the rasnjt Of compson,;aa mS Tba rpI;,
icai storma which arose apd thrssta,,a Cd tha Sas.
tructjon of the IJr;on IN Iao0 .nd ~ Ia5n 80
, allayed by comnromiss and mutual concsss;on
Our patriotic }atbe,s. vho csirosd .hs wrstbfal
temnests in the former h;s.n,v of ,ha oour,rv
Thought il no dishonor To Law their personal and
party feelipes unon The altar of their country
! Let us initiate their examnle. A Union held
together by musket and bayonets ia M IJnion at
all. The main strength of the hands of IJnion
does not exist in standing armies. nor solelv in
written constitutions and laws bnt in the yirtue.
fidelity and hearts of the American neople' -
The times REQUIRE us 10 ACT like natriots. not
partisans. Party platforms and narty onipions
are as but dust in the balance, compared to the
perpetuity of the Union. For one, I am willing
to sacrifice eyery yes1ige of party nrincinle. II
it come la the Way of an honorable and peace.
full adjustment. No sscrifice sbould be Too erea,
to make for our country. Shall these blessed
institutions, purchased bv the blood of our iath.
ers, pass ont of our bapds2 Shall the blood Of
Bunker Hill, of Brandyvine, and yorktown. be
shed in vain7 God forbid. Shall this boaated
land of liberty-ths pillar of the worlds fu &.
ture hope of freedom-be crushed To earth to
rise no more2 No, no, no. s.. .-.5 I'D Ifa5
"Trutb cru,bsd ~ s.,,h vii, Via. ...,n.. Ms
rh a..,sI ~ s " 20 a. a.. ~ /" ~. ~. 'sse Ls, again r'.
'~"'' v. VIZ e-sAs r. Iya.
Nv Ian eonseP.Aso sne sv1to,s ,.a ~, Va STil
war eucu es ours musspe, Witnout ieeiing ms
hesh creep upon his oones1 Its character must
be such as no historian has ever vet recorded,
i. The history OF the Tudors and Plentagenets Of
Il 0rk and Lancaster, yea, and all the factions
that have ever contended in Enrone. vopld cnp,
st;,,,to Inf !, t;r,aj r.oa oo,,na.rd ..;,h -.
own downfall and conse1nepcea. Inatead of onr
temnlea of relipion. education and smnsanent
we viii have mosted bastiles and earrisons for
standing armies. Instead of tbe 6usy hmm n
baupy peace, we will hear the clash and conflict
of arms. the dashinp tramn of tba var.stead
the roar of cannon, The screama of the wounded
and the means of the diving. Instead of onr
valleys Welding the reward of oniet indust,v
and our bilI.sides odorous with the blooming
vine and olive, those valleys will be afioat i9
crimson gore, those hill sides will be bleaching
with the bones of kindred and oomnanions. IL
"Freedom shrieked when Kosciusco feIl. - wben
this RenubIio sball fall. If fall n muat' nF,ae