Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-09-19

3coSck0hkD1RoN FIRST kAsE- 3t3 y
enough to carry so much dead weight as
it has upon its back now. Laughter +
1t has got to throw overheard its Jonahs.
expel its Achams from the camp. return
70 f0mi wnfpls fesils fhezepginesfiAs
of packing conventions, lobby corruptions,
and the influence of anaconda railroad cor
Poxfa$o 81 tsshtg sad cheers l. 4 DO
not know what has become of these prop
ositions Of peace. SO recently prominent.
They sesai b haze SINK con,pletely out Of
sight. Is there any one of this body Of
patriots to stanl up for them? 1t was a
crime to let them go out of sight so sud-
denly. It ought to have been taken down
more gradually: the peace party will take
cold. = They should have done as tho In
dian with his dog. VII se tail he wished to
cut of, out he didn't like to hurt the ami
NAL by cutting it all off at once. so he cut
% s1NreYieeo every day unsia he had
ewtSRa 3 suiscisatiy. AnothesAthing 4
object to. do not care so much about
the big peace men at Syracuse as the little
peace men over the country. They tho't
there was to be a big peace-Song sounded
at Syracuse. anil they would ring all the
lisSo4 gongs. aud they commenced in adj
vanes. They were prepared when they
should hear the music of the secession
sackbut. psaltery anil harp. and other in
struunents. to fall down and Worship
But the peace capital has been squandere1.
AMI hereafter when they make liberal pop
ositions at peace meetings they will fight
wc<se CsAn< they are said TO have done here
the other day. laughter We propose
TO meet the rebels and put them down by
the power and dignity Of the Government;
for see no other way. / will illustrate
our position by story. not new one,
but new to you. A Revolutionary soldier
was walking with his espontoon, when he
was attacked and bitten by ferocious
dog. He ran the dog through with the
sharp end OF the instrument and killed him.
Then came tbs owner. scarcely less fero-
cious than the dog. "What made you
kill my dog" because he bit me. and
threatened my life.'' "Why did you not
keep him off with the other end Of your
instrument" eff he came at me with the
other end" sail the sollier. IL should"
[Great laughter and applause So if Sc
cession hal come at us with peace instead
of war. we might have met it with peace
il retarn- ENe ass 81 u b1al prspo siiions
Of pcsce, cut thsy are Win loyalty ana not
with treason; with fidelity and not rcbell-
ion. Would they who stand up and cry
for peace bnfn that Capitol, destroy the
archives of the country, dishonor the flag.
murder citizens standing in its defense?-
OH no; we would not do IL ourselves
Why not DO it yourselves if you would en-
courage others to do it? 1t woull be
mora msaly, and not less ywicletL saher
in the sight OF man or in the sight OF God.
He who encourages it--who winks at it,
and apologies for it's mischisvous and
no less guilty than he who Stands in arms
against his country. Would you creep
like savage. shielded by darkness. and
shoot down The sentinel who is standing
in obedience to duty to guard the rights OF
his country? Is it slightly. done2 Ne.
wegwould not 10 thak Thensdo1 not 4
pologize for the internal villains who do
it. nor the develish rebellion that inspires
II. Cheers. and voice THAT is right"
Would you lay plans to devastate thi,
Union, to destroy it. to make us a byworJ
amongthe nations of the earth, to over,
throw the Government Of Washington
which has cost so much blood aad so ma
ny tears. and has brought such great an
manilolAr blessings Nos lws do not ex
actly say that. Then why apologize fo
those who do it? These are fair practica
questions that are addressed to every on
who is sympathizing with rebellion, -ant
can b avs vered fby every citizen Of tn
land. II male such miscreants propo
sitions of peace. l would drop them lin
TO begin with. and moose at the end of il
And my negotiations shoelds be thfong
cannon Of the largest caliber. and Of tn
longest range. [Cheers.l This is tn
only way of doing it. 1t is dividing tn
country into two parties. the one in favo
'ofsustainfng the Government. and.thc 9th
erwilling IT not to aid. to wink at its dies
truction. Who is on the Lords side?-
Let us ascertain. There is no half wa,
plan about this matter. Come up al. y
who rally to the support of this Govern
ment, come mp and sustain it like men,
And they that do not. let them rang
themselves for reasonable peace.
We want no towards in our band,
Who viii our colors fly as -
We call for valiant heart cd men
Who're not afraid to die.
This is no play spell. no parade day. n,
general training. no political convention
Tho surges go clear down to the yer
trembling foundations Of the earth, an
the battlemsnts rock under the agitation
1t is the great struggle for free governmer
on earth. This is the last resting place f.
liberty. Who is disposed to tamper wit
such danger? l will see all political pa,
ties cast down on the pavement Of perd
ton before will consent to it. TChesrs
/ know.that owe all that am to OF
glorious Constitution, which permits me
TO rise from humble stations to the highe,
honors of the land. No other Governmer
permits it. And sooner than permit m,
selfto wink at this attempt to subvert it
fssould cast falsehood and carses 4 a ven,
rated mothers grave.
Tlp-eoemies 4of fhs oountry, open ar
secret, must come to judgment. / sha
try them not before politicians. but befo
an ihdienant people. and shall have the
arraigned where they shall cast fewer a
pensions on this question involving the e
Observation-Disclosures liberty. fCheers
1t will cost large amount of blood al