The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-09-06

ton Convention with half the per.
tinacity.and force that, / did, he never
would have been elected. | charge
it in all my public speeches that they
connived at that election; and the
same has been charged home upon
them by their own people in the
South. Their time had come. 1t
must go, or they would be ruined
They reminded one Of little boys who
want to ride u horse. Those in the
city get them a hobby-horse, and
they can ride that. Country boys
get astride Of a stick, and ride that.
This knot of office seekers, falling
to get Eorse to ride. or even n
hobby, have mounted this poor stick
OF Southern Confederacy, and are
riding that. 1t is just such ambition
as caused the angels in heaven to
rebel. 1t was not because we had
not good government, but because
they could not rule it. Call them
Democrats, or entitle them to the
sympathy of Democrats, with arms
in their hands against their govern.
ment, and their hands red with the
blood OF our murdered itizens!
They are the enemies OF their conn-
try; they are traitors against the
flag and the Constitution, and as
such | arrsign them in the name Of
the Constitution and the Union. |
arraign them in the name OF civiliza.
ton; l arraign them in the name OF
Christianity; arraign them in the
name Of the fathers Of the revolu.
tion, who poured ont their blood to
gain the liberty transmitted to us. |
arraign them in the name Of the
Soldiers who marched bareloot.d to
secure our blood bought liberty. !
arraign them in the name Of the holy
memories of the women OF the Re-
volution, whose pure and gentle
hearts were crushed and broken. In
the great day Of accounts, the saw
age Brant and the moro savage
Bntler, that dcluged the beautiful
valley Of Wyoming with blood, will
stand up and whiten their crimes in
comparison with the perfidy Of the
men who now attempt TO divide and
destroy this Union.
The ierocious instincts Of the
savage taught him that he might be
doing a duty to his people; but these
men were born in q land Of civiliza.
tion and baptised in the name OF the
Trinity, and they should be held to
a account for the obusu Of trust
which has been confided to them -
Who are these men in arms against
the governmcnt--in arms agains,
the Union? They arc men who have
been educated at its expense-been
laden with honor--been paupered at
its treasury. II we perish, We may
say with the poet over the stricken
eagle:
"Keen were his pangs. yet keener FAR To feel
He nursod the pin.un which impclled the steel,
While the same plumage, that had warmed his
breast,
Drank tho last life drop Of his bleeding heart"
II the Union is stung to the heart,
it mnst be melancholy reflection
that we have reared the men to dc
it, and like tho dementcd Lear, VIC
shall learn
GLOW sharper than serpant's tooth it Is
To have II thankless child"
that we have nourished and brought
up children, and they have rebelIet
against the institutions of thei
country. We have seen by tn,
action Of the border Southern states
that it is not their intention to per
NIT this government to be subverted
Every crime known in the catalogue
Of depravity, from treason to lar
ceny, has been committed in at.
tempting to drive them into. seces
sion. How can these men be sus
tanned by one, with hands dripping
with blood-not only with the blood
Of Northern, but OF Southern citi
zens; and why2 Because a North
ern candidate WAS elected, who had
four years to serve, whose election
they might have prevented-whost
election they connived at, they will
hazard whole eternity, go far AZ
temporal existence is concerned, tC
crafty present personal pique and
feed mean ambition. Whoever
snstains them. will not. Whoever
cries peace, will not. Whoever
cries compromise with them. | vii
not. Great cheeripg.l am fol
peace, but ! am for making peace
with the loyal citiz ,n1 OF the South
the loyal ci'izlns of Kentucky anc
Missouri too who have sent tina
modern Nebuchadnczzsr, Claiborne
f. Jackson, TO grass. Grestlaugh
ter. They ask in repetition can yol
coerce state! ! say no; you can
not. Yon might as well cocrcc III,
snn TO shine or the stars to twinkle
Can you cocrce a neighborhood t,
be honestl No; but you may l'unisi
its criminals. No one can justii,
armed rebellion and opposition t.
the Union and the Constitution o
his country.
But Mr.. Lincoln, it is said, for
sooth, has violated the Constitution
in conducting his administration. =
Very well; there is a day OF reck
oning to come with him and hi
advisers. But it is one thing t.
violate the Constitution in defense o
your country, and quite another t.