Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-22
VOLUME %. NO. IA.
NJ, place the forts belonging 70 The Union
In Q state Of deienssf 7 What can We errsct,

| IN sAto OF uefereo w nst ssn Ws'AT'
when the Chief Magistrate OF this great
nation sits DIV, to pwl-y With men In
open REBELLION against the laws and against
the Gov.rnmentf I answer. just such
state Of Affairs ~ now sIisn.
IN almo.. every speech that has been
made in Congress by the disanionis's. the
pr-.-n, session. We have strong and arness
appeal. male to the friends Of the Union TO
allow the seeding States 70 60 out m peace.
While the Representatives Of the cotton
State. have been engaged at the Capitol IN
CRYING peace. peace. their constituents n
home have been sounding the toesin o. war.
The property Of the Government. which
they have bough, and paid for, has been
sei,si: our forts. srsensl'. and munitions
oi war have been t-ken foreibly from the
hand, Of our own ofbcers: American guns
have been turned upon American citizens;
and the great highway Of the Mississippi
blocked up by armed mobs. Men may cry
pace but there i' no peace. And shall
We 81, her, under the syren song OF pace.
until r,,oiu,Ion ba. done iu work. Shall
Wa b, lullsd into isl's security until the
gun. Of the enemy are ,hupdrrinS at tho
gate. Of the Cap',ol'
We are now dealing with .tsrn realities.
and M, with imaginary evils. wsare toli
W. have no constitutional right 20 make
~.r uron q sovereign State In the name
/ ~ hirns... I s.k who has done u Who
fred tho frat gun =, Charleston hrrNor-
the Gnvrrnment. or tho-e Who ara acting 20
overthrow it' The grave question force.
it.slf upon u.. what .hall be done when
State. make. var upon the Gov,rnn'ni-
when called upon 10 answer for their OF
t.r.~.. hids them.sl,e. behind the .p"cions
p'e, Of State .ovcrsignty' Thee are cues
ton. that mu.t Le seitled--not Theoretical
". hn, practically.
While I would exhaust every con',itu-
,ional remedy for the sake Of pcaec. i, 10
nv fIrd anil settled opinion ,hs the laws
mus, be firmly eSscu,~d under tho Con.ti-
tuition. The President has no discretionary
power in thi. matter. and IL IL the duty Of
Concre.. To coma TO hi. suppor. and u.- all
constitutional means 20 aid him in the Dis
rhar-r II Mi. duty. Il 10 equally the duty
oi the President. and ot Coryr-s sihin
the scope OF iu constitutional authority TO
protect the property OF the United States
ag,in., foreign aggression and domestic yio.
l-nc-.
Entertaining ,h.s opinions. I would have
the President collsc. the revenues in every
Snnthern port. AMI -v,ry other port in tbs
Union. r~sceahly II We can. forcihly II vs
mn., More than this. I world have him
maintain the ns'io,,i sss ., every hafhri.
ove, every ioriifcation. arsenal. dock, AMI
navy v,rl IN tho Union n in the dis
change OF ,his duty. he is me, hy forca. then
would plac- Mt hl. Command the Army.
the Navy, and purse Of the nation. Sir.
The apartment of .slf.go,-rnm-nt il not
yet exhausted. II would no shame, an
everlasting rsproach to the American name.
~ allow II 10 bs DESTROYED by the hand OF
domestic violence. Every citizen Of ,hls
vas, rrpuhlic hasa direct int.re., in its
prr-erva,Ion. To ay that hi. great, this
mighty and powerful R'pablis has NJ pow.
er 20 perre,ua,e il. own existence, 70 pro-
tect It's property and citizens, 10 to manifest
\ wsakns.. Of which We have never been
suspected At home or abroad. The great
heart Of the American people b.an re.pon.
-ive TO the preservation Of the Union. Mad.
ne-. may rule the passing hour, Je, reason
will ere long return and resume its ~onted
sway. Men frenried with unhealthy eI.
ci,rmen,. NAV ralss the hand OF violence
s:ain., the bee. government the world ever
-l~ ~. thu hallncin,,ion will p,.s away,
aud they will then wonder at thor own
folly. Gloom may hang over us ike dark,
rorten,iou- cloud: tho deep shadows ot
nigh, may gather around our dwellings as
MONDAY yet in little while, the thunder
cease. IN. loud roar. the clouds AZ away
before the 'plrndor' Of meridian sun, tho
r,inhov " promise again spans the poli,I.
al heavens. and the angel OF pace isain
spreads hi. sin; ovr a happy land.