New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-05-24
WH0LENO 81.

conflict, and menaced the Federal Gov.
ernment, and thus reduced all chances
for peaceful Cancellation, either for res.
toration or final peaceful separation.
One irritation has produced another,
one false and impetuous movement has
initiated another, until all rational
hope of peace has left US, I fe ar, forev-
er, and we must drink, drink to the
dregs, the cup prepared for US. There
was nothing in the relations Of the two
sections, unfortunate as they were,
which ever rendered resort to arms
either justifable or necessary, and the
Inauguration Of war, over questions Ca
pable of pacific adjustment, will be
condemned and execrated wherever
civilization finds resting place, and
the widows wall; and the orphans
tears, haunt the last moment of his ex-
istence, who produces it. For myself,
in our Federal relations, I know bu.
one Union, one section, one flag, one
Government. That section embraces
every State, and that Union is the Un.
ion, sealed with blood, and coasecrated
by the tears.of the Revolutionary strug.
gle--that flag is the flag known and
honored on every sea under heaven,
which has borne off glorious victory
from many a bloody battlefield, andyet
stirs with warmer and quicker pulsa-
tions the hearts blood of every true
American, when he looks upon its
Stars and Stripes wherever it waves.
That Government is the Government Of
Washington, and adams, and .jeffsr-
son, and Jackson--a Government
which has shielded, and protected not
only US, but Gods oppressed children,
who have gathered under it's wings
from every portion Of the globe
Governmrnt which, fromihumble begin
nings, has borne us forward with f.bu
lous celerity, and made us one Of the
great and most prosperous powers Of
earth. The Union Of the States was
bright vision Of my early years-thc
pride of my manhood, the ambition Of
my public services. / have sacrificed
upon it's altar the best energies and
choicest hopes Of life chequered by vi
cissitude and trial l had believed the
contemplation Of its beauties would be
the companion Of approaching age, and
in after times, the beguiler Of vacant
and solitary hours. And now that It's
integrity is menaccd, its fair proper
tions disfgured, it is still dear to my
heart, as great fountain of wisdom,
from which incalculable blessings have
flowed. I have rejoiced with it in its
hey day of success and triumph. aud
will, by the grace O. God, stand by it
in its hour of darkness and peril, anu
by those who uphold it in the spirit Of
the Constitution, when the timid falter
and the faithless fly, and when the
skies lower and the winds howl, and
the storm descends, and the tempest
beats--when the lightnings fash, and
the thundcrs roar, and the rains dash
and the good old ship Union creaks
and groans with the expiring throes Of
dissolution II will cling to her still as
the last refuge of hope from the fury of
the storm; and if she goes down, l
will go down with her, rather than sur
vivo to tell the story Of her ignoble
end will sustain that flag Of Stars
and Stripes: recently rendered more
glorious by anderson, his officers and
men--wherever it futters--over the
sea or over the land: and when it shau
be despoiled and dis6gured. l will
rally around it sill as the Star Span
gled Banner of my fathers and my
country: and SO long as single stripe
can be discovered, or single star shall
glimmer from the surrounding dark
ness, shall cheer it as the emblem Of
. nations glory and y nations hope!
And could I see again my beloved and
bleeding and distracted country al
peacefully reposing beneath it. as in
days gone by, I would almost swear,
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