The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-08-15
Great Union DemonstratlOn at
Rockville, Indiana.
speech of Governor Morton.


may bc. it Is the part of wisdom TO romovc
it, if possible; for though it can novor grow
big enough to he alarming, II can't die any
too soon, Hence, in tho county most per-
sistcntly afflicted with ono Of these apos-
ties of jeff, Davis--Parkc-- was thought
by the loyal mon, Chat is by pretty much
everybody there, that it would be well 10
hold n Union mocting--frst, TO show tho
traitors and thcir dupcs the strength Of tho
loyal sentiment and second, TO got out some
good Wholesome truths for tho cnlightcn-
mont Of such az wore not wllfully mislcd
\ day was sol, announcements madc. speak
crG iuyitcl. and rcnl Union no porty dom
onstroiion prepared. Last Saturday Il came
OF, and II exceeded all expoctation in mum.
bers aud spirit ~ high aa loyal mon bad
rated their eircngth.
II was largo outpouring Of the people
Of Parkc and the adjoining counties, 10 al
tcst their dCNoton TO the cause OF the Union
and the institutions undcr which we live.
The number in attendance is estimated by
competent judges, at five or six thousand.
1t was the largest meeting ever assembled
in the place.
The meeting Was held in the grove of
general steele, adjoins i!'g town. Judge
Walter G.. DiualdsOn presided. assisted ly
u
On being introduced to tho meeting Gov.
Morton made fcw remarks on the roud-
lion Of feeling existing IN portion of tho
country, and continued:
REPUBLICAN, GOVERNMENT.
All Republican, Government is baacdupon
the principle lhut when the win Of the
people has been Expressed through the
forms Of the Constitutions all parties audalI
....1 Il a
Internationally admitted, Republican Gov
crnmcnt cannot cxisi for a day For illus
tration Of this truth might refer TO the
history of Mexico, whore each election ia
followed by arcvoIution, where the minority
refuse to submit to The majority and fly to
arms for the redress Of cvcry Tancicd
grievance. Such has been the history of
Republican Governments in Franco and
other countries in Europe. Every officer of
the Government, when properly elected,
becomes the officer and agent of the people,
whether they favored his election or not
and all loyal citizens recognize him as SUCH
Mr.. Buchanan, when elected although
did not favor his election. became my Pres
idcnt, and any insult offered to him Ivy Il
foreign power, or any resistance To his lawful
| authority by domestic foes, was an insult
| and an injury to me and to cvcrv citizen of
| The United States. Some people there arc
| who arc so incredibly stupid as to be unable
to perceive any difference between the
| Government and the mere agents whOcarrv
| it on for the time. Government is intended
| to be permanent, while the officers by whom
| il is administered are ever chaHging.-
! Washington, jefferson and Jackson have
| passed away, but the Government they
administered still lasts and trust viii last
! A. l,p col Il l;,,
affairs will IN y fow short years have passed
! from the stage of action; but we trust the
Government viii survive them. The man
who would refuse to protect the Government
merely because he did not like the men that
carried it ON, would display as little sense
as the inchriatC who should refuse to pro-
tcct his dwelling from the flames because
he did not like the agency of water.
rARTy QUESTIONS.
This ia not u war of parties, hut Of The
whole people. The interests involved rise
| AZ far above mere party consideration as the
| heavens are above The earth. The man who
stands alooi from the great contest higgliug
about his party, is short sighted and fails
to comprehend the timc in which ho lives.
| Parties can only exist in a free Government,
and when the Government falls, they fall
| along with it. The Democratic, Wing and
| Republican parties have each sought to
administer the Government. But it the
! Government should pass away there would
| be nothing left TO administer. IT there is
amy poor partisan here to-day who believes
that, after the Government has been de-
stroycd, he will have his party left and may
enjoy that, yield him up in despair. The
Almighty has cnNclopCd his intellect in
ctornal night, and forcordaincd that he
should be fool for ever and ever
MNCoLN's ABOLITION WAR.
Tho charge is made in this county that
this war was begun 10y Lincoln to bring
about the abolition of Slavery. The man
who uttcrs this charge is attempting to com.
nit fraud upon the people and treason
against the Government. Every Intelligent
man knows that before Lincoln was inau.
guratcd, the rebels had an army of thirty
| thousand men in the field; had laid siege to
| Fort Pickcus and Sumter had robbed the
| Mint at New Orleans of half Il million OF
dollars +; had plndrrcd various Forts and
| Arsenas Of two hundred thousand stand OF
arms and five hundred pieces of artillery
had coniiScatcd the debts due from citizens
| of Seeded States to the people of the North
thus robbmg them of hundreds of millions
of dollar, had murdered or driven out iron
the seeded States every mau of Northern
birth or that entertained lingering attach
mcut for the constitution Of his country.
The object of II talschood SO foul auC
monslrouS is not TO be mistaken. II is I,
distract the people of the North and palsN
the hands OF the Government, that il ma,
fall an easy prey to the scouudrelS who IN,
seeking it's destruction. This would bc III
effect, if amy ii had, and must therefore b,
lis aim.
PEACE.
But Il is said we must have peace, an,
could have peace if we would. IioNcpcac,
as much as amy man. lis sweets are rs dc
liyioUs 10 my taste as 10 that OF any hUmul
being. But when say this mean pcac
, that is safe, peace that is crowned viii
liberty and the blessings of an culightcuc,
, civilization. donot thatpra WhiCl
is the sleep of death which is purchase,
hy foul dishuuor nor that peace which /
$ hut another name for submission to tyrmt
and traitors. II is utter folly to tall, ahou
= peace without pointing out some mctho
, hy which may bo obtained. know q
D Int two conditions now upon which poaC
can he had, The first is by submitting 1
Y the disruption Of the Union and the d,
Y stucuon of the Governments The sccou
o is by the submission of the traitors now i
arms And lappeal you to-day TO mswc
40 the question IN your own hearts, upo
;, which of these conditions do YOU domm
: peaceY Who are the men that are thu
clamormg for peace upon any terms The