Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-09-06


I..Soupd, That's the talk" &c. And when
ii,ro " none, il is our duty 10 maintain it, for
uolitically. geographically, socially and com
mereialiy il IS one in every senSe--h IS u!tef'
" Impossible for this government 10 be divided
without utter destruction to both sections
When you attempt TO divide North and
sou,b. you must do il East aud West. Then
all Will go to pieces, and our country VII be
eoua r Mexico-wose than Mexico because
We have ten times more material for mischief
and distraction. A military despoiism viii
be inauguratcd 'whencger you permit this re-
belliou 10 triumph.
But s1ue CRY, We are in favor Of peace
Yes, we are ali Tor peace now was Tor neso-
tiaiing a peace. until Fortifcniion was hred
upon bS rebel artillery, aud then bade adieu
to:uli ex pcctations OF peace until conquered
over reoellion. Cheersl 1 say there IS no
peace uatii you can pat down rebellion oy iorce
Of arms; ard when every other man. woman
and child in the United States has ackno~i-
edged The Independence Of the revolted States
to those with arms in their hands, | viii still
oppose it, aud I will taik for ny o~n gra'lh-
cation when no others will hear me- 4aahgk-
ter and cries of good.
we must stand by the Union Fellow-cit'
izens, the language Of Andrew Jackson vas
TIE Union must aud shall be preserved. -
What woul! Gen Jackson have done had he
been at the heI'u to-day7 lie would have
hung the traitors higher than Haman. ou
may make peace with the loyal men OF the
South, aid there is the place to make It. But
ho= VIII you do it with rehellioI? Go WITH
an agreement in one band and revolver in tile
other and ask The Confcdxary to take IA
choice? Ifthere is any you can deal with, II
is the ioyat citizens OF tue South-those thai
are persecuted for the sake Of the Gcvcrnrnc'it
-tht sc hat lore their C,.nzii' lliou. and are
willing 20 die N its defense, when they are re
stored TO position Ay conquerinE rebelllon-
All should strive togetlcr for this good end
men should bare their bosoms in battle. wo-
men irl3plure in the name Of heaven that the
blessings OF the Union should return. and chit
dreu vaise their little hands tocrr-e this rebei-
lion Us q farocious monster that has come hiih-
Sr to torment them before their timC, and dim
with blood ard tears the lnsicr OF their bright
star ! believed. when the evening OF the iast
Presidential election had closed down. that
l should claim exemption. and. an honorable
discharge from the active discussions 0! the
day. Congratulated myself that l should
once more enjoy reposc in the quiet OF my home
aud in the pursuit loved. Bat this question
of Government or anarchy has arlsep, aud
find it ny duty 10 raise my voice at the de-
mands Of my fellow citizens, untl turbulence
is lushcd, or is crowned with triamph. Are
you in favor Of wAr2 No; but am in favor
of putting down war By f,rce Of arms. l am
opposed to war. and in favor of obtaining
peace by putting down the authors OF the war
l am 10 favor Of ptace, but l am in favor OF
the only course that will insure lt-driving
out armed rebellion, negotiating with loyalty
When this country commences TO die, 1t will
die rapidly. When this nation is given to dis
ruption, il viii 60 to swift destruction. Rome
to be sure was three hundred years dying; but
then its physical powers were greater than
ours. its moral force less. it's nervous energy
less acute than ours. When we fall we shall
90 down in blood and darkness; not in tears,
for the dying never weep. Nero, the last and
worst Of the Caesars, sung to his harp "hiie
his capital was in flames; Tamerlan2, to sig
nalise his brutal feroeity, rCdfed monument
of seventy thousand human skulls -Attilla de
elared that the grass should never grow where
the hoof of his. war.h horse rrodi Hydrr Ali
left the Carna,ic black With ashes and desola-
ton; but he who destroys the American ORION
will be greater monster than either And
ithe foe, the monster Brant" who fell upon
aid slaughtered the defenscless women au.l
children Of this valley viii be more approved
in history by men, and be an honester man IN
the sight Of God, than the despoiler OF our
late happy Union. Shall the fell d}stroyrrs Of
this beautiful fabric bs permitted TO ccomp!ish
their Internal errand. and shall they be aided
in this work of evil By the cry Of peact? Let
none escape under this shallow pretension.--
Solomon, the wise King of Judea, spared not
the murderous Joab though he clung for pro
lection to, the horns of the altar-he slew him
there. And cry of peace to be negotiated
with armed traitors should secure a city of re-
fuge to none.
am paiued to see the vast destruction of
property that must follow frestet 10 see the
prosperity of the country Hlasted and destroy
ed; 1 regret to see the loss OF human life that
must ensrie. But if these events must come
they had better come with a country preserved
than come with a country divided and destroy
81. We must fight battles and bloody bat
ties. We must call vast numbers Of men in
to the field. We must not go as boys TO a
general training. with ladies, and oilers, and
members Of Con9Fess 10 sec the show. but
must go in carne6t-go prepared for acii ion
to fght it as battle, and not to fght il as a
play spell. We must unite as n whole pco
pie, going shoulder TO shoulder. And when
we do so We sbaH conquer. And why: We
have the righc. we have the prestige Of the
- L. q
disinterested world. We have the mora and
material elements TO 10 it all, and 10 Insure
victory. Rebellion has not the fIatcial abi;-
5'y to stsn,f 3 lnsG var. with ali their gains
from prNa;ccpGe9 se.9 F;'.i"y, a.d Issuing
bonds-made a Zen upuu the ,r'l cry &C Pc5-
pie who were never considered as 10 their IS
sue, and WHO repndiatc thrw-w worth as much
as a June frost, cod wolf track. which no
fnanc5eT fit to be out of the IAna'ic asylum
would give shilling a peck for. They may
vex, they may harrass, they may. destroy, they
may commit piracy but The reckoning IS to
come for all 7Fhis They will be brought 70
Judgment of the 4merlean pcople-of fheif
own people They viii be arraigncd, and who
IS there will be ready 10 stand up as iAcir de.
tenders in tAerame Of the Constitution
~ ten thee cunodere dread echoes shall rlss
With bleed hounds that harh fr ;.y Fugitive king "
What glorious Constitution We shall have
when it fnds such glorious Interpreters ! How
strong our Institutions Will be anchored aPon'
such foundations. The Constitution will then
literally
Give through all times, extend tlrt5rsN al e1ttnt
Spread undiYlded5 operate unspent.''
I know there are some who fear the warlike
power of the rebellious States. Hey had Il
great deal of power for good; but they have =
great deal less than they imagine or is general
y imagined for evil. WeMea coed lhal sfo'v;
or in runl,in nm Int v.l.en lHslscd Nm We arN 4