Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-11
The War Against the South.
TIRE VOICE or DOUGLAS AND MLlANOlGHAA
Intcfestins Letter from the Hon. C.3L.
Va1landieham. -.. st ,

questing my opinion upon certain points
connected with what You Justly style the
present "ingloriUus aud, it may be, bloody
war; has been received. That opinion was
long since formed, and was repeatedly set
forth through the press OF by speech and
vote in the House OF Representatives last
Winter, and re. affirmed in card dated on
the 18th Of last month, q few days after the
commencement of the war. But inasmuch
as | never had occasion to discuss this par
ticular question at length, beg leave to
adopt the following admirable summary of
the case. in an extract from carefully pre-
pared and exceedingly able speech CT the
Hon. Stephen A Douglas, in the Senate of
the United States, March 10. 1861: -ti
" prefer such an amicable settlement to
peaeeable disunion; and prefer it thou
sand times to civil war. If we can adopt
such amendments as will be satisfactory to
Virginia, North Carolina Tennessee and the
other Border States, the plan of paoiioation
which will satisfy them will create a Union
party in the cotton States, which will soon
embrace q large majority Of the people in
those States, and bring them back Of their
own free will and accord; and thus restore,
strengthen and perpetuate the glorious old
Union forever. | repeat, whateveFt guaran-
tees will satisfy Maryland and the Border
States, the States now in the Union, will
create Union party in the seeded States
that will bring them back by the voluntary
action OF their own people. You can restore
You can do it in. no other. - - + !
War is disuniop. War is final eternal
separation. Hence, disguise it as you may,
eyery Union man in America must advocate
such amendments to the Constitution as aDiH
preserve peace and restore the Union; whiIe
eveTv disamionist. a0hether openly or secretly
plotting. its destruction, Is the dduocdte Of
means of rendering reunion and reconstruction
impossible. IHAVE TOO MUCH RESPEOT
FOR HISINTELLECT To BELIEVE- FOR
ONE. MOMENT. TIL AT THERE IS A MAN
FOR WAR WHO rs NOT A DISITNTONiST
PER SE. Hence. r flo 1ot gTsnn IL + co1 me-
veptif. that he enemies Of he Un;on-raen
0Ioffin1 10 dssfrov ifw,6oX drGo Ms countr",
into ac6r, under The PRETEXT of protsct;ng
he public Drorerty ond enforein1 he Ia,,Ss
and coiisctind ~ ycyen~s % ,,5,n tbS;y y" o6;sct
dis,oio,,. and ,gar tLs 1isans of aceop,y Gs 5;1o
cherished D,rDoss.
IThe DTSTTNTONISTS tbarafora ara AZ
vided in two classes. the one onen tba other
secret disnnionists Tbe ono Is in favor ~
neacefnI Secession and a recognition of in
denendence. he o1bsr i i; f1ror ~ ,c1r 10 ~,
s,Is.I sseCns If 49, ~ o6;so, ~ 10 J J
of ma 5jno IbS ssn1raJ1on mi ,nJ stsr,,aI
Sn T,';o,, ,,o,5 o,,J bs,3c" nan;. s"n t
IL the Union mnst he fem mnorsr;Iv hrol,a5r hy
a revolution and the estohl;sby,ent of y
facto Goyernment bv some of tbe States Iet
no act he done that will nrevent restorotion
and future nreseryationl peace is The onIv
policy that can lead to that result.
"But we are told. and we hear IL repeated
everv.wbere that we must fnd ont 11bo,har
we have cot a Government Have va a
GoyernmentY p is the question. and we are
told we must test that ouestion bv nsino tbe
military power to nut down ali discontenteS
spirits, Sir, this Question. ihaye weIa Gov
ernmentY has been propouuded bv every
tyrant who has tried to keen his feef on The
necks of the people since the world began
When the Barons demanded Magma Chsrta
from King John at Runnymede, he ex-
claimed: have we Government p and called
for his army to put down the discohtented
Barons. When Charles attempted to COL
lect the ships money in disregard of the
rights of the people, and was resisted by
them, he exclaimed: have we Government
We can not treat with rebels; put down the
traitors we must show that we have Gov
ernment.' When James II was driven from
the throne of England for trampling on the
rights of the people, he called for his army,
and exclaimed: Let us show that we have a
Government When George III called upon
his army to put down the rebellion in
America, Lord North cried Justify: NO
compromise with traitors let us demonstrate
that we have Government When, in l84s,
the people rose upon their tyrants all over
Europe and demanded guarantees for their
rights, every crowned head exclaimed: have
we Government and appealed to the
army to vindicate their authority and enforce
the law.
"Sir the history of the world does not fail
to condemn the foIly, apeakness and aoickednsss
Of that Government lohich drev its sword upon
its otOn people tOhen they demanded guarantees
for their rights. This cry, that we must have
government, is merely following the exam
pie of the besotted Bourbon who never
learned any thing by misfortune never for
gave an injury, never forgot an affront. Must
we demonstrate that we have got Govern.
ment, and coerce obedience without reference
to the Justice or injustice of the complaints ?
Sir, whenever ten million people proclaim TO
you, with one unanimous voice, that they
apprehend their rights, their fifesides. and
their family altars are in danger. il becomes
wise Government to listen TO the anneal
and to remove the apprehension. History
does not record an example t0hsre anu human
government has been strong enouqh to crush
ten millions of people into subjection phen
they believed their RIGHTS and liberties tosrs i'm.
peTited, IDithout first converting the government
itself into despotsm, and destrovin0 the Last
VGstige of freedom"
Those were the sentiments of the Demo.
cratic party, of the Constitutional Union
party, and Of large majority of the ReDub-
lican presses and party, only six weeks ago
They were mine. voted them repeatedly
along with every Democrat and Union man
in the House. l have seen nothing to CHANGE.
much to confirm, them since especialIy IN
the Secession, within the last thirty days of
Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and
Tennessee, taking with chem four millions
and half OF the people immense wealth.
inexhaustible resources, five hundred tbou.
sand fighting men, and the grave of Wash
ington and jackson. / shall vote them
again.
Waving the question of the doubtful lie.