Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-05-14
NO 49,

sett ed hate which, 80 far from being consistent
with the duties and relations Of brethren aud
fellow eountrymen, would be n shame and a dis
grace to natural and hereditary foes" Now
what does oil This amount to, striped of its ple-
thoric verbiage Why, that, in the language of
Ex-Chancellor Dickinson, of Mississippi. who
addressed our Legislature, by permission, Inst
/ january: "The sentiment of the North on tho
subject of slavery, IS opposed to the sentiment OF
the South !" And, pray, my fellow citizens,
shall We break up this glorious Union, the ffeest
and the very best form of government ever de-
vised by man, an e 60 to cutting each others
throats, simply because "the senimoi of the
/ North Is opposed to the sentiment of tho South
on the subject Of slavery?" Ii is manifest 10
every candid mind, that the specifications Of
complaint as above set forth by the Hon. YIN.
U. Porter, are no just causes Of complaint against
the Federal Government. The Gogersinlei as IL
| then was administered did every thing il could
do to make kanaas a slave State. The Leconp-
ton Constitution was denounced By the Hon
Robert Walker and other friends of the South as n
monstrous fraud. The admission Of California
as o free State, and the consequent "axclusion
Of the South"-that is of slayery-from that
State, was the free and sovereign act of the peo-
pie Of California themselves, over whom the
General Government had no control And the
Hon. VIM. d. Porter well knew, that i'ihe raid
into Virginia" by John Brown, was condemned by
the Republican Party, and with which insane and
wicked act, no party had any connection It is
clear then that the leaders of this secession tres
sonable movement, have drawn largely on their
fancy, and have misrePyessatei fqets to hide from
the gaze Of an intelligent public, the true oause>
of their treason. Itis This: The South finds it.
self out OF power, out of place; they can no oug-
er WELD the sword, the purse and the offices
Ihey are resolved to "rule or ruin +" anil many
of them, like Mton's arch-fend, "Ionlf ratser
rule in Hell, than serve in Heaven To continue
their rule, and unholy lust after power ana
place, they have reheled, and committed trea-
sou against the Federal Gogernmeat am no
enemy to the South, Or to her '.peeuliar ias,i-
tuition" Nor do l believe it to be a sin. aud
against the Canon of Scripture to hold slaves.
would do all | could, oonstitutiQnaly to securn
and protect the South in all her just, and consli-
tuiional rights But, in all candor, / cannot see
how those rights have been invaded or denied hy
the General Government The South has benuu
this civil war, without any just cause. The ques-
tion now is, shall the South coerce the Norfh rob
and plunder the treasury TO the amount Of mil
lions of dollars, seize the property, the ships and
forts Of tho Union, murder our citizens, break M
this glorious Union and establish on independent,
tyrannical government, an 4frisf0cfatical Oh
gdrehy, in which the people have had no voice
and are intended to have no voice Or shall the
Federal Government yindioate its Just authority,
maintain the Constitution and Union and enforce
the laws of the Union, reclaim the property nnt
and punish the traitors? for ohe as Union
man, will sustain the General Government. rnt
l will vote the Government all the men and II
the money necessary 10 accomplish these OH
jects- And he is no true Union man, who will
not do SO. am opposed to war, most of MI 10
this civil war. deplore it, l have had no hand
Whatever in bringing it on, by any vote or v0cs
have ever given. But war, civil war exists.
and by the act Of the secessionsts ihe baiui-s ~
the South who are traitorons'y cndeaysli.g I4.
break up and destroy this Union. This 10 uot a
matter Of any sudden emergency. l. nas yas
been the leading object Of prominent souH,cA
politicians. They have been maturing thei,
plans for years past, and have only been waiting
for q favorable opportunity to eonsummate thes
treason. South Carolinu tried it in 1892, lus
the hrmness, and courage and patriotism Of An
drew Jackson nipped it in the bud; it hiss been
fostering ever since. The leading men OF tls
South came into the Charleston Convention in
the Spring of 1860, with pre- determined object.
q settled plan of secession, and Of breaking un
this Union. Mr.. lancey advised his friends some
time before the Convention was held at Charlie
ton, that they must bring forward and insisi
upon some proposition to which he knew tho
North would not agree, in order that such dis
agreement might be used as pretezt for the
South seeding from that Convention, This was
the substance of Mr.. YNncey's programme We
have seen how faithfully it was cguied Out
They broke up the Democratic p9rty. ron fvu
candidates, well knowing thot sucl diyi ion woalI
inoure the election Of the Repuhlicni caud o
and thereby intending thot such election s,nuai
be seized as the plausible preext for dissolyisg
this Union.
The President Of the United States lns
officially proclaimed that tue existing esieentcs
demaud immediate and adequate measure for
the protection Of the National Constitution AVID
the preservation Of the National Union BY the
of the insuWectiouary Combination
saH nataF sa.H IS -
aws Of the Union, and obstluoting tlio cxecu,ilu
hereof, to which end military Guioe anp-afs
10 be indispensably necessary Aud D. T. W.
sident OF the United States, has rppsaltd 10 t.c.
patriotism of the American people IA 'p.lae---
y invoked the cooperation Of ell good ciiiysus n
the measures by him adopted for the eFec,ual
of unlawful violence for the imraf-
The speediest possible restoration of peace nnd
order, and with these Of happiness and prospe.
rity throughout our country"
This call of the President of the United States
is patriotic one-it is one Of duty The ability
and efficiency he has shown, warrant as in ,lo
that he will succeed in his great oh.
ect of restoring peace aud order, happineas anl
throughout our country Notwiil-
standing the designations that have beon made
by officers Of the Army and Navy, and the q
morazation of the Army and Navy yet, fortn-
nately for the cause Of truth, Of justice aui os
patriotism, we have an officer let.--" tbs
nOblest Roman Of them alr'-and worth moro
than all those who have resigned l mean the
brave, the invircibe, the incorruptible Lieute-
nant General WINFIELD ScoTr.
w-Citizens, We must succeed in this stluy-
gle. "Our cause is just" "T3rics is he urmed
who hath his quarrel just" We ought to furuiah
the President with all the supplies Of men anl
Of money that he needs to suppress this unaeees-
sary, this unnatural, this wicked Rebellion.
l yet earnestly and prayerfully hone thai
these unappy difficulties may be settled peace-
nbly, and without the further eiiusion OF tie
blood of our fellow citizens. But if, uuhApIb,
this cannot be done, then, repeat furnish ,ae
President with all the supplies Of moa aud o.
money that he needs to suppress this uunCJCs-
sary, this unnatural, this wicked rebeiian.
am not member of the Republican pariy
but, Union man, and a Union loving man
say, that the President should be furnished. III
necessary, with an overwhelming force Of hait
million Of men, and with corresponding amonnt
Of money TO enable him not only TO defend tho
National Capitol, which omusi and shall be pre-
served at all hazards and any sacTihee;" but
n bermeticalIy seal every Southern port, and 10
seize upon and occupy the strong points On Tire
Mississippi aud its tributary seams, and to crt
off the supplies Of the rebels, oil arms and muni.
tiops of war and of bread sufls, and to reeapiurc
the property. and the forts that have been seized
by them in fne, to "oarry the war into Garth
age, into the heart Of the enemy's country.
Such an energetic course, in the hceinuirq,
will be economy in the end it will be mcrey tn
he end; it will shorten this unhappy contest,
md the sooner "rCstore peace and order, EgI
With these, of happiness and prosperity through
nut our country" our glorious, beloved connii,
The great North is now unit Men Of nl
hades of former party tics are rallying 10 The
upport Of the Union. Stephen A. Douglas, ail
onor to his patriotism, is ai the head Of tiis
atriotic movement. James Buchanan, the ie
'iesident has subscribed $4,000 towards su-
mining the uninn. Frnnklin pinrcn nnl Mill.,l