, 1861-06-06

ilaSi to see the archives Of The 3y2Samant It,
The baads cf {. people ssno affect to despiss the
fiag aid Government Of the United States? I
an ros N;llii Z to be expelled By military
force, Eor 10 fl from the F=dsr.l Capitol. t.
Ea5 been my only aTocation, six months in the
yeas, for eighteen y2a1s, TO WALK into that
marble building, and from its portico to sur
~ prosperous. happy and un,tsd coua:ry
.ri+i' no,n sass Of Tho P2tomac Ibalieya lnay
"s1n con1deHcn appeal to tho pao;,,e - svnrr
fcc7i:1i Of The country to bear tsst1nonx ths3}
rave tcen rs thoroughly nst:o1a! in my no.
.ificsl cplniors sEd ucii3n as a:y man Tilt u -
!iyed IN my Gay. EArp'ause.1 And I believe
! T. enc uld make AZ appeal to The people OF the
their Impartial verdict, they would say that
whatever errors have committed have been
in leaning too far to Tie Southern SECTION Of
the unlcn sgalnHt my Own. [App!ause1 /
think can appeal to friend aud Toe; Iuse the
term in political sense. aud trust use the
can appeal 10 them with confidence, tha: I
have never pandered to the prejudice or Dag
tlon Ct my section against tho minority
eccticn Of this Union; and I will cay
70 Jon EGw, with a1l frsnkness and sincerfty
thar Will never sanction nor acqu!cscein in any
warfare whatever upon the constitutional
rights Or domestic institutions OF the people
Of the Southern S:ates, [Applause.1 On the
contrary, II there vas IN attempt to invade
those rights-:o stir up servi3e insurrectiou
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rescue, and inteypose with whatever Of
strength might possess 20 defend them from
such Calamity. [App1auFe.] While I will
neycf invade thcm-Whilc will never fail to
ticiend and protect their rights to the full ex-
tent tnat 1air a1d liberal construction Of the
tinetly understand that will never acquiesce
In their invasion Of our constitutional tights,
II is crime against the inalianab1e and in.
dsieasihle right Of eyery American citizen to
Mt!mpt to destroy the government uadcr
"hacn M were born. 1t is crime against
friends Of freedom throughout the vide world
TO atttmpt to blot cut the United States from
the map of Christcndom- Yet this atfemot is
new bsirg made. The government Of our
fathers i to be overthrow and destroyed,
IEe capital tt:at bears the name Of the Fa-
tbtr Of lis Country is to be bombarded
ard 1cyelcd to the earth among the rubbish
and the dust Of things that arc past. The re.
cords OF your government arc to be ecattered
to the four winds Of heaven. The constituted
authorities, placed there by the same high
authority that placed Washington, and Jei1er-
4r< 10 be captured OF, to become q bye-Rord
9Ed scosn to the nations Of the world.
Never! lcrer!l
You may think that am drawing picture
thst i5 oFerwrousht. No man who has spent
the last week IN the city Of Washington will
Ue!1ePe tlat nave done justice to it. 40u
lave al the elements Of the French Reyolu-
tion surrounding the capital now, and threat
ening it with ita ter1ors. Not onlyfs our con-
s;ltutional government to be stricken down;
not only is our flag to be blotted out; but the
TeEJ foundations Of social order arc to be mr.
@d.Im'ned @ aud destroyed; the demon Of fIes-
lruction is to be let loose over the face Of the
lsnd, reign of terror and mob law Is to ORA.
vail IN each section Of the Union, aud the man
who daraz to plead SoE the cause Of in ,tice an,1
moderation in ei:her section is 10 be marked
d5wE Us traitor 10 his section. IT tbs atats