Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-07-09
The Presidents message,

OF the President Of The United States, and
invite its careful perusal by our readers.
1t is the most important public document
that has ever eminated from the Chief
Magistrate of the nation. 1t will not only
be read with deep interest in this, at press
ent unhappy country. but will claim the
attention of statesmen throughout the
world.
Taken, as whole, the Message of Pres
! ident Lincoln, is far better than we ex-
| pected it would DO. 1t is almost free from
the spirit of sectionalism and fanaticism
which characterize the history of the party
that placsd him in his present position
Indeed it breathes a devotion TO the Union
| and the constitution that must commend it
to the respect and regard of even the Sc
ce. sionists themselves. 1t was fatal err
ror when the Southerners raised the stand
ard of rebellion against the Administration
of Mr.. Lincoln and the Government If
they had bided their time, all their consti-
tutional rights would have been guaranteed.
Rather than had the nation plunged into .
devastating civil war, the Administration,
doubtless, would have gone farther 10 the
direction of protecting what are considered
Southern rights than any of its predeces-
sors. Therefore, the inexcusable folly Of
the secessionists rushing headlong into the
jaws of destruction before any overt act of
aggression upon Southern rights had been
committed by the new Administration
The Presidents remarks in regard to
the suspension Of the writ Of he6eas corpus,
IN our estimation, are open to serious crit
| icism. The caution with which he hand
les the subject, however, shows that he is
aware Of the fact that the people. of the
United States will never permit the mill
tsry authority Of the country to trample
under foot the judiciary and civil laws.
The call upon Congress for authority to
raise an army Of four hundred thousand
men and for an appropriation of four humid
red millions Of dollars will startle reflect
! ing minds, but when we consider the ter
rible position Of affairs, the demand is not
too extravagant. If this war goes on-if
| no terms OF yeaci6catiOn can be agreed up.
| on-lf the SOutherners are to be crushed
! out without why or a wherefore-it will
require four times four hundred millions
OF dollars to accomplish the mighty under
taking. Consequently, our readers must
not be frightened at the mention of the
vast sum proposed by our Executive for a
commencement.
The Message properly submits the dis
pOsal OF the whole question to Congress-
And it remains for that body to acquiesce
in or disapprove of the plan adopted by
the Executive branch of the Government,
since the commencement Of our troubles,
We trust that whilst the President NAV be
sustained in all his constitutional efforts to
put down the rebellion, that the olive
branch of peace will be kept along side
the sword--leaving our Southern brethren
the choice between the two.
"The man who would parley with treas
on-who inclines to make terms with it
to meet it half way-to daily with it's
himself a traitor at heart" -Tiue Demo-
erdt
II this be so, then are Lincoln and Crit
tenden and host of our most distinguish
ed statesmen traitors. The True Democrat
considers secessiOnists traitors, yet Presi-
dent Lincoln is inclined "to make terms
with them" and therefore he is a traitor
at heart" And Crittenden, and the vast
portion of the Northern people, who are 10
favor of saving the Union, by settling our
difficulties by treaty, come under the same
category.
Really the True Democrat man is a VAL
liant fellow. He is for war-desIructive
and ting-fratracda and unre-
IeDtlng-yet does not for moment think
OF facing the dangers himself. Old Abe
has given him post Office; and although
he wants more men, j. L. Braden, P. NJ,
stays snuggly at home, receiving his feed
from Uncle Sans crib, yet, like most of
his brswiing Republican friends, can't be
persuaded to take part in the war, which
they, themselves, brought upon the coun
Try Come, neighbor, cease writing against
an honorable compromise, or shoulder
your rifle and start for the field of action