Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-03-07
NUMBER 10.

the rights of every State. aud the interes,s of
all the people. Dissolve this Union into two
or twenty cOlfederacies, and vet there shall
not be one that can afford to lose this capital
1t is much to say that here are records essen
tial to every State-of its history, ITS services.
its glory; but it l. more to say that here are
the records of its rights and obligations. The
State Department, with its records of all our
national rights and obliga ions the Treasury
Department, with its records of commerce
and navigation, OF revenue and expenditure,
OF the national debt, which somebody has got
TO pay, of debts which have been, and of
proofs of claims OF citizens of every State and
Territory which ought 10 be, paid the War
and Navy Departments, with all the records
Of the services OF States, and citizens of ev-
cry State, and of expenditures In all past
time, for every State and Territory; the
Post Office Department, with all its records.
which will be as essential in the future ad-
minstration of the postal service as the pres
ent, however numerous may be the confeder-
acies to be served; and the vast Interior De-
partment, with Its Patent, Land, and PEN
son Oiiices-its bureaus of Indian Affairs
and OF Agriculture-its records and proofs
oi the generous cesslons Of pubic lands by
the old thirteen States - its records and
proofs OF land titles in all the land States and
and Ierrltories-and its records of patents.
oi The census, and Of the public buildings
all these must be preserved at any hazard
and At any cost. The seeding States can
not afford their destruction or mu,ilation the
remaining States cannot afford il the people
cannot afford It for in any event-Inion or
lisunIon-these are the STRONGEST bonds of
justice and peace and the Administration
that will not defend and preserve them. will
be treacherous to the sacred rights of ali the
States and all the people.
Next, we must have a Government here.
with the will, the power, and the means TO
assert all It's constitutional rights and discharge
all Its duties in the extraordinary complicati-
on- Of domestic and foreign questions in which
It is now involved. With such a Government
four months ago, these complications would
have been preyeh hted. The new Govern
ment must graPple with the all. with brave
and loyal hearts, though u be- with unprac-
uced hands. II will need infinite wisdom
may God give it II will neei extraordinary
powers and remedies: these III Is for Us 10
give Herein i our duty 20 preserve the
Government, not 10 p4mper rebellion against
II TO preserve ifs dignity aud authority. not
20 bring them iBu1 contempt 10 maintain the
Constitution unlHp4ired. not 10 disigure IL
with hasty patch work 10 save, If il be Dos
siJle, the peace Of the country, not 70 plunge
II into war: 10 save the Jgsine!s Of the coun-
try, aud secure the regular pursuits Of agri-
culture, manu- actpre, and commerce., not 10
blast them all by anarchy aud 10 preserve
God wlling) the Union Of the States from
dissolution and di+grace. not 10 trihe with II.
As 1t has .ren trih-d with by timid counsels
and official treachery. dare not say that
all this can be dope but sure / am that 1t j.
the duty o. the G3vernment. and the durv Of
this House a. a responsible part Of the Gov
eminent. 10 Try. The trial must be- made,
aud it should be made by moderation to the
offending States. using none Of our great
powers unnecessarily for the itiury Of any Of
them. but rather for their protection and
benefit; by tOrbearanre, until iorbearance
ceases to be- a vi7tIr. by firuin-.s IA the *
ecution Of the CA CJn>ii'ufiou ari The laws. 20
far the circumE Etanre, Of tii- case require:
and, amid all thi danger thai surround, by
ever aiming to b. Eh'-a.way, right-thonsh
star after star maIlv shoot, from the hrma-
Inenr. and the glpr,Du- Federal constellation
ii,~olves IN -r-TIiai night.
trust the rrati experiment l. not 10 be-
failure; trust q u fle solid common >eus.-
%: 'n- r,copi- ID th. instinct o. -elt-urv~-r-
vatIOn. Vet 10 bd a-ol--i pt 'H- srH~-3 l@fi-
ces OF secession ai.i anarchy / trust get 20
the patriots of rl.- u.yp.~ bar. above all.
IN an overrul,n1 aui pnuo,-i' Providence.
10 preserve. a, onr r,,-onl-. :. a-r H., ha'h -
hounritulv bl--r. ro bring u~u.- and ori.r
out Of contention and confusion. 10 10 max.
this nation tor cruturir. 10 ro1ur, a. II ha-
been for almo-; century that ha~ passed..
the uobl,.-t -xampl,. OF liberty and o.d.-r- tud
the republican n1irl oi 20, rumrnt" tor all
nations and people"