Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-08-23

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lernment con compromise, or canca ben its
existence is threatesed as Che altTzs ipe =
| Thetmoment it commences to do s. 4 com
mences to commit suicide Thss 5 why
Congress could not compromise lagf wiaier-
! The rebels, through their allies. n Congress
and out Of Congress. said /: -CenpTomise, or
we dissolve the Union" "Concele or we
break up the GoyeFnmeut.D This, of eourse,
/ preeluded all possibility Of compromise for a
/ Government that is fit to exist, OF worthy to
be called Government, could make no other
reply to demaud like this than that spf def
ance while every patriot and true friend of
bis ceuntry could but say, as did Henry Clay,
! in view ef just such an issue-'I am 6sr try
| ing the strength of the Government" g
But, compromise now, means disunieA To.
propose compromise now with the rebels,
means to acknowledge the Southern Gonssder-
acy-either that or a reconstruction en the
basis of the JEFF. Davis, Constitution. which
would make this entire Governments one
grand Slaveholding Cenfederacy. and dspot-
ism of negro drivers. Then we should havc
freedom of speech and of the press. with a
vengance-such as they now have and bave
always had, in the Southern Slave States =
The Enquirer knows--or it is more fool than
knaYe-that no other compromise would be
listened to for moment by the rebel confed-
crates. ..-r.... ..-.t A..
Fhlle TO oppose the war against the rebels,
is to favor the rebellion, or to give if aid and
comfort, you can make nothing else of it
let no one be deceived nor deceive himself !
with .the hypoeritical cant about "wttr, ahd |
what there is in the nature Of war that one
dare. not speak against it You may ,spak |
against this war, but when you do remember, |
you speak for the rebellion !! The Govern /
ment wars against rebellion it must subdae /.
the rebellion or be subduetf BY its To can-
promise is to yield, and be subdued! We /.
may differ with the Government as to the pol /
icy or plan Of carrying on the war. We may
criticise or condemn it for its tardiness OF its |
yigSr, its leniency or severity in treating reb-
el captives, its treatment of spies, its eoa6s- |
cation Of the property Of rebels its manner
of blOckading rebel ports, its treatment of .
priyateers, or its policy toward slayery+all t
this and moref we may do, and have a right |
to do, and yet be true to our Government, and
not aid the rebellion, or sympathize in the
least with traitors. But we cauneti oppose
war ITSELF in the ABSTRACT nor do or say any
thing TO excite opposition to it, or diseoR-
age the raising Of men and money by the
Government to carry on the war, without at
once taking side5 with The rebellion, giving
aid and comfort to the enemies Of the Gov
ernment, and rendering ourselves justly liable
to the charge CT treason bs.34 .s.a s.s.5
IF men can commit treason By their talk, y
says the Enquirer, e'tthey- can also commit
burglary, ROBBERY, theft and arson By talking
No. sir but they can become accessOrg,t Ell
ther before Or after the act, TO @burgIary, rob.
berry, theft aud arson, By taking" and be just
as guilty as if they had actually committed
the crime. And so ean man-be just as
reasonable, and just as gully, by encouraging
and aiding treason and rebellion by stirring
up insurrection, creating disaffection toward
the Government in its life struggle with trai-
tors, by talking and through the public press
as if he were to commit the overt act of TAX
ing up arms against his Government! He
can give laid and com ort' to the enemies of
his Government by taLking-and THAT IS
TREASON q e.. O. -.f ESQ
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