, 1861-04-23
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We have reflected much upon this subieft.
and we claim to have made up our mIrd fnlly'
alter calm deliheration, and after carefuIfv3
Weighing al the arguments for OF, arainst
secession. 4! it shall % happen, il ne progress
Of atairs, thaf the authorities Of ths uzd xhaH
gss ~ choice and submit the sane to i, as On
tfimasuns, either 70 go to HeQ, or take refuge b,
The eoufhern Cotederacy, tce 4eiH claim toseE1to
consider Of The mater, and to naa2r ~ our mind
as bet.oeen The taco ea1lst v
And why are ne thus explisits. Becaanss NJ
ls.a matter OF history that, with the exception
Of South Carolina. which 11ss never been loyaI
to the Union, in nb one Of the seceded StatAa.
his majority If the voting popuIation m
proved Of the proceedings of the Disunion.
| Even on the ground that Stat g nav be
granted the right to secede, q recognition, of
that right can only be made when il Il pIainIy
demonst1ated by- the will of the people II
Georgia, Ionfsiaua, Alabama, Missisaippi. and
Texas, no such demonstration has heen maf1s.
1he quiet, unobtrpslVe massea !: in; most of
THESE states, have been forced into Secession
oy the active, domineer1ng and unscrupulous
organized conspirators Of disunlon. T6ia Is q
iact upon which this government has no right
70 close its eyes. And in the eyes of theciTII.
led world, our Government Is bound to uro-
tect the Union men until the wishes ct the
| whole people of the Gulf and Border stafes-
/ are ascertoined., ,t;But the bogus Government
at Montgomery,: and its bastard tribe
of Commissioners; refuse any and al satie-
peratiye duty Of the Executive Of the U5ited
States to proceed In the maintenance Of Its
authority, even # 1t result in the slaughter oi
Thousands and tens Of thousands We hold
| that It is the duty Of the Executiye Of these
| 0nited state, to restora Gov: Houston to the
omee . rom which he !, has been removed by a
~ sending an army to Texas, Let that be done
Let one hundred Thousand men, with wa1
I.steamers and all necessary supplies, be landed
| all along the Southern coast. Let an, eu.a]
number OF armed men folly equipped .bt
poured into the Mississippi from the North
Western states, and Yet than see thatthe na1t
gAtion Of that great inland Sea biz, kent one1
for the free use Of this Government which
hAs paid untold millions fqs it's puIrhase. md
for the Improvement .of tta navigation Il
this course had been: pursued, .by5thu weak
pfodigate, and corrupt Administration which
qsas In power in November and December Last
afcollision OF afsns would haYe hEen nFeYaut
ed. BETTER late than never, a5d let thfs poiic,
1bw be adopted tand If 8 ;seven4 yearss war
and the shedding Of rivers OF blood shall b,
the consequence, the responsibility will b,
UPON those#ho,S o,Swh11e clamoring against co
ercion, are themselves eoercing their oW1
t people into government they are utterly op
T
whom 1t would be craven in the coysInmen
ut Washington to refuse 10 protect.
| THE Proclamation Of the President is thu
msnful'y indorsed:
We have looked the matter full in The tsct
md We ara still on the side of the Government
We shall take sides with the Stars and Str,pes
and in the face Of all the bullying and hluste1
ing Of Dtsuntcnists, we endorse the action {
onr Government Insult after insult has bee
offered without resentment On the part Of OF
Sl Government; and Worae than all, deliberai
purpose to march upon the Capitol at Waal
ipgton, by tho Rebels Of the Southern Coz
fedeacy, has come to light, and 1t is the dut
:. Of the Government to defend 1t, until the P,
: tonac rms with blood To- Its mouth! Th
; / army called for is ready to defend the Capita
LIN part ut ieast:% !
rHH rREPARAq1oss roR WAR. : ~ ="
aroused itseH from . condition Of quiet indu
gence, TO o ztata of. intense activity Doc
Yards, Navy Yards, Arsenals md; Barracks
~ are all.in notion and vigorously busy Qua
III tarmasters and Epna1aI stenefs ara al ii co
t slant requisition4 Troops horses, boat, pF,
= Visions, munitions oE war, faat sailing atezz
ers, nlled ptoy s1d ezas Steamers
occupied BY American ofieeB and so1digrs1 |
out to sea sdMIy,:saith scaled inst nctions al
20 rapidly are they accumplating In the Bout
ern waters; that the meutal vision OF insultd
: i hte-eate1a, and bullying traitors, tE dazx1e4
4 the effort to follow themt He are glad to :
~ 1T as much rs We, deprtcate .tha shedding
a blood. It. demonstrates the fact that Ho'ha
O. out before the Eor1d In bold relief tft fags
III ai seatn years, srax TO- tsa.oststzeis ~ IA Z
\ oagAt 10 kass occurred under BdcH 1ao1l
IL d4o; und 4 OUGHT Ia h11e dttN57h3 NHdNs Lsaft