The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-08


power. and denounce the act ~ the greatest 4
outrage upon State rights But suppose that .
precisely the same act. instead Of being call
"a driving them out, should he callei the sc
eesling OF the others from that one. il would
be szactiv v hat the seceders claim TO do, IN
les indeed, they rfake the point that the one
because Il l. a minority. may nghtiully 90
v hat the Others, because they are E-alority
aAs not rightfIlly do These politicians are
subtle and profound on tie RI .shts of minori-
ties. they are not partial 10 that power which
IL IN the Constitution. and speaks from the
preamble calling itself, We, the people-gs--
h may well be questioned whether there -.
today. a majority Of the legally qnallned
yogsrs Of any State. except. perhaps. South
Carolina, in favor Of disanionss - sa
There i much reason TO believe that the
Union men are the In ijorify IN many, IL not
ia every other. OF the so-caiied sscedet
states. The contrary has not been demsn.
strated In any one Of them. II Is ventnfed
10 affirm this even of Virginia aud lennes-
see. for the result Of an election held IN insli'
tarv camps, where the bayonets are all on
one side of the question voted upon can
starcelx be considered ~ demonstrating pop
ular sentiment Al such an election, al uiat
large class Who are at once Tor the Ihioh
and against coercion, would be coerced 10
vote against the Union. IL may be assumed
without exlrayagance that the free institu.
tious we enjoy have developed the powers
and improved the conditions of our whole
people beyond an example in the world. OF
this We now have a striking and impress
siye illustration. So large an army as the
Government has new on foot, was never be
fore known, without a soldier IN il but who
has takea his place there Of his own free
choice But more than this. there are many
single regiments whose members, one ana
another, possess fall practical knowledge oi
all the arts. sciences. professions, and what
over else useful or elegant Is known In the
world: and there i scarcely one from which
/ there could not be selected a President. "A
/ Cabinet, n Congress, and perhap. Court
abundantly competent 20 administer the GOV
ernment itself Nor do | say this Is not true,
also. in the army Of our late friends, now
adyersaries in this contest; bat If Il Is. so
much better the reason why the Government
which has conferred such benefits on both
them and US should not be broken up. who
ever I'm any section proposes to abandon suci
n Governments. would DO well 10 consider N
defence Of what principle il is that he does il
what better he i likely to get ia IT. stead
whether The substitute will give on he N
tended to give so mnch Of good 70 the PEG
pie. There are some foreshadowing doubts
on this subject.
Our adyersaries have adopted some de
claratou of independence. in which, unlike
the good old one penned by Jefferson, the'
omit the words "all men created equal.
They have adopted 4 temporary nstiona
Constitution. in the preamble ofwhich unlike
our good old one signed hy Washington, the,
omit I'VE, the people. and substitute I'VE
the deputies of the sovereign and indePen
dent States" Why this deliberate pressin.
out Of view the rights Of men and the author
ty of the peopley This is essentially PEG
pies contest On the side Of the world. tina
form and substance of government who's
leading object is 20 elevate the condition o
men: to lift artificial weights from all .shonl
ders: 70 clear the paths Of laudable pursui
for all 10 afford all an unfettered start an
fair chance in the race of life, Welding To IN
partial aud temporary departures from neces
sity-this is the leading object of the govern
ment for whose existence we contend. | ar
most happy 10 believe that the plain peopl
understand and appreciate this. IL il worth
Of note that while in this the government
hour Of peril. large number of those In thu
army and navy who have been favored wit
the offices, have resigned and proved false 9
the hand which had pampered them. not on
common soldier or common sailor Is know
: to have deserted his flag. Great homer
due TO those officers who remained tru
despite the example Of their ;reacherous a.
sociates.
But the greatest honor and most iInpoI
tang fact of all. is the unanimity and firm
ness Of the common soldiers and commo
sailors To the last man. "a far as know
they successful y resisted the trsitorous c
forts of those whose commands but an hOr
before thcf 0besel - absolute ssw. Tn
IS the patriotic action of plain people. the
understood, without argument. that lie
|, stroying the government which WAS made b
Washington means no good 10 them. Our POI
ular government has often been called a
experiment Two points in this. our pcopl
have already settled: the successful estal
, lisment and the successful administration
it. One still remains. it, successful maiI
tenance against formidable internal attemP
10 overthrow t. Ii Is nov Cor them TO d.
, monstrate 70 the world that those who ca
fairly carry an election. can also suppress
, rebellion; that ballots are the rightful a.
: peaceful successors Of bullet-.and that who
ballots have fairly and constltniionally de,
ded. there can be no successful appeal bsc
/ 10 bullets: that there can be no succeSsi
appeal except 10 ballots themselves at su
ceedinc elections. Such will be the great lc
son Of peace. teaching men that what the
cannot take by an election. neither can the
take Il by war: teaching all the folly Of b.
ing the beginners ofwar.
Lest there NAV be some uneasiness IN Il
minds OF candid men ae TO what is 60 be Il
ooune Of the Government towards the Soull
ern States. after the rebellion shall ha'
been suppressed the Executive deems
proper to say he will b, guided by the Consl
, tuition and the laws. and that he probab
, will have no different understanding of q
powers and duties OF the Federal Cover
ment relative ia the rights OF the States. az
the people under the Constitution. than ".
, expires 81 in the inaugural Address. he IL
sires 10 preserve the Government. that IL ms
, be administered tor all. AZ Il was administe
ei bv the men who made IT, l.oyal citsel
every where have the right TO claim this
/. their government and the government has Q
right to withhold or neglect a. |, j. n
perceived that in saving il there y any eoe
, cion. any cOuqWerng or any eubiugatlon.
i any iusf sense Of these terms The Cont
. tuition provides and all the States have ri
i ceptei the pro,ision---that the United STAT.
, shall guarantee 70 every State in TN. I'M,
a republican form Of government; bu; II
, State NAV lawfully 50 out Of the Unio
, having done 80 i may also discani tie n
/ publican form Of government - that % pr'
vent It's going out i an indispensable meal
90 the end If maintaining the guarantee me-
TONED and when an end y lawful aud oblig'
tory the indispensable means h u are ais
lawful and obligatory
4 VS. With the deepest regret that the ~
4 ecuti,e found the duty Of employing the ~