St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-02-28
Concession.

The Springfield Journal, Mr.. Lincoln's
organ, has come out in favor of concession
tor sake Of peace. The Journal says:
We want concession. We want the South
crn States which are clamoring about con-
cession and compromise. to concede that ours
is = government proper, and rot a compact
between States. We want them to concede
that State cannot dissolve its connection
with this Union at will. We want them to
concede that this Government has a right to
cuforce its laws and protect its property, even
If it becomes necessary to hang or.shoot every
traitor in the United States to do it. We ,rant
them 10 concede that 1t is the duty of TIL, Govern
ment to rctoke from Southern traitors its stolen
forts, arsenals, etc. We want them to concede
that Abraham Lincoln, having been constitu-
tionally elected President Of the United. States
of Americn, ha, d right to take his seat with
,out any opposition from any quarter whatever;
and that if armed opposition is offered, it is
the duty of the Government to put down or
overcome such opposition at every hazard
We want the South to concede that after Abra-
ham Lincoln hos taken IN oath to support the
Constitution Of the United States, it is his du-
Jty to observe it. We want them to concede
that the seeding States have violated the Con-
stitution-that they are in rebellion against the
Federal Government, and that 1t is the duty Of
this Goverr nsent to put do,cn rebellion: We want
them TO eOncede that the taking of Federal
forts and firing upon the Star Of the West, are
insults that should be atoned for. We ask
them to concede that Northern creditors have
4 right to sue for and collect their demands in
Southern Courts. We ask them to eoncede that
Slavery is the creature local Law.
Up to this time We have been entirely
opposed to compromi ses; but this one ap-
pears reasonable as far as it goes. With a
few additions the whole difficulty might be
samicably arranged in q very short time
For instance, all parties should c,ncede
that that clause of the Constitution secu-
ling freedom Of speech and the press, is as
binding in one half Of the Union as in the
other; that that clause guaranteeing to
citizens Of all States the rights of citizens
in all the the other States, shall be some
thing more than "a dead letter that the
citizens IF Northern States shall be as Sc
cure in life and property while in the
Southern States as citizens Of the South in
the other portion Of the Union. We want all
parties to eoncede that tarring and feather
ing citizen of Minnesota is as dangerous
an experiment as performing a like service
for a subject Of Great Britain. Then, VIC
want all parties to conoede that the Con:
stitution was established to secure the
blessings. of Liberty; that our Declare.
ton offIndependence is declaration Of
facts, not falsehoods; and that call men
IRE born equal, with certain inalienablc
rights, amongst which are life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness" We want them
TO cor code that no man or set Of men have
tight to annul the law Of God by robbing
men of the rights which that Inv bestows
upon them; that no man or set of men Can
have the right, to annul the contract Of
marriage by forcibly separating husbands
and wives l.. Or the law Of parentage by sell
+, ling children away from the parents God
In commanded them to obey; and "a
rents from the children whom he has or:
2dained they should bring up in His fea,
and ssa<5iee. We want All TO concedo thai
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