Nebraska advertiser., 1861-07-11

esn rcs-ce'y ts eanaIsersf ss cen0astraiI1g popular
sentiment a. such an eieriur.
All that iaTEe elsss vfhe are - core tF me Cnion =.
are aE1iu.t csertinn. wosfs he c5ercfd - vote EAH
tie ruian. g. nay ~ affirmed without eAlasa
f8Ht the free instifefhns sic tajay haye aeFelplel t1
Erac-s and iugr8Ees the csedlsion - We pe'te
gaud 81 example ~ ths uafd. o. fhis we boy hive a
sffikius ari an iml rrssige illustration. 9larEe
~ e. ne Guveruraent has eeW 90 foot wa. nefet
kaean uifhout q saltier ia % buf who Dad liAea l'
place there ~ his oan frce etcices bnt more ban NlHs
there are many staEie regimenfs wlse meA.cs t
snd snsther f1ae4s Mfi Prsci ieai k~E9wledEe g aA tAe
arts. soieuees, pfate4Aofisf ang Nn-te ~
elegant b. Known 10 The WerfAs aud there = s1tlei9
ere from shira there could net he selecteia Ffe-sa
q Cabinet- aCerercssi and perhaps bouTs
iyclmpeieur - zdmfH3ster The Government tseif- NoI
G0I say This j. nat tEue sls0 Boz tie army q our iaie
fuents, but now afversarieT, IN the cuie-t- but NY
is-Eo much beuer me reason why The Government
ubilh has conferred such benedfs a hotn them and rs
-hauIG nst be broken up. WhoeveT. IN ans seeu7npio-
consider, IN Difference 70 what principle Ia IS that ne
Gees q. What better he's likely 10 Eetm rs slela--
50 much god 90 tie people. There are some ilreehal-
oWlBES GA Ills 6ulaert. Our adversarIcs hage alppieA
Feae deciar7ion Of Independence ia which. unlike The
go0d CID one pennedby Fhumas jefferson tney omit the
woes 4 men are Ceates eQualo Ihey have 9iop
ted 2 temporary national Constitution. 10 the prf Gamble
q which, unlike our old ere sisnc0 by Nasafh2Lh
they omit we The pcspie. aBd substitute. Eve, The dep
uties 81 tie sovereign and igdepcnccnt Stftes-N Why
this de- iJerare pressing out q view the rights cf nan
anC the authority ~ the peopie2 This - essentially q
pe0pie'scontest On the side Of The world that form a
Substance 81 Government. whose ieaeinz direct lst'el-
EAAt AarAtlAAaAaMf A men. 10 AAe tAA~ +"
allshonlders, 10 clear The paths Of lanaaDle pafsAt5oI
all 10 anard an u~nfettered start and fair chance IA the
race ~ lie, yielding 10 the partial and Temporary De-
partures from necessity. Tbs + The telans cLecs o
the Government for whose existence we intend. Ian
most happy g. believs that The piainpef PIE understand
aid appreciate this. it's worthy OF note mat WHlie N
in fhf<, the hour - the GeveTnrent's trial, large num-
hers 81 th0.e infhe army and navy who have been few
cred wi y lie flcps have resIgucd aud proved false to
The hand Witch Lad pampered then, not one common
soldier ar common sailor IL known 20 have deserted his
fig. Great honor 8 due 70 Hose cficers who reutsi7eG
e. 80 - NaFr naaunf-
afez: hut The greatest honor and most important fact n
all is The unanimity and drHiness 81 The common soldiers
aud c. m non saiIous tothe last man. So far as known,
they have successfully resisted traitorous Efforts or
those wb,se Commands but an hour before they obeyes
a. absolute law. This + the patriotic instinct Of plain
people; they Under-fand without any argument that
The destroying the G1yernmeEt which was made by
Washington, mcans m gQaf 10 them Our popular gov
eminent has often bern called an exppr mont. Two
noints in II opr upoDip have ALREADY settled me succes-
fuI establi-hinr and the s~Urctssful administering OF 10.
One still rcmaIns. its s%ucce-sfuI maintainaEce against
a Formidable internal attempt to overthrow it. Il is
now for them 70 demonstrate TO the world that those
who can fairly carry an election, can also suppress a re-
bellion; that ballots are the richtful and peaceful suc-
cessors ~ bullets. and that when ballots have fairly and
constitufinually decided there can he m successful ap-
peal back to hullets; that there can be no successful
appeal except to ballots themselves az succeeding cleo
lions. Such will be a great lesson II peace teaching
men what they cannot take nv an election neither can
they take it by WAT. Teaching all their folly If being
the beginners OF w1r Lest lhore be some uneasiness
in the minis 81 candid men as 70 what j. To- he the course
Of the Government towards the s lnthern States after
the rebellion shall have hPcn sup-r, SSpd, the EV-
ecntivc deems u pr 1Der to say that IL will be guided by
the Coustituticn and he laws. and that he probably
viii have no different understanding Of the power and
duties ~ The federal government relative to the rights
Of tho states and the people undnr the constitution
than expressed in the inaugural address.
He desires r. preserve Tho government that it nav
he administered for AL ne ii was administered nv tho
mon who made r.. IOval citiznns everywhere have
the right IN claim this of their Government, and the
Government hasn right to withhold or neglect: it
Is not perceived that in giving II. there is any coer-
cion. any c0n0uoring or any suhiuca'ion in any inst
scH~o of these terms. The Constitution provides.
and all the States have accepted tho provision. that
tho Unitcd States shall guarantee to every State in
this Union a republican form Of Government: but If
n State may lawfully 90 out of the Union. having
dome so II may also discard the republican form Of
Government, 50 that to prevent its going out Is all
Indispensable means the end If maintaining the
guaranty mentioned where an end Is lawful obliga-
tory, the Indispensable means to it are also lawful
and obligatory. II i with the deepest regret that
the Executive found the duty Of employing the war
nowor in defense of the Government forced uron
he cor'l but perform this duty or surrender the
existence Offhc Government in compromise by puhlic
service could in this ease be n crime. Not that com
promises arc not often proner. bu' tha' no popular
Government ran long survive n marked precedent
th-t those who carry an election can only save the
Government from immediate declination by giving
IN the main mint upon which the people gave tine
election. The people Themselves. and not their ser
wants, can safely reverse their own deliberate de-
cisions. As private citizen, the Executive could
not have consented that these institutions shall
perish. Much less could he in betrayal Of so vast
and So sAcrcd . trust rs these free people had confd-
ell to him. He felt that he bad no moral right to
shrink, nor even to count the chances of his own life
in what might follow. Tn fell view Of his great
responsibility. he has so far done what he has deem
cd his duty. Yen viii now. according to your own
Judgment, rerform vours. He sincerely hopes that
your views md vorr actions may 50 accord with his
ne m assure al flifhful citizens who have hecn ais
turbrd in their rights. ofa certain and snrcdy reSfnra-
and The low and having thus chosen ourconrse
pure rurnose. let us renew our trust on God.
90 forward without fear and with manly hearts.
(Signedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
JuIv 4th. 1851.