The Portland daily press., 1862-10-09
PoRrLANn Sent 10. 1ss2

PORTLAND. Sept. 10, 1862.
If my voice could be heard thIou ghout our belov-
ed, distracted, bleeding country would raise it
aid cal upon my count yinen-North AID Soutl--to
listen to words OF peace and good will, for behold
bilng you gad tidings of eat joy TO al Peep
pecally my own beloved countrymen. l have no
personal interest but that of the ai of my
trymen, in every section of IT, North and South
East and West. | would administer equitaby, just
ice and Judgment and thereby restore peace and tram
quity to every city, village and hamlet have suf
tered and fulfilled the faic, in every point phase
that my distracted country is passing through Except
the bloodshcdl in settling the estate OF my iaher and
of my husband; and like Joseph of old" may, in
Gods Providence, speak to you understandingly,
words that shall be Instrumental of saving the nation
from utter ruin. Friends, countrymen aud legs.a-
tors, will you listen to me. guarantee il ten righte-
can be found in this nation, who fear the
Lord and cschew evil, who truly believe the word of
Tod, or, in other words have faith in Gods word
this nation be saved. and strife and b. oodshed
cease. was educated by a Christian mother in the
love and fear Of the law of God; and was educated
in the love aud fear and knowledge Of the laws OF my
country by my father who was experimehtay and
thoroughly, or deeply learned in everything that per-
tanned TO the laws of his native country land of his
parents and "a andpae nts,l aid for which his love
aud patriotism was unboul ded. To the praise and
honor Of my parents ascribe not only the knort-
edge and fear Of the tatc Of God, and the kaoUfedge
and fear Of the iaU ef my beiored country, but
the toce tor the law OF God and Loce tor the law-the
or annuiled. Otherwise, we bring anarchy, disor-
der and rin in the train OF the vocation of law Let
us for moment contemplate the state Of beoved
country 50 highly favored to give to the pcope the
right of soveIeigns-the right to alter change the
laws in the manner presented by the Constitution of
the Y. 81 (which is acknowledged by the oath of ev
cry officer, of laws to support it the supreme law
% the landl by the vote decision OF majority of
the ,chote people. II instead of rcsorting to that
method OF changing law. they resist all taUstha
fct with their individual interests and views, and
civil officers chosen by the people to execute the law
snoad sylnpaanise with e IeDei,lous AID refuse dn
ular government be sustained If the law could thus
How absurd for the South to resist the supreme law
of Tod AID the Constitution of the Z. s., VIZ "wbat
God hath joined together let not man put asunder"
The husband aud wife. and also the States, are no
longer twain, but one u oyernmeIts each Ike they
have taken their oath. before God, and witnesses
The National aud the family government are united
before God. by an oath which cannot be broken, aid
alike Gods Family Government aud Gods Ma
tionat Government. The only possibe means of
saving. even small remnant of this Nation alive is
for the North aud south to adhe strictly invo ably
to the Constitution of the United States aud that in
Guides the marriage contract. For the Constitution
pass Jaw impairing the obligation of contracts
The marriage cont act is made by oath before Tod
aud witnesses, for better for lie, and the
wife is endowed by the husband as one with himself
in Al his worldly goods and the law OF dover. like
the liberty bills being unconstitutional must be made
void by removing them fiom the statute books, as
the citizens of this city petifioLed the legislature of
Maine and Congress TO have them removed fl ON the
statute books OF all the States. suppose the south
to be victorious in arms. it would Only prove their
miiliaIy geniBus strength the North The
Nation would be constitationaHy still one gorerS-
ment. sSHee
II the South should argue a right to secede because
Of the "ibcrty bil.'' their wives could do likewise
because of this law of "dower," and that they. with
their children, would not only secede teyen if they
made the law TO conform to their contract by the
moFai of the law of dowerl bat they would take up
arms against their husbands aid father SHAT they
have no legal or legitimate cain 10 them or their
children. How absurd would it look for families to
be thus array ed in destroying the lives and property
OF themselves aud their families The longer they
kept citing the less their lumber aud the poorer
they would become; and finally to have any family
government, they would be obliged TO come to those
terms. Thus II is with National Government.
The settle the difficulty by the Constitution
Of the United States the better for the North for
the South IL must be settled by the Constitution of
the United States. their family government is also
broken up. and the longer you the less your
Der and the poorer yon will become. Pray to the
Lord TO show you your duty and perform that duty
immediately.
My eountrymen, North and South: Declare to all
the peope a fee amnesty for words aud deeds
throug hou the country duing the STRIFE and iudem-
nifty for losses LET him that Is without sin cast the
first stone" I = TUrKsroN