The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-22
NO. 20

no one who desires the preservation Of this
Government more than l DO : aud think
have given rs mach evidence as mortal man
could give Of my devotion 10 the Union Nv
property has been sacrificed my wife and
children have been tUrned out Of doors: nv
Son-in law has had 10 Fun 70 the mountains: |
have sacrificed a large amosnt Of bonds in try
ing to give some evidence Of nv devotion 10
the Government under which was raised |
have attempted 10 show yUu that on the part
OF the leaders Of this rebellion there was no
desire TO mpromiSe-eompromiSe was not
what they wanted aud now the srea; issue
before the country is the perpctuation or the
destruction Of free government. | have shown
how the resolution Of the venerable Senator
from kentGckv tCritte0lenl was defeated and
that Southern men arc responsible for that de-
ieat-six sitting IN their places and refusing 10
vote His proposition was only lost by two
vo es and. in the end. when the seceders had
gone. by only oue. Well do | remember, as
was described by the Senator from California,
the sadness the gloom. the anguish, that play
ed over his venerable face when the result was
announced and | went across the chamber
and told him that here were men refusing TO
vote, and that to me was administered 4 re-
buke by one Of them for speaking 10 him on
the subject.
Now. the Senator from Delaware tells US
that if that compromise had been made. all
these consequences would have been avoided.
1t is mere preiense-it Is false. Their object
was to overturn the Government If they
could not get the control Of this Government.
they were willing 20 divide the country aud
govern part Of ii. Talk not Of compromise
now. What, sir, compromise with traitors
with arms in their hands Talk about cur
Southern brethren when they lay their
swords at your throatS and their bayouetS at
your boSomS Is this time 10 talk about
compromise? Let me say, ard regret that
have TO say il, that there is but one way TO
compromise this matter. and that is to crush
the leaders of this rebellion and put down
treason. You have got to Subdue them: you
have got TO conquer them and nothing but
the sacrifice Of blood and life viii DO it
The issue is made. The leaders of rebellion
have decreed eternal separation between you
and them. Those leaders must be conquered,
and new set of men brought forward who
are to vitalize and develop the Union feeling
in the South. \ on must show Your courage
here as Senators, and iupart it to those who
are in the field. II you were now TO compro
mise they would believe that they could whip
you one TO FIVE. and you could not live in peace
>iN liltil4tuS Ot Gbtu three IOuliS- lSSltic Tie
question now settle it well settle it finally
crush out the rebellion ard punish the traitors
| want to see peace. and believe that is the
shortest way to get it. Blood must be she'd
life must be sacrificed and YOU NAV as well
begin at first as last. only regret that the
Government has been SO tardy in lis operations
| wish the issue had been met sooner. believe
that if we had seen as much in the beginning
! i1,ifT
been wound up, and peace restored to the land
by this time.
But let Us 90 on 4: let Us encourage the army
and the navy; let Us vote the men and the
means necessary to vialize and to bring into
requisition the enforcing ard cOercive power
of the Government let Us crush out the rebel
lion, and anxously look forward to the day
God grant it may soon come-when that bale
ful comet of fire and of blood, that now hoyers
over this distracted people, may be chased
away by the benignant star of peace Let US
look forward to the time when we cantake the
flag. the glorious flag of our country, and nail
it below the cross. and there let it wave. as it
waved in the olden time, and let Us gather
around it, and inscribe as our motto, Liberty
and Union, one and inseparable now and for.
ever" Let us gather around it, and while it
hangs floating beneath the cross let US ex-
claim. Christ first, our country next" Oh,
how gladly rejoiced | should be to see the
dove returning to the ark, indicating that land
was found, and that the mighty storm had
abated. | trust the time will soon come when
we can do as they did in the olden time, when
the morning stars sang together and all crea-
tion proclaimed the glory of God Then let us
do our duty in the Senate and IN the councils
of the nation, and thereby stimulate our officers
and soldiers n do theirs