The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-27

grip of death, whether right or wrong; and
Vt is the nature of man to abuse the power
(he yields, lily or justly gotten. Hence the
carefully guarded provisions Of the Constitu-
ton against its abuse. Hence the writ Of
habeos co1pus-the freedom of speech and of
the press-the right to bear arms-the right
of the people to be secure in their persons
and property-the right of trial by jury
the right to worship God according to the
dictates of conscience guaranteed to the min
ority-even if that minority should consist
of but one person in thirty millions.
am for the flag of my country while its
ample folds wave from the tree of liberty
while it represents the Union of the Consti-
tuition. as understood by Jefferson. Hamilton
and Madison; but l am not for it when it
waves from the mast of a pirates ship; not
for it when it swings from the pretended
liberty poles of sectiona7ists and aJozitionists;
when it hangs over the dead carcass of a
once free press aud speech; Of the dead car
cass of the last guardian of my rights as a
citizen of a free Government; when the i'm =
pious bands that carry it to conceal their own
rottenness, trample upon the writ of habeas
corpus; trample upon this guardian angel of
my rights, secured by constitutional liberty
and why should be?
What were the rights Of Roman citizen
worth under the reign of the Emp eror Nero,
who fddled while the city was on fre?-
What could the rights Of an American citi-
zen be worth under the rule of au abolition
or sectional party, which resorted to uncon-
stitutional means and IN easures to preserve
the Union? What! when s'the Lords sup
per" was a simple love feast of brethren, its
influence was benefcent; but when the
Christians turned it into a bacchanalian,
! ~, lr,,, l.
accursed. demoralizing debauchery.
Liberty Is the meetest word in nv native
language. Liberty, when represented by
angel of the covenant of peace on earth and
good will to man, clothed in spotless robes
of white, is beautiful to behold But when
represented, as in tn Fren Oh Revolution, by
a harlot, when bathcd in carnage, sweepius
the bosom OF destruction the capital and the
nation. its sound and sight were as hateful as
the darkness and despair of death and dam
nation.
Words are bat signs of IDEAS 50 is the
Cross Of Christ; SO is the flag of my country;
so are female beauty and innocence.
But when words become r-ost;tuted to
vile purposes by demagogues when reiigi-
Gus veneration for the Cross is made mer-
chandise of like the temple at J erus .lem in
the time of Christ, turned into a den OF
thieves, by the high priests of religion-when
the flag of my country is made to cover uu-
constitutional laws, to cover the violation o
personal liberty and sacred inalienable right;
when female beauty and innocence be
come prostitutes to the vile passions of ius
what theni Ny countrvmen, try tn,
spirits whether they be of Christ, for many
false prophets have gone out into the world
and have deceived many. Be ye not de-
ceived.
These be the times that try mems souls
Il NAV be that offenses must come; but wo,
unto the leaders OF the party by whom they
come. 1t We're better for them that mill
stones were tied about their Eecks, anG tn
cast into the depths of the
You are in danger from Abolition;sts, an,
from sympathizers and colaborers will
Abolitior lists. Touch not taste not. handl
not thu unc!can thing Have no FELLOWSHIP
with this Belief of disrInon-ihis scrpen
that deceives tho unwary. Watch the poll
ticians that recommend Helpers HaPenain.
Crisis, that cuddle with Abolitionists, an,
vote with them and appoint them to office
watch them! JOHN AMPDEN.