New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-04

and their capacity Of voluntary obedience AID subor
dDation, whether in camp or at home, arc now or
trial. This ID merely local or accidental temporal
act of insurgency g be treated by police measures
and civil correction.
| IL is war, dreadful solemn war. The influences
institutions and adherens OF de-potlc ideas and sys
tens Of reaction against the ideas Of progression In
liberal Government have arTayed themselves againsI
the only people, and The only national power, where
democracy has q citadel aud home on the face OF
all the earth.
The despohc element in America conspiring
against our countrys national life anticipated its
earliest demonstrations Of force by trying to ex-
tend the conspiracy to the incueion of all the ma
tons who feel power snd forget right"
Involved IN this controversy for life, for freedom,
and for honor, let Massachusetts, in following the
flag, aud keeping step to the music OF the Union,
never fail to prove TO all the world that in all the
characteristics Of her people she Is to-day she was
Of old, when she il was who first uufured the flag
and pitched the tune.
Henceforth there will he no one TO consider how
TO reconstruct the Union, excluding New England
from the ssterhood OF States. Wherever fortfeasure,
or heroism, or blood was the call, they heard the
people Of New-England respond by opening the
lap Of their industry, and by the march Of their
braves; aud now when The beauty Of our Israel has
been san in our high places and when her Lee and
Revere and lockwood and Bowman lie IN ieloDs
cells and hundreds of her wear out their hearts
in sad captivity victims Of their valor and devotion
TO our Union one rrepressble impulse moves our peo-
pe and nspires our soldiers in the feld-One prayer
TO rec the day when an army OF loyal Americans
shall hammer at the doors Of their prisonhOuses with
both hands pledged to the solemn task OF war, and
with neither hand averted to uphold the institution
which Is the cauee Of all this woe, and that their
brow shall turn not back and their sword return not
empty until the grand deliyerancc shall be accom-
shed. gladly point you to oce oasis IN the midst
Of all the retentmenis OF the hour. Committee Of
the House Of Delegates Of the Legislature of Mary
hand, acting under instructions from that
body, have addressed the Executive Of Mas
sacLuset,s seeking to learn the condi ion OF
the widows and orphans Of the patriots who
were murdered at Baltimore on the nineteenth
II April and TO be Informed Of any persons
who were dependent on them for support liz order
that the State OF Maryland may take such action
in that connection as BELTS its sense OF justice anc
honor. Cordially approaching the honorable aud
humane sentiments of the Ho.s OF Delegates OF
with communicated to the General Court, and have
directed the necessary investigation TO be made to
| answer its inquiries.
Senators and Representatives. invoke you,
study promote ell the Interests OF morality indus.
try thrift and vaor 90 that our Commonwealth and
her people NAV crown all the lights Of enterprise,
virtue, and honor. Attended by your wisdom, sup
ported by yOus sympathy, re-ascend the chair 30
often and 10 worthily flied by great magistrates and
good men, and you will assist my unequal steps IN
treadug the paths their yes ilumined. Inspired by
trust in God, and immortal bate Of Wrong, let ms
sonsecrate to-day every personal aspiration ard
every private hope ia one united apostrophe 10 our
country aud her cause. Where thou gOcst | will
ge where thou lodgest 1 will lodge thy people
hall be my people, and thy God my Cod where
thou diost will die, and there will be buried