The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-09-12

and that too must be paid. We adopt
the language tf Gen. Jackson that war
! alone cannot preserve the constitution
against disunion. War can, and We hope
speedily viii, subdle the armies of the re-
vo!ted states. War can, and we hope
spee,Hly will, disarm every traitor, possess
every place Of strength, and uphold the
grand old flag on every flag staff in the
| unitci States. But when war sLal! have
| accomplished all that war can do, the I'm.
ion viii not be fully restored The par.
ticipation Of the revolted states in the gov
ernment of the Union must Of necessity
be voluntary. War has no power to-
compel such voluntary action. The peace
AMI permanency Of the restored Union
| vii! derend, III y great measure, in the
confidence of the people of the recovered
states, in the justice of the general govern.
ment, and ih the faithful Observance Of
| their constitutional rights. War has no
power to inspire this confidence. Tho
stability Of the Union then, as in times
past, will need the mutual COOL viii and
affection OF the people Of the several states.
y ar has no power 10 control the affece
/
10 The Union, when they do return. wound.
! e'i IN their pride and ernbittereI in their
feeling. When they ratnrn, they will re-
turn as brethren, and merit the treatment
of brethren. The law may demand i,s
victims, but those guitless of the war,aaI
those forgiven by tho law, will again be
our political brothers. The restored states
Will return to the Union with all the rights
of other states To win back the cOnti>
J dence and affection CT their people, and TO
restore the Union in the spirit Of the con-
stiution, the sectional party a: the north
, must DC vigorously eomba:rai, and in due
time overthrown at the ballot box by the
Democratic party, the only national, con-
stitutiona! party left in the land. If the
Democratic party should be djshande,l, or
| should suffer itself to remain inactive, tha
south would retain its old dstrust OF tho
Republican party, and its old aversion to
The general government administered bv
it. 1t would then believe that the whole
north was indeed given up to abolition,
and that the weaker south would receive
II" Justice from the stronger north. But
1t he south sees the Republican party de-
| teated, and the ancient defender of It's
nights against sectional influences cnce
more in power in the Union, or even bold
in maintaining its old political warfare
ag'anst sectional parties and influences,
then may the people Of the south misied
from their allegiance by the detesiab's iu-
trlgueS of ambitious dem&gogues, we'll hope
10 find once more in the Union old rights
old blessings, old safety. D;sunion is tho
offspring Of sectional parties, and the com,
pete restoration of the Unoa, in all its
OH peace and harmony, rests upon the ut.
ter rOut, north and south, of all sectional
parties. The sriri, Of the constitution
must 90 hand in hand with the letter Of
the constitution.
1t is no less essential to the people ofthe
loyal states to establish the full reign of
the spirit Of the constitution to restore as
the supreme law of the land, in peace and
war, i'll prosperity and adversely, in all cir
euAnetances Of society, the constitution, the
whole constitution, and nothing but the
constitution.
We elain! the right, as free AMI loyal
American citizens, to discuss the conduct
of the administration, and TO censure it
when we deem it worthy of censure. Our
fathers won and established this right, and
we viii not Surrender it We utterly de-
nv to the executive of the United States
the power As5 ume'l hy Congress in the Sc
dition net Of 119S to suppress opposition
to the administration or restrict the full
freedom of political discussion in the loyal
states. This would be to assume power
above the constitution. The administers
ton has no more power to suspend the
constitution than have the peop'e. The
administration is the child of the constitu-
! ton and tie servant of the people The
child must not reject the authority Of the
parent, nor the servant usurp the tights of
tie master. The constitution and the laws
give the lmiri,tration ample power 10
protect itself and enforce il authority in
the loyal states ana it would at this Gav
! he an evil example, pregnant with anars
chy and disorder, to disregard the consti-
tUtional rights Of tie loyal states and their
people. We cannot bring ourselves to
the belief that such a reign of terror is
impending over us. We respect the al.
mnistra,ion too much for such an appre,
hension. Bat if such times are upon us,
we must play our parts Ike men, and not
lisavow onr principles and opinions lika
towards Loyal to the core TO the consti-
tuition and government Of the United
States the democracy has nothing to fear
from the assertion Of its principles and tho
discussions Of is political views.
Allowing much Of minor evil to pass un.
noticed, IN view Of The difficult part which
the administration Las had TO play, there
are some grave acts Of the executive
AMI legislative departments Of the govern
menf, for which we hold the republican
, pa fy responsible, and for which we arraia,f
Il al the bar Of public opinion.
! We d nounce the misclievous aud unconsti-
! mt;onal tone Of much Of the DISCUSSION in both
/ Il us"s Of Congress at its late scs ion. We hold
the general tenor Of these discus ions aes in,
The nights of slavery IN the sIaveholdng states
aud in favor # the exercise by Congress Of pow
G not drIrg stcd by tie Constitution, to be er.s
inentIy dangerous in su-taiLing lhD spirit Of Sc
c".s'o1 at the south, ard creating disregard
% the constitution at tic Lo.tn.
/ We dcncuuce the abolition Of slavery in the