M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-20


of peace will TeIurn to The land-there
Will never come d Gay VIXEN the drnm
Leat and the roll call OF vast standing
RImies shall cease to he heard and
there will never come day hen the
football of the Federal tax-gather
shall cease to bc heard aL the Tires
hold Of every IHbercr's hamlet from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Occan.-
There will be 10 peace in such Union.
The lightning OF civil war will be for
eyor playing in Ltiul CLEANS n!ons
our horizon. The people OF the South
are "our kindred and couutrymcn."
uud the blood which We inherit in com.
inOur the proud race to which We be
long never yielded a passive obedience
to the degrading conditions OF cquali.
IS aud dishontr. am fully aware
that the sword must now lrinS the
conclusion oil tais unnatural strife.
am inly aware the result must now
he attained on The battle field. There
was O time when it was not SO, and
history will cmbalm in everlasting in
fanny the naGes of those who rejected
peace who rejected union whcn both
were offered on honorable terms -
leave the past, however, at least for
to-day, ana deal with tho present. Let
the armies move on, and bring spec.
DIV Issue to this war OF kindred aud
country men," but let them move in
name Of the Constitution; in the name
Of the laws; in tine Union, composed
Of "equal ard honored members" in
the name of God; aud guided by the
precepts ofan enlightened Christ
anity.
Sir Congress, howeve spoke p
gain on this important subject. Who
will ever forget ;ho scene who witness
ell itl Who will forget the 22d day
Of last July IN this Halle 1t was the
darkest day in all the calendar of AM
erican history. A routed army was
pouring into the city, and triumph
ant encmy was at the gates Of the
Capitol. In that Of extremity and
peril, when q new army was to be
raised and the old one encouraged and
reinvigoJated. Congress announced
to the country, and to the whole world.
the policy which should govern the
future conduct Of the war. On motion
OF the distinguished gentleman fro.A
Kentucky [Mf. Crittenden,] Con-
gress said:
"That this war is not wagcd on
their part in any spirit Of oppression,
nor for any purpose of suhjugation,
nor purpose Of overthrowing or inter.
fering with the rights or established
institutions Of these States, but to de-
fcnd- and maintain the supremacy OF
the Constitution, and to preserve the
Union with all the dignity, equality
and rights Of the several States unim.
paired, and that as soon as these OBJ.
jects are accomplished, the war ought
to cease"
The nation heard this, and loya'
men, trusting snd confding, agair
poured with military tread from the
loyal States 10 the banks Of the Poto
mac. They WIRE repclled then h5 NJ
outcry from either and of the Capito
that slvery, as the Gauss Of the wa
must be abolished aud that the secedec
States had committed political suicid
and must be reduced, by the force G
arms to Territories, and governed a
such by Federal authority.
Mr.. Chairman, represent, in par
the people Of a great State. Indian
may point prolndly 20 her escutcheor
1t is gemmed all over with honor
She did not want this war. She wa
for compromise and peace, and is no.
when they can be obtained, as the
once could. with honor and upon tn
principle OF the constitution. Bl
cast into the conflict, though by n
act others, she has welded her nan
to victory on every battle field wnel
her troops have drawn the sworc
Go and ask her sixty thousand soldie
now in the field, encircled as thoy a
with a halo Of gallant achievement
whether these demands shall be graz
cd, and listen to their answer. Th
answer will be we are fighting to r
store Union of equal and honcrt
memberS;" that they have encOu
tered the perils of war TO restore Ii
Constitution exactly as it came fro
the hands Of Washington, and to c
force oil tfe laws. to uphold all Il
institutions, to protect and defend 6
the rights Of every person and Stat
uEder the Constitution, and that
such is no longer the policy of Il
Government, they will turn their fac
homeward, deceived and betrayed .
Go and ask the tax-papers and
voters of that noble State for wi
they toll and pour oat their mono
Thov xpill onouar fhat fhoy livo