The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-14

half sheet.
PuBLIc MEETING.-There will be a
meeting held at the American House on
Thursday evening the 18th inst, for the
purpose of taking into consideration meas
ures for celebrating the Fourth of July.
Let there be good turn out.
The D1rFERENcE.l.T The Constitution
as it is, the Union as it was" is the great
catch-word, the great shibboleth with GER
tain Democratic orators and presses now,
a-days. Those tender-footed Union men.
all those who have greater regard for the
"peculiar~ institution" than for anything
else, sound this as their test.word, their
motto and their guide. And one would
think in listening to them that the desti.
MES of the whole world depended upon
their observance or repeating of IT,
Could they have at any time changed or
added anything to the Constitution which
would have made it explicitly recognize
property in man, then it was laudable
work to tamper with that instrument =
This is proved in almost innumerable in
stances, and one recently; while deliber-
ating the tax bill in the U. S. House of
Representatives, Wicklife, of Kentucky,
advocated an amendment to the bill which
was intended to expressly recognize prop
erty in man; but the House seeing the OBJ
ject Of the Kentuckian voted it down, and
some few of the Republican members
exposed his base intention and took him
to task roundly for it. But we heard not
word of censure of Wickliffe from these
self-styled Constitution as it isl men,
Ii his amendment had been carried it
would have been perfectly constitutional
with them. Laws and amendments in ia
.vor of Slavery may be passed and thrown
around the Constitution until its force is
actually annulled and these men would not
find out that the Constitution had been vi
plated But how ready they are at every
movement in an opposite direction. to blat
out" Unconstitutional !" This word and
Abolitionist" are the lpha and omega
of their vocabulary. 1t is not necessary
that the Republicans should assert their
attachment t.. the Constitution. Their acts
prove their devotion to it, their love and
reverence of it; they believe it to be wise
and sacred instrument, they abide by it,
and are determined thatthe whole thirty
four States shall live under and obey it.
The Unicn'as it was Laying aside
all doubts IS to the honesty of the motives
OF those who are so loud in mounting this,
we can see nothing in the declaration of
startling Importance; and the distinction.
we make between those holding to it and
those not, is this: that while the former
are anxious to restore the rebels to favor
and have them enjoy the privileges granted
under the OLD. Union, and preserve the
cause of this rebellion, for another one, the
latter, the Republicans, with all true men,
desire that the rebels should receive some
punishment, and are willing to see, yea,
'willhelp to remove, if necessary, the cause
of this bloodshed and sink it to that depth
that it shall never confront the Nation
again. Is it not just distinction, broad
difference - .-.izi f1olo-} sas1 lae,2oi-
The Government, faltefsI not in its re.
sponsible wsrk, and should Slavery con-
tinue an obstacle to the restoration of. the
Union, perish it will and must Nor will
any patriot falter or shrink from this DO.
siiion. So .sscE da so. =
a. He shrinks not from the difficult fight.
No times and seasons seeks to know:
But when Convinced his eause is right, -
he strikes the blow"
FrEEcED.-A fine large cosset or pet
sheep belonpinO 10 = lfred Mo~or ;ubaI