The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-03-06
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present peyioi. forms many pages of great inter
cat. The visitaticns Of God, il viii NC seen, have
fallen upon the children Of n,9a in all ages. The
,r,mpet of the sixth anrcl, sing tho spirit Of
slaughter, has paslod m ubrckcn strain FROM the
beginning M the world n the present hour We
hold in trust, for posteri,y interests more vast,
rights more dear, and hopes more infnite-stretoh'
ing further into fuurity than were before given to
the custody Of a Government; and our fall as
nation if al we must, will he from lofticr height
OF happiness than any people ever enjoyed boforS,
and into depth Of wos ami darkness ss hopeless
AMI desparing ns that mnrky Cline 10 which the
bright sun Of the morning fjll-nover 10 hope again.
The Union was established by tho prayers, the
tears, the blood Of generation, which stands ex-
oltcd in all that enobles the human race over all
other generations Of tn,n II came down to us rich
with tho odor of blessed memories. To preserve
il in It's purity 10 lift II up once more, for the civ
izcd world to look at aud admire, to bequeath Il
more beautiful than ever ~ our children, is a
cause in which every sacrifice, save that Of eternal
truth, becomes cheap and easy,
What is il that constitutes the value Of American
citizenship Is il vast posses sions and extensive
boundaries1 What tn any man is the right of pos
session, il there be not coupled with il the free
dom guaranteed to him by the Constitution, as
framed and interpreted by the carly fathers First
and above all. a. every hazard, and ia the face of
all consequences, permit not the citizens to be rob
bed Of these jewels. They constitute his all they
render his person sacred hcy make bis roof pro
tcct him at home they enable aim, when abroad,
10 exc,aim with more weight than the Roman Of
o,i, that hc is one Of free Americas citizens they
open his prison doors in time of troublo--they place
him before his accusors--thoy give him the right
Of trial by his posrs-they protect him in the hnrd-
earned labor Of his hnnds--they tell him, in tonos
Of angel sweetness, to cat in peace tho bread
which he has learned by the sweat of his brow !"
They are all, ALL that render American citizenship
significant of liberty, frccborn, upright, glorious
manhood throughout the length and breadth of the
land.
BY what igic cry cam over six hundred thou
sand mon into the tented field? by what token and
signal did they muster for the civil conflict? by
what strong appeal were they aroused from their
sumbers pf peace, and induced to exchange home
and its happiness for the dread alarms Of war In
what name was the citizen transformed into the
sodierf These are questions pregnant with the
fate of the future. The people are asking them --
the soldiers of the great army are asking them -
in dismry ut the evil Vaccinations Of the slave pow
er, who FOR more than thirty years have controlled
the destiny or this country. Their answer Is Mt
hand, aud embraced within records which Will rot
perish. The suppression Of the conspiracy, which
has for its object the ruin Of the best Government
on earth, and the maintainancc of the Constitution
Rs handed down to us, was proclaimed as the lofty
purposes for which the tread of armed men shook
no cont;non,
Rome Ind her days Of peace aud prosperity, bu.
fatal day came To her. like that which now threat
the very fountains Of liberty in this continent
and monarchy overturned hr Constitution and sub
vcrted her liberty We have seen how trembling
tributaries walled and bled beneath the rule of hc
cruel desrots how her consulS went forth TO gov
ern, to rob- to pundor, to scourgc, and to cruelty
That such destiny awaits free America, God for
bid. The sad sequel OF her history should teacl
US lesson. The Am!rcAn statesman shou't
calmly survey the field, and heod the warnings
Inc Union must DC maintained h''ol"te though the
INSTITUTION Oh slavery De scattered 70 'he "'hus
Specis privileges already to"irreiy granted To IN
Accnrsed crime Is what to-day almost wrings IRON
us tue hie oioou OF the nation "rant Z" he OIL
garchy pardon OF arinsncc, ana the day VIII neNc
come when the angel oi peace viii return to the an'
the day will never com, when the drum beat AM
the roll call of vast standing armies shall cease
be hoard and there will never come day whe,
tho foot fall of the Federal tax gatherer shall eeas
n be heard at the threshold of every laborers ham
let, from the Atlantic to tho Pacific ocean.
Whom John Brown entered Virginia, at Harper
Ferry, TO supplant the State Government, thcr
was no hesitation about how ho and the means
brought to his aid should bc treated. or cours
his will be met by the propagantists as il nlway
has beOn met, that, NO matter what the people ma
do, the peculiar institution" is a forbidden sub
jcc both of military aud Legislative consideration
that this right being admtc in time o! peace, tn
Constitution torbdsis intcrruption,now even thong
il has brought us to the very verge Of natonaluir
We have heard much Of this doctrine. 1t has bee
ably and vehemently urged. Hut, to our mind,
is the most dangerous doctrine ever promulgated !
free country. Ii puts US out far from shore, /
the open sea- with tho polar star obscurcd, withou
chart or compass to guide our course. "Surrcndc
to tho rebels in arms against the Governmont" -
peculiar privileges To the slave master" To be sui
stituted for the well-known provisions Of tn" Con
stitutioa! Strange and alarming doctrine. teal
up before the mind the blooliest and darkest pag,
of history. IT. is the plea by which martyrs hav
been chained to the stake, AMI have assembled Il
scafiod in all ages. II erected the guillotine al
held carnival Of horror in France during Il
reign of terror. II is the founder of bAstiles ar
inqusitions. II is of no kin to freedom. 1t is Il