Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-15

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gu. own. 10 do 50, would be to shut n,
as iio'i, our great thorsughfare to the
ocesn: II would cnt of from Us a natural
- uiect market. or make US tributary no
.h power whenever it desired to place us
! Sc 80 r. Oh ITS exactiOns. The matte n
,osel states that has seen with so much
enthusiasm the wonderful brayer, :. - my, "a
nois troops has not alwaye stoned - -
sider the stake we have in the ms;r,s, -
OF the union intac: greatly exceeding 49,.
OF almost any other State. If We wonIS
tameIy allow ourselves to be shut in Gror,
the great markets of the world. by perm;,-
| ing the principle of rival confederacies IL
tween us aud the seaboard, We should d.
serve no better fortune than such n TRIM
taTy condition would give us.
uase thought II proper TO allude IN
sohe OF tnese prominent oLjsctiors 10 tha
e'pie OF secession, as particular and
pSsEAoPdy &6iSh spifear 10 us with irre..
sistails force. The battles of Bunkerb;u
ara Yorktown, Of Saratoga and Brandy-
VINE appeal TO us with q voice against
when we cannot shut our ears The dead
Of the revolution are buried In every seq.
non OF our Country. A feeble few WIN
pore the hard hips 0f that memorable
struggle still survive to bear witness bo,,
we shall maintain the principles for vh;.L,
they fought. They laid the fnndafion ~
iluerai and Tree government 10 the ploriuus
dec .aration Of Independence, not alone for
Us, but Tor our prosperity forever-nnt onlv
Tor our prosperity, but for ali the lovers az
freedom throughout the world who sbonId
seek an asylum upon cur shores. We haye
no right to disappoint the just expectations
OF the glorious fathers of the reyolution.
can conceive of 20 degradation greater
than to prove Tecreant to the higb and no.
Ole trust oi preserving the institutions thew
established with their swords and sanct;-
ned with their blood. If we hermit ,ss,,
to be overthrow, l know of no assurance
we can give to the friends of liberal GOV.
eminent that The future has any hone for
them. IL will be in vain for us that our
country abouuds with all the beauties and
luxuries OF nature If they are made tbs
prey OF intestine strife CT surrendered 20 the
demon OF dissolution. We can bid alden
t. the glory OF our accomplishments if at
last we give them over for want of the wis
1'm aho virtue necessary to preserve them.
Romantic, beautiful aud fruitful as is our
c'uhtry from the rising to the setting Gun,
yet these are Of little worth in the midst az
d,se!rd or national ruin. Greece was once
glorious like ourselves. She gave lavs ana
learning to the world. She had orators
and statesmen Of which any nation MIGHT
Justly be proud. We still ponder win sd.
mlratIon upon the learning Of her sages-
The names of her philosophers viii On,
down to the latest 70 neratiOus When Wa
speak cf cur Bunkerhill aud yorktown We
ins'inetively remen.b Der her Themspyle-
Why was 1t she became an abiect slave a.
the footstool Of Turk sh power? Not he.
cause the face of nature has turned n,
darkness with her. The same sun shjpes
up her as in the days of her elprv The
same breezes. the same showers aud the
same pure sky are hers. The same seasons
return to her. The same haryests reward
the toll OF her labOrers. The same upuup-
tains and seas are around her and vet she
Is living Greece no more. 10 the DAYS of
her bright 81 re-, che lived in the dazzling
light OF her institutions and when tboss
were oTerthrown how dsrkly the pail fell
upon her glory and her name. We can
hope tor no more ausp ciOus results from
the overthrow of the IL stiiutiuns Of our
fathers. Those institutions have been the
true secret f our wonderful achievement
a. a nation. They have presided with an
gel ~afchfulness over our growth and de-
veiopement. They have brought to our
sh,r the good and grea: Of many lands
AID many chimes. They have taught cur
hearts I swell with great and II j |. emo
tn ms. They have given us Integrity of
pu poe and energy Of execution. Thew
have gwen US confidence at home and re-
spect abroad. Like ministering angels.
they have guided our footsteps in the patti.
way OF rectitude and honor. They have
opened to us the gateway of national
glory: In the clear sunlight of their ge-
NAL influences We have entered upon the
hiSh ROAD to national greatness Ifvs
come DOWN to the influence Of our institu>
uons upon us AZ individuals, they have in
an eminent degree m;nistered to our hap
piness. Education has furnished under
them. Science La, been iystared by them,
X iigl has beer promoted by them. IL
| has received a new inspiration bv the per-
feet guar .ntee of the rights Of conscience.
Dlmestic felicity has been produced in Ar,
| enn mt degree. Where in all the earth
d. people love their homes as in America
Oar system Of government and titles gives
new value u homes. 1t 8 system which
makes peoyle sovereigus and owners Of tho
property they possess, instead of the yas-
salage or tenancy of other countries
IL Is not youchsafei to the human nm
derstandIng TO comprehend the future which
Is IN store Tor Us. When the furious tor
haco j. let lease upon as, and We can only
see IN the thick maze that surrounds ~ .ba
PROSTATE AMI scattered victims Of it, fury.
human ken has no implement with which 10
determine lie extent o= calculate its dura-
hnn. Nor Is 1t necessary that we shonld
while the tumult RACES reason and experi-
ehce o'ih teach ~ that We may accomplish
much more useful purposes by the per-
ioTmahee OF whatever duty the eDerpenov
demands Of Us. After the storm IL mast,
we may measure Its fury BY its deya.te-
tiGns. and ge all feel assured in the viI5est
hour OF the storm. that the time is fixsf
when lts Jury shall be arrested and peace
aud sunshine return to all such as have no,
Deen swept away lay the elemental strife.
with this rebellion. We NAV not be
allie u agree a. to tho cause which pro.
duced It nor the means best adapted TO
control u. Ii may be that all means will
prove IKE bricks and mortar set up ~
eneek the progress Of the whirlwin5. But
we knew a. law that has governed hu-
man nature for thousands Of year., thnf
the sxasrera'ions and passions OF msn do
not last forever. With the eve Of hone wa
IN y fld q visa through the dark tumul,-.
u1us cl7ud and zee that all nature is again
10 bask in tranqu lily aud ioyeliness. But
great duty u upon rs ~ see that the cit
atel Of our liberties is not swept away bv
the fury Of the tornado, and that the sun
which shines out after the storm does NOT
SHINE upon an Odious despotism nor union
rent to fragments.
Mary Ann Brown. of lone CITY, bses
leave to observe that james Brown. Wit,
unblushing impudeuce. arraigns me befsfs
the public as bis has soife, and charges ma