The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-06-20

establishment. have consistently denounced
and repudiated it, as a acovenant with
death and au agreement with hell" and
sought its overthrow as an obstacle in the
way of the general emancipation OF the
slaves of the South--the object which they
have cherished and steadily pursued as q
diaty higher than the allegiance they owe to
/ their country, or the obedience they owe its
laws
These two kindred classes of men have
sc tiEnes sought to avail themselves of some
of the Political organizations Of the country,
composed chiefly of loyal men, to forward
/ their special purposes, and at others relied
upon their Own appropriate machinery, in
the former case the +" Knights of the Golden
Circle" and other similar orders 10 the
latter The American Anti-Slavery So
/ ciety and other kindred associations.
The dissolution of the Union by. the
peaceful secession of States, with the alter
native of revolu'ion and civil war, is an
article Of faith of the Southern disunionists.
too we'll known to be disputed; but as all
in this audience may not be so familiar
with the avowed principles of the Northern
abolitiouists to the same effect, will read
10 proof of them from an auti.slaVery work
of accepted authority pnblished in 1855
Here Judge n. read from page 5s7 to
59l of GColells Slavery and Anti-Slavery,
showing that they were for the abolition
by all constitutional means, if such were
possible, and, falling in that, they were for
the dissolution of the Union
have presented these several sets of po
litisal opinions to you, not to discuss them
or to-attempt any examination of them
not to decide which was best or which was
worst. I deal with them as facts, and have
alluded to them only to bring distinctly
into view the divisions of sentiment an6
the corresponding organizations existing
among the American people at the COM
mencement Of this war.
ASSOCIATION AND ORGANIZATION.
! beg you TO observe ho y the principal of
association and organization obtained
among our people De TOequeVi6e, one of
the most philosophic and profound commen-
tatois on American manners and instit6-
tions, in speaking of this subject, says;
As soon as several of tue Inhabitants
of the United States have taken up an opin.
ion, or q feeling, which they wish to pro-
mote in the world, they look out for mutual
assistance aud as soon as they have found
each other out they combine. From that
moment they are no longer isolated men,
but a power seen from atar, whose actions
serve tor an example and whose language
is listened 60.
This has become so ixed and universal |
q custom Ia all political matters, that il
may be considered law of the American |
mind. The country is governed in this /
way The American citizens, in all public |
matters, act through some political organ
iza,ion or pa-ly. The choice between |
parties is about all the choice a voter has. |
The successful development of an idea or a |
principle, therefore, and putting it into /
HaDTTs OF gue 1dFyTy BE- s .4-t
selection or institution of an appropriate |
IN for the purpose in view. The 1
citizen v ho has thoroughly Investigated the
of public affairs, and adopted
principle for the rule of his CONDUCT will
next look about him for suitable organ
iza,ion through which to promote or ex-
press his principle and so avail himself OF /
al the benefit derived from the power of
association; aud he must look narrowly TO
IL, that in choosing his organization ne does
not sacrifice his principle The power of
habit is nowhere more strongly illustrated
or more dangerou than in matters OF this
kind, and it often happens that high apd
patriotic purposes are defeated from weak
ness in sevrring associations after they bave
ceased to subserve the object for which they
FFNtS
PEACE ORGANIZATIONS woS'T Do FOR WAR
TIMES
Peace ideas and organizations Won't do
Ia time of war. These which have mem
toned were peace parties, arising from
differences of opinion concerning the con-
struction of the Constitution and the policy
Of the Government Voting was the end
aimed at, moral suAsion and reason the
neans They answered very well the ends
designed. The conflict of opinion has re-
suited IN war, and that war hDds Us IN
party harness. with our minds chained
down to party ideas and organizations
w ar brings its own ideas and its own
luties. To meet the crisis, we must lay
hold of these ideas firmly and vigorously,
and must prepare corresponding organ
zations to give them effect. If we attempt
10 grOps our way, from force OF habit, by
The aid of the old organization Of peace,
founded upon ideas now out of place, we
shall obstruct our progress, rather than aid
Ii, and perhaps fail of our duty altogether.
WAR ORGANIZATIONS.
What one of the party organizations re-
ferred to will carry us through now2 Can
i be the Republican party or the Demo
sratic party Was it right to say that the
country can only be saved by Democratic
party ana DemOCFdtlC AOESduBIdblOu IL
lines of war there were but two classes
Ist. The loyal, in truth and spirit devoted
% the Constitution of the United States
Ind ID The disloyal, who were uafaitbful
10 the Constitution OF the United States.
There was no middle ground, and true loyal
men bad the right to say, " He that is not
With me is against me" The grand Lead
ng idea, the great principle that demands
o be vitaIized, intensified and rendered
.ficacious as the all pervading, governing
pirit of our citizens in times of war, is 10y
Ilty, fidelity TO the Constitution. On the
aher hand is disloyalty. These are the an
agonistic principles, AMI there can be no
middle ground between the two. It is the
Constitution of the United States or the
Confederate Constitution. One or The other
will swallow up the otnsr. That is the
rue view, and statesmen will acknowledge
t. Which are you for? When the Gov
,rnment was in danger, it was crime for
my Roman to question the justice OF the
,ublic cause The old sentiment 50 uni
yersalIy honored, of "our country, right OF
Vrong." is mere practicable now than at
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