Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-21

when danger ihrealened the country. as II NJ the
call Of the Deity No con-criptiOns. no forced
euiistment-, bus by the impulse OF devotion 10
Tie country, veneratou for the Consultation Of
our fathers and love Tor the Institutions OF our
f1tbers. thousands and tens OF thousands aud
hundreds oil thousands voluntarily abandoned the
quiet. peace. al and happy scenes OF home. and
rushed 10 the stormy fields OF war, 10 we with
each other in dong and diving for their country.
HILL top and valley, field and forest, mountsin
peak and mountain gorge, qOlet village and CITY
iull, have all, If by one impulse. sent forth
Their armed men swell the nations force and .
when the ranks have been thmnel bv the breath
OF pestience and disease and the storm and TEN
pest CT battle, other eager hearts and strong
have crowded to the camp u I'LL the melancholy
chasms. NJ own State. glorious Illinois, do
not claim more than others, but equally with
any other-has furnished her full share o. gal
laut men, and borne her full share OF these great
sacrifices. TIE valor of her sons has been vindi-
Gated upon every bloody battlefield OF the West
FreJeTIcksto~u and Belmont and Forts Henry
and DOnelson and Pltisburg Landing have been
consecrated to history aud made classic grourd
by their deathless deeds OF herOism The bones
OF her glorious dead lie strewn wherever the foe
has been met and her mutilate1 living are receiv-
Ing homage in every CITY, village and neighbor-
hood. Every household has been turned TO n
qui,erei under the torture OF grief
And why Mr.. President all these sacrifices
all this suffering aud woe and anguish and death
Why are they 80 herOcdliy, so suOlimely met and
botneE To what end, and to what purposeI !
answer, TO uphold. maintain, defend and pre-
serve, In all It's integrity. perfect and unujured
IN every word and letter, whole and sound ia all
its parts and provisions, la its form. and i'm its
seuce. the enerated Constitution OF our fathers
hi
and nerves the ann of the nation, and gives to
the soldier, amid the horrors OF war, his iorti-
tude and endurance. The Constitution was as
sailed by traitors and rebels, and these gallant
men have come to its defence. While they are
dong battle for il in the field let il 90 forth
that we are warning against il here, that scoff
Us principles and spurn its restraints, and usurp
any ana every power which the passion or preju-
dice OF the hour NAV suggest a. necessary 10 ac-
complish wished for result. aud the hope of the
country will die the inspiration OF the army will
be gone, the arms OF our brave. true hearted
soldiers become nervees and impatient and this
great national struggle for national lie will sink
into disgrdceiul and disastrous failure
Let u stand by the Constitution Our only
safety i there; our only hope OF triumph II there
Let u, not forget our Obligations Tor n prutec-
ton IN the past blast ali lust expectation Of
continued protection in the future Let us stand
by 1t Ia gratitude tor the blessings il has hereto
fore secured to and in hope OF the blessings it
shall hereafter dispense TO the unborn millions of
our race Let u prove 10 our brethren in arms
that we are honestly and in good faith. 60 opera
ting with them 10 maintain the Constitution with
all ITS saiuttry restraints and 10 uphold a Gov
ernment OF laws, and resist the reign of licen
tou-ness and the confusion of anarchy which
will inevitably rush in upon the shattered
fragments of the Constitution whenever we shall
have broken it down, and this wicked and stu
pendous rebellion will be subdued, the just and
tull authority oi the Government will be restored
and the flag of our fathers. the symbol of our
greatness AMI glory, will again host with the rs
sent Of all our people, with not stripe obliteratel,
not a st IL ohscured, over every inch OF territory
il heretofore protected.