The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-03-27

wise, and judicious government then may
"men gather grapes Of thorns, and fiss Of
thistles." SIS f;4.f Il; t,,.s.st. s.fi.,., !.
Andrew JoIllson,s1 Appeal "a
1.-The People OF Tennessee. e1ss
FrLLow-C Citizens :--Tennessee assumed
the form Of body polite, as one ofpthe
United States Of America, in the year seven
teen hundred and ninety six, 4 once entitled
to al the privileges Of the Federal Constltu.
ton, and bound by AL its obligations. For
nearly sixty.five years she continued in the
enjoyment Of al her rights, and in the per,
Torrance Of all her duties, one of the most
devoted of the sisterhood Of States, She
has been honored BY the elevation Of two Of
her citizens to the highest place in the gif,
Of the American people, and . third had
been nominated for the Same high office,
who, received q liberal thong ineffective sup
port. Herpopulation had rapidly and large
ly increased, and her moral and material ,ip,
terests .corespondingly advanced Never
was people more prosperous, contcnted
and happy, than the people Of Tennessee
udder the Government Of the United States,
and none 50 iittle burdcned for the support
of the authority by which they were pro.
.tected. They felt their Government only
in the conscientious enjoyment Of the bene-
fits it conferred and the blessings it be.
slowed. as,,aS ojssniia iaE il0s i .ias5,
Such was our enviable condition until
within the year past, when, under what
baneful Influences it is not my purpose now
inquire, the authority ofthe Government waa
set at defiance, and the Constitution and
Laws contema ed, by rebellious, armed
force. Men, who, in addition to ordinary
privileges and duties of tho citizen, had en-.
joyed largely tho hountY and official patron.
age Of the Government, and have by repeat.
ed oaths, obligated themselves to its support;
with sudden ingratitude for the bounty and
disregard for their solemn obligation, en-.
gaged, deliberately and ostentationsly, in
the accomplishment of its overthrow. Many.
accustomed to defer to their opinions, and to
accept their guidance, and others carried
away BY excitement or overawsd By seditious
clamor, arroyed themselves under their ban
ners, thus organizing >, treasonabls power,
which, for the time being, stifled and sup.
pressed the authority Of the Federal Gov
eminent. et.. RAJ. 49,. ,.,,: !. !
In this condition Of affairs il devolved up.
on the President, bound BY his Official oath,
to preserve. protect and defend. the .Copsti.
tuition, and charged By the law with tho duty
Of suppressing insurrection and domestic
violence, to resist and rspel this rebellious
force BY the military arm Of the Government,
and thus 70 re-establish the Federal author.
ity. Congress, assembling, It An early day,
found him engaged in the active discharge
Of this momentous and responsible trust
That body came promptly to his lid, and
while supplying him with treasure and arms
to an extent that would previously have
besn considered fabulous, they, at the same
time, with almost absolute unanimity, do
clared shat this WAT is not waged on their
part in any spirit Of oppression. nor for any
purpose 0f conquest Or subjugation, nor fol
The purpose Of overthrowing or interfering
with the rights or established institutions Of
these States, bpt to defend and maintain the
supremacy Of the Constitution and to pre-.
serve the Union with all the dignity, equal.
ity and rights Of the several States unim.
paired; and that Is soon as these objects are
accomplished the war ought to cease" In
this spirit, and by such cooperation, has
the President conducted this mighty contes,
until, as COMMANDMENTS Chiefof the army,
he has caused the national Gag to fioat IN.
disputed over the capitol n our STATE. Mean
while the State Government has disappeared.
The Executive has abdieatcd the Lcgisla-
turs has dissolved the Judiciasy IL III abey.
aince. The great ship Of State, freighted
with its precious cargo Of human interests
and human hopes. its sails al set, and lis
glorious flag unflrled. has been suddenly
abandoned by her officers and mutinous crew
and left to foat at the mercy of the winds.
ana II he niundered ~ eysrv TrovSsr unoc.