The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-12
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They are . pesnlAnnai and uuhappy
set. They cannot join hands to support
good csuseif they thiak there are others
going in the same direction; (it is true
that the aarro,0sess and straight.ess of the
way may be su.fciea, objection to their
walking thezein) but are on the; alert for
some other track and are constantly catch
ing at some fair-soupding and ingenius or
double.worded phrase OF motto under coy
er Of which they can more boldly push for
the breach or bars. thinking ,h.t if they
once get them down, sheep like, others will
follow. This class exists everywhere, in
the secular and religious worlds, and has
existed ever since the old arch.traitOr re-
belled and was kicked over the ramparts
Of Heaven; or again, when his satanic
majesty endeavored to accomplish bis ends
by Shiny and slippery-tongued aattery, by
bribery with large possessions,-and for 1t
was requested to take a back seat-he
was but showing in the more "rectihed
and double. distilled" form the spirit OF
malconten,ism. ..., "a.
Fifteen months ago to-day, when the
guns that first opened the war at Sumter
we're fred, there were malcontents in the
loyal States, and they we're not backward
in asserting that the authority which the
Government is now endsavoring to re-es-
tablish could not be lawfully done-,hat
/" coercion" as they styled it, would not
be tolerated-and sndeavored to discour-
age all attempts to regain that authority
every step being unconstitutional p
But the Government thought j. ''knew it.
SELF" and aided by the patriotic masses,
girded on its armor for the struggle, and
has successfully resisted the rebellion thus
far; still there are malcontents. But they
are now speaking out Of the other side of
their janus faces. Having given all the
aid and comfort to their rebellious friends
consistent with their own safety, and fail
ing In their more Wholesale efforts to get
them established as seperate confederacy,
and seeing the utter hopelessness for such
an event, they now turn short corner
and eay that the rebels must be subdoed,
the Union must be preserved. Seemingly,
they have just found out that that is what
the Government is doing. But again they
are dissatisfied, with he mode Govern
ment employs to project itself And
among the most high sounding, ingenius
but mischievous phrases which they herald
as an expose of their sentiments is, "tl,e
Constitution as it ia, the Union as it was" I"
As we iptimated, We consider the latter
clause of this mo,to-the Onion as it vas
-mischievous, double meaning. Do
those that urge it want restored the Gays
when discussions, dissensions and disgrace
full compromises with slavery excited aud
agita,ed the nationa Do they want the
days that sent D.vises, Floyds, Wigfalls,
Hammonds, Toombses. Brookses to Con.
gress to browbeat and fight northern mep.
bers! Do they want all the scenes of the
past few years re:enacted7 The Union
as it was" not as it was designed to be by
the fathers, the founders of the Govern.
ment. And these malcontents have for
go,ten-or perhaps they do not wish to
recognize it--that history for the last fif-
teen months has written with a quick,
sharp pen. 1t has stamped with letters of
blood many a convincing, permanent less
son upon the hearts of the loyal people,
lessons no, easily eradicated, 1t has writ
ten itself upon The Abolishment act in the
District of Columbia. 1t has sanctioned
Prohibition in the Territories. Under
"the Union as it ras," would these acts
have to be repealed Would the right.
eous convictions which the people have
had impressed upon their minds by the
developments of this outrageous war have
to be stiaed just to pacify traitors snd re.
store them to the privileges sajoyed under
"the Union Is it vas "? e aa,
T, va;n d;d The p,oe;.l>u& IN he snoarh oa