Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-06-20

The Ieffd mas nj tne Ncuu Ol ltb tultOflAl Cul-
umns the following significant motto
Tile Eeierdi UHOn-lt must and shall be pre-
served. Andrew jackson.
from The M 0. Deld June /.
TnlmrY oNE DAYS IN Ew.0RLEASs
On the | st day Of May the troops of the United
States marched into this city, and took up quar-
ters iusthe Custom House. They passed through
streets deserted the shops and places Of business
closed. the few persons seen scowling hate at
the procession, not Il cheer for the return of the
old lag not welcome not smile to evidence
ioy.nt the relief from anarchy and despOtism,
A srauger might have supposed that happy and
free people were about To succumh to the brute
force of q barbarous and uncivilzed race. So
might the citizens Of Rome have met the entrance
OF the Huns into the then mistress of the world
No man could have dreamed that order aud
security were marching in to dethrone confusion
and danger, to tranple out thuggery in high
places, aud in low places. to walk by the citizen
by day and by night to secure tue life and limb
which had been constantly imperlled BEFORE to
guard property, at the mercy Of the mob up 10
that time--and yet this was the case contessedly.
One short month has elapsed,
The streets are filled with smiling faces, bust
ness attracts with open doors, Thugs have left
for summer watering-places, property is secure,
aud Abraham Lincoln, by the grace Of God and
the electoral vote OF the people, President Of the
United States Of Americn, might walk unarmel
aud unaccompanied at any time through these
streets, in full security, and to the JOY and de-
| light of numbers who have heretofore been nc
oustomed to link his name with curses and exec
crations.
Slowly and gradually, at first, this change ap-
| peared, the terror of II twelyemonth was not to
lie cast of in day. but, as one by one, the cit
izens gathered courage to come forward and
speak out the sentiments which had been crushed
down but not eIadicatel, the stream gathered
strength and fullness till within the past week
the wish TO bring themselves within the egia oil
the flag has been quite equal to the power of th'
authorities TO receive their declarations Of allie
glance.
The teachings of a lifetime, the protection o
u lifetime, the pride and glory of IL lifetime, o
under and in the UniOn, had not been etfaced by
IL brief course of rebellion. and many who really
believed that they had succeeded in bringing them
selves 10 hate, found themselves mistaken at last
1t was brothers hate, fierce and bitter, The
fercest and bitlerest but the recollection of th'
mother, the father, the family, brings buck, a
last the reconciliation, and the knowledge tina
during the whole period Of eslrangement tn
heart had been true to its duties.
The opportuuity for this change has been glye
to this people by the judicOus course adopted b.
the Major General commanding 1t would hav
been easy, nothing eaaer, to have adopted a cours
lust but lOrsut 1BnlGbuo bui ntllcli hulNu Muul
have added fuel TO the flame already burning on
ly too furiously But by calm and quiet course
waiting to learn before acting, and then acting
Justly, and in such manner as to elicit the prais
of all, as he relieved the fears of all, he has con
vinced the people that the Government is to day
as of old, protective and kindly. and has draw
out the old memories to do their perfect work
All honor to HIM for this course and in thi
course he has found no difficulty in leading hi
assistants, who believingin him, and acting froI
no uteIior purpose beyond the restoration @
those magnificent monuments Of human wsdoI
and human compromise, the Constitution ant
the Union. have leAped to anticipate his com
mands. Citizens Of New-0tleaus, you have hat
one month Of order, peace and security.
The cause is patent Will any of you seek I
return to your condition in the months preceding
or win you grasp at and cling to that power whic
has snalched you from the burningg You mus
have it whether you will or not. Is 1t not bette
to take ii readily, cheerfaly, and heartily. TIM
to stand suleny waiting for what will neve
! come? Choose ye.