M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-06
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iaotu melancholy than those whe
Tie PrGsgsle or stand shattered on lb
siies Of ancient cities.
"Ruthless hands have seized upol
and arc attempting TO remove 3 por
ton oflhs pillars Of our temple, st III,
hassrd Of cTn7hiug themselves an,
"a in i;S fall, and in the insane hop,
Of buildinG a new temple for them
Selves out OF .he ruins.
AThossh the Democratic party 0
the North We're always willing 4
make all reasonable or even tolerablt
conceseions'tO satisfy their allies in the
Eonth, yet, as a hcdy, no party is
more devoted TO the Constitution and
the Union. IL was devotion to the
Union which Induced them 10 make
concession after concession to quiet
the ap?arent approximations OF the
SoStheTn friends. So vital in their
view was the preservation Of the
UUi n and the Constitution 20 the
in.erets aud sgfety If the Southern
States in particular, tina, many ofthem
could not until the assanlt on Fort
Sumter, be convinced that the leaders
Of Southern agitation had any thing
In view beyond turther guarantees for
their legal institutions. Under tEis
delusion eOme OF them raised their
voices against coercion and they ther.
by unwittingiy rendered material serv
ice to the cause Of rebellion. But
when convinced. by the thunder tOr
rebe cannon and the flames of Fort
Sumter, that revelation. uot redress
or security within the Union. was tae
Ubect of the Southern leaders, they
did all that honest men could do 10
retrieve their error, and notwithstand.
ing their political antagonism on uni.
nor points, the Democratic party Of
the North rallied around your Admin.
is.ration as tho only means Of saving
their country. Your armies abound
with them; none Hre more ready to
Fa:sifice ell that is dear, even life itself
for the preservation OF the Union and
the Constitution, an to them il is
cheering. though but Just. that you
have recently given them a ropresen.
tative in your Cabinet.
BE assured, cir. that the Democfa.
tic party oi the North, with the exeep.
tion ot few semi traitors whom they
repudiate, cordially approve the OBJ
jec:S Of the war against rebellion as
declared by you in all your pnblic
avowals. They rally around and with
o devotion TO the cause not exceeded
BY any cass Of your original supper.
ter and they will spare no sacrifice
TO save the Union and The Constitu.
tion. In this great object they are
already consolidated with the great
mass Of the Republican party, and
viii be among the last 10 despair
Indeed, these two parties tol all pres
ent purposes constitute but one, which
may be appropriately called the Con-.
GTlTurIonAL UNION PARTY. The ob.
jsct OF this party IN the pending war
10 to preserve the Union and the Con.
Stitution az it is. 1t is the Constitu
tion, and that only, which make US a
nation; destroy II and the nation will
cease to exist, being resolved into
thirty.four independent States. In
fighting for the Constitution, therefore,
we fight for the life OF the nation, for
all that can give us peace and secur.
i'y ut home and all that can make us
honored and respected abroad.
"The fundamental principle Of our
Government. that principle which has
ena bled the Republic to extend itself
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
endowed it with capacity to embrace
continents and climeS within its dom.
inion, 10 that every thing which re.
lates exclusively or mainly to local
affairs shall be lett or regulated by
local govern ments, while the powers
Of the General Government shall be
only such as are requisite to promote
the peace. happiness and prosperity
Of the people, whatever may be their
peculiar costoms, laws. or domestic
institutions. An attack upon this
principle is an assault upon the Con.
gtitution; il s undermining the foun.
dations Of tue Republic; it is divest,
ing 1t ofthat attribute almost divine
which, Ike the Government OF Heav.
on, protects alike error and truth, al. |
lowing man to work out bis own hap.
piDess In peace by the free exercise Of
bic own powers.
"But we have class Of men among
us who are not content with the priv.
ilege Of shaping The lsws and ihstitu
firms Of the States in which they live
according 10 their own sense OF right
ard exIediency, but wish to compel
other men and ether communities,
over whose local affairs they have ro1
rigLttul control, to adoqt their notions,