M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-08-28

-Goye t"C A
FuLow-ClrIzENs: The Govern.
ment Of unr country is seventy years
old. During these seventy years Of
its existence il has conferred upon its
citizens q larger amount OF human
happiness, and greater number Of
human blessings, than any other or.
ganization devised by human genius.
Nevertheless. q part OF those to whom
this Government has measured out
most literally its benedictiOns have,
IN defiance Of reason, regardless OF
truth, patriotism and gratitude, TOR.
getlul Of what they owe to the memo
nv of their fathers, aud what they owe
10 the descendants Of their own bodies.
and regardless o! the rights OF hu.
manity-thev have seized arms to
destroy this Government, and that,
too. While enveloped aud covered over
with the blessings which the Govern
lnant h, been pilins upon them.
Il wonld seem, fellow.c citizens, that
4 is the misfortune Of the human race
that upon this planet no social or
political organization can be devised
IN which Il will not be possible Tor .
small number Of bad men to intiict
an incalcuiable amount OF misery mp
on millions Of their fellow mortals.
Excess Of prosperity seems to give as
much t.iscontcnt TO some N ems .minfs
as excess Of apprehension and want
gives to others. OF all tue acts re-
corded Of the human mind since the
fall OF man, none strikes me as being
so IRRATIONAL and unjust, so reckless,
40 insane, as the conduct OF these
men in trying to destroy the best,
wisest aud purest Government that
man has over made, or that the world
can ever expect. In the oldest oi
our books, in which are protrAyed
the frailties of our nature. we read
that there were Vchels in the house
hold of God himself, aad We have il
flat these rebels were hurled over,,he
baltlements Of Heaven down to q
l,lace as hot and thick,set with trai.
| tirs a. eharleston i,sslf When that
was the case there Il might well be
expected that our Government, not
witbsta1ding the measnreless bless
lines II has mcted out to all men,
would at some time or other lind ere
mics within it. NJ
These men say they want to be
separated from the North. They have
succeeded. they say, and oil they wan
now is to be lot slone. II hn incen
| diary were to Isctl Cincinnau on tire
and the sheriff would take him, would
Iit be q sufficient plea for him TO cay
that all he wanted was to be let alone
These men w6n'i be let alone till they
let the laws ind the Constitution oI
their country |albne. Whatever may
have been The disposition anil temper
Of the Ameribah mind months ago
there Is no nfstating what its condi,
tion is now. |TbN people Of the loyaI
States have made up their minds,
not in a passion, MT in a pet, but in
the deep deliberation Of their reason
coolly and tatriotically, upon this
great propositiSn, as did their fathers
in es.ehlishi1y the Government, that
the great ArIehican family shall con.
time one and indivisible, come what
may; that bit one Government shall
exercise mower on this continent
thai those III srevolt against 1t have
bn! to choose whether they will con
Time 10 be apart ofthis Government
OF subordindte to Il. We are bound,
man, woman 'and child, to assert and
maintain this proposition at tue sacri
Zee Of every man and every dollar
We are Determined on this, not from
lany desire e. conquer or oppress the
weak, but 10 prevent this continent
being the bcene Of unceaaing strife
an6 civil war. To prevent this, v,
do believe there is 30 human means
but 10 thrash the rebels, and, placing
1.-The American banner before them
Icompel thejh to come under the broad
legis Of tie Government. If Soutt
Carolina, 9tany other State, says sht
won't come back, then we say YOU
shalI comeIback and remain with US
/ Now, if ydo ask what is TO be doue
latter the armies Of the rebellion are
disposed 9f, and the people Of those
Estates stiu stand ont, you will an
ever that by simply occupying all the
country. lYou will have military pos
session Of, all the important points
and able officers in command. II il
be said ths. the population viii stand
/ say proIcpg the military occupancy
and, il they wish il shortened, they
can have il dona through their decis'
ion TO come back into the Unfon,
Tbey can determine it for themselves
go that whether they come back ol
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