Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-08-22
True and Eloquent words from Judge
HauneF.

The following remarks of Judge Rapney at
recent meeting in Chillicothe, should be read b,
every man, and especially every Democrat, II
Ohio;
"WHetheT sue voted for she present dd,ginistra
ton or not lce arc equally interested IN reseyvin,
the Government Administrations are b,a for Z
day. THANK Con, THIS COUNTRY Is OURS. We
had better expend all we have in preserving il
and leave it to our children than TO leave them
anything else.
We are under obligations as citizens TO bear
arms in defense Of the Government, and to do so
voluntarily. Should we wait to be forced into
the field, we would not be doing our duty; aud
the moral effect of popular support would be lost
to the Government. This call is addressed TO us
all, do not look around you for poor man who
may be obliged to CO. Let him who is in a sit
uation to enlist step forth and say To others
comcl 1t is great matter with us to know that
we are in the right. Thrice armed is he who
hath his quarrel Just" HHato,t dsscussiag nc
past, sag TO you thai His rebellion aoas produced
by ambitions men ia The South WITHOUT REAsox or
EXCUSE. We do not deny the right of revolu-
ton, but those who undertake such movements
can be justified only by such reasons as our fa-
theirs had, such as are recorded by jefferson in
the Declaration Of Independence Bur THERE
Is NO SHADOW OF EXCUSE ron THIS ATRocIous AT
TEMPT or THE REBELS TO OVERTHROW OUR Gov
ERNMENT.
Remember the tolls -four fathers who settled
this country, and the heroic struggle of the rev.
olution, the wisdom of the trainers of the Gov
ernment the mildest and best in the world Ali |
that has been gained for MS in the past the reb-
els seek to wrest from us. They seek to sever
an immense section of our country, and 10 ao- |
complish this, they, in their desperation would |
sell that section back to old England from whom |
our fathers conquered it. 1t is for us to say |
whether this shall be done. The people can
prevent it. but if we would prevent it we must I
rise in our might, we must show some of the |
spirit OF our forefathers, while we say to the Ex-
ecutive: You are acting as our agent, and we |
hold you responsible for the preservation of the |
Union. We must also say we are here with men !
and means to enable you to perform your duty. !
1t is idle to call for the suppression of the re-
bellion unless we make the needful exertion to /
suppress it.
The Union men of the South need our iInme-
diate aid, and it is due to them. They have |
sacrificed a thousand times more than we have l
for the Government The very idea OF Gov I
ernment requires protection to the citizens in ie-
turn for his allegiance
We must save the Mississippi-the highway
of the West Think what this Valley is to be F
when filled by your children. Talk not of tred-
ties pith men 'oho have broken the Constitution
made By Washington. We must never yield Mss
ri0er or any part Of Us banks. tooud see everV
man the West IN Mo fold aid sacrificed before II
lCo'ld consent to yjc'd IL. Let the great State of
Ohio, then, make such response to the present |
call as viii accomplish her full share in sup
pressing this aecursed rebellion 4"