, 1862-06-12
aTHE UNION, TT MUST AND SHALL BE
PRESERHED."

il because he had occasion TO say II, ana because
the peculiar relation he sustained to the Union
at the time gate 1t force and significance Long
wears have elapsed since it was uttered, and the
prorSssd followers apd disciples Of jackson have
fnstered, cherished and carried oht, from time to
time, the very principles tending in their final
consumnaton to the open state Of REBELLION no"
existing. Again the phrase Of "The Union; it
must and shall be preserved" is heard trumPeted
from many tongues, frequently not without Pc
cular significance.
The great battle Of life is most fairly fought by
the quiet and earnest workers, and the great
battles in behalf Of the integrity Of this Govern.
ment will be planned and most efficiently exc
cuted BY men whose voices have scarcely been
heard above the clamor Of war. These are t
men who live life Of earnestness and sincerity.
They intend to merit the hOnOrs they wear, and
to ask for them not by words, but by deeds.
They, too, have said, "The Union; it must and
shall be preserved" but they have uttered It
with no sinister motve-With no maudlin selfish
ness, uncoupled with the dangers Of the hour or
the perils Of war. They have said il in deed,
not in word. There is class Of men, however,
who utter the sentiment with entirvly different
views and motives The Union, il preserved at
aI' VIII oe preserved IN Sp''e Oh 'ne'n' auu w,
through them. Many Of them were warm and
true supporters Of the policy Of Mr. Buchanan
up TO the last expiring hOurOf his administration,
though he tacitly acknowledged secession, and
denied the right or power Of the General Gov
ernment to suppress or put down the reOslliOn.
They were for compromise, even to the extent Of
letting sig States go out Of the UniOni thereby
settling ct once and forever the ngnt Oi any o'ner
TO go when L tPleased.
The people Of the free States demanded the
restoration Of the integrity Of the Union. The
peoples voice Is OmniPOtent, and restored Il viii
be. A years war has settled the question As to
which side Of this contest will be victorious.
Small politicians zee L. "COming events cast
their shadows before, and now, just now, "The
Unioni i must and shall be preserved" POlit-
ieAl tEicksteFa jObbeFs and loaiers viii never save
this Union. Thsr may live on its sPOlls, they
may thtten on It's vitals. and suck from iis very
bones the marrow; but the people, The men Of
business the great improseFs and progressive
agents IN social and civil he, win have to save it
10 spite q them.
We have been led % these remarks from see
ing the attempts in certain quarters 70 get uP
county and district conventions % dssigoats eAa
didstes 70 fll The various positions at The next
election, The plans have been laid within she
past teW weeks. and, when The conventions meet
The people will Be told ior. whom they should
vote The wonderful discovery VIII Be made Of
snms sod Union man, specially fiited % gil the
position named. Men have been riding around
the country for weeks in this and adiacsnt eoun-
Ties, 70 arrange matters % as 70 save tho peopls
The trouble Of exercising that peculiar 'iaeuly
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