, 1862-08-22
H1HES 1E TIE DSGELKAE4ONs

Ez1NES 0E EsE VN& tLkhAaoSs
Every consideration Of policy aud wis |
dom uri1e in demanding Of the Govern |
mcnt that it put forth al! the power neces-
sary TO crush this rebellion at once 4
lcsi!t:ting, or for{.eoriRg, OF coaciliatory
course is fEaugLt with the most terrible
risk, ana threatens to bring down upon our
heads cyiis that E1l cycrH1lelm and ruin
the country. Every moment Of delay on
our side is a golden opportunity for the
rebellion; each act Of forbearanee is to the
trsi:ors fruitful source Of strength aud
ligh hope; all cfcrs Of conciliaion are
just 50 many profers Of aid and
comfort to tllis armed conspiracy
This rebellion is filled with all those
elements Of utter dcpravity and maligni7y
is composed Of that rcprol>ate and internal
nature, that finds in forbearance only for
tu"atc rcn1lcye from punishment and new
clancc for crime; that laughs ut offers OF
o1ciiia;ieu, Decsli:c they afi3rd tiu1c to
gather more force and strike more fatal
7.lows: and 1nnc?ls 81 the 1lrlf:@1 bio y .lut
fails 10 descend, fs1 while It delays there
is l.t,2 t. s<t cut cf its way, OF break lis
f.rcc wien ii falls. T'give rc;'tls time to
1:hct IN il'>:r COURSE, is simply giving
9le!:: 1ia1e to col:S5:!rr the hest methods ol
making Tie rebellion q Success. To wait
for them to repent and return IS solely TO
Of the little tllcy lave hitherto accom-
pli$;:sd by 'r,.;,s'';,, and for returning to
Their dark ar! l.; -: work with more
yia?r and better .s.-TE. To delay to strike
At ruce with :.li nur might at thu
head cf this 1T=ason, is sclcly to giyt
it tie best possible chance to strike
us 1twn ana utterly destroy us. Ou
s}c1s Et=s ard nc.lsHess, and },a:eTnal mil,
ncss, eI2 t!:c icst possible servants au
j. ;srs If their 41!icSrcss. fi.rctncss an.
IF :.;:,! fury. Neither :.le2c might he pow
Gtil enough 10 sarlre the triumph Of S.,
c. ssi:,n snd the independence Of the Cor
fctlcr&cy, bs,t with 'I.ir forces joiued, the,
make l.c1; al1ilnce that will prove irrt
sistiLle. Wien the war is over, the rcbc
hcn SUCCESS, and disuElio2 an cs.a5lishc
E4ct, AMI the gliry u this great achieve
1ntr1 shall lse divided among thpsc VIII
il!yc de1ed and done the most for it, til
brightest v1catlls and most enduring 1,rais
will be fairly won and worn, cDt bT til
activity, ,iger, and courage Of the rebel
bur by those fur 1nigntier Northern chsH
I;ors, ~ hose u1f;lilitg sloHue$s and mil.
ness have proved more than match Il
ell tic courage, power, and loyalty Of til
Injon.
The great nlizaHprche'ision Of th
whole nature Ct this rebellion whic
stizcd come persons with gras
ti4s.t it Stunned for 8 long 1imr I
mort impossible to break; the idea til;
tie conspiracy agains; liberty aud th
Union that had betn brooded over for MOI
tl:sn thirty years. and ":as at last brougl
into life, showing Ill the venom and 1icrc.
ness e1 tuH grown serpent, WAS t. t
fnrdled, and carcsscd as harmless thing
10 be taken into our BOSOM, ind With &c,
tic warmth and soothing words have i
fangs drawn and its poison bag taken or
Las, we ;1ust, passed away from among
forever. The serpent that has been ho
in the fcns Of ;lavery and treasc
is no such Strange creature
can lie made to leave cra1li
on its belly and walk erect; it cannot,
any method Of devoted bcneTolcnce
Christian discipline be tanned to do /
wosk Of the constitution, OF taught to lat
fer freedom il is the very brood Of the {
dragon himself, full Of venom and N Il
nifty, and freedom has no true impulse Il
DOES not long to crush it, and Christian
no mission but to bruise this serpef
head. So lorg as it is suffered, throu
any dclusion as to its true nature, any ht
that it may be made docile and tractah
OF any weak fear of doing it great harm
rousing its Internal hate, TO live, so long
all that we hold dear in danger. There
but one course for us to take, If VIC wo
save the country and ourselves, aud sha
70 crush and utterly destroy this mons
To tIy to make q behemoth work in
furrow like an OK, or the old dranor
battle for Christianity, were an easier 8
not 50 stupid 3 task as to tame the lead
Of the rebellion, and bring them to labo
fight for the support Of freedom and
Union.
The rebellion intended at the beginn
TO destroy the Onion. That was its fl
purpose, and most cherished hope. Il
never give up that purpose, OF part '
!: that hope but with its life; and there
we can never make the Union safe i
the life Of the rebellion is ended The
belliou also purposed a. the first to n,
slavery perpetual, and it will never al
don that purpose while it has
Liberty, therefore, can never be safe