The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-20
Raise Alarms Abou, the Constitution.

| Oe indue tne uupes OF IactiOHl6ts IN
the matter of partisan alarms. II
THE readiness to get mp and be
frightened at unreal ogres could be
controlled, one half the difficulty of
conducting public affairs in great
crisis like this would disappear
Tho few who have selfish ends to
serve succeed in misleading many
more into the belief that there are
enemies of the public good at work
who cen be defeated only through
the agency OF these original alarm.
lists, and now, as usually has been
the case in past years, it is found
the surest way TO divide the North
to feign that there are enemies Of
the integrity Of the Constitution in
the ranks Of the party to whom toe
preservation OF the nation and its
bond o! union fell at the election o.
1860. BY sinister tricks, the party
in power when tho Union was put
at tho mercy OF traitors, contrivod
to get up the alarms which led the
majority at the South to run, and
put them at the mercy Of the leaders
OF secession, the original and only
enemies Of the Constitution.
The most dangerous smorg thcso
original enemies of tho Constitution
and the Union were conspicuous
before the rebellion broke out for
perpetual defamation against men
or parties whom they charged with
attempts to violate them. After
the rebellion wes fairly launched,
Breckinridge continued for some
months to lead a band of doclaimers
about the sscredness of the Consii-
tuition, and the danger it was in
from the people of the loyal States.
As time passed on. however, all
these original devoters went to their
places, and, with few exceptions,
in States not easy to emigrate from
for such purpose. they have taken.
service with JEFF. Davis and Beau
regard and arc known iol what
they are, and were always-traitors
Still the country does not want for
dcclaimers about the Constitution
and its obligations. Tho crop
grows up again after every harvest.
Gather and burn it at any ono time,
and not a month elapses before
new rank rises up TO say that the
body OF the people in tho loyal
Ststes. all their representatives in
Congress, sre just about to violate
some obligation Of the Constitution.
and are on the roah that will load
to It's complete destruction. Unless
tb"y nrH themselves A,iowrl =
guard II, and are given power to
check every body else in the discus.
sion o! measures and enactment OF
lave, this constantly threatened ca.
tastrophc will surely come.
There is reason in exercising anl
suggesting caution. no doubt, that
no harm is hy accilcn, done to the
princip ca OF the national Consti'u
ton in the course ol measures neces
sGry to put dovn thi7 rebellion; hut
nothing is 60 false or disgusting rs
the chronic cant about the intention
OF the majority Of the loyal States
to infringe upon it. Men who have
selfish purposes. not to be attained
otherwise, constantly en1eaver to
divide the public over q !eined issue
Of this sort. Selling on the Incl
dents naturally and inevitably de.
veloped among men OF sanguine
temperament, haste and indiscre,ion
they try their best to create a party
that they can stigmatise as radical,
end can irighten timid people into
believing it must be put down By
electing themselves into Office
There is no such party Of radicals,
in numbers worthy the name of a
party, and tho pretencc Of fighting
ia cheat and a farce. There are
men OF extreme opinions every.
where; but no pnrpose or thought
exists in the loyal States to create
any violent or radical party, or to
push any single measure properly
30 called Men in and out of Com
gress differ as to the actual degrees
OF severity proper to be adopted to
finish and punish the rebellion.--
Men also change tbeir minds on
these points frequently, and none
can say what the changes OF a month
may require. Some may be eX,
treme in the views they express-it
would DO wonderful if they wero not;
but on the whole there ia a remark
able moderation shown by all class
es OF loyal men, and by their repre-.
sentatives in both branches OF Con-
gress.
Tho only disturbers of the public
mind are those who follow in the
wake of snch as Vallandigham
among declaimers, and OF the Herald
in the press. There are many faint
echoes Of these worthy leaders who
profess better associations, but who
appear to be tempted at the prospec,
OF leading some fragment of a pslty
or some local interest. They must
therefore give color to the idea that
there is a division of sentiment, and
that breach has opened into which
they must plunge-in order TO get
the credit OF saving the country.
They industriously exaggerate
the fruits Of somebody, therefore. -