, 1862-07-23

break up the compact under tae articles Of |
confederation solemn1y entered into by thic-
teen States? Said Madison, "the question is
answered at once BY recurring to the absolute
Iecessity Of the Gaze to the great principle
Of self pEeseryatinn to the transcendent lsw
cfNa'ure and Of NatuEe's God-.hich declares
that the safety and happiness of society arr
the objects at which all political institutions
aim, and 10 which all such institutions must
Foreseeing the great crime nov attempted
upon the government In these rebel States,
with the presctence Of the seer this patriotic
statesman spoke Of the slaves Is ''an unhap-
py Epecf.e Of population abouuding in SOME
regular government. arc sunk below the level
OF men, but who, in the tempestuous scenes
OF civil violence, may emerge iuto the human
character and give superiority Of strength
to any party with which they may associlte
Themselves" This I" unhappy speeies,'' even
n their chains, are the strength OF this rebel
| lion Shi~sr the letters that bind them and
they Ei11ise frOH the degradation of slaves
tofbe dignity Of freemen and render faithful
service to your country. Washington deemed
the Revolution. jackson deemed them fit to
| light in the second war for independence.
Neither would consent that they shonld. do
blstle for their country IN chains. Can We
not, In this deadly conflict with this gigantic
revolt initiate the illus:rious example Of these
AI4EA pEl1AVkos @AA 3NA ANtS 0N11 yul uht3
obey the voice OF duty, and by your imperial
mandate edeca1e that even the slave may de-
fend isnattVe land, and to that end shall
be free?
Men Of America! we hut utter
what we DO Know when We say,
country is in your hands; that the hour has
struck when you must decide by additional
sacrifices Of treasure and of blood the dread
Issue forced upon us-shall the Republic live
or perfsh2 The eyes OF the civilized world
are upon us. Let us quit ourselves lika men
who know their rights and dare maInsatu
them. Let there be IN uprising Of the people
in support Of the national authority, that will
not only blast forever this unmatched Treason
and its guilty authors, but give significant
notice 8s well to all foreign states disposed tx
intervene in our domestic affairs, that ths
American people have the power and the will
not only to suppress this rebellion, but to re
sent and efecrnally resist all foreig gn interven
tior. fou cannot consent that foreign usur
patton and despo11sm shall eupplant the Re
: public. You cannot consent that your conu
try shall cease to malntain the right and aveng
; the wrong. You cannot consent that the JUS
one benificent fabric f civil government
: founded and reared by our fathers, whom Ga
: taught "to build for glory and for beauty,
shall be shattered and destroyed by the hand
, , Of trsitors. that your goodly heritage shall
| partitioEed, aud that America, the Tounges
bern, ard the hope OF the world, shall be blot
: ted from the map OF nations, and cease to b
power in the earth.
!: Let it be the fixed purpose Of every goo
! citizen, that, relying upon the divine prots'
ton, whatever may be the sacrifice, the cor
| stfsution shall be maintained and the republi
shall live.
We adopt the words Of the Congress of IFS
In their address to the people:
" ssLet it be remembered that 1t has ever been II
3 pride and boaet Of America, that the rights (,
q which she contended were The rights OF human 4
rights the means exerted for their Defense tn,
+ have prevailed against all opposition The pc
4 | pie ct the United States are responsible for IL
= greatest trust ever committed tn political Roci
= t.. II the great cause which We have e
gagged TO Tindicate. shall be d1ehonored and d
tt1nyed, the lasr and fairest experiment IL favor
# the tights of human nature will be turned agafu
|. them, and their patrons and friends exposed to
:. insulted and suenced By the To.a1ies OF ty1an
| and oppression"