The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-06-27
JUNE 81, 1862,
ii FnO~ the ". O. Delta, Jurel.

49, ANSW SAASohos
On ,he 1st cay Of MAY the troops Of tho
oa,'OH STATES marched into this CITY, and
sUoK up quarters in the Custom House.
1ney passed through streets deserted, the
sps and places Of business closed, tho few
persons soeu scowliug hate at the process
loo, not a cheer for the return of the old
flag, not awelcome, not smile to evidence
JOY at the reliet from aoarchy and despotism.
A stranger might have supposed that hap
py and FREQ people were about to suocumb
TO the brute force of a barbarous and un.
civilized race. SO might tho citizens Of
Rome have mot the entrance of tho Huns
into the then mistress of the world.
No man could have dreamed that order
pud security we're marching in to dethrone
confusion and danger, to trample out thug.
gery in high places, and in low places, to
walk by tho citizen by day aud by night to
secure the life aud limb which had been
constantly imperiled before, to guard prop.
erty, at the mercy Of the mob up to that
time-and yet this was the case contessedly.
One snort month has elapsed.
The streets are filled with smiling faces,
business attracts with open doors, Thugs
have left for summer watering places, prop.
erty is secure, and Abraham Lincoln, by
the grace of God, aud the electoral vote oil
the people, President of the United States
OF America, might walk unarmed aud un.
accompanied at any time through these
streets, in full security, and to the joy and
delight OF numbers who have heretofore
been accustomed TO link bis name with
curses sud execrations.
Slowly and gradually. at first, this change
appeared; tho terror offs twelvemonth was
not to bo cast off in a day, but as one by
one, the citizens gathered courage to come
forward and speak out the sentiments which
bad been crushed down, but not eradicatod
tho stream gathered strength and fulness,
till within the past week the wish to bring
themselves within the egs of the flag has
been quite equal to the power OF tho
authorities TO receive their declarations of
allegiance.
The teachings OF q lifetime, tho protection
OF a lifetime, the pride and glory of a Ito
time, of under and ia the Uuion, had no!
boon etfacod by brief course OF rebellion.
and many who really believed that they had
succeeded iu bringing themselves 20 hate.
found themselves mistaken at last. IL was
brothers nate, fierce aud bi tier, the fierce.
est aud bitterest, but tho recollection of the
mother, tho father tho family, brings back,
at last, the reconciliation, and tho knowledge
that during tho whole period of estrange.
meut the heart had been truo to its duties.
Tho opportunity for this change has been
given to this people by tho judiclous course
adopted by the Maj General commanding
II would have been easy, nothing easier, to
have adopted course, just but harsh, right
eous but strict, which would have added !uol
TO the fame already burning only too fu-
riously. But by a calm and quiet course,
waiting to learn before acting, aud then
acting justly, aud IN such manner as to
elicit the praise of oil, ho has convinced the
people that the Government is to-day, as OF
old, protective and kindly, and has drawn
out the old memories to do their perfect
work.
All honor to him for this course; aud 10
this course he has found no difficulty in
leading his assistants, who, believing. 10 him,
aud acting from no ulterior purpose beyond
the restoration OF those magnificent monu-
msnts of human wisdom and human com
promise, the Constitution and the Union.
have leaped to anticipate his commands
Citizens of New Orleans, you have had ono
mouth OF order, peace and security.
The cause ID pateut. Will any of you
seek to return 10 your condition in the
months preceding, or will you grasp at and
cling TO that power which has snatched you
from tho burning You must have it,
whether you will or not. Is it not better to
take IL readily. cheerfully, and heartily,
than to stand sullenly waiting for what will
never come: Choose ye. '