Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-19
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rom the United states, every otSte auo
com ncnity is deeply interested. 1.-THE
aoc,r;ns i, uc~ tolerated that . State
caa sscede and threw CT i,s allegiance
70 the Federal Government, tnen'
hereafter any other State deem'og itself
apprieved in the least will have tn"
precedent a. ito excuse. The strength
of a Union like ours must always be
that in the thoughts Of the peepic, 1t s
in ito very nature indi.solatle. A Gov.
ernment that ~as begottcn Of Cancellation
and compromises Union OF States Of
diverse commercial, agricultural and
domestic interests, each State within
itself - to its peculiar home institu-
tons Sovereign, and yet all revoiv'
ing in harmonious order around the
central head, had elements OF great
strength, and yet, which were liable
TO be seed. Of great weakness. 1t was
like q great family Of children preceded
bat by the father upon his great farm.
SO long a. the boys attend TO their
own farm and love each Others virtues
and kindly overlook each others fault.
and meet often at the parental board to
provide against the attacks Of com
mon enemy, an to deliberate over their
common interests, and seek as brothers
to bring about harmony and to recon
Gle conflicting interests, SO az to injure
tho few ~ little ~ possible, and to clip
al, aud strengthen all. Then happiness
will reign in that family. Bat wheu
one of the brothers who is opposed to
marrying fiuds fault with brother who
has brought wife to his house when
another objects because his brother
IN manages his farm different to his own
plans, or hires q servant in the house
when his wife does her own work
when, in short, one more will interfere
with the household arrangements of the
others, and use hard words and call his
brother hard nsmes, happiness is gone
from the family. There is no longer
affection and esteem, and while out Of
respect to tneir old parent they may
disguise their feelings before HIM,
sooner or later it will break oul 10 open
hate and fierce combat.
We do not draw this parallel for tn
purpose of justify ling the course of the
South. Their conduct cannot be just.
fed. We but show that Cancellation,
moderation, respect for mutual rights,
is The best plan to keep alive love for
tn government and determination to
perpetuato its history.
For had the South waited, they would
have seen the wave OF faDatlcism recoll
before the admantine rock Of Democracy
and the sickly band of Northern disuu-
ionists 90 down at tho ballot box before
mined to conserve the Consttution,t to up
hold the constitutional rights OF the
States, and to vindicate the majesty of
the laws, and to keep those States by
st. ong Union-onc country lone nation.
Looking at the rebellion then from this
stand point, and remembering that i'm
partial history will hereafter judge us,
let us al! renew our allegiance to the
general government, refresh our hearts
with the remembrance of tho dangers
which we have already passed with
glory and honor-take the Union to our
own hearts, and make one grand and ter
,ible struggle to preserve this Union
hallo~ed with its traditions, to enfore the
Constitution with our whole strength
t. assert the ajesty and supremacy ct
the general government over the whole
land and il we succeed, the whole PEG
pie, both Of the North and South, will
one day bless Us, bnt 1t we fai let us
have the consolation of remembering
TINT We ourselves we're true to the Con
stitution and the Union, and from the
wreck we shall be able TO re-fonrd and
rebuild nation, and console ourselves
that civil and constitutional Ii ,erty did
not die with US, or from our conduct.
Let Us at least preserve that.
Tan BritIsh tory organ of this CITY is
daily becoming more foolish and fanati-
cal. Yesterday it took us to task for
daring to offer the man who occupies
the Presidential chair some wholesome
advice. Further, We arc rated for de-
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