The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-06-12
Address Of Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge, at
Pixies Opera HOuse, ON the Condition of
the Country.
From the Cincinnati Comnercial.l

From the Cincinnati Commercial.l
Since the outpouring Of the people 4
welcome the patriot Of East Tsn nessee
thore has not been so large gathering u.
assembled at Pixies Opera House to lis
ten to the address of Rev. Rober. J
Breckenridge On the Estate cf the Coun
try.' No man in tho border States has
endeared himself to loyal people more
universally aud closer than thi, distiug-
u'shed divine. His letters, speeches and
personal Influence contributed largely I,
hold Kentucky stcadfast to her ioyal,v
and grateful country will not forge,
such services or fail to honor such a
patriot.
After the prayer Of Rev. Dr.. Smith. of
New York, d.. Breckinridgs was intro
duced to the audience, amid PROLONGED
applause, by judge S,or:r, in some up-
prupriate remarks.
After a few introductory remarks, DR..
Breckinridge directed tho attention Of
the audience to the necessity Of having
clear and precise views of the nature, and
the construction and the capabilities Of
the country, first assuming that We have
country or national existence, and not
mere league of independent sovereign
ties; for in the belief that we ale ma .
tion, bound together as such by ties that
cannot be dissolved, is involved all our
/ principles and all our efforts Secession,
he observed, originated in the denial of
such national unity, and the assertion
OF the right of State, at it's pleasure, to
withdraw from that nationaIity-a doc.
trlne not more fatal than that which had
been IN the Scuate Of the United States
that State, by the act of withdrawal or
secession, destroyed its own existence and
prc.existing relations to the whole
This was frau, ,ht with as much ruin TO
the country as actual secession itself, and
ell her wouli b. equally fatal.
lie thought there were abundant rca.
sons why neither Of these political here.
sizes should prevail 1t is sufficient that
the American people will not allow them.
selves to be brought down and divided
INTO separate or petty States, and then
ultimately destroyed, l. it too much
that human liberty should own quarter
OF continent, And when to these
were added the many physical consdcra.
tons for nationality, he could see no mo.
tive that addresses itself to US of suf-
clent eight to Undue, IL, to desire sep.
aratlon Of the States aud the destruction
OF our nationality. 1t was our duty to
see that it is not done. The shades Of
our ancestors appeal to Us, and our pos
terIty Will cry out against US if we fail to
preserve the nationality of our country.
lh's whole treason. rebellion and war,
in all that We see arauph - ai-.~.,.L
10 INC cnd that these ideas may be de-
st-oyed and subvcrted. that this nation
may be burst into and new nationalities
created and God only knows how many
will arise if it shall succeed. The whole
efTor. of the nation should be first to re-
store and preserve our nationality.
1t seemed to him, therefore, that the
first lesson tsushs US by the present con
ditton Of the country, is that tho war In
which We are engaged must be prosecut-
ed until this restoration is perfectly ac-
ccmplshed. He might be thought ia.
uatIcal in saying it, but he believed it
would be iucomparibly better for the
human race that we should be taken back
to Plymouth Rock and jamestown than
that this atrocious rebellion should sue
cced and he said this because he could
give no greater idea Of the Importance OF
this great necessity. The war. he main.
taincd, should be prosecuted with such
vicor and effectiveness that it should be
a terrible lesson for all time to come, and
such a Y ndcati III of nationality as that
there shall be no more rebellion and trca
son in all the future.
The second lesson growing out of the
condition Of the country Is. that we sho' d
labor to keep before Us all the time the
fact that we are labouring fer the resto-
ration and preservation Of our natlonail-
,y. 1t is inpo ,sib!e for any man to see
clearly the end of the war, or the exact
condition in which We will emerge from
it. There are continually arising collat-
eraI issues, but these should be carefully
guarded against; they should remain sec
ondary in their prominence. Our coun-
try as it was, our institutions as they are
should be the first consid ration, and
their pre>crvation the first objects Of our
efforts We should not give up single
inch Of our country-not so much OF It
as would furnish grave for our enemies.
There had been, in his opinion, sever
al mistakes committed in the manage
ment OF this var, and the FIRST aud worst
was in supposiu- that it is possible to
conciliate those who have banded them
selves in arms against the country It's
impossible to conciliate them. They
have no desire for it, and do not propose
couclliation The war was commenced
by them to divide and destr'y the
nation, and set up a. incompatible
Government. He knew whereof he as
serted when he said that the men now
10 arms against the Government were IN
capable of being conci|iated. The only
way to deal with them Is to crush them
Another mistake was 10 confound'nc
the quiet and peaceful masses of the pee
pie, who feel it q duty surrounded as they
are not to take up arms with those actu
ally 10 arms against the Government, and
in coufounding the loyal people OF she
South with those engaged in tho rebel
lion and another error was in supposlne
them incapable of couci'iatlon. liz
knew it was natural to judge rathe
harshly of those who quietly subm'ttet
to be led or forced into the war; yet h'
maintained that the great body OF tn
Southern people were of this class. VIII
. found themselves the SUI jects of milltar,
despotsm. without the means of extr'
eating themselves. and compelled to sub