Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-12
AWar Tor Teffitory-The Abolition
Revolution.

A,siaeular para graph occurs In the late mes
sage of President LINCOLN, Introductory to the
development Of what he oalls his plan Of "com-
pensated evlsDcipALiOn." IL is as follOWs:
A nation may be said to consist OF it's ter
ritory, i.s people, and Its laws. The territory
is the only part which is Of certain durability
"One generation passeth away, and another
generation comesh, but the earth aoideth ior-
ever" Il ia Of the fret Importance to duiy
consider and estimate this ever-enduflDg part
Here the President seems to consider the ter
ritdry belonging TO State or nation Of more
Importance than the people who inhabit it
The latter are ephemeral, transient, passing
away ike the butterflies of a summers day,
while the former ia stable, enduring and abidesh
forever. This making of man inferior and OF
less moment than the coil upon which hetreads'
10 nOtpresspting avery elevated conception q
his nature and dignity. rod Abe" in BILE
school days surely did not learn to repeat the
lines Of thss distinguished scholar and jurist'
Sir wmLlAn JokEs, on" What Constitutes
State" or they wonld have made an impression
that would have prevented the uttsrAnce OF The
above sordid and gvoselIng sentiment
Whist constitutes a Btatef sss ..
Not Md niied battlement or labortd mound,
Thick wall or moated gate;
Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned;
Not bays and broad-armed ports,
Where, laughing at the storm, rich nsVles ridei
Mot starFed and epangled eours, -. Il -,
Nkess idE-atSvsd insInsss vhits peffune 70 PRIDE
moi MN, HfaH-NfsDRD NEN,
With powers far above dull brutes enduea
In forest, brake or den,
Az beasts excel cold rocks or bramble rude;
q Mn who thsir duties know, .t.,-s .a-
Bat know their riehts, and knowing Dare MAINTAIN
Prevent the long-amed blow,
Ana crush the tyrant while they rend the chain
THxsE coNsTITuTE STATEl
.sThs Ides ssems 10 have taken hold OF the
Abolition party, from the President downward,
thst t q not the people, but the territory Of the
United States that is to be maintained under
one National Government, because II is this
permanent territory, they I. hold, that pre-
eminen.ly constitutes the nation or the Union
In their osesd, the Union is not 80 much
Union cot states or ot self-govetning coinmuni-
ties OF people, as of mere territories called
States composed Of land and water-of cleared
'6slds and lEOodlgpd, ntHSViT 3N9f
The Abolltionisis with their majority Ia Con-
grsss ignore the fact that there are any loyal
men who not only know their duties to the Gen.
eral Government, but also who know their
TiRhisi as citizens Of individual States, and
knoWing dare maintain them. One OF these
rights ia to have this Union restored or main
tained-the Union Of States or peoples, not
Union OF bare territories. The people under,
stand that this war was commenced and has
hitherto been carried on for the preservation Of
the Union Oh States composed NOT Of SO mAny,
acres of ground, but of so many thousands Of,
white men and. women, If the war Is to be
changed Into enc for merely retaining under
tie GovstnIAsns as Wsshingtcp asanueh terri,
tory and as many negroes as possible, the Peo-
ptswill protest in way that may well make
the authors and advocates Of tho new pro-
essmme trsmhIs for their official seats, and
perhAps for something more. /. To- pretty EVIL
dent that those who, for the time being, con.
troll ouF national affairs, are about inaugurating
perhaps they may be said to have already In
anEusatea--assrolutio in which the Ccnstitns
ton is SET sside, and the restoration or mainte-
nance of lhe Union are ,sepudiated. The Abo-
tision pl5I is ID oserthio% the Constitution, and
the Union and the Government under it. Those
1Eh6K know ftheir3dnsiei3 and also know their
rlghis, should be prepared to maintain them.
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