The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-01-07
rFrom the Congressional Globe. ]

1861, the Last One He Delivered in the
Halls of Congress, and the Last Official
Act. of His Life-Democrats and Adj
| mirers of the Glorious Douglas. Read
j ExTRAcT.
i / repeat, it is time that the line of poli-
Icy was. adopted, aud that the country
knew it. In my opinion, we must choose.
and that promptly, between one of the
three lines of policy:
Fl L. The restoration and preservation Of
1.-The Union by. such amendments to the
8 lConstitution US will insure the domestic
tranquility, safety and equality of all the
! States, and thus restore peace, unity and
J, fraternity to the whole country.
q Or, 2. A peaceful dissolution of the
4 Union, by recognizing the Independence
J, |of such States as refuse to- remain in the
i Union without such constitutional amend
4 ments, and the establishment Of a liberal
system of commercial and social inter-
course with them by treaties of commerce
and amity.
j Or, 3. War, with a view of suhjuga-
tion and military occupation OF those
States which haye seeded OF may secede
from the Union
/ Ircpeat that, in my opinion, you must
Iadopt and pursue one of these three lines
Of policy. The sooner you choose b :
tween them, and proclaim your choice to
the country, the better for you, the better
for ut, the better for every friend Of liber-
Fly and COILS itutional sovernme 1t throus sh-
Ioat the world. In my opinion the first
) proposition IS the best, and the last is the
worst -
I am in favor of such amendments to
the Constitution as will take. the question
out of Congress, aud restore peace to the
tcountry. That MY be done by non-in-
Itervention-by popular sovereignty, MS il
is called; or by the CrittendeD amendment,
making an equitable partitioa OF the ter
ritory between the two SECTIONS, with a
self-executng clau.e prohibiting it on one
J side. and protecting it on the other Ii
may be done in various ways | prefer
such au amieable settlement to peaceable
iisunion; and prefer it thousand times
to civil war. Ifwecan adopt such amend
. lments as will be satisiact6ry TO Virginia,
North Carolina, Tensessee and the border
Estates, the stipe plan of paci6cation which
Z vii satisipsthetn viii create Union party
in the Cotton States, which VIII soon enl'
brace large majority of the people II
those States, and bring them back of theil
own free will and accord; and thus ssesterc
:. strengthen and pcrpctuate tho glorious ole
Union forever. l repeat, whatever guar
an:ces will satisfy Maryland and the Dor
der States (the States now in the Union
will create Union party in the secedet
States that twill bring them back by th'
voluntary action of their own people. Iol
can RI store and preserve the Union in thu
mode fou can do IL IN no 3o'her 'o,y.
: WARTS disenion-a final separation 0
1.-THE Union. Hence, disguise it as yo'
may, every Union man in America mus
advocate such amendments to the Consti
ltution as viii preserve peace, and restor
the Union; while every disunionist, whcth
ar secretly or openly plottingits destruc
ton. is an advocate of Secession or o
twar, as the surest means of rendering
reunion and reconstruction impossible;
have too much respect for his Intellect t
believe. for one moment, that there is
man for war who is nota disunionist pc
& Hence, do not mean, if | can pre-
4 vent it, that the enemies Of the Unian-
men plotting to destroy il, shall drag thi
\ Icountry into war under pretext of pro
ttccting the public property, and enforcin
the laws and collecting the revenue, whe
their object is disunion and war, the mean
iof accomplishing cherished purpose.
The disunionisss, therefore, are divide
into. two classes; the one open, the othe
isecret disunionists. The one in favor {
peaceful secession and recognition {
Independence; the other is in tauor of aea
lau the surest means of accomplishing tn
iobiect, and of making the separation fna
Esternal. am Union man and henc
iagainst the war But we are told and "
,hear it repeated every where, that We mus
Gnd out if we have got Goyernmen
+ Have we Government is the question
aud we are fold we must test that questio
by using the military proper to put dow
;. all discontented spirits. Sir, this que.
= tion, .'haye we govcrnment?' has bee
is pronounced by every tyrant who has trie
y TO keep his feet on the necks of the pee
pie since the world began.
IN When the Barons demanded Hngn
Charta from King John at Runnymed
to he exclaimed, shave we Government?
and called for his army to put down Il
ne the disconnected Barons. When Charl,
ne 1 attempted to collect the ship money
ID violation of the Constitution of Englau
and in disregard of the rights of the PEI
OF pie, he exclaimed, shave we Cover
II. ment? We can not treat with rebels; p,
ftldown the traitor; ne must show that v
have a Government" When James
n twas driven from the throne Of England Fl
a. tampering with the liberties Of the peopi
to he called for his army, and exolaime
.'let US show that we have Government
,st When George III called upon his arm
/, to put down the rebellion in Americ
ey Lord North cried Justify. "no compromi
with traitors; lot US demonstrate that !
ot have Government. " hen, in 1S4
m the people rose upon their tyrants all ov
Ia Europe and demanded guarantees t
their rights, every crowned head exclaiI
}. ed, shave We a q overnment2 and appe;
ne led to the army to yindicate their autho,
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