The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-08-26

iatO wBrs under PRKrErT ol pro esttng the
pnb'ic property, and en- orcIpg the ltws and
coleetine Ihe revenue vasn their object is
disunion, an WAR THE MANS OF ACCOM-.
PLIsHIxs oBKRsHED PUkPosK.
Disunionists, therefore, are divided into
two classss-the one open, the ether secret
secessionists. The one IS in favor Of peace al
secession and Recognition OF independence;
the other is in favor OF war as the surest
means o sccanph hing the object, and max
ing the separation final and Ell Tnal. ! am a
UNION MAN, and hence AGAINST
WAR, but Il the Union must be temporaii~
ly broken hya revolution, and the establish
Bent OF De facto government by some Of The
States; let no act be done that will prevent
restoration and preservation. Peace is the
only policy thai can lead to that result.
q But we.are told, and hear it repeated eye-'
~ where that we must tind ont whether
we have a government. "Havs we gov.
ernment?" is the quest on; and we are told
that we mus' test that quesi,n by using the
military power to put down ell dsconlented
spirits Sir. this question, "llsYe we a
Government has been propouuded by ev
cry tyrant who has tried to keep his ieet, on
tie necks OF the people since the world be-
gan. . ...
When the Barons demanded Mdyng Char
ia from Klng ohm at Runnymede, he ex>
claimed, "Aaye we govo,nment?' and
called for his army to put down the discon-
tented Barons When Charles | attempt
ed to collect the ships money in violation Of
the Constitution o, England, and in disre
gard OF the rights Of the people, and was re
sisted, he exclaimed "Eave we Govern
ment?" When James Ii was driven from
the throne Of England ior tramping on the
liberties o! tie people, he called tor his army
and exclaimed, Let US show that we have
GO verumentP When George Ill called
upon his army to PUT down the rebellion In
America Lord North cried Justify, NO
compromise with traitors; let US derDon>
rate that we have Government" When
in 1643, the people rose up against their ty-
rants all over Europe, and demanded guar
antees for their rights every crowned head
exclaimed, "Have we Government" and
appealed to the army to yindicate their au-
thority and enforce the Law.
Sir the history Of the world does not
fail to condemn the folly, weakness and
wickedre Of lh2 Government which drew
its sword upon lis own people. when they
demanded guarantees for their rights. This
CRY that we must have Government is
merely following the example OF the besotted
Bourgons, who never learned any thing by
mis- fortune, never forgave an injury, never
lurgot an affront. Must we demonstrate
that we haye Government, and force obe-
dience without reference to the justice or
injustice Of the complain? Sir, whenever
ten millions o people proclaim to you, with
one unanimous voice, that they apprehend
their fireSides and their family affairs are in
danger, it becomes wise Government to
listen to the appeal and remove the appfe,
hensi0n. History does not record an exam
pie where any human Government has b en-
strong enough to crush ten millions Of peo
pie into suhjection, when they believed their
rights and liberties were imperled, without
first converting the Government itseltinto
despotism and destroying the last 'ige OF
freedom.
Let US take warning from the examples oil
the past Whenever Government has re-
fused TO listen to the complaints OF her peo
Pile, and attempted tc put down their muir
murs by the bsyonet. they have paid the
penalty. Or all those who lis ened to the
people in '48, and granted charters Of liberty
and took an oath to support them, only one
has been faith ul, and he has been rewarded
or his fidelity. The King of Sardinia grant
ed Constitution, and took an oath to Sup-
port it, and to day he is King OF Italy. If
George tho Thnd had listened to the mur
murs of our fathers, and grant their just
| demands, the War OF the Revolution woul6
have been averted, and the blood that
| huua hnn
If we consider the question calmly, and
make such amendments as will convince the
people OF the Southern States that they
are safe and secure in their persons, in their
property and in their 'amily relations, with
| in the Union, we can restore and preserve
1t II we can not sa iSfy the people Of the
Border States that they may remain in
the Union with safety, dissolution is lneVi
table.
Then the simple question comes back,
what shall be the policy OF the Union men
of this country? What man IN Il America,
with heart in his bosom, who knows the
| facts connected with Fort Sumter, can hesi
tate in saying that duty, honor. patriotism
humanity, requires that Anderson and his
band should be instantly Withdrawn! Sir,
am not afraid 10 say so.
| would scorn to take party advantage or
manu- acture partisan capital out of an act OF
! patriotism. .tr .-t.5,.
PEACE is the only policy that can save
the country. Let peace be proclaimed as the
policy, and you will find that thrill Of JOY
will animate the heart OF every patriot in
the land; con fdence will be restored; bust
4 ness will be revived; joy will gladden. every
/ heart; bontires will blaze oo every hill top
and in the valleys; and the Church bells
will proclaim the glad tldngs in every city,
town and village in America, and the ap
plause Of grateful people will greet you
every where Proclaim the policy OF war,
and there will bs gloom and sadness and
despair pictured on the face OF every patriot
in tn land. A war OF kindred, amily and
hiends--father against son, mother against
daughter brother against brother, to su'ju.
: gate one half of this country into obedience
to the other halt II you do no: mean this
let peace be adopted, and give the President
The opportunity, though the Secretary o
War, to speak the word peace, and thirty
millions OF people will bless him with ,heiI
prayers, and honor him with their. shouts Q
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