The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-04-16

success Of military operations lspplause.)
know nothing else that I, could do. though
a loyal citizen may be unfortunate, like
poor dog Tray. caught in bad company
(laughter) )--and all their persons and pro-
perty are to be protected ss far as possible,
but let me repeat--for 1t Is quite necessary
to hear in mind let me repeat that in max
ing war, or in making peace, or in carrying
on governmental operations, so far rs am
instructed you can deal only with other
mems immunities, and men must fall or
rise with the communities with which they
are situated. You in New York must fol-
low the Government as expressed by the
will Of the majority Of your State until you
can revolutiolize against that Government.
And these loyal men Of the South must, un.
til this contest comes in process Of settle
ment, also follow the cause ofthe organized
majorities Of the communities in which their
lot has been cast. No man, no set Of men,
can see any solution Of this o: any other
government problem but upon this basis
Now. to pass from the particular to the
general, and leaving the detail in Louisiana
which have here drawn rather as an illus
tration Of my meaning than otherwise, |
come to proposition, What is the contest
with all the States that are now bonded to-
gether in what are called the Confederate
States? In what form does it come 1t
started in insurrection. grew to be a re-
bellion, and it has become what--a revolu-
ton. It carries with it all the rights of q
revolution. Our Government has dealt
with it upon that ground. When it block
AIDED its ports it dealt with il as revolu
ton. When they sent out cartels of an ex-
change of prisoners, we dealt with this peo-
pie no longer as an insurrection of traitors,
but as an organized revolution that had set
up Government for itself upon the terri
tory Of the United States. Could any man
say to me, Sir, "Why, then, you acknow-
edge the right of revolution in these men" !"
beg your pardon, sir, only acknowledge
the fact Of revolution-what has happened
and took things plainly in the face. | do
not dodge because they are unpleasant to
my sight. Again, say, l find this revol
ut.on, and these men there are no longer
erring brethren. They are alien enemies =
They have waged war against Us, attempt
ed to make alliances against us, and de-
manded to come into the family of nations,
1t is not grown to a successful revolution
until Acknowledged. (Appausej Pardon
me, ] was speaking theoretically, as mat
Of law. A revolution can never be success
full until acknowledged by the parent State.
And now am willing 10 unite with you in
saying this is revolution which we never
will acknowledge. (Applause) Why,
Sir, have been so careful in bringing you
down to this distinction. Because, in my
Judgment, ceatain logical sequences follow
from it, as certain as corollary of pro-
blem in Euclid. If these men are alien
enemies, how does it affect our political ac-
ton The very moment we are at war
as insist with foreign country to all in
tents and purposes--how can any man
stand up here and say he is on the side of
thar foreign country, (Applause.) None,
but an enemy. (Applause.) This is the
way to get this matter right. A man must
be either for his country or against his
country. (Applause.) He cannot be
throwing impediments all the time in the
way of the progress his country, under
the pretence that he IS helping some other
portion ef his country. Applause fla
man thinks that he must do something to
bring back his .erring brother, let him take
his musket and go down and try it in that
way. [Applause.l Ifhe still is ofa differ
ent opinion, and thinks that is not the best
way to bring him back, and that he can do
it by persuasive talk, let him come down
with me to Louisisna, and will set him
over into Mississippi, and il the rebels don't
feel for. his heartst,ings, and not in love, |
will bring him back. But let him not stay
here. (Applause. A voice-"Send Wood
down first.") Let us say to him, choose
ye this day whom ye will serve. Zap.
plause.l Ifthe Lord thy God be God,
serve God. If Baal be God, serve him. No
man can serve two masters-God and Nam
mon. IApplause. Yoice-"Thats so."l
Again. there are other logical sequences to
follow from this view which have taken
Of this subject, and, that is with regard to
past political action. 1t they are alien enc
mics am bound to them by no ties of par
ty fealty. They have passed out of that,
and think may 20 back moment and
examine if all this party allegiance and par
ty fealty, as regards them, are not broken,
and If am not to look simply to my coun-
try, and to its service, and leave them to
look to the country they are attempting to
erect, and to its service, and then try the
conclusion between US. By this l give no
territory Of the United States. Every foot
that was ever circumscribed on the map,
oil the lines around the United States be-
long to US, and none the less because bad
men hsreatt empted to organize worse Gov
crnment upon various portions Of it, and
this is to be the ground under our laws and
our Government rs soon as the power of
the United States can he exactcd for that
purpose. And another proposition in that
logical sequence is that we have no occasion
to carry on the fight for the Constitution as
it was-I beg your pardon, the Constitution
as it Is. Who is interfering with the Con-
stitution as it is ? Who makes any attact
upon the Constitution. We are fighting
with those have gone out and repudated
the Constitution. making Constitution for
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