The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-18
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me caszSifien of our country now. Do
"a sslx Yourself who is the President or
what may be his politics: but ask, have
20 not hitherto had a good and beneh-
.oe,,f Government2 And if SO, have we
,,c+ The same Government yet? Your
NEWER must be n the affirmative, and, T.
INV friends, if we are but true to our
ceIves true TO our cause, true to the
snr;ncinles we nave been educated IN
from our earliest infancy, we shall have
+hat .Goverr1saent still.
Turn, if YOU please, your Thoughts 10
the many sanguinary battles OF tne he'-
CLINTON. See what it cost our sires to
.ootabI;sh this Government,-dld they |
not pour out their blood freely as water
IN accomplish this, to give US this price
less heritage of national liberty and IN
3erandence. under a form OF govern
Jnent that should exist forever Con-
xider these sacred remembrances OF those
;Tustrious men and then tell me
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whether this rebellion, begun in infamy,
neriurv and crime-carried on by blood,
niliage and treason, and to end, If sue
cessful, in destroying forever the last
hone of mankind, tell me if this shall
succeed. TCries of no, never.
In all these facts may we realize a les
son clearly pointing out our duty. 1t is
Law fast hold of that old flag, keep step
70 the music of the Union, unturl It's
annie folds, and with heart of courage,
and a will that knows no faltering or dis
NAV. let it hutter over every burg, and
wave over every town and hamlet, until
all traitors, like the wicked prince OF
Babylon. shall smite their knees in ter
ror and dismav, as if the handwriting
was upon the wall. Let them know that
they must bow before it or kiss its I'M
furnished folds, and swear by all that is
great and good never to violate Its
sanctity again or infringe right 1T rep
resents-let this be done, and all will be
we'll And I appeal to and entreat you
all, nv countrymen, by all that you hold
sacred: by the glorious memories OF the
past, the once bright hopes Of the future;
by the memory of the gallant ones who
have fallen upon the CORY fields of the
South; by the wounded and suffering
who yet languish in our midst; by the
sorrow and mourning that this wicked
rebellion has brought upon our once
happy and favored land-to be faithful
vigilant, untiring, answering, deter
mined, come what may, to be men and
do what is right Stand by your country
in all her trials, at every hazard or a
any cost.
Let it not be said that those gloriou
bows who now sleep beneath the red ella,
of the South or the green sod of our owl
loved State, have died in vain. LIE
those who are traducing the soldiers o
the Government know the enormlty O
L IL I've 10 re
and heresles-lf they will not aid i
maintaining the Government and law
that protect them, and continue i
their wicked aid and encouragement t
this rebellion, send them to the othe
side. where they belong; for the maj
who can live in this peaceful, happy an
prosperous land and not be true an
loyal to it, ought, like Cain, to
branded by an indelible mark, an
banished from his native paradise N
traitor, no sympathizer, no man who ca
lisp a word in favor of this rebellion, o
impair the chances of the Union cause
is fit for any other ruler than JEFF. Davis
He should be put in front of the Uniol
army, where he will get justice [AE
plause
The man that can to-day raise hi
voice against the Constitution, the law
or the Government, with the design &
injuring or in any way obstructing thei
operations, should, if could pass ser
tenee upon him, be hung 60 cubits higf
er than Haman, until his body blacker
ed in the sun and his bones ratified i
the wind
In bidding you good night, trust 1 d
so to loyal, good, true-hearted citizen
and patriots, who love the country, in til
hope that you all may reflect upon tn
duties of all men to their country in th
hour of peril, and determine with renew
ed zeal and fervor to give such aid an
assistance to the Government and arm
ofthe United States, in the prosecutio
of this war, as will cause that banne
again to float in triumph over every hi
and mountain top, and in every vale
from the North to the South, from tn
East to the West May its untarnishe
escutcheon kiss every breeze that is wa
ted from the balmy waters of the Sout
to the frozen regions of the North, G
that comes from the golden plains of tn
far West to mingle with those of tn
East. May it be unfurled in honor an
pride upon every ocean where civiliza
ton has penetrated, and stand side b.
side with the banners of5the proudes
empires of the earth
ELet me tell you that the assistance tn
people can give will secure all this, an
bring peace, honor, and renownto ever
hearthstone and Preside in the land
then we can sing songs of thankfulness
Joy and praise to the great Author of al
these blessings, who holds the destinie
ofnations and of continents in the hol
low of his hand. Then we shall fee
proud again that we bear the name of al
american citizen, and shall be secure il
the conviction that it will be handet
down in its strength and majesty to fu
ture generations
This is the boon we crave, the priz
we are struggling for Secure these
and if we die with the consciousness tina
it will be in righteous and holy cause
and that the history of our country, whel
written by an impartial pen, will dc u
justice, and hand our names down un