Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-08-04

ecpsed Who of has before such national birth
day that Great things done for that day. but kney
not Until at last slowly the curtain upted and troug
that storm and fire of battle the glorious word famed
upon nations sight The invading and defiant armies
aliens discounted and put fight in the cast and tina
very day the strongest hold of rebellion in the surrendered
our victorious The artery of traffic the father of waters
was unbound and flowed peacefully and freely by thu
city where rebel cannon has for than two years bid de
nance to its mighty stream of commerce.
Suddenly the pail raised from the nations heart, and
strained the joy Of victory breaks forth from millions of tongues
The fountains Of humanity broken up and grateful multitude
stretch forth the hand Of relief and comfort the thousands of
brave and suffering countymen, who stood like massive wal
against the savage assaults Of rebellion and fought these desperate
battles of the Republic with such unprecedented bravery And
the heroic leaders, GRANT MEADE and
every tongue and loyal people do them willing honors
Everybody says the breath these famous victories
The instincts of the people these last the greatest vco
es OF the and by them the National anniversary douby
glorious forever.
We ALL doubtless ready pronounce these victories which
eliminated nations natal day great victories and if We
look more closely SHALL think find abundant for this
judgment:
l. Because they over rebellion sefdeencc
OF great nation The fundamental idea of rebellion is that Of
crime From the first rebellion against the supremacy OF heaven
down the last rebeous act of it evil and only evil and
that continually divine Rebellion
against such and authority human The is for
mans safety and happiness the other is to bring destruction
and misery its train The one is sanctioned and approved
God for human welfare the other stamped with the of God
the destruction of order safety and peace The idea OF civil
allows the possibility of rebellion and defiance its
restraints But for all this there apology in the
whole of the divine economy To speak of ustfabe rebel
hon against Legitimate government the entire order
nauTeto subvert all the foundations of national safetyo
order INTO chaos and to mock the Of virtue orde har
mony and law TO deny the right of any put down
rebellion against its authority by and in its
power Is to make oneself equally guilty with those who openly u
y the ebeou 10 deny the right and duty OF government
overthrow rebellion and compel subjects respect its auho
y equivalent 20 DENYING nations right to live The inherent
right maintain its supremacy involved in primary idea any
government. Without this it is hut Hence there
there be uelabe rebellion against egtmatey
constituted government while the world stands Hence any victory
OF government rebellion against its e great victory,
and one over which loyal and manly heart must rejoice
2 The nature and ends of this rebellion justify the opinion that
these great Victories Look at the history of its inception
ming back through forty years of secret plotting and shemng
the part OF the leading conpaos to destroy this government
Al the celebration of the birthday of the second President of the
United States the 18th of April $780, leading politician oSouh
Carolina in these words Ihe Union liberty,
the most dear May all remember that it only be preserved
by respecting the rights Of M StatS and distributing equally the
benefits and buren of the Union Here hiny yeiled the
doctrine notification and secession which, nursed and pened
into 30 years of vigorous life length brought upon this devoted
nation its present caamtes All doubt that first existed in
any minds thar while these loyal States have been pursuing the
and enterprises Of peace the ambitious states Of the doy South
have been bus preparing for have long since been dpeed
What could be accomplished by open voting and bargain has
been wrought by force eaehery and deceit until at last the fruit
fully ripe was ready to be pueked from its prolific stem
look the of the rebellion AS it utterly unustifabe
also is without shadow of povoaton The closely
examine into the facts history the will be convinced thai
this vile onslaught upon the Federal Government is without
No be better authority this point than the
Vice President Of the soeaed Confedecy who says when point
ing out the evils of secession:
"Pauc entrea and consider for what
give that will fy yourselves camr
your calamity will bring upon
What the earth Justify it? They
will be the calm and deliberate
point which the justification
What
yaded2 What justice denied founded justice
right has been withheld? either of to-day COVER
mental wrong deliberately purpOy by the
Washington of which the South has complain challenge th
trade
cans for the cultivation Of lands did they yield the right for twenty
When asked hreehhs Congress
slaves not granted? When asked and demanded the return
fugitive from justice the those labor
allegiance not incorporated in the Constitution and again ratified
and strengthened in the Fugitive Slave law of 1850
"But they violated this
been faithful their AS individuals
local they the sanction
for that has always been Southern interests.
al" overthrow the established
oemend and built their and blood
founded the broad principles Humanity? And
declare here BEFORE which
repeated by the and w of and patriots in this
other lands that The 6t and t gOvHmeatths equal its rights
tile most is deionse enient and the
inspiring its principles 10 eiat The Of that the heaven
sioHe
attempt government this
height Madness folly and wckednes which neither lend
sanction my vote"
Look the end proposed by this rebellion 1t nothing less
than the destruction OF Republican Liberty and free government
john Calhoun enOn Thirty Years the Senate 4s, Vol