Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-09-01

themselves, without moral support at the
north, without moral sympathy and mate
rial aid from abroad, they would soon yield
to the authority Of the government. But
the truth is, the English press and many
of the English aristocracy openly favor the
rebellion; and worse than all, the English
Government itself, by acknowledging them
as beligerents before even Mr.. Adams cod
reach London, have, in effect, created a
formidable navy for the rebels, built, arm
ed and manned by British subjects, aud
protected in British ports--a navy which
has done and is doing immense injury to
our commerce pursuing il in every sea I'M
der the whole heaYen. Meanwhile the
Emperor of France, upon our southwest
e4n frontier, has not only, by armed inter-
vention, overthrown the Republic Of Mex
leo, established an empire upon its ruins,
and placed foreign despot on its throne,
to be upheld by French bayonets, but be
threatens to intervene in our affairs, and
would in an hour, if he dared, and could
get England to join him.
While the nation is thus struggling for
its very life against this gigantic rebellion !;
while actual Intervention bv European ar
mics is establishing Empires upon the ruins
Of Republics on this continent, aye, at our
very doors, with threats Of Intervention 10
our own affairs, and alliances with the re5-
els 10 arms against US, great God what az
hour is this for loyal men to organize ard
embitter political parties hostile to the Only
Administration which can save the Gov
eminent; for all know that if tbs govern
ment is to be overthrown by rebellion or by
foreign intervention, either or both togeth-
er, it must occur within the next two years
of Mr.. Lincoln's Administration. We
must be saved or lost before another Adj
ininistration can begin.
But, my fellow-citzens, it is ny solemn
duty to declare that, great as our danger is
from the power Of the rebels; great as our
injuries have been and may still be from
the navy set ahoat by British subjects from
British ports, under rebel colors, to prey
upon our commerce; great as may be the
dangers and complications to grow out Of
French intervention 10 Mexico, and threat
ened alliance with the rebellion at the south
more real danger to our cause and to our
country is to be apprehended from the hos
tile political organizations in the free states,
Of which such papers as the New York
World, the Dubuque Herald and the Mil
wauEes Neps are the organs. and Of which
such men as Yahandigham and Fernando
Wood are true. frank and outspoken repre-
sentatives.
Loud in protestations in favor Of the
Union, ValIandigham asserts his belief that
there is not 'mai1, woman or child ii the
seeded states ia favor of return to the
Union" and in the same breath he says the
.South cainot be conquered by force Of
arms" He is fol- the Union, bat the Tn
ion is impossible. The people Of these
States will not reenter it, aud the govern
inent cannot force them TO do so.
What for the Union, and yet against
the Union! Strange paradox Little
short of madness must rule the brain Of
one who enteltains it. What does he
mean? Is Vallandigham, then so foolish
and insane as to utter words without mean-
ing9 No, gentlemen, no. He means
what he says, and has the holiness 10 avow
it. lie believes in a Union, but in IN
ion which is to come from reconstruction
upon the basis Of the Southern Confeder-
acy. First, he would acknowledge the in
dependence of the Southern Confederacy.
Second, he would allow The States one BY
one, to vote to join the Southern Confed
eracy, believing that Tennessee, Kentucky,
Missouri and Maryland would first do 50;
then that Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and all
the states drained by the Mississippi, would
soon follow, and then that Pennsylvania
and New York would from interest or ne
cessity follow their example, and that is the
Union born Of reconstruction which he be-
lieves in, to which he, Buchanan, Powell,
and all who cry "Union, Unionr' "no CO.
ercion, no coercion!" are looking and have
been looking from the beginning, and from
before the beginning Of this war.
1t was part OF this great conspiracy
which led to the rebellion to which Blu
chanan lent bis influence, if he was not
party. Such Union and such recon
struction, of necessity yields all TO the re-
bellion, consents to the overthrow of the
constitution, and tramples the flag Of the
Union under the feet of traitors. Such a
Union is Union with treason; such a re-
construction involves death to the constitu-
ton Of our fathers. And while going on
it would invite aud surely bring European
intervention and alliances.
1t was in view, therefore, of the great
danger to our cause and country, to arise
from hostile political dissentions among the
loyal people OF the free States, and TO
avoid them ID Wisconsin that the call un-
der (which this convention assemblies, wisely
declared. "Therc is no reason why those
who concur substantially in opinion upon
these subjects should not now act together
politically, whatever may have been their
anteceients,n and coydially invited "All
electors 10 unite ID the election Of delegates
Who approve Of the following propositions
That the Union be preserved IN It's m
tegrity;
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