Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-10
war for the Union.

most strict military principles, unencum
bered by the extraordinary measures which
have been adopted, and with sincere
purpose on part of the Administration ia
restore the Union, it would yet prove ut
terly fatal, Bat, conducted, as the wal
has been, upon an exclusively sectional ba-
sis, with view 10 the subiugation of
States, or the cStcrminoton of a free and
mighty people, it becomes the most disas-
trous event in history. lf the consequent
ces of such struggle were simply the des-
olation of an extensive area of country
and the temporary miseries incident to
great battles, it might be excused, if in its
termination we should realize the estab.
lishment of our now distracted nation
But who can contemplate this melancholy
struggle and not feel with the lamented
DouGLAs that "war is disunion; war is e.
nal, eternal separation % Prior to the
Inauguration of hostilities between the
North and South--even before the seces-
sion of South Carolina-the Hon. DAN
TEL 5. DICKINSON delivered speech in
New York, in which the whole philosophy
of this war is given and though Mr..
DICKINSON now holds position perfectly
antagonistic to that which he then occupi-
ed, yet the deliberate utterances of his
New York speech retain all their original
significance. In view of "war for the
Union," Mr.. DICKINSON used the follow
ing language.
have already remarked that this Union was
n nation of good feeling, fraternal union Of
equals, of good fellowship, and that he who
supposes that these States can be continued
as membsrs of the Contederacy by coercion
that they can be fought, defeated and sub
dued into equal and faithful members of the
Coniederacy-shoud 90 home to his domestic
hearth, and there breed jealousies, distrusk
aud animosity between himself and the part
ner OF his bosom-she who pledged herself to
love, honor and obey him, who is the mother
of his children, who has attended him through
the vicissltudes of life aud the bereavements
which have awaited him and, after he has
created this disturbance, let him then attempt
to ehastise her and make her love him And
when he has succeeded, let him attempt to
chastise a State, until it becomes faithful
member ot the Confederacy. All the paper
laws we have-all the strength, force aud pow
er OF the Constltutlon-the army and navy,
the national legislature and the executive
power of the Government are not all worth
y single rush to compel State to ramain
one hour in the Contederacy longer than she
chooses to remain. II the allegiance of o State
can be secured to the Federal Constitution, il
must be because it believes that it is the duty
of the sister States upon the great principle of
equality upon which the Fedesal Government
rests Will the children of a common father,
who should sit down at the family table equals,
consent TO being degraded by being driven to
submission? Let those who believe that
this evil can be averted, and that the Union
can be preserved by force, attempt tbatSmett-
od but let good men, every patriot, set to
work to correct the public sentiment of the
North;
The war was begun, and, since then, it
has gone on with daily increasing fury,
but with no prospect of satisfactory re-
suit.
New issues, radically differing from the
original, have been thrown into the strug-
gle, until now its horTid features surpass
all power Of description. The rebellion is
as stubborn to-day as ever and the only
changes, relating to its termination, that
have occurred since the strife began, have
been merely the alterations of defeat and
victory so natural to such a struggle, aud
the attending sacrifices of life and treasure
Every means that could inAamo and
deepen sectional hatred has been adopted
by the Administration. The enlistment
of African slaves to whip their masters
into submission at once violated every
principle of modern civilization and put
we fear. beyond repair, the dreadful breach
in the Union. An implacable hostilit,
between the sections has naturally result
ed, and now determination must come be
fore conquest. The prospect is burdeneC
with gloom to every lover of the Union.
The war will fail to restore the Union
and may prove disastrous to the happines,
and prosperity of the loyal States for
whole century to come, while its might,
debt, daily and ,fearfully increasing, ma,
/, serve as a mausoleum over the very gray
of our liberties.
The party in power vet demand an I'M