The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-08-12

Af DEAh Ok :-DelDS deprived OF TIC
use of my arms at present, by severe at
tack of the rheumatism, I am compelled to
avail myself of the services Of an amauuensis
in reply to your two letters.
1t seems that some Of nv friends are un-
able to comprehend the difference between
arguments used in favor of an equitable
compromise with a hope of averting the hor.
rors of war, and those urged in support OF
the Government and flag of our country,
when war is being waged against the United
States with the avowed purpose of producing
a permanent disruption of the Union and a
total destruction Of the Government.
All hope of Compromise with the Cotton
States was abandoned when they assumed
the position that the separation of the Union
was complete and final, and that they never
would consent to reconstruction in any
|contlngency-n even if we would furnish
them with blank sheet Of paper and per-
NIT them to inscribe their own terms.
Still the hope was cherished that reasona.
bic and satisfactory terms of adjustment
could be agreed upon with Tennessee, North
Carolina and the border States, and that
whatever terms would prove satisfactory to
these loyal States would create Union
party in the cotton States which would be
powerful enough at the ballot box to DESTROY
the revolutionary government, and bring
those States back into the Union by the
voice of their own people. This hope was
cherished by Union men north and south,
and was never abandoned until actual wal
was levied at Charleston, and tho authorita-
tive announcement made by the revolution
airy government at Montgomery, that the
secession flag would be planted upon the
walls Of the Capitol at Washington, and a
proclamation issued inviting the pirates o.
the world to prey upon the commerce of the
United States.
These startling facts, taken in connection
with the boastful announcement that the
ravases Of war and carnage should be quickly
! transferred from the cotton fields Of the
South to the wheat fields and corn fields o1
the North, furnished conclusive evidence
that it was the fixed purpose Of the seces
sionists utterly to destroy the Government
Of our fathers, and oblterate the United
States from the map Of the world.
| In view of this state of facts there was
! BUT ONE PATH OF DUTY LEFT nc
PATRIOTIC MEN. It was not a party
question, nor question involving partizar
policy; it was question Of Government OF
no Government, country or no country
and hence it became the imperative duty o
every Union man, every friend of constitu
tional liberty, to rally to the support Of ou1
common country, its Government and flag
as the only means Of checking the progres:
Of the revolution and Of preserving the unio1
of the States.
am unable to answer your question as t,
the policy Of Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabinet
l am not in their confidence, as YOU and tn
whole country ought to be aware. | an
neither the Supporter of the partisan policy
nor the apologist Tor the errors of the Ad
miustration. Ny previous relations to Their
remain unchanged but trust the tim
will never come when shall not be willin
to make any sacrifice Of personal feeling an
party policy for the honor and integrity
? my Country.
i. know Of no mode by which a loyal cit
zen may so we'll demonstrate his loyalty t.
his country as by sustaining the flag, th
Constitu ton and the Union, under all Gil
cumstances and under every Administrs
ton (regardless of party politics. against a
assaiIants, at home and abroad. TIL
II COURSE OE CLAY AND WEBSTE
e TOWARDS THE ADMINISTRATIVE
$ OF GEN. JACKSON, IN TIE DAYS O
:, NULLIFICATION, PRESENTS A nc
0 BILE AND WORTHY EXAMPLE FO
). ALL TRUE PATRIOTS.
At that very moment when that fearf.
r. crisis was precipitated upon the countr.
1 partizan strife between Wings and Demo
e Gratis was quite as bitter and relentless .
J, now between Democrats and Republican,
). The gulf which separated party leaders
= those days was quite as broad and deep ;
e that which now separates the. Democrat
0 from the Republicans. But an enemy arc:
: in our midst, plotting the dismsmberne'
: ios the Union and the destruction Of ol
i government, the voice Of partizan STRIFE r;
II :hushed in patriotic siIenes. One of d
: brightest chapters in the history OF o.
q country will record the fact that during th
e ssveDsfa! period the great leaders Of the @
+ position, sinking the parsizan IN the pasris
:: rushed TO the support oi the Governmen
j and became its ablest and bravest defende
.e against aH assa:lants until the cSnspiras
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