Maryland free press., 1863-02-13
The Editors Dream,


Bsa-As promised We give the remaining
portion Of our singular dream. We left the
reader after giving theprediction made by him
who was styled the "Model President" as to
tho result to be aPprehcndod in case of tic
election, Of, d purely sectional President by the
Abo!itionists. s4a ,.s!E .. .-ss r.
We dreamed that we had passed through
period Of four yoars'from'the time this pre-
dictiqn was made and warning given, when
to state of affairs he apprehcndcd came to
pass, viz tho election of a purely sectional
candidate to the Presidency and consequently
Rebellion. Wc'drcamcd we saw the man
so elected appear in front Of tho. Capitol take
tho oath Of office, and address tho people
One portion particularly of his address, at
tracted our attention. It,was in these words,
and sounded to us as very much like '"Treal
son "'' -'''''' WV -,
This country withyits institutions belong
to the l cople whoinhabt it; ,rtenerer they
shall go'c wedry Of. .te existing ,Gorcrnment,
they can exercise their constitutional right of
amending it, OR THEIR REVOLUTIONARY
RIGHT; TO- D1SMEslBER OR OVER
THROW IT, - tos'-s "rr,e,s- =.
The men at the South, We dreamed took The
matterIi in earnest, and not as a 'Joke, as it APP
pearcd to have been intended, and commenced
the exercise. OF '.thcir revolutionary right. -
AT this turning OF the ".jo.e" upoit linn, we
dreamed, the '.1tail Spltter" grew very wroth
and called out his armed hosts to chastise the
children. whom he had taught to rebel, thus
hoping to coerce them back to his rule
Upon making this determination known
many of the wise men who We're about him
raised their voices in warning against such a
course believing that kindness ami concilia-
tion wo,tld have more power than brute force.
Ono Of them particularly, known as the "I4it-
flo Giant spoke in strong language. He said
to him: '.. .t.r
81 Don't USDERsrANDHow A MAN
CAN CLAIM To BE A FRIEND OF THE
UNION, AND NET BE IN. FAVOR OF
WAR UPON Ten MILLI0NS0F PEOPLE
IN THE UNION YOU CANNOT COVER
1T Up MUCH LONGER UNDER THE PRE-
TENT OF LONE FOR THE UNION" ''
WAR Is DIspSIox, CERTAIN, INErIrApLE.
FINAL AND IRREPREssIDLE.' T.2 .. .
And again: : ..",. .-..
lama UNION MAN. AND HENCE AGAINST
! WAR BrT II THE UNION MUSTBE TEN
PORARlLY BROKEN Dy. A REVOLUTION,
AND TIE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DE rAcTo
GovERssIEssT by SOME OF THE STATES, LET
NO ACE BE DONE THAT WILL PREVENT RES!
T0RATlON AND FUTURE PRESERVA.
TION. PEACE Is THE ONLY POLICY
THAT CAN lead TO THAT RESULT.
Others, also, protested against the folly and
wickcdness of thepolicy of coercion or force
among them one Everett, known as the "young
man Eloqucn:" He. said in, his opinion :-'i
THE sUGGEsTioNeTuAr THE USIaN cAS
s BE MMNTAISED BY.s THE NUMERICAL PRE-
boM1NENCE AND MILITARY PRowEsS or, ONE
sEcrloN, EXERTED ToCDERCE THE OTHER
INTO SUBMISSION; is, iN MY JUDGMENT,
AS sELF-CoNTRADIcTpRyA AS IL Is DANGER
otS. IL COMES LOADED NTH THE DEATH
SMELL FROM FIELDS MET WITH. BRoTJIER s
BLOOD. IF THE VITAL PRINCIPLE OF ALL RE-
PUBLICAN GOVERNMENTS Is the CONSENT OF
THE GOVERNED MI CHI MORE DOES AzJFS1oN
or C0EQUAL, SOVEREIGN STATES RE-
oCIRE AS ITS BASIS. THE HARMONY OF ITS
MEMBERS, AND THEIR VOLUNTARY COOP
ERATlON, IL ITS ORGANIC FUNGTIoHs." ,,
81 A noted son OF the Empire State named
Dickinson also contended that no amount Of
FORCE could ever maintain the Union" and
added further: -'ta-- 1,.so7..- r.'
"All the paper laws We rharc--alis the
strength, force and power of the Constitution,
the Army and Navy, the National Lcgislaa
tNrc and the Executive power of the Govern.
mcnt, are, all uot ,corA a single rush to
COMPEL State TO rema'n one single hour IN
hc coqfederaey LONGER THAN IT CHoo-
ff,S TO REMAIN" --.. ........ ---
How rauch lonscr.we misht lavc-centh-