Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-04-17

lt Is for Government, ana UoNeThuleHl
only, 70 dispose of it. The people must
not override their own Government. Tha.
is the most effectual way to disparage and
DESTROY it. Our Government could never
more be good for anything after the people
had taken the Rebellion out of Its hands.
Henceforth it would be derision both at
home and abroad ;-as contemplate, and
probably as transient also, as Mexican
Government. Were mob raging in your
streets, would you leave it to the City OF
Troy to say what should be done with it?
Certainly not. Nor would you, instead
of encouraging and strengthening your
City Government to disperse it, virtually
get up another mob. This however you
would do, should you, contemptuously
thrusting aside your City Government,
summon the people to deal with the mob.
Yes, in that case your people would be
mobbing their own Government most en-
phatical!y. Now, this Rebellion is but a
mob-a mob on an extended scale: and {
is as exclusively the work of the Federal
Government to put il down, as it is of a
Citv Government to put down a street
mob; or of father 10 put down the child
who revolts against his authority.
| need not add that our Government
will not tolerate Intervention, but will re-
gard it as War;-and, this too, whether
the Intervention be on the part of one
nation or many nations; under the plea of
commerce or humanity.
5th. The Rebellion must be put dorm
let the cons equence be phdt they may to the
Constitution, the Union, or ereH TO the
country.
/ have not said this to startle You, but
to reconcile you to it. The nation must
be reconciled to it, or perish Suppose
the revolving child referred to should
say: "Father! you had better not trv to
put me down. 1t might be the breaking
up and rum of the family" How prompt
and proper would be the fathers indig-
nant answer Family or no family, you
Young rascal, YOU shall be put down
And down he ID put him, wholly irrespect-
i've Of the bearing of the transaction upon
the family. Nay, he would, as he ought
to, entirely forget his family IN his one
absorbing purpose of subduiug Il rebel.
Nevertheless in this forgetting of his
family, he would best serve and most
honor il.
Now, l hold that in just the spirit OF
this wronged and aroused father should
the American people and American Gov
ernment feel and act. Thus, more than
IN any other wise, would America set an
example full of glory to herself and OF
benefit to mankind. But if from her lack
of an immovable resolution TO exhaust
herself, if need be, in conqucrng tie
diabolical Rebe lion, it shall finally remain
unconquered; then will America bring
greater disgrace TO herself and greater
detriment to mankind than any other nl-
ton ever did. The luster, which i'll
Vulnerable victories have shed upon the
arms and name of England Is infinitely
less than would be that Of her expendlng
her last strength in crushing an utterly
unprovoked and wicked revolt Of part
of her counties And that high spirited
nation would expend it rather than give
up her Government and her boundaries
shame to you, English rulers, that you
are not willing to have this nation also
maintain Government and boundaries at
whatever expense or hazard. All honor
to you English people, that you are com
Jug out so brayelv and so nobly against
your rulers and for us at this point, which
is so vital not only to US but to all man
kind. And YOU do this too III the face OF
the arguments, that the giving up OF our
resistance to the Rebellion would give
bread to your hungry ones. God bless
these hungry ones Tor their patience aud
their sympathy with US, and Tor aifording
another shining instance that men OF in-
t,grity "do not live by bread alone. =
The English masses, who have to con
front aristocracy, can well sympathzc
with our brave armies, who have gone
forth TO battle with an ari,tocrAcy not
less but more overbear Ing. aud bui little
il any less mighty
ado that the present isno time 20 talk
and ge, up issues and multiply divisions
about the Constitution. the Uuion and the
country. One person may wish to have
the Constitution altered, and another may
not. For one l DO not, aud never did
wish any alteration in it. No Democrat
- s,ickler for the Constitution as II IS, b'
he living or dead, has ever spoken o'
written a. much as have Tor tie CoHsi'.
tution Gsitis. Two years ago the Demo
cratic party and no small portion OF th'
Republican party were ready for Pro
Slavery changes of the Constitution.
opposed them: but did not ask Tor Anti
slavery changes. was entirely con'en
with the Constitution just as the Fathers
cave II TO Us. Again. whilst one perso;
NAV wish the Union modified, another
like mvself. may be satisfied with IT.
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