The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-08

without reference to the justice o.
injustice. of the complaints? Sir
1 whenever ten million OF people
Eproclaim to you, with one unani
nous voice, that they apprehenc
their rights, their tiresides, anC
their family altars are in danger
it becomes a wise Government tC
listen to the appeal, and to remove
the apprehension. History does
not record an example where any
human Government has been
strong enough to crush ten million
people into subjcction when they
believed their rights and liberties
were imperiled, without first con-
vertlng the Government feeling in
to dcspotism, and destroying the
last vestige of freedom.
Let us take warning from the cX-
amples of the past. Wherever a
Government has refused to listen
to the complaints of the people,
and attempted to put down their
murmurs by the bayonet,th have
paid the penalty. Of all those who
listened to the people in 1S48, and
granted charters ofliberty, and took
an oath to support them, only one
has been faithful, and he has been
rewarded for his fidelity; the others
will pay the penalty of theirperfidy.
The King of Sardinia granted a
constitution, took IN oath to sup
port it, and to day he is King of
Italy. If George III had listened
to the murmurS of our fathers,
and granted their just demands,
the war of the revolution would
have been averted, and the blood
that was spilled would have been
saved.
five consider this question calm
ly, and make such amendments as
will convince the people of the
Southern States that they are safe
and secure ia their family relations
with the Union, we can restore and
preserve it. If we can not satisfy
the people OF the border States that
they may remain in the Union with
safety, dissolution is inevitable.-I
Then the simple question comes
back. What shall be the policy of
the Union men of this country?
Shall it be peace or shall it be war?
What man in all America, with a
heart in his bosom, who knows the
sacts connected with Fort Sumter,
'an hesitate in saying that duty,
lonor, patriotism, humanity re-
luire that Anderson and his gallant
,and should be instantly with
lrawn? Sir, am not afraid to say
10. | would scorn to take party
advantage to manufacture partisan
'apital out of an act of patriotism.
Peace is the only policy that can
ave the country. Let peace be
proclaimed as the policy and you
will find that a thrill Of joy will
the heart Of every patriot
n the land; confidence will be re-
tored; business will be revived;
oy will gladden. every heart;
'onfres will blaze upon the hill
ops and in the valleys, and the
hurch bells will proclaim the glad
idings in every city, town and will
.ge in America, and the applause {
If grateful people will greet you
verywhere. Proclaim the policy
f war, and there Will be gloom
nd sadness and despair pictured !
pon the face of every patriot IN
he land. A war of kindred, FAM !
y and friends; father against son, l
against daughter, brother I
gainst brother; to subiugate one :
alf of this country in obedience to I
he other half; if you do not mean
his, if you mean peace. let this be !
doptcd, and give the President 8
he opportunity, through the Sec
etary of War, to speak the word {
peace" and thirty millions of peo. t
lc will bless him with their pray q
rs, and honor him with their ,
houts of joy. t