Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-24
From the CliDion Democrat.
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marching upon the city, the fiery Sempronius
proclaimed in ierooious aud indignant elo-
quence:
amy voice Is still for wnrI
| Gods can Roman senate long debate,
| which oftne two to choose, slavery or death9
| No Let us rise at once, gird on our swords
And NJ the head Of our remaining troops
Attack the foe, ak through the thick array
! ofhs thronged leg'ons' and charge home upon
Perhaps aomo arm more lucky than tho rcat,
May reach his heart and free tho world rom
| bondage
The conservative Lucius replied any
| thoughts, must coniess,a are turned on peace.
The pacific counsel OF Lucius was the especial
object Of the warriors patriotic indignation
| The "loyap' Sempronius who scorned to
submit to the aggressions Of the great con.
queror ofthe East, and could not brook Ia g
ignobe suggestion OF "peace," whispered in
the ear of Cato, Beware Of I.ucius, he is a
traitor to his country cause" The very next
night Semphronius deserted Cato for Caesar
while Lucius, the advocate of peace remained
and bravely fought for the liberties Of Rome.
I When we note the peculiar inclination Of some
men to appear exceedingly patriotic in the
eyes OF the world, this simple story will force
itself upon our recollection; and in view of
the ialabiity of every thing mortal, we can
but fear the revival Of its application.
We well remember when Wendell Phillips
plead for disunion with all the magic eloauence
that nature gave him When N. 7. Banks
said, "Let the Union slide" When VIM. Lloyd
Garrison pronounced the Union League
with Hell, and tho Constitution "Covenant
with Death" When Henry Ward Beecher said
'The dissolution of the Union was the de-
struction of Slavery" and reached forth his
hand TO tare the fabric down We well re-
member twas but yesterday, how noby the
Democracy, led by Stephen A. Douglas bat
tied for the preservation of the Union, and
how they sneeringly were called "Union Say
ers. The disunionist of the past is the loyal
| Union man Of to-day. And the Unionist has
lost his robe Of innocence and to-day stands
transformed into the "disunionist and traitor"
All but is it changed2 Names may change,
but the immortal spirit within is immutablo
Read the record When the grim visage of
war came stalking er the plain to devastate
happy homes, the Democratic sentiment of
the North, the conservative sentiment of the
South were alike transfxed with horror Be.
fore the country should be involved in the
nameless calamities of domestic conflict, be.
fore the evils of bankruptcy and ruin should
become widespread and universal, before des-
olation and death should ravage with
insatiate greed the lordly palace and the
lowly hovel, every measure OF Cancellation
founded in honor and patriotism should have
been exhausted, and every heart should have
emptied its treasury of virtues in support of
the phiIanthropic endeavor The Democracy
sought conciliation-the Democracy remon-
strated with the mad spirit Of Abolilionsm-
and with mild, and patient, and solemn en-
treaty, the democracy plead for the sacrifice
OF sectional hatred upon the altar of national
patriotism. In vain were the Crittenden res
| olutons interposed as an obation Of peace to
a distracted country. In vain did the Peace
Convention implore the dominant power to
rescue the nation from the multiplied horrors
OF domestic bloodshed The country trembled
on the brink of the irightiul precipice of
| War but no arm was raised among the AbO-
lition hosts to avert the impending danger
The suggestions of wisdom were derided and
the implorations of patriotism laughed to
scorn. The raid of John Brown was fresh in
the memory Of fanatcism, and il goated with
savage joy over the welcome prospect of
bloody retribution. No Anaconda with his
filthy folds around the banyan-tree threw out
the venOmous tongue, and yearned with
fercer passion for the crushed bone and pulpy
flesh, than he, the Aboltionist, now expec.
tant OF his prey, Yearned for his long propos-
ed repast War would destroy the Union
War would incite servile insurrecton War
would strike the fetters from tho limbs of negro
bondsmen. And dwar was the elimination of the
dreams OF fanatical ambition Every effort
for cancellation Jailed. And war has come
come in all its grandeur-in all the pride,
pomp and circumstance" of power, and with
all its terrible attributes and woeful details of
remorseless desolation And when the crisis
came who assembled to sustain his country's
integrity more than the Democrat of the
North2 Stlling the voice of party preihdice
and needless of old party ties, he rushed to
the defense of his countrys flag, and entered
boldly and heartily upon war for Union
When Lincoln by solemn proclamationw would
turn the war TO one for the freedom Of ne
groes and the destruction of our Constitution,
who denounced tho foul deed so bitterly and
prayed with such fervent patriotism that our
blessed country might not be sacrificed on the
altar Of Aboltionism, as the Democuat of the
North2 And yet, forsooth, he is 'traitor TO
his country's cause" But why conn plain
Pardon is Tor men,
And not for reptiles We have none for biuofs,
And no resentment things like them must stug,
And higher beings suffer- 'us the chatter
Otilie. Tho man who dies by the adler fing
May have the crawler crushed but feels no anger;
Twas the worm nature; and some men worms
!" ''' more 'n@e the s LYING =. things el'omhs."
A BRlnE.-The Rockingham IVA Regis
Ter publishes the marriage of Miss Lucy p. !
Roller, the daughter of wealthy farmer in
that county, and adds;
She was what we would call fan ndepen.
dent girl" sure enough. Her bridal outfit
was all made with her own hands, from her
beautiful and elegant straw hat down to the
handsome CATERS upon her feet Her own
delicate hands spun and wove the material Of
which her weddng-dress and travelling cloak