The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-02-06
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Constitution, and give to each section
ne power to protect itself within the o. !:
sion, and row, after the terrible lessons
! n the past two years, the Union will be
s,soager than before, aud, Indeed, endnre
saF ages. Woe to the man, North or
south, who, to the third or the fourth
reaeration, should teach men disunion.
and now the way to reunion: what
q easyY Behold to-day two ssperate
yern,nents IN one country, and without =
uuiura dividing line; With two presi-
tents and cabinets. and a double Con.
s.ess; aud yet each under constitution
exactly similar, one to the tie other,
dat stranger could scarce discern the
difference. Was every folly and mad.
Lass ike lhisi Sir. il is not in the ma
,gis Of things that it should so continue
l5ng
But Why speak Of ways or terms Of re.
gDion howl The will is yet wanting in
6osh sections. Union is consent and
eood viii and fraternal affection. War
Is force, hate, revenge. Is the country
.ired at last of warY Has the expert
cent been tried long enough? Hassufi.
Gent blood been shed, treasure expended
AID misery inflicted in both the North
sad The 'SouthV What then? Stop
4 .Gshting. Make an armistice-no for
,ioal treaty. Withdraw your army from
sas seeded States. Reduce both ar
mics 20 q fair and sufficient peace eStao'
lishmeut. Declare absolute free trade
Between the North and South. Buy
shd sell, Agree upon a zollVerein,-
Z Recall your6e Breakup your block
'aie. Reduce yournavy Restore trav.
~. /, OpeDup railroads, Reestablish the
taIagrapb. Rennite your express com.
pauiss No more Monitors and IRON
.aS1s, but set your friendly steamers and
',s,4smships again in motion. Visit the
..Noyth and West. Visit the South
jLSchange newspapers. Mirgate, H.
fsrmarry. Let slavery aloue. Hold
Slsc,ioh5 at the appointed times, Let
gs choose new President in sivty.four
and Nheu the gospel ofpcacc shall have
.saeice d d again o 4 heaven into their
=; lisarls, and The gospel Of abolition and
y bate been expelled, let your clergy
..rA.d the churches meet again IN Chris
tsta intercourse, North and South. Let
sse secret orders and voluntary asSOci-
silons everywhere reunite as brethern
aacs more. In short, give to all the
"a .ura aud all the artificial cnust which
s.pgei Us together, their fullest sway
.et lime do his otiice-dryiug tears, dis
r:liug sorrows, melowing passion, and
=. a4aaiUg herb aud grass and tree to grow
sgsin upon the hundred battle. fields OF
ti--T terrible war.
but It Is recognition" 1t is not for.
gal recognition, to which will not con.
sgtl;. Recognition now and now, and
a. a;;eMp pted permanent treaties about
bouIdary, travel, and trade, and parti'
{. lion of Territories. would end in wal
hercer end more disastrous than before
Recognition is absolute disunion; and
eot between the slave aud the free States
aot with Delaware and Maryland as part
Of the North, and Kentucky and Mis-
souri part Of the West. But wherever
,he actual line, every evil and mischie
of disunion is implied in it. And fo
similar reasons, sir, l would not at thi
time press hastily convention of tht
States. The men who now would holt
seats Of such convention, would, upol
. both sides, if both agreed to attend, com
together full of the hate and bitterness
sinseparable from a civil war. No, sir
. let passion have time to cool, and rea
:, son to resume its sway 1t cost thirt
s-sess ofdesperate and most wicked pa
,sre s0lt and industry to destroy or impai
,1 i6cent temple of this Union. =
i0S4 1er, ontent it, within three years
terminate " what propose is infor
Asths Goer. recognition. And tina
,he Union 5r; exists to day, and ha
s,ion.,. NJ Mi. ptr less defined, from tn
a.lOns' ass' Bla a uce, exNAange of pri:
Of other staf p.a o other observances c
restorstiony eiitlld courticies Of wa
sings I'd iSeiG2TStion. Sir, does an
tional ~ ,b.snI. that there is Con
IN, SouM MT at Richmond an
sag NV iDle .Aerent?" Even the Sc
e tpi I'll inn H. has discovered it at las
fnee,fs am, 5 written ponderouS folio
alaazoon-, vrhetoric to prove that it
,-Tm ;. III continual war, then, withou
70 Wed and substantial success, max
10 confederate States any the less
r 50 government In factH
. ncH'HBut it confesses disuuon." Ye
lust are the surgeon, who sets your fra
as tured limb in spinls, in order that
,a'may be healed, admits that il is broke
FTsBdt the Government will have failed
ssS'cFdsh ont the rebellion" Sir, it h
.siTaned.. You went to war TO prove III
bs'w We had a Government. With what +
suit? 70 the people Of the loyal Stat
s1sft has, III your hands been the Cover
ss' ment ofKiug Stork, but in the Confe
-al crate States, of King Log. "But d
80 rebe!l0a will have trinmphed." Bett
!l'1tridrapi to day than ten years hence.
-iABdtI deny it THE rebellion will
last be crushed ont in the only way
7s Which it is possible Bat no one "
~ ugShung at the end Of the war" Nett
lefEi!l here be-. though the wac shon
las, half century, except by the m
b or the hand of arbitrary power. u
Trbally,sir, II. there is to be no hangir
- let this Administration, and all "
"a .naye done its bidding everywhere,
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