Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-16

| N al AND as strong as the Instincts which an
| the basis Of the family relation. Every unper.
| verted man adheres TO his own wife in prefer.
| eDee to another mans wife. and fights in her
defence In preference 10 the defence Of strange
! woman Every urperverted man cares for
| ana guards and trains his own child instead
| OF wasting his care on his neighbor's children
| so every uDperverted citizen defends his coun-
Try against its enemies, domestic and foreisn,
instead OF defending foreign country or seek
| ing 10 destroy his own. The robin does a.
much. He gusrds his own nest, because Il is
his. Tie lion defends his lair, and Zach Of
these is endowed with force adequate to that
sum piion that the enlightened and virtuous
An erican people are less saeaeious than the
Il v Is Of the air and the beasts of the field.
:, You see from these renarks why It = that
throughout this war l have refused to be di-
v r'eo from the main question to engage In
col 'ateral, and therefore idle aud mischisvous
o.. .a,es. II is such debates that trouble weak
minds and iaithless hearts. They are afraid
OF the loss Of individual liberty and Of State
Rights, and they therefore saw continually ON
me s,ring Of arbitrary arrests and suspension
OF lhe hdteas corpus. They DO not see that the
country is in a condition Of civil war-exr o,ed
to foreign invasion, that arrests are a weapon
power of the State, and not by ifs Conrta and
cen stables The dangers they fear are fnturs
tnty overlook the present danger which il 1t
prev ais, will leave the country no future
They mourn the puslic peace lost, so piteousIy
that they have no heart to restore it in the oniv
way II can be res ored, by contest with the enc
10. Thov eiO oh,
Tor peace In the future, and thus in vite the In
surs Mt TO invade our own homes and fresides.
Ihey are toubltd to know the terms unos
which you will give peace to the insurgents,
] ne answer is simple one: There can be no
p ace to insurgents in arms, mn til they have
subn itted and accepted Abraham Lincoln az
the President OF the United States: then, and
not neiore, will be the time to speak OF terms Of
peace.
The abettors of TIE rebellion are troubled for
fear We shall not leave tn the rebels, when thew
nave submitted, enough Of slavery and slaves
Ihey want 10 know what we propose about
that. My answer is. that if they had submit.
ted to Abraham Lincoln, At the beginning thew
would have retained the whole They have
iost, by resistance, on an average, 10000 slaves
month. Each mon h of prolonged resistance
increases the lose, and they verging upon
tne time wren submission, coming too late,
VIII leave neither slavery pOr slaves in the
land. The question of slavery is their busi-
LEES, not mine. So long as they propose no
surrender, they are entltled to ask no terms
What has happened to slavery thus far has
bt en- the leelt mate result of their own crimes.
but II was f1uit not ordained by man. but of
Gcd; Without seeking TO divine His ways,
lhi at the future will be ike unto the nast.
Inc InsRrrectlon VIII perish under military
power, neces sarily and therefore la wfully eS-
ercise d, ard slavery will perish with it, New
ertteless, am willing that the prodigal son
shall return. The doors, SO far as l am con
cerh'd, shall always be open 10 him. Tne
longer ne Is content to ed upon husks, tae
s. oner he will hunger. The longer he is con-
tent in his Calliance with the harIot of rebel
lion, the greater will be his ultimate diseusr
win her embrace The greater his hunger
ar ce and the more iastin his reformation /
sha'i send no invitation after him; and vet.
sp' akIpg not for my sell, but tor you and the
whole American people, express the coavic-
uon mat neither man nor angels can prevent
the lated calf being slain for his welcome
when lie does come back, saying penitentIy'
" B1otheIs, have offended, and desire re-
Conciliation.
he sympathizers with the Confederates tell
dlthre of money and of Iifel 1t is the lot ap-
pointed 10 nations to endure war with its evils,
as v eli as to enjoy at intervals peace and pros
perty. Who caused the debts, the taxes and
IN. shedding of blood The cannonade of sum
Ter IsweIs the whole question at once
In q conflict like this the question Ia not one
ing parties suffers most Viewed in thislicht
he v hole of the suffering which the war has
the 10. al part OF the United States is exempt.
I be iIsurgent States there is not one citizen
WHO is not the poorer and the more un-
happy Tor the war. In the legal regions there
is not State which is not stronger, nor citi-
Zan who is not the richer for the same cause
The increase of wealth which arises from the
new national discipline OF industry which the
war has obliged US to adopt has enabled us to
pay all increased debts and taxes as easily az
we paid the debts and taxes existing when the
war begun. Nor must we forget that IT u only
shall pay-not whether we shall pay any. We
pay either the debts and taxes of Abraham Lin
coin and his Administration or the deots and
taxes Of jefferson Davis ana Robert Toombs
In the one case we have an equivalent OF dol.
lar for dollar for what we pay, and the greater
eqivalent OF national safety and honor In the
the other s,. case " we pay Twelve dollars in gold
additional loss OF eternal disgrace and ruin
Fellow-citzens, a. Is so near 70 SO that we
may use round numbers. Fifty years ago,
then, / first saw and ascended the Hudson
River. For i6 years il was L constant study,
through the agency OF that river, and artificial
extensions of it TO the lakes and the Mississippi
to fortify the Union and developthe greatness
and prosperity of the American people. Every
succeeding year revealed new, enlarged and
gratifying success Of that policy, un.iI the year
1850 Then, on the way TO the National Capital.
] descended the Erie Canal and the Hudson
River. i surveyed the cities that had grown
up on their banks with wonder, and the vast
commerce that fioated on their waters, with
mutterings loud and deep, threatening civil
w;r and revolution. I was ohlieed srv te
appIehend, to grasp this danger IL corld. and
what is revelution7 II is the subversion Of ali
this trade, all this prosperity, and all this hap
pint and the substitution in its place Of scenes
Of blood and universal desolation. I said to
myself-is this inc vitable7 tits in one case, was
the answer. The Democratic party throughout
the Uniled States, which haa virtually held the
reins Of Government for half q century, has
been oveIthrown by q constitutional majority,
in the election. In the name and in behalf Of
that party, its disappointed chiefs have refnsed
SUBMISSION ana TesOrtoQ 70 c1v1l war.
II The Democratic party of the United States
lend themselves directly or indirectly to that
insurrection, civil war is inevitable, and q
ferocious, bloody, all. pervading revolution is
indefinitely fastened upon the nation. That
revolution will then end in nsuccessfulinvaaion
and pacification under q foreign conqueror
What shall be done in this emergency Tne
answer was obvious. Prevent it by appeals
to the patriotism OF all parties, and a surrender
OF all their conflicting interests, prejudices and
passions to the common safety. This win
enable us to prevent a revolution ~ possible,
to meet and conquer If we must. VIII these
means prevent it / know not. This II Of
the knowedge which God retains to himself.
He indicates the means, and withholds for the
trial of our virtue the results. But shall
not long be left without indications OF the re.
suit Three months, six months, twelve
monihs, twenty. four months. thirty months
will disclose either the fact thatthe Democratic
masses OF the United States are disl ,yal, and
that the revolution will therefore pr svaii Or
the fact that they rise to the true spirit. to lhe
lofty heights Of patriotism, and the country
will be saved.
That time has come at last. Not SO coon An
in our impatence we wished, but as soon q WE
Az n q VT q hest for