The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-07-10
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HISTORICAL sCtfx.,

events it becomes necessary for ONE PEOPLE,
6c. As :" one people" they dissolved ,hei
connection with and dependence upon thu
British crown. And at the close OF thu
; instrument the same principle is declared.
Thus it Is evident that the first though
in the minds OF the patriots of the revolution
was thar they were dealing as one people ,
not as Colonies 10 q separate municipal oil
civil capacity. but as an undivided people
The same principle was announced BY
the convention OF 1897, the first words o
the Constitution being: We the people
i in order to form q more perfect Union" DC
K They were particular in stating that it wa:
not in the capacify OF the several State!
that they acted that the Constitution wa.
a compact Of the people of all the States a
one Peopls.
u PKIScIPLEs INVOLVED IN THE WAR.
Il The orator then called attention to the
principlss involved in this terrible war:
There sre two theories in collision in this
bloody contest. On one hand il is held
that - are o6t sNch people as the Amer
Il lean na,ion, but hat We are thirty four 10
dependent states, constituting q compact
fsom which hey can withdraw at pleasure.
! The other ihsofy il that We are unit. one
| and indivisIble. that we are not separ able
! info paris, b1t constitute a Who'll. nation tor
Iconmy purposes clearly defined in the
4 Constitution. AS The ates are divided
Ii to counties, all of which constitute the
Site, so the nation is di.ided into States,
OF which consti ute the National Gov.
| .rnment. &
When certain States undertook the treas
nf al hov
declaration omiiing or repudiating all the
fund .mental principles announced y our
fathers. They start our with: 1--WE the
deputies Of TIE several States of S,uth Car
DINA. Georgia, &c, do ordain this decara-
.ion," 'hus clearly implying that the fathers
did not act as one people while the South
ero States in secession act as separate gov
ernmenss. yal
a l sllude to these things to show that this
war is q war to subvsrt the principles
which our fathers promuig sted eighty seven
years ago and ours is now the great duty
Of maintaining and preserving them. to wit:
the great principles OF human equality.
human rights and an indivisible nation atty.
And ON such az occasion rs this. while the
best blpod of the land is flowing like river
to maintain the doctrines Of the Declaration,
he who can stand up and speak to the pso-
pie without referring to these matters can
rave but little heart or head, and none of
he spirit of his ancestors We are stand
ng. as it were, on the brink Of the Nations
rave, aad an aunlucky accident may be
atal. 1t therefore becomes US at this hour
eriously to consider what We are fighting
or. tat
sKcEssIoN.
1t is not unatevial how the war began
Enough that we are in . war for National
compared TO which the Revo
ution was a mere skirmish. Though it is
to consider the causes of the
war, yet how reckless would be the man
Who. seeing one drowning. should stop to
inquire how he got into the water before
attempting to rescue him Save him first.
and then make al interesting inquiries in
The case. nNet
~ We are in the war. and it is important.
n some respects. for the satisfaction OF con-
science. to make some reference to the ori-
gin Of the war. Thirty years ago South
Carolina attempted to destroy the Govern.
nent. bus the hero Of New Orleans was
President, and though he crushed the treas
On At that time, yet the seeds remained and
terminated on larger scale. till several
states were corrupted by the drlusion.
The orator then reviewed the plunder of
he Government in view Of Secession. the
lnmolessed preparations for bombarding
Fort Sumter. be eginniug in January. 1881.
nd ending with the lowering Of the flag to
raitors in the following April. He also
onsidered the object of the rebels. to-wi'.
he destruction of the Government. TIE
verthrow OF free principles, and the estab- !
shment Of an arstocracy. He. then came
0 thu question interesting TO US all.
ABOUT PEACE.
How can peace be restored with the re-
torstion of on, country? By some it is
aid that we can have peace by abandoning
ne conflict: thatw we can proclaim IN ar /
nistice. and negotiate tor peace.
To have an armistice some one must ask /
Or il. The reb-ls won't ask for it, and
hersfore We must. Should they ask for il, I
re should very naturally inter tnat they
'ers in very Strengthened circumstances
nd should we ask for it they would con-
Jude the same thing Of US.
Should we ask il what would be their
eply They have told us time and
gain that thew would not treat with us till /
,ake condition precedent to . convention
,r treating OF peace.
Suppose, then. that we have taken the !
rst necessary step. withdrawn our army.
aisej the blockade, and are assembled in
at Louisville or Nashville TO
gotia,e for peace. They at once tell us
,at they will not commence the discussion 4
nti We acknowledge their independence.
1e may be startled By their bold demand,
ut ws soon end that an ackno wledgment
indispensable. and We at once sign and
eIivsr 70, traitors the bond for our national I
Now We come to the question of peace.
the FIRST inquiry Is where shall be tie
ndary !? We say i, must be south Of
souri,. Kentucky. &C.. but they most |
physically say. +" No. we will not reIin-
lsh one Of the slave States. Every one
them is = star on our dag, and all Of them |
1we Representatives, aud Senator's in our 4
congress. aud ~e will not have peace until II
i the slave States are conceded TO us.r- q