M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-01-22
ExtFWcis From
Gov. TOd's Message.
@ nil,msn cf ias Senate and
House Of Reprsssnisiirss

tac history of our State when faith.
itl and vigiiant eff;mt at duty, on the
part of1he peoples representatives,
wac more required than at the pres
-ent. The question Of mans capacity
Tor sell government is yet unsettled.
Ths gigantic effort OF wicked and bad
, nIen-to overthrow our beautiful and
heavenly firm of government, whicn
,'Sis,ed at the period OF Your ad jourr
ment, has not yet been quel'ed. We
were given the reins Of our State Gov
mcnl, Tor the time being, by an hon.
est and eunti'lirg constituency, with a
special view TO carry ont tt cir wishes
in aiming the government az
handed down TO them by their fathers;
we should look well to it, then, that
We do not disappOint their expecta
iions.
1t is not necessary to iiscns the
question presented BY this rebellion
with the pet ple of Ohio. They have
with great nnanimity. determined tina:
cost what it may in time, treasure or
life, the Uniun Of the Statee, a. hand
I'd down by our Fathers, shall be
preserved unimpaired, AMI thas hans
ded down TO our children. They will
not for one moment concede that there
can be any cause sufficient to justify
n State or any number OF STATES, in
withdrawing from the Union. Admit
!! you please, that the authorities OF
the Federal Government, for the time
being, were to attempt to interfere
with domestic institutions OF either
Ohio or South Carolina. to the extent
Of even Introducing slavery into the
former or excluding il from the latter,
this would not give the slightest PIE,
text for the ono thus atte.hpted 10 be
intertered with to take up arms against
the Government. The Federal Con
stitntion itself expressly protects the
State, thus interfered with, from
injury. Long before any such attempt
could be executed tho people, in
whose hands all power is placed,
would. through the peaceable, qnict
mode pointed out by the Constitution,
hurl the authors OF such attempt from
power, and thus rescue the injured
State. But no such attempt has been
made, or thought Of, by the Federal
officers now in power, and this tie
authors and leaders Of the REBELLION
well know. President Lincoln has,
again and again, in the most solemn
manner, assured the people that II was
his determination, go far as it lay in
hiS power, 10 preserve, inviolate, all
the rights Of the several States.
The period since your adj journment
has been one Of great excitement
About the 1st Of JuneANpr National
Capitol was seriously Mreatened by
the rebel army, and bur for the prompt
response to the Presidents call Tor
more troops, would rave been sacked
and pundered, The gallant young
men Of our State were among the first
to rush to the rescGo-over five thous.
pnA promptly assembled at Camp
Chase and rendered their services. -
To their honor, and the honor Of the
State, it should be known that, al.
though they lhus@ssembled without
officers or military organization OF any
kind, a more or orderly and well
behaved body Of men or soldiers never
met together About three thousand
oi this number we're promptly organ
lied into regiments sent to the vicinity
.ot Washington City, where they re
mained for the term fer which they
were organized and, / is proper to
add, maintained their high character
for courage and G. ntleman y bearing
The remainder were organized tnr
duty at Camp Chase and other points
within the State. Many OF these,
since their discharge, have gone iuto
the service ior three years or during
the war.
The desperation and audacity Of the
rebel enemy led them, early in Sep,
tember, to attempt the invasion OF
our Southern border. To repel this
impudent and wicked move nent it
became necessary 10 cal! upon the
loyal citizens OF the State to arm them
selves, repair to the border, and drive
back the insOlent foe.
Most npbly were these calls ros
ponded tn. From the fields the.
workshops, stores, Offices and sacred
desks, both old and young, most gen
eronsly turned out, and armed with
the Same trusty old rifles used by the
pioneers of the State, with the SANE
old bullet,pouch and powder-horn. and
with three days ratlons. cooked by
dear mothers and wives, rushed to our
Southern border and drove the 6en'ls
back, and thus saved the soil we all
love so much, and the Qneen City, OF
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