Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-01

armies Through the instruinentality of
those traitors, who. by their speeches
and writings encourage men to the crimes
of desertion and disloyalty; who, by
their Vaccinations, encourage resistance
to drafts, and promote MODS. Through
the efforts of those who preach the mag
nitude of the public debt, the onerous
burden of taxes, and the necessity Of re-
pudiating the national obligations. ---
Through the political folly and villainy
Of those who are trying to get up n
= Peace " candidate, and cgdcavofir.g to
induce the people to vote for him because
the war aud its expenses, aud its hcrrors,
can only be stopped in that way, What
would be the result if this should take
place? We have large national debt.
50 far as figures 60, but nearly the whole
Of it is held by orr own citizens; BY
widows. and for orphan children. Shall
this be rcpudiatel, and they he given up
to baggary and want? But taxes are c,.-
ormous admit they seem enormous to
w, still they are less than thofc Of any
nation having half our territory, and iii
addition money is more abundant The
government has issued q very large guam
ity of "er,ci buk," to aid t in t ep' o :
ecution of the war these it will receive
in payment of taxes or for Government
bonds paying six per cent interest. -
These will absorb any surplus of paper
circulation and bring things back to the
specie standard The farmer, the me-
chanic and manufacturer are receiving
double the prices Of peace times, and can
easily afford to pay in grcenbaeks' the
the additional taxation without distress
Is not The safety to peace, to life and lib
crty enjoyed under the Government bef re
the rebellion worth the taxes. Is not tn
safety guaranteed by the stars and stripes
to our commerce and our citizens, whcr-
ever they chose to 60, worth the expen
liture it costs to maintain the Union =
The man who is not willing to fight for
its maintenance or pay taxes for it, is I'M
worthy the name of an American citizen.
or of u home in the land II he must
complain of the times and tho war, and
think hard of the state of things, let his
anathemas and his votes be cast against
these peace men who are the authors Of
the war and the cause of the expenditure
&C blood and treasure it is costing, and
which they are doing their best to in
crease r...
"Er phatP' Shall history rec ord
the fact that thousands of brave, true
men have been killed, starved and MAIN
ed in defence of this Union, and to de-
monstrate to the world that the government
of the United States is a substantive
thing, possessing vitality and power to
maintain Itself against all foes, foreign
and domestic. That it is capable of protcc-
ting itself and it's humblcst citizen against
all danger, wrong and oppression. That
though its institutions and pursuits are
peaceful, it nevertheless possesses the re-
sources, the energy and the means both
by land and by sea, to command and en-
force the respect of lis rights, its dignity
and honor BY any and every power of this
globa That its people are worthy ofe
joying the blessings and privileges of
"the rroest government on earth by the
manifestation of their will and courage
in sustaining that government, to the last
man and the last dollar by n bold and
fearless demonstration that no peace men
shall prevent by any means or stratag"ms
the recognition of the Lawful authority of
the Government of the United States over
every inch of land and water that ever
had its protection by the vigorous and
unflinching prosecution of this war Or
shall the pages of our countly's history
be blurred and stained by the record that
we were once great and mighty people,
whose industry, enterprise and produc-
tons reached the rcmotest corners Of the
earth and laid their productions and COM
mcrce as trophies at the feet of the God
dcss Of Liberty. A people whose gov
ernment, character and energy opened to
general commerce the doors of a mighty
and rich empire buildcd up during centu-
ries of antiquity, so remote as not to
have its origin within the time of written
history aud which remained scaled to the
efforts of all other nations. A people
whose growth in power, in wealth, in arts
and science in civilization and all the ell
ements than can constitute human hap
piness and glory had in rapidity and extent
no equal in the annals of the world, has
sacrificed all this to tie clamor of party
demagogues because they had not the
manhood and courage 10 stand up in de-
fence of all that makes man and because
of the not less cowardly. but infinitely
more contemplate fear that they could
not pay the tares.
Senator Wilson, Of Massachu-
sets.
No momlar of the National I,eu;sIafrre