M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-04-21

lilebl clllu hOOu 10 love tnV lnnu OF tneir
birth, aud belleye il the home of Lib
eTty, 1t was only necessary tV tell
them that il Was in danger to convince
t'Iem that they were to fight for FREQ,
dom. The boys Of my native land,
Isit, have burned with cumulative arlor
hs they have heard recited the strug-
giles aud sacrifices and heroic daring
oftheir fathers, aud eagerly wished
that they too had been allowed The
opportunity to battle for tho ri bit.
| A he call to arms aw6ke this universal
ltecling; and | mistake. sir, il they
hre not naturally unwilling to face the
Converse Of this picture, and do not
inatinclivoly shrink from the contem
RaIion OF those filings. which would
ttrlpaway this glorious viSicn aud
disappoint them Of that darling i,lea
which las been tho kUen spur in The
lsitJ OF their VSlian, eff,rts. Is it
Surprising that, after they had shod
tllelr blood on many a hard funght
tlld, they should resolutey shut their
eyes to thc mortiiying truth /! Sir, the
lPoldicT5 have my heat;iest sympathy,
my admiration and my thanks. |
DnIY wish that thsy were returned 10
their PLACES in Socieiy--wherc they
could once more resume the chsr2e OF
| civil affairs and renew that vigilance
which iS "tha price OF li5arty."
Then, ] trust, tNs Federalism, gai
vaniz ID into new life, would receive
its ctcrual quiesus nc their hands, and
the libGrtirs vf my country DO preserv
cd while they would discover that
Peace hath her Victories more ru-
nownad than wIr." Far be it iOr me
to utter ono word Ot defamation sgiust
Ithodo brave sons OF tho West, who
have followed tho lag with unlia!ter
ing step and sought, not glory, but
their coIutry's honor at the cannpns
mouth; who, Al Mill Sprirgs, Fort
DonvlSon, Shiloh and Vicksburg,
have faced cold and hunger aud max
edness and death, lureI on by its
shining !Ulls; around which they cus
tered with glad cheerinss as it greet.
ed the bretz1 from the summit Of
Mission Ridge; and with which,
battle SCARED aud soiled, but never
llby their act disgraced, they have re-
turned to their homes, only to show
thOit scars, recount their battles DER
again, recruit their wasted ranks anA
return 10 veterans" to the front
Bns while exonirata thu groat BODY
Of our citiztn solliery, cannot for
give "thJ Government" which set
them an example Vi HElessucss aud
the party which supports it. Aud
while that "q1vernmput'-as tho Ad.
lninistration is uow styled still ux-
ists, stiording 10 protection tO crtI-
z4ns. an tho laws are a nulity, the
righ, aud Ms 6a'y Of irsemen to pro.
tect Hems0iptS ia unqHesiouWbie.
Aud ii GctGnsivU retaliation does not
put stop to their deeds Of violence,
Uut brings rupIiSals AMI new agrees
SiOna, aaI thus civil war ensues
through no fault .! ta1 people let il
come
L9v'j y, when his paper was sup
pressod at Alton, said, with mNaket
in hand, death or Free Speech"
We insc;ibv upon our banner on the
one side Long live the Cpnstitution,"
and on the other Give us the old
Laws" and striking in its defence,
they who resist uS, arc tho ,e5sls!
That is the extent to whi;h | endorse
Mr.. Yallandighan's letter. Ths true
and eHtctual remedy, however-ths
ouly efectual security Tor law and
order and liberty--is the overthrow
Uf the Administration, which estab-
lshcs despoti5m and calls it "the
Government" The moo spirit now
80 rampant is nothing new, only a
more fruitful crop OF what we have
hal for the last three years, and Shich
''the Government" aud it's party have
not only excused, bat often applaud
ed and always encouraged. The in
csrnate devil of Puritan federalism
that has once again fastened itself on
tho PROSTATE body OF American liber
ty loves mobS. They arc its naturai
offspring and it will continue to
spawn them plentit'uly until disloged
again as jefferson disIoged it long
years ago. And because | see the
necessity of it's complete, total and
final overthrow. | say, that though
the otfenses OF A bolitionism DO rank
and "suell to Heaven" | do MT step
aside, on this occasion, to strike at it;
my attack is upon the principles
which dictated the 'sedition law"
and tho party which to day adopts
aud vindicates them. That law was
q party act--'s government act" The
Mubs now are but tho result Of like
acts on the pirt Of the President OF
the United States and thd officers un