Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-25
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olded over the larger half of the land
Il had already organized itself, and when
Mr.. Lincoln stepped into power Jefferson ,
Davis had been for several weeks the
President of rebellious movement, which
was demanding its independence and
our own. Our Southern forts
had been seized, our mints had been
robbed, our arms and munitions Of war
stolen, our forces in arms had been either
or suborned and the national
property everywhere through the South
had been appropriated, and the national
authority resisted and defed.
Such was the crisis when the loyal |
American heart called for and trusted |
Abraham Lincoln. What were his
promises, and how has he kept them
In his inaugural address, Mr. Lincoln
said
Il therefore consider that, in view OF
the Constitution and the laws, the Union
is unbroken, and to the extent of my
ability shall take care, as the Constitn
tion itself expressly enjoins it upon me,
that the laws of the Union shall he faith
fully executed in all the States -
lie also said
"The power confded to me will be used
to hold, occupy, and possess the property
belonging to the Government
These were his promises. How has he
fnlflled them
He Immediately called for $4,000 men,
to aid in restoring order aud in recovering
the stolen property of the Union He
also protected the cities of Washington
and Baltimore, and thus prevented their
falling into the hands of the Southern
conspirators.
He began the work oil opening the Mis-
sissippi river, and after years of Hercu-
lean effort the "Father of Waters rolls
his mighty tide from the Lakes to the Gulf,
and scarce rebel gun echoes on either
shore. He began to clear in like manner
the less imposing but equally ANNOYING Oh
struction from the Potomac, whose waters
guard to some extent the ashes Of the
sleeping hero of Mount Vernon. That
work has been accomplished and the full
possession Of the river is with those who
love and revere the maine and character Of
Washington.
We then began ;he repossession Of the
stolen Forts; and soon Forts Walker and
Beauregard at Hilton Head, Donelson and
Henry in Tennessee, Forts Jackson Liy.
ingston and ST. Philip in Louisiana, and
Pulaski in Georgia, hauled down the "rcbe
rag and the Stars and Stripes as the,
Hoated over them once more, attested the
TACT that Mr. Lincoln was keeping hi.
promises. New Orleans the metropolis Of
the South, and Atlanta its niehtiest
stronghold outside of Richmond are alread,
ours, in obedience to the Presidents WOW
"to hold, occupy and possess the propert,
t and places belonging to the Government.
The army and navy have been steadily "a
: work for over three years. To recount al
j their achievements would be to write on
Of the most brilliant and imposing chapter
/. in the annals of war. Suffice to say tia
, under the advance of these armies IN
: rebel hosts have melted away and to-Ia
i "they are robbing the cradle aud ii.
+ grave" to give to their lines any show {
d numbers or Of strength Their last ma
has been conscripted and yet they wit
e difficulty hold one-third the area they ;
d first so basely claimed, while the nexorabI
IS vow of our President has snatched frol
their control over 500,0 900 square miles
National domain. As has been truthful
said, Somewhere over every State once
10 Rebellion floats the Aag of the Republic
p. Without wrath and without malice b
- with all the inexorable GOODNESS and coura
II. Of one who acts as the prime minister
,;r justice to an insulted robbed and iniur
a. nation, Mr. Lincoln is steadily pursui
Ter the rebelious armies; and as his oatl
.ro Office and his inaugural vow alike decl.
IA, he will not, cannot stop until our natiol
3D. honor has been vindicated, the author
it's of the laws maintained, the unbroken !
ic tegrity of the Union reasaerted aud an ,
former prosperity fully and pennauen
vat | re-established Give ns an Lcn.., r.
Ary dent, who calmly takes his oath Of of
rd- and in the fear of Heaven leela IT,
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