Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-12-20
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sPeace ThrOugh suhfu~
what History TxachssssSs-
u We invite The attention Of al Ihiuisss
men to the following lesson from bistory,
Il is contained in sB address Of the Hos.
Charles MssOo, Of WaShiDElOn:a II cd
Toward the close Of the thirteenth can
tury, Edward l, Of England. claimed % g.
the legitimate sovereign Of Sc0sIaud-hoid. :
ing all those 90 be traitors who resisted Lis
ruls. - 8 fs1155f e
HE claims we're stouily resisted by tbS ,
rebels" under William WaIlace In 1929
they we're defeated at the decisive battle
Of Fslkirk: Their Military power Wss
and s-isyal" 2f ae' : = = Z.
Three PEARS later WaIlsce had bs.o,.sl
sgain - fcrnidsble - before, and EdVerd
had TO commences bis work Of eonouos1
anew ne moved northward with M
whole military power OF biz realm. aosou,-
pasisd By bis nasy, Which Id ~ clfirr.
oommnnd of the sea.
After Els = = re-. - s.oseh
taksu prisoner and executed. r77f :
The conquerer marched u triumph from
one end Of the country to the other. All
Wed IN expressions Of allegiance al bow
ed to the scepter of the cono1erer. He at
tempted TO abroRate the Scottish cuStout
TO abolish the Scsttish name, and even n
substitute English for Scotch iuhabitsnt,
IT the tingdOn. An seemed peace and
security. -u7J. : ll1g ! I i
Two years later the rebellion broke on.
afresh under Robert Bruce. In 1907. n
the fatal battle of MetheVeu. she organized
power of Scotland was sgaiu annihsIsted
ana Bruce became Q fugitive and wan
Eight years later be found himself ~
the bead OF smother army. The battle Of
Bsnnockburn was fought and Scotland Was
again free. a-9 =. ~
I Under the weak successors Of Brue. the
domioin OF England was again claimed and
enforced. For three hundred years Scot
Land often rssied the standard Of rebellion
and upon every opportunity that tFesebteo
itself tor corporation with the enemies oil
England. .E 10 49,
The two nations came to b. regarded Ar
natural eDemes. until James VI. of Scot
land at length ascended the knRIish
throne. ' ~ = +. q .---
The more powerful country thus united
itself to the weaker, and natural snimesi.
tieI extiuRni'hed BY peaceful appliances,
which would never have yielded TO force.
The lapse OF more than two hHbdTed and
nifty ysarS has seen that uuion constantly
growing stronger, which centuries Of var
and mutual injury had seemed to rsndsr
wholly impossible
These teachings Of the history Of TIE past
are confirmed by the lessons Of our own
experience. The State Of Missouri, Cnos
reduced to quiet and held 10 oostrained
loyalty by military power, 10 again rising
! IN ssccessful rebellion, and must be con-
quered sDsw I'D
The same may be said Of great portion
Louisisn q, Arkansas, Texas, as we'll a. sons
OF the States on this side Of the Mississips
pi.
Mere conquest never sxtinguish nation.
al sntipAthiess but give them edg. and
, venom. The mild influences of peacs sud
Kindness effect what could never BE- al
4 tanned BY violence 10 the production and
Preservation Of national unity. They 40.
conplisn their purposes, not By resisting
the power to separate, bot BY removing
the will and the motives for DONG 10, Ii
the lesson to be lost upon usi Shall Ne
continue Vsinly 10 pursue the phantom
Union" over the fields Of Garbage, When
u 10 ready g. nestle in our bosons A a
blessed reality, If discardiug tbe brutal.
savage. aud fendiSh propensities Of oar
nature. We invoke the peaceful influences
ofintelligence and reason, and the teach
: log 0! The Divine MssterH We may soon
have peace and union if We choose, but not
BY war. however Successful
The contest Of the cities. and the dispsr.
sioo OF the armies Of the COnfsderaey. will
I. only bring increased difficulties, aud en-
shroud the country 10 deeper gioon.-
Your meaos of support will be absBaetei
6y increasing tssation, your sons snatch ed
from you BY frequently cOusDrring con
scTiptions.
Large standing armies viii be nscsssary
). to preserve the country In its forced sIlr-
. glance. The implicitly Of your republi.
can institutions viii disappear and 10 thsi
|, stead the costly machinery Of govsrumsr
which eDforCes obedience by the fear n
sxItss rather than BY the affection il indu.
ces Fa- So = rg.4 --ts,-.--
For your own sake end that Of p9steritv
We cooJure you to turn back from the pats
/ Of danger in which you are now rushing
!. forward to your ruin.
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