Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-04-12
Civil War Invoked.


The charge has been frequently reitera-
ted by Us that the Union League organs
were laSoring to inaugurate civil war in
the North, and recent results have verified |
our predictions 10 this regard.
The Joliet Republican has clearly as
sumed the belligerent attitude. A week
or two since it declared that civil war in
the North would be necessary in case the
Democracy succeeded at the next election.
And last week that paper came on with
an article, not only jus6fying the mobbing
Of Democrats and the destruction of their
property, but invoking an open collision
between the two parties at the North.
That our readers may see the character
of the weapons used by our opponents we
copy the following from the last number
of the Republican giving, as It al ages, the
course of action of the Democratic par
ty:
'One is to make an appeal to arms in
order to redress their grievances. This is
troyeO anti~slavery presses. This is the
party which had no word Of condemnation
for the murder and brutal treatment of
Northern men in tie South. This is the
party which denounced the Kansas shriek-
ers because they carried Sharp's r,fos with
them into the Territory that they might
defend themselves against border rufiiaus
nni Buchanan Democrats. They are
vi.
landiSham advises them to do So"
Now, theirs are three distinct falsehoods
in the above part graph, which was known
to be such when the editor inditeG the ar
ticle from which it is copied.
Instead of the Democratic party design
ing an appeal to arms" it is an appeal to
the ballot box. But it is the Republican
party, as shown by the avawal of the JOLT
ct Republican, published in this paper last
week, that will make "civil war in the
North necessary" in case it should be IN
successful in sustaining itself in power
At no time, in no place, has the Demo.
cratic party ever defended mObs. It has
always been the party of law and order,
while the Abolition party has rendered our
nation perfect scene Of mobs and lawless
outrage during Its three years rule. Let
our cotempOrary, if it phases, name a single
mob that can be chsrgeable to Democrats
| Aud also prove it's assertion that the
Democratic party had mo word of copdem.
nation for the murder and brutal treatment
of Northern men at the South" 1t can dc
neither.
But it is true that the Democratic party
denounced the Abolition mob shat rushed
to Kansas with Sharp's rifles in tbeil
hands to resist the lawfal authorities II
that territory and to inaugurats civil war
II is true that the Democratic party now
'threaten retaliation" in other words
will defend their property and lives agains
the Abolition mobOcrats that are permit
tod to perpetrate their outrages unmolestet
by the civil or military authority. 1t il
also true thatV acknowledgements never com
mitted or advised the commission of al
unlawful or reasonable act, advises Demo
Gratis to defend themselves against assault
with such means az they can secure, tht
law having failed to aff5rd them protec
tion.
The Chicago Journal, a leading Admin
istratiOn paper, advises the Government
''to disarm every Comprehend in the State
and to enroll and equip force" for tba
purpose.
The term "C0pperbead" here, means
every Democrat, of course. Therefore, thu
next move of the conspirators will be tt
deprive Democrats OF tine constitutions
right to bear arms and their forcible sub.
lection to the will of fanaticism.
Now if this is not invoking civil war
we should like to know how the the JacO
bins would go about it.
But here we would warn our fanatics
and tyrannical opponents lest they pro
woke the people beyond endurance. TIL,
Democracy have borne much in the past
more than they will in the future. The!
deprecated mobs and unlawful outrages
and will not be the aggressors but if th,
worst shall come. woe be to the men ant
party that shall bring the appalling altern
alive upon us.