Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-09-20
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Amongst al the vicissi;udes of mis:or-
tune to hich humsn beings sre liable
there is scarcely one 80 utterly gloomy as
70 be without some CLEAN Of sunshine,
some compromising ray o. comfYrt; and
the truth Of this is exemplifed even in the
present deHIorable condition and unexam-
pied misfor;unes of the great American
republic.
lt s true that our position amongst the
nations OF the world has become degrsd-
ed one; that our people, from being the
freest, happiest and most prosperous of
any on the face of the earth. have become
the subjects of desrotism and the VIC,
tins of system of taxation more cruel.
unjust. intolerable aud eKscting than that
OF Russia or England 1t is also true that
the writ Of habcds corpus the right of trial
by jury, freedom Of speech and os the press
with almost every hulwsrk of our liberties
have been Gssailed, and one BY one struck
down by that bad President to whom the
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OF COWS rnmen:. -
These alarming changes and Innovations
have been wrought during the last three
years, under the administration of Mr.,
Lincoln and his party, not to mention the
bloody cloud Of war, which like plague
let loose from he'll, has swept over the
land, deSnlating the homes of thousands,
until the fair face If once happy America
has become drluged with brothers blood
shed by brothers hands
1t is undoubtedly true that the terrible
presence Of this complication Of woe, which
like hideous nightmare, presses 80 cruelty
upon the breast of our afflicted country is
realized by ali. Yet with sill this the pros.
pect is not entirely without a rev Of hope.
From out Of darkness light already be-
gins to shine which increasing in brillsncy
aud splSnd6r will ere !, ng Danish the gen.
eral gloom like fog before the mornings
sun
By the favor Of Heaven reedom Of elec-
ton still remains to US, notwithstanding
the seFeTsl attempts # cur masters" 20
abolish that last refuge Of free people
Ant what is uOre encouraging still tie
people are aroused with dgrermluation 10
maintain that great privilege ut uli hus-
ards.
In this there is the consolation winch
makes the past nj all endur able thai III q
few weeks more the people IN the exercise
Of their great privilege will declare through
the ballot box in tones of thunder thatG0y-
ernmeut and Governors are the servants IF
the people, and not the people the slaves
of the Government, that the constitution
and laws are supreme and equally binding
on the President as the humblest eH Eea
that the constitution and laws are az sus
preme 10 time of war hs in peace; that
freedom OF speech and freedom OF the press
shall be forever invIolakle that no PresI-
dent of ours shall ever again dare to trans
cend the powers Yested in him; that peace
! stall be estored to our distracted country
| az VOon as the statesmen whom We shall
elect can possibly effect it, without further
shedding of blood and, in e word, that
since Abraham Lincoln has proved him
self CONTENDER of the laws, usurper of
| powers which none but tyrsnts claim, an
agent Of fsnaticism, a promoter of disunion
and IN every way false to the trust repOBed
in him he shall be dragged down from the
position to which be would sgain aspire
and Consigned to everlasting iDfamy, and
to that punishment which the offended
lays of bis country may mete out 70 tin
for h:s many high crimes ami mlsdemesn-
Ors.
What glorious opportunity for every pa
triOt to earn that gratitude Of generations
yet unborn: The men of the revolution
who wrenched our liberties from the hands
OF che tyrant will forever live. Their
tame is undying. Ours. If We only provo
trns to the same cause, true to our coun.
.. try, true to ourselves, 10 tie a2pI oach1ng
struggle between free government and
oespOtlsm, will bs scarcely less than
t theirs.
Courage, then. We say, and hope and
JOY to oil; The Gay Of our deliverance is at
hand