The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-04-25
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their bodp nolitic. ..For nearly twenty years, y
4 writes MotIev. s-the character of the Prince
had been expanding steadily IS the difficult
i ties Of his situation Increased, Habit neees-
\ sitv and the natural gifts OF thelman had CON-
bined to invest hin az. g isss WIN an suthori
i sueh general confidence In his sagacity. eour-
age and purity, that the nation had come to
think with his brain and toCact with his hand.
It was natural, adds the historian. sthat : a.
the sudden murder of the Prince Tor an insfans
| there should be feeling as OF absolute and
helpless paralysis" y s
jI The cause OF the Netherlands was not. like
our own, upon the. upward way OF success.
I They had Inc not yet emerged from the darkest
noprs q tneir unequal conflict. They needed
every strong arm and everyfertile brain they
could eugageoin their cause: and here thsy
were robbed Of their stron gest and their besi
Never in human history writes Motley.
M"as more poignant and universal sorr O W
ior the death OF any individual. Tie desoalrs
was Tor BRIEF season absolute but IL was
succeeded3by more lofty sentiments II seem.
'ea, aster they had laid their hero in the tomb,
as though his spirit still hoyered above the ma
tion ne had loved 50 well, and was inspiring It
witn . portion OF his own energy and wis
oOm.N5 nEased tIdi. tiJEdo9A snbafd Il 2 .AA
The murder Of the Prince or Orange bound
S-~~ ~"NrA~A sSE~AaCA WALL u 4cWs 1Outse INOtA-
ing could be iiner than the lofty courage aud
dignity which the bereaved nation displayed.
On the very day of the murder the Estates of
Holland passed q resolution to maintain the
good cause, with Gods aelp, to the uttermost.
without sparing gold or blood = and William,
Herle, an ernissary Of Queen Elizabeth wrote,
s'The recent death of the Prince of Orange
has crsated no dismay atall, either OF the |peo-
pie or magistrates, BY fear or divisions. but
rather tFauhr a1lv "a Afhor 1-4x.
resolution OF courage and hatred engraved in
them, to revenge the foulness Of the act com
mitted on the person OF, the Prince, by the ty-
rant Of Spain, and TO defend their liberties adj
j visedly against him and his adhereuts bv All
the means that God has given them. to the MT
I 4 sstsrmost portion of their substance and the
: last drop Of their blood. III sas IN tsos so
Such also has been the effect upon our
country. The Opposition, mali ignant as they
with the professed ssapporters Of the adrninis-
traiion, and the nation which was TO have
been destroyed, or at least crippled by this
foul blow, is more united and sstr0nger than
ever. Men of all parties see now with swhom
I'VE have to deal, and what is the true ocharac-
ter of the inscriptions wretches who have
psurped power in the Southern States, and
seek 70 make good their usurpation b3 the
most goddess crimes 1oaanh I0t mais51 sssA'
p With the Southern people, now as before.
we Rave no quarrel. When they cease to
tight, when they are content to obey the equa
laws which we too obey, the war viii cease.
and in the hearts of Northern men no bitter
ness nor: malice will rankler towards them.
But with the abandoned wretches who led the
ignorant masses Of the South Into this war,
and who have pursued their wicked schemts
with remorseless. and cold d,Dlooded deruelty, we
caa make no terms. They must leave the
country Of they must stand their trial and
take their punish ments fors treasons Again,
them not only the violated law wlbat outraged
humanity cries out.o No man b ssfe while
these WIetchesf remain In the country; no
promises or oaths are observed sby them; MOI
kindness or mercy wins them to abonest or
lstrafe eftforward lives no favor or forgiveness
will make good citizens of these fanatics.
While they are IN the country they will con-
tnue 70 plot against the nation's life; and as
we value peace, as we wish and mean 70 pre-
serve our free institutions, and disbAnd our
great armies, and get out of, .tie habit OF war,
and restore the whole country to civil govern
ment. we qmust getorid at once bof these
wretches whose motto is "rule or ruin" and
who win Mexicanizs the nation rather than
leave tin peace, $50 long assihey have foot
hold on our territory. .oaH .biei9 5-o1
ue Let us be warned in time BY the, ,fate OF our
neighbors in Mexico. That unfortunate land i
has been ruinedfby ihe intzigass Of just such
a worthless and mischievous and RECKLESS set
Of ,piotters as brought this war upon us. II
we consent to compromiseswfth Davis and his
confederates; II, after the experience we hasa
had Of their treachery, we admit these rebel
leaders to the rights OF residence and Citizen
ship, we shall be Mexicanized, we shall sacri-
fcepeaee and prosperity, and3 wholesome ia.
dustrys and become the prey tor intestine fac
tions and constant eivil war; mosi ia s8f