The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-03-07

Of the old Uuion, and Win it the speedyrc-
turn Of iraiernal feeling throughout its
length and breadh.
These results depend upon the people
thenseves-uFon the people of the North
1aite as much as the people of the South
hpon their virtue, intelligence and patriot
isn. | repeat / have faith in the Ameri-
can people, in, their virtue; intelligence and
patriotism But for this lsilould long since
nave deSpgired. Dark and gloomy as the
present hour is. do not vet despair of FREQ
institutions. Let but the vntue, intelli-
gence and patriotism of the people through;
out the whole country be properly appealed
to, aroused and brought into action, and all
may yet be we'll. The masses, everywhere;
are alike equally interested in the great OBJ:
iect. Let old issues, old questions, old diff
fcrchces and old feuds, be regarded as fos-
silS of another epoch. They belong to what
may hereafter be considered the Silurian
period Of oar history Great, new, living
questions are Before us. Let it not be said
OF us in this day, not yet passed, Of our
country's greatest trial AMI agony, that
there WITS q party for Caesar, party for
Pompcy and q party for Brutus, but no par
ty for Rome. "
Bullet all patriots, by wknte*6r distinctive
name heretofore styled. rally; in all elections
every where, 10 the SUPPORT OF him, be he
who he may, who bears the standard with
constitutional Umon" emblazoned on its
folds. President johnson is now, in my
Judgment, the chef great standard bearer
of these principles, and, in his effort at
restoration, should receive the cordial support
of every well-wisher of hscountry. aa a.t
in this consists, on this tests. my only
hope Should he be sustained, and the
Government be rastorcd to its former func+
tons, all the States brought back to their
our situation will be greatly changed FROM
menta! change, as has been stated ahas Gcen
made in that organic law. We shall have,
lost what vas known as our peculiar insti-
tdtioh, which was so interwincd with tho
whole framework Of our State body politics
We shall have lost nearly half Of the aceu-t
mulated capital of Il centuly. But we shall d
havestiIlle left all the essentials of free Govern
mcnt contained and grsntcd III the old Con-
stituticn untouched and unimpaired as they
came from the hands Of our fathers. With
these, even II we had to begin entirely anew,
the prospect before us would be much more
encouraging than the prospect was before
them, when they fed from the expressions
Of the old world and sought shelter in this
then wilderness land. The liberties we
Legin with they had to achieve. With the
same energies and virtues they displayed, we
have much more TO cheer us than they had
With climate unrivaIed in salubrity; with
a soil unsurpassed in fertility; and with pro- I
ducts unequaed in value in the markets OF
the world, to say nothing Of our mineral re-
soutccF, we shall have much still to wed tis
to The coed old laffd. With good Govern
~ vtyt,fnb
all great human achievements, We shall lack
nothing but our own proper exertlons, pot
onlyto recover our former prosperity, btt
to attain much higher degree of develop
ment inevory thing hat characterizes great
free and happy people At least know o,
no other land that the sun shines upon that
offers better prospects under the contingent s
ces stated. .. .. ...... .r. .s
The old Union WAS based upon the assump-
tion. that it was for the best interest of the
people or al the States to be united as they
were, each State faithfully performing 70
the people Of the other States all th ir obj
cations under the common compact. always
thought this assumption was founded upon
broad, correct and statesman-like principles,
think so vet. 1t was only when it seemed
to he impossible further TO maintain it, with
out hazarding greater evils than would per-
haps attend y ser erahon,, that yielded my
assent in ol edience to the voice of Georgia, j
to try the experiment which has just result
ed so disasrouSly to us Indeed, during
the whole MmcrItable conflict, it was my
opinion that however the pending strife
might terminate so far as the appeal to the
sword was concerned yet after awhile, when
the pasaions and cxcitcmbhts of the day
should pass away, an adjustment or arrange
prop pf yrn,,JH lo ,,,oln al
cipleS, upon the general basis of reciprocal
advantage and mutual convenience" on
which the Union was first established. My
earnest desire, however, throughout, was
whatever might be done, might be peace
fully done; might he the result Of calm
dispaSsionate and enlightened reason; locking
to the permanent interests and welfare of
all. And now, after the severe chastisement
of war, if the general sense of the whole
country shall ccme back to the acknowledge
ment Of the original assumption; that it is
for the hest interests of AL the States to be
so united, as trust It will, the States still
bcing 'Sercrate as the bio@s; but one as
the sea Il can perceive no reason why,
under such restoration, we as whole, with
''pface, commerce and honest friendship
with all nations and entangGng alliances s'
with none, may not enter upon new career
exciting increased wonder In the old world;
by granduer achievements hereafter ito be
made than any heretofore attained, by the
peaceful and harmonious workings of our 8
American institutions of self government.
All this is possible, if the hearts of the peo-
pie be right. II is my earnest wish to see
it. Fundy would ] indulge my fancy, in
gazing on such a picture the fdInre; With
what rapture may we not suppose the spir-
70 of tnthnrsi xx,n,,lI hail ttci
scenes from their mansions above Such
are my hopes, resting on such contingencies. ID.
But if, instead of all this, the passions of tho
day shall continue to bear sway; if prejudice. 4,
shall rule the houri if a conflict ofrpces shall
arise; il ambition shall tmn the scale; If the
sword all he thrown in the balance against
If the emhers of the late war shall d.
be kept aglowing until with new fuel they 4
shall fame up again then our present gloom
is hut the shadow the GrhHBiJrd Of that
deeper ani darker eclipse which is to totally !"
obscure this hemisphere and blight forever
the lEXinuS artiep,ath ions and expectations
df mankind! Then hereafter by Seine bard
il may lc sung
''rhe Star Of Hope shown brightest inhthe
West,
The hope Of Liberty. the last the best; f
That, too, has set, uponh her dnrkened Shores tl
And Hope and Freedom light up earth n0
more, Ha-
May wp N III on this occasion, on this
anniversary Of the birthday Of Washington,
;p;u lnya irrvant prayer to heaveuathat the
Great Ruler # evcntsmay avert from this
land Scl !; Il. Gu h afate and sfich re-
quieml .s.
Berthe k;ng OF Dennark has recently
given unrestrictel religious liberty to the
Methodist Episcopa. church in his doniii- 4
ions, AMI the United St1.es Mftister at CH-
penhagen takes this for the text Of a con,