The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-10-05
TIIE GREATEST YEI.
G,n,nuoi Gym Fra pogr,

force Ol lII country IVY N"NN' E'N'lH
without law, sroH nj the authority Of thc
court. and throw down Ill the defence
or civil liberty,
Hul II lhc south had not seeded We
miohl have made Il successful defense al
our constitution though the power, oIihc
government were ia the hands UI ii. en-
rmic.. with the aid Ul the southern
people, if they had been true 10 then
duty, wo would have organized an oppp'
iliun ~ Formidable in it, moral and 10
liticaI power that you woGId scarcely
have dared 10 assault ~, No Wonder
chat we were " union savers Tor Ia ~
thu union meant personal liberty lr'r
thought m independent press, labol-
corpus, triad by jury the impartial ad
miui,lmliun Of Justice. all these great
lo.mI institutions which our iorrIllhcro
had shed ~ much Of blood 10 build up
THE south deserted II. at the crisis 81
our tate, aud left Il. in our wcakurs+ 10
thr mercy ol the most unprinripIod "
roul. that ever betrayed u public trust
Secession was not mere folly and mad
urss, it was something much worse. We
cpuld not but feel chat we were deeply
wouerd. There was ~ remedy FOR the
dire calmuilir4 with which we were
threatened except in bringing the 80.
crdrl states back to their places in the
union Our convictions 81 legal duty,
oar cNusvcmicj scnso Of injury and q
proper c1ur for our best interest, All lln.
rrIIrd ~ ~ I"in the new WlnInl'Irall"Il
IN the use al rllclI Iorrras ml2nl brl"l'nd
niece ary 10 execute the laws III every
part Of IN" country,
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Hut the aboIlllonlsl. wanted Il war
Tor the destruction oi ll' "'''', l"r ti''
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TIE war could not b" successfully
carried on unless il WAS put upon
principles consistent with the usagcs Of
cIrl'lcnd'm ami the safety OF our own
institutions. Therefore, II was that on
In" 22d ol July 1851, congress, WilII
almost perfect unanlnlliy passed Il rrsO-
lutIou ihrouth both houses. drrIariup in
fine most explicit words That fine war
should br conducted % prqsrryc the con
stiluliou and NOT 10 rrvOlutiOuilr il,
uiyr Won here the words of the rcsulu.
lion Itself from the Congressional GIOhc,
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of lLr several storps unimnuirrL and
That as soon ~ these object, are accom-
rIi.h,d the war ourht to ccoyc.0
Conidinr in this assurance democrats
from every northern state rushed TO the
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