Year: 1861

committed by Government as to justify
the wronged in passing by the tardy and
uncertain remedy of the ballot box to seize
their arms? But if it is by such crimes
that the rebellion has been provoked, then
it should not be put down and you ought
to he ashamed of your boast that hun
dreas of thousands of your (our) brethren
Democratic brethren) have taken up
arms" against it. This boast is your
virtual admission that the rebels had
suffered no wrongs which justified them
in seeking any other than peaceful re-
dress. Never, that am aware had they
suffered any wrong whatever at the hands
of Government, always expecting the very
great wrong Of being allowed to have
things their own way. Emphatically
true is it that the South is our partial
Governments spoiled child. And no less
true is it that the North is now suffering
the severe penalty of having permitted
and encouraged the Government to spoil
it. ......


A sword in one hand and bribe in
the other! We can never conquer in this
wise. Possibly we might were our foes
like ourselves. But neither of his hands
bears messages of peace. Both arc busy
in dealing out death. And not only does
he scorn to propose compromises, but as
utterly and openly does he scorn to accept
them. How exceedingly disingenuous in
this light is your attempt, and in every
other attempt to make an issue with the
uncompromising. enemies of the rebellion
by proposing compromises! You know
perfectly we'll that there can be no com.
promises. Nevertheless you continue tc
urge them. will not say with the pur.
pose,--but it certainly is with no othel
effect than to divide and destroy us.


What boots it that we are two or thre,
times as numerous as the enemy, and have
ten times his wealth, if we are divided
and he united ?--if whilst with him al
speak one language, there are with u
numberless lips, peas and presses tha
speak for him? Secession regiments al
lowed to march daily through Baltimor
would uot be as dangerous to our cause q
are her secession Presses. And similar il
the danger Of such presses in New York
The regiments could be watched and con
trolled, but the demoralizing influence o
the Presses cannot be hindered from goin,
over the entire land. These Presses pleat
their Constitutional rights! But just a
sure as that the Southern conspirators
who have flung away the Constitution ant
armed themselves against it and the ma
ton have no constitutional rights, so sur
it is that they who remain among us anc
yet identify themselves with the eonspir
itors, have no constitutional rights
There is not another nation on the cart
which would accord right to persons il
the circumstances of the conductors 0
those presses, and this nation must eithe
cease from such spurious and suicidal lib
erality or cease to live. The Constitution


was not intended to afford protection t
those who help on bloody war agains
itself and its loyal subjects. But what
there are constitutional or other law
which seem to give shelter to such trai
tors. The necessities of war, anon


which there is scarcely one more urgen
than the suppression of newspapers tina
are in the interest of the enemy rise hig
above all laws. May the mob suppress
them? No-but the war power may
That Power which has tight to break u
a bridge when in its judgment the meas
ure is called for, has right under the sam
condition to break up a press. But thi
you will say is to recognize in the wa
power the bondlessness Of despotic power
Admitted. And the nation, which in wa
for its very existence, hesitates at sue


recognition, exhibits more of the harm
lessness of child's play than ofthe terribl
earnestness of war. @ 5ts


What makes our comparatively small 70
so effective (? 1t is that the south is s
earnest and SO wise as to leave her Wa
Power untrammeled, and entirely free t