Year: 1863

DRAW THE LINE.


/ 1t is of the first Importance to ascertain
and make known what proportion of
the loyal States are disposed to stand
heartily and thoroughly by their Govern
meut in the War forced upon it by South
crn Treason


Hitherto, large numbers have seemed
to stand aoof, as if their interest, their
duty, in the premises were limited to en-
barrassing and fault inding. If this is
to continue, the Nation will fail, and
very great share of the responsibility will
res. on those who coldly or factously
stood aloof in the hour OF their coun,rys
PEARL.


A citizen Of a free country has per
feet right to differ with its rulers, to crit
icise them, and to vote to supersede them.
! All this is consistent with TIE most per.
feet, jealous loyalty. Nay: loyalty may


impcratiyely y require it,


No one is less loyal because he thinks
, Arbitrary Arrests needless, or that there
have been q great many more than there
need have been, any more than for hold


ing Gas we do) that the mistake was not


in arresting, but in not striking at higher
game, and not merely arresting, but pro
ceeding to indict, try, convict and pun
ish. On this whole sub bjcct, true patriots
have differed, will differ, and have per


feet right to differ


A loyal citizen has perfect righl TO
hold the Emancipation policy and the
Arming of Blacks unwlSe; just as We have
to believe that the mistake was not made
in resortng to these measures, but in
postponit that resort to so late stage
of the struggle Freeing and arming the
slaves Of those engaged in a Rebellion
for Slavery's sake is so simple, natural,
obvious a resort, that We cannot see how
any one who really wants the Rebellion
put down can ever have doubted its
propriety or its policy And in fact we


DO not happen to have met more ttan
three persons who decried that policy
] who did not ultimately betray their con-
viction that the Rebels could not or their
hope that they would not be subdued.
But every loyal citizen has right to his
own OpIDlDn aS " tlc Dtot ElCaDo ioi
tainin the desired end.


We can conceive that a 10y al man may
oppose the National organization Of our
Militia, with a view to drafting for the .
War; though We confess that this is |
difficult. For the Rebels have called GU.
every White aud Yellow person urder
their Observation-Disclosures as well as
traitors-under their central authority
and in utter disregard Of their vauntcd
State Rights. They trust nothing to
the heartiness or efficiency Of Governors,
cr Legislatures, but sweep clean. If,
then. we are to put them down, the con
troll of the physical force of the loyal
States by our Government must be equal
ly thorough. No one imsgines that all,
or nearly all, the Militia thus enrolled
will ever be called out; but all should be
enrolled and mustered, so that so many
as shall from time to time be required
may be drawn fairly and equally. He
who objects to this may do so for some
other reason than desire that the Rcb-
i. els shall be 'et alone" thou Oh we can
| not imagine what that reason can be.
Do you regard the war waged by the
constituted authorities of the United
States against the domestic dctiers Of
that authority who are fighting to divide
and subvert the Union your War? Are
your interests, your sympathles, your
hopes, your prayers, given to the Union
side in this struggle? Do you desire
that it be brought to close through the
discontinue aud prostration of the Reb-
els? If yes, then you are loyal, whatev-
er your opinions or views of parti, ular
measures; and you ought to unite with
those who are forming Loyal Leagues to
secure such consummation. If you
would have the Nation defeated and the
rebels triumphant, then join the X, &.
|C.'s or some other secret conclave of
|Copperheads, aud brawl on every corner
against the Administration as defying
the Constitution, destroying the liberties
of the people, &c, &c, as Breckenridge |
did from day to day in the Senate ere he |
ran away to head brigade Of fighting
traitors, or as Toucey, Vallandigham and
Fernando Wood do now. In either case,
show your true co!ors and stick to them
N Y Tribune


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