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>'■ J-J “ P E A R N O M A N A N D JB 1*0 A L L M E N ” P U B L I S H E R A N D P R O P R IE T O R . JAMAICA, QUEEHS C O t ® ^ !N.. : X . JHLY 29, 1865!. SEW SERIES, TOI. X X X ,-SO. 20. «^sjW . miivEixb at ■; ■ ■. ^ e t m s i : O r JHJ.T, * « $ ; ; v \ ; , Ij O HN J . A BM S TBONG, '<#'**.MAiftA, JSLAWD. ; ‘‘ • / . ( . go BtttnfitttM have-hein the oelebifcttofi* ° f ‘ IfeilffM'**j#5ad|n,g biwk for:* period of more (than, feree-quartor* o f # century, tout * speaker ifor more competent than fee on® * “? 5 ° w • |drc*#e» yoBninfebt welfc entrants ,,at fee qoqi* fjnenocmont dfhw. f t / m m $ .1 R°* \ ° t P ® induigfeoe, wAileheaaks deliverance from your teritioUm • I The hietolry of the United Stated has many [days ^ * t «® aaored to every Amerjpan heart ; hut thto one is Burfotspded with incidents well I calculated to htouae oar national pride, the re- [ membranes o f .which ahouldinduce a ll o f us in I the present prieis to feel .the g reat responsibility resting npon each one to labor more earnestly, devotedly ahd faithfully than ever, for the pres ervation and perpetuity of those principles and j institutions under whioh we have, as a nation, prospered.'•* * ‘ O a thia day, ofghty-six years ago, a small body of men without the pomp o r p rideof official station, assembled at Philadelphia to 'perform an act of the most solemn importance to them and o fthe greatest interest to the whole civilised world—-they wore men o f no common order— eaoh. one a patriot, and for wisdom, courage, ! energy and .counsel, well qualified to become a leader inife® great cause to the support o f which they solemnly pledged “ their lives, \their for- [ tunes, and their saered honor,\ I t was upon ] this day, and in the document just read to you, that they asserted iu the broadest sense the right of man to self government, and his capac ity for its full and free exercise, so that upon this Western Continent they and their posterity might enjoy a nation’s independence, and might for ever b e free from the fraudulent theories, the unjust usurpation of power, and the base pretensions o f thoSe who desired to establish over them a despotic rule. In doing o f which they encountered not only the strong opposition of the home government, b u t io their own midst were the mercenary, the treaoherous and the timid, who- derided and opposed their daring effort. The seeds of liberty them, committed to the virgin soil of America, were tenderly nourished and sustained by the warm hearts of brave mob and fair woman,- until . ‘•Watered by Heavenly dew ' '•tfe#.*pw*Aor EnApire grew ' ■ .Freedom its rook\ The men who thus labored have a ll .gone to their fine! reward, and years hence, (when all who now live have passed from the .busy scenes of life,') their names and character will1 become the subject of more general enthusiasm the world over, than they are to-day—thoir names have stirred the heroism o f the world, and the battle fields, rendered sacred b y their toils and privations have become the Thermopylae's of liberty. Statesmen a re probd to utter, the sen timents expressed by these illustrious men, and historians ravel with.delight amid the incidents connected with their lives. Wherever Liberty has a n abiding place tbeir names will be cher ished, and wherever Tyranny crashes its iron heel, their example will inspire others to noble deeds and heroic actions. Tear after year will these speak o f patriotism.and self-sacrifice, and teach their lessons of duty and faith, and con tinually plead for the preservation of the best govitmwent e f the world. Their names and character, their generous deads, their eteyiing patriotism, an,d their warm devotion to their whole country will be remembered until virtue shall cease o n earth,.and earth itself be Josfc in chaos. ' Hew groat and wonderful are the - changes that hate bean wrought since America assumed tiiat position among tbe nations .of the earth,\ to which, by tha “laws of nature and nf nature’s God,” aha was entitled, from throe, eur pop ulation hat become, thirty millions, and instead of thirteen <3olpnies, we have ti%ty-four States, We hare a written .Constitution securing popp- W rights, freedom\of ,apeech, ofqonqoience, and of tha prcasi' and werd rapidlybecoming that “mighZy-'oontihe#*,** so Well described by GhariesThUtips, at the ode that would ^‘emerge frim the ]rom«s to rule for its time; sovereign of the aseeadiak” ■ * -hjw stands fefotw e now I ■ tb * Union «f opprB0si0n-4,nwMed in tha ®*adl»«f wood, but strong enough h t its infan cy tpd®*H°y^®.t®rp«ntthat soughtitsJife— gwpfeted.hppore^ay®, and f«ir«d wo b y almost Avery mahon^®P®ritt«d.a»cr Ittmifed by the Appresaed and .dowa-trodden o f other, lad ls—is h«W sUmed irife fed % od e f its own cW drtti, (dt*dittastrifeprojokodby BMsioaaad JMdwsa. -In a duiet bay upon& e South JCwtoru eoest Of the ‘united States, there is afortres* erected ®y th* Amedosn govemmeht for the defence o f a Southern commercial .capital- Within, M*. massive walls were, gathered -* ‘blind e f seventy .menrw ifebjit Arpe day’o nation* ; above fesir ,h«ad| waved in gra<mf«li»*>8ty the banner they .***># so tenderiy have; A**d a short distance ^ W Wtt a mlghty host, eager for t h # y f heaven looked down a 5 ...-..;..:«T .-r .T x ,- x r - * S w n e . Theevaott- (mg,.jma.*«RVN.*r w f tha* fortress had been de- _ . f i ^ a fiottss ,»f-*‘dfety\ and of •‘’frftEfcetfenri’ > e fe* ftevfefe***, fe*'d«fefed b # W n f iy refwed. Sixty fret*** few fcoat woatd spen ^ w j M U t h c b g e l ^ wtW^exaltstloa mi , law now nm I j ih J drfr Mi^ l^ J i i i i it# * * m m ^ * * * \ leaden rain and ironbail” fell upon that for- tress:} bh t thank God, the seventy wero not only unharmed, b u t were not djsinayed. And not until the quarters within the fortress had b**h “ entirely b u tned, tho main g a tes destroy- .Odbyfiro, the gorgd walls seriously injured, the msgaaine aurrounded b y the flames and its door closed from the effects of heat, four barrels and three cartridges of powder,.’’ only being availa ble, and a small quantity of provisions remain ing, tbe commandant evaouated the fortress, and marobed from i t ‘‘with colors flying and drums heating, bringing away oompany and private property” and sainted bis flag with “ fifty guns-” Those who then left that fortress, were greater in their defeat than.those who entered it; And while the history of that bombardment will ever .stand'as a record of infamy to all who were en gaged in it, it will a t the same tinje enable An derson and his little band to live in the grateful recollections of an admiring nation, and to share with Leonidas and his Spartan three hun dred the renown due to heroio action, T h e n i t w a s th a t tyrants lau g h e d , fo r , to them it seem e d th e dow n fall o f t h e R e p u b lic ; and th e friend s o f con s titu tion a l lib e r t y w e p t, for, t o them it seem e d t h e k n e ll o f freedom .— T h e n it w a s t h a t a reb e llion , the m o s t w icked the w o r ld bas oyer know n , raised it s .horrid front, ,and oast a shade o f g lopm over t h e w h o le land, for i t com p rehended every in g r e d ien t that cou ld add b it t e r n e s s to t h e cup, It tonched New England’s heart to the oore ; the same thrill of anguish pierced the sonl of New York and Pennsylvania, and the great North W e st; and, indeed, reached every patri ot heart in the land. The genius of Liberty, iu sorrow and pain, called her children from their quiet homes and firesides, to proteot and defend all that was dear to them. The North, East and W est have beard the cry and have gone forward, not as invaders, hut as Ameri cans and patriots—as^thfl sons and sires o f the Revolution—as- lovers o f their country, and ready, with their lives to offer themselves as a sacrifice, so that the glorious visions of Ameri can liberty and independence, qf American in stitutions and ideas, may be realized. “ OhI mother*, when around your hearth, ye count your .cherished, ones, And miss from the enchanted ring, the flower of all your sons. Oh! wives, when o'er the cradled child, ye bend at even ing’s fall, And voices whioh the heart can hear, across the distance call, ‘ * Oh 1 maids, when in the sleepless night, ye ope’ the little case, ' 4 nd look till ye can look no more, upon that proud young face— Sot only pray the Lord Of life; who fttMfcre* mortal To bring the abseat back, unsesthedout of tlie fire of death. Qhl pray, with that Divine content, which Ood’s best Cevor draws. That whosoever lives^or dies, he will save his holy cause.” R u t w b o are th e m e n upon w h o se sou ls rest the terrib le resp o n s ib ility o f th is co n f lict? — T h e y are those who h a v e torn away from a l l the t ies o f country, and a l l o f th e glo r io u s r e collection s qf A m e r ican in the past— m a n y o f whom have solem n ly sw o rn, before H e a v e n , t o support t h o C o n stitution, and h a v e en joyed the honors o f official station under i t ; in their s o u ls the t h irst for pow er predom inates, an d s e l f js m ade param o u n t to country, F o r thirty years th e y have b e e n p lo t t in g th e ir w o rk o f m isch ief and national d e a t h , and now seek to e s t a b lish Upon the ruins o f th e U n ited S t a t e s , a C o n federacy, w h o se fou n d a tion is a violated constitution and broken oaths, c o n c e iv ed in treason, born b f outrage an d firaud, nur tured npon falsehood, and baptized at a font overflow ing w ith fraternal b lood . A r o u n d this band o f lead e r s aro va s t bodies o f s o ldiers, who, few m o n ths since glo r ied iri the nam e o f A m e r ican citizens, and who w o u ld g l a d l y have shod th e ir life ’s blood to proteot tho flag t^ey now oppose. T h e m o st atrooious an d w ioked appeals were m a d e to tbam b y th e ir lead e r s , b y w h ich th e ir ju d g m e n t, thoir sen s e , and their patriotism h a v e heett sw e p t aw a y ; th e y have been m a d e t o b e lieve tb a t they w e r e oppressed, b u t t h e y have nevbr f e l t i t J a n d a lso , th a t their righ ts w e re jeopardized, w h en, as a m a tter o f fa c t , t h e y w ere as secure as ev e r t h e y had been. In t h i s w a y t h e y have been induced to com m it a crim e ,, t h e effects o f which 'w ill fall m o r e heavily npon them than upon th e ir m e r e g u i l t y lead e r s , - A n d sad in d e e d f o r ‘t h e m w ill b e the day* w h e n th e y sh a ll awake© from thoir d e l u sio n , a s th e y ar* now d o in g , a n d realize, in a l l .of its horror, the terrib le w o r k in w h ich .th e y h a v e Been engaged. Upon 'What ground do those leaders assert their right ? Is it the doctrine of State Sov ereignty—the State .greater th a n the general government I Examine this in whatever light you please, and it cannot be maintained. The history of the Constitution refutes the .claim s tho instru ment itaelf repudiates it ; and the *rit,ipft of every administration, from tKft of Washington, to the. present time, rebukes and overthrows it, I t i a fitWar with reason, aud subverts any union of th*$tstda> : The Baelaratiou a f Independence was issued by thirteen dietinot, h u t united colonies, iu the name audbj^the' authority of the people. They,, |tt the ttiiCMr ef .the ‘-‘ good people,” declared “ * * t the Obhmiea were, and of right ought *o * f , ireft jmd independent States,” ^ They ©ot Oidy, b» r e declaration, dissolved the tl* .by Wbwk they ware ztwueoted t a Great Rritwu.. h u t, .by. t h # *rt,. cUelared t h a t .the yet they did not for® ment. They flattered'^ other than the system be needed. The Revolution, nr gasping for life, the been, and then were e n | lation into their dwolli* every family, and b*d * somewhat of a fear with of power to one gonera dlngly, their union rel*v friendship between the I thereupon organised a ed for the whole. From f gan to weaken and lose'' numbness seized upon tl. came a source o f trouble^ and gave rise to much ! home; it disabled the j its own contracts, a ~ as to enforoing thoso in |8 ters continued to grio>sr• / insurrection seemed aid I t was this idea of Sk with unlimited power,, I federacy from its con alliance of States, its own sovereignty, avdS lest it would be abused^ reason, tbat each suqitttl would be an abridgment* Were errors of inexperk I t was to remedy thq stitution of tbe United :! now live, was adoptef j form a more perfeet '** stitution, after having! pie of all tho jStatqs, 1 “ supreme law of the! Constitution, or laws'of the contrary notwithsta*' this are obvious. States wero in tions, essentially onesf community of- origin, more endearing tiqs qf j. they were, with partial.* religious faith: tbe hist history of thoir fathers, was therein contained, '; moa inheritance. In i stance surrounding tbhi) tion to eaoh other, a s we! press assent, they were-’! in destiny, one people. \ has made ns what we: ar give us a future, sueb'a*’ to ouf*elvajs,aad ttj^bb**: stability and power. By giving to the Centauft Goyei'nment this power there need be noiatyference pr clashing with the State Governmehv Each in its own Sphere can perform its allqtKd duty, aUd at tho same time not mar the harM*sy of the System. This power to the OeUew Government oarne from the States, and it baa*9Vt he relinquished, except in the manner prlVfpipd by the Constitu tion. To'the States fa^Wf-'-the fqill control of their domestic and’ i n t e n d affairs, upon all of which thepeoplearo fr*#'#**»tfor themselves. And as to the m * » jpm trtant matters, by which our relations to tha o n e r powers upon the high seas and beyond .*Ujfc*wn. ■ domain are gov? erned, our gysteni wUeqlfonttdea these to a ceur tral power, by which l l W $ a y af all times he regulated nnd flonttflfhN^g ;f r ’ Intimately cqhtieeted?^tti fhe questions just considered, is another dPyital importance, and without which we Couldttot well exist as . a gov ernment, viz r that tof hlUgfenoe but to what power? , It'm u st DP admitted th*f W® ®we this duty to some authority. Society Without it would ho anarchy—government »Uho*t it .would bo a mockery, and the people w |o r®^eot lt Troult^ be but little b ettor than * iAi*?-,. H is tho tie that re* asigUvern,- «>/that none ^ them would nh.ihey had Veen which they had Lad carried deso- ; mourning, into hq their minds to a delegation ment. Accor- to a league of States, and they fed government id the pation be- A ‘torpid facultieB j i t be- iforejgn powers, *Ud discord at ItOfe performing ’ tireiy powerless fayor'j and iUat- •i until domestio .vlfeblo, eignty identified yod the Con- :ent. I t was an Upon preserving pnferring power, ’for the additional grant of power heir own. These of intention, da .that tbe Con- W, under whioh we object being “ to And this Coa ted by fee peo- ... ind now is, the $ anything in the jlrseveral States, to The reasons for de o f the different uage and institu- d together by a y: fee nearer and red and affinity; ions, of the same England was tbe vrhatever of glory ijr right, their com- by every oircum- 08 , by their rcla- r by their own ex- ittd, in heart, and finis feeling feat y p a e that can '©,.andsecure •Shall Buoyed ns,' %:■ ' ever, will flaw over feem fe a a war* ahid over tba monuments o f R o m a * *r. GV*ei*a a r t ; fer they w ill be the remnants o f a m o r t -glorious edifice thi% Greece er Rome ever saw —'thp edifice of C o n stitu tional American Libeafy.” s ; •' It will teach ua tbe necessity o f p b edfonce, as w ell, at the folly of resistance, to t h e d u ly constituted au thority, ‘W asbiugton in hie farewe.ll address tell* us that “ respect for the authority ofgorern m e n t , com p liance with its laws, and scquieicancei with its measures are duties eojoioed by the fundumeatR) maxiras o f true liberty.” In a country like oura no other rule could With safety bo adopted. Our viewe with reforeeca to t h * ' wisdom or policy o f the laws, er w ife fee plaq pur? . sued by the party in power, has nofeiug to do with tbe more important one of submission, when those laws have been enacted in the form and manner designated by tbe Constitution. T h is rule of obe dience, on tbo part e f all, furnishes th e best guar antee required for the protection o f t h s weak und. defenceless from the grasp o f the strong, t h e avarj- clous and lawless. Our fitness for s e lf government rests upon this principle, and so long as it reraainq there need be no just cauqe for resistance. IVhtq- _ _ ever unjust laws are enacted tbe people, in their ever ready to assist in guid in g the ship of state sovereigii capacity, can correct t h e difficulty; and “ Who would sever Freedom’s ehrine | Who would draw fe’ invidious line I Though by birth one Bpot be miue,, Pear is all the rest— Dear to mq the South’s fair land, Dear the central .mountain band, , Dear Few England’s rocky strand, Dear tho prairied West.” Rut, follow citizens, do not the dangers and 'difficulties,, the trials and sacrifices, to which fe e people of this Union hove been subjected, since fee commencement of this rebellion, teaoh us all lessons not very soon to be forgotten ? Notone of us in a ll human probability, will live long enough to see our beloved land fully re covered from the effects of feis dreadful car nage ; yet fee issues involved, and thoir impor tance to us as a people, will in some degree mitigate the anguish and distress incident tb tho struggle. While we are called upon to-day to mourn the loss of brave and distinguished of ficers, such as Ellsworfe, Greble, Wiuthrop, Lyon, Lauder and Raker, whoso valor, skill and bravery, have .placed theirs among “ the immortal names that were not burn to die,\ we can still rejoice feat there yet remain, not only tho veteran ohief, (whose counsel is yet sought, and who is connects fee clfeeii wii events of fee past ei that over a large and country the people, < have seemingly blotte' ty. It h>s been a pi rebellion to burn out, ^ heart and fo subvert.’ pride. I t appeals to ousy, to sectional afiij sion opposed to a h fe ity. i.'.W .# To fee individual wfco of allegiance to thft is no Country but 1 you will, atd be is above all else. ani .to admire, love add try whofe ought *0 American, and hia This allegiance js.i Supreme power, |rj went, whefeer apoft home beneath; |is may give up k izS ho desires, h a t fe**, follow him wkerevff due, if i* aliM*-- 3~* owes it Aom il , man who hwozpiii i ! feat oblig*iiomr*k N o s u o b f e * * # ' Hassachasettn h** ef her children ing State to defelkd States oanoallh k herlim ife, fe fee n ation,, -If i as fe Ameiti |oV e r n m e n t. T h e f e .months show s u s y * portion o f th e rge p a r t o f th e m , 1 sense, o f t h is du- i* schem e o f thia Were fe e popular ational honor and ride, t o local jeril- fittd to, e v e r y pas? a irio t ic nation*jU os ffjihpnld, • w ithout'# I fefe n f its own will separfe* feomfew efeet*. .- * -.. r - ^.jferWfe pledged to all, aud •&*■** •pM fcfe' fe *a«kr Vittout limitation, a r i o t i m i The hefeiiC, thfettUtroRO f this obligation mment there him where regard feat as feise hfo head glorious coun- fiayotiqu as a s as a ffeeman. ettfe^U t o t h e iatlr* goveru- .fee fend, at t*r Abroad. Ho fe often as States will . vfeen epee \Mitive boro” Lve>*rhile .fee iasumes feturallzation. Of # State. A feat any aneighbor- afee' United .y* wife* afeiS U p p p r t to oUim h is, ifi.fefe*uble* V a o to^hi* ek^m'rejbefe' U f A f X p r z w a - ifetfepfinaivO sa f e ly through the dangers by which she* i s now environed,) but su c h others as M cC lellan, (who in the recen t terrible conflict before R ichm o n d , in w h ich he shared the perils o f fe e com m o n sol dier, and although outnum b ered, surrounded and lia b le to be out off from a l l supplies, w ith un surpassed sk ill, and brilliant strategy saved, the arm y from destruction,) H a iieok , R u v n side, M itch e ll, W o o l, P o p e , S ieg e l, and others lik e them , to m aintain t h e honor and vindicate the d ig n it y o f our f l a g ; and fea t under them , there is an arm y , t h e noblest, and m o st patriotic the w o rld has s e e n , and w ith them m a y w e not hope soon to see treason crushed and the U n ion res tored. Then, “ Foreign foe, or false beguiling Shall our Uoion ne’er diTide; Hand in hand while peace is smiling, And in battle side by side.” W h ile we shall ever do honor to the living, who have taken part in s o glorious a cause, are there not others who claim our rogard, but whom po song o f glory will over awaken I A sk the parents whose children have fallen beneath the flag e f their coun try, and who ns death closed their car.eer, amid the tramp o f .marching squadrons and the thunder of ar tillery, invoked Heaven’s blessings upon that flag ! A s k the sister around whoso heart affection’s chords were entwined, for the brother w h o left her side, stalwart in frame and in sound health, but whose lifeless corpse i s brought her from tbe field of g lory, w ith the. atarry banner *a hie winding sheet | A sk her who but yesterday crowned her brow w ife fee bridal, wrtath, but who now wears with i t fee wid ow’s weeds I These were the unknown onci, whose names appear eu ly upon the muster rolls, and whose courage, skill and eqdurauce will be rem em bered only by their surviving associates. These have all died in a noble cause, defending the rights o f man and the existence q f * free government. I f it be possible, the country ought not, and I b e lieve will not, allow a single name to be lost. “ Ifhen Spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mold, She there ehall dress a sweeter sod, Than fancy’s feet have ever trod. Hy fairy hand* tbeir knell ia rung By forms unseen their dirge is suug, Tbere honor comes a pilgrim gray. To bless tb.e turf that wraps their clay; And freedom ehall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there.” . Am I not justified in sayings to-day, that we are to remain as a nation, one and indivisible? This, m y friends, is our manifest destiny, and f e e cause of [hum a n ity, of political freedom and of fee m a stes, [absolutely require it. Those who have derided our form o f govarhment, and hoped my means of for eign intervention or otherwise, to secure our over, throw, are doomed (o bo disappointed. W e shall undoubtedly feel the shook incident to such a con test, bu t the nation will coine from the fiery ordeal glorious in its strength, its power for good undimin ished, and in all respects able to maintain its posi tion am o n g fee nations of the earth with dignity and honor. The words of fee hero and statesman, “ The U n ion— it must and shall be preserved,” are not forgottsu, nnd will be-verified. Y « » , it will j>.e preserved for its elem ents o f good, for the sake of those who bave periled their lives io its behalf; for the success w ife whieh it has been crowned in the past, and for thq g o o d it has to accomplish in the future. R ebellion to jaw aud order, to good Gov em inent and duly enacted laws, te a wise Constitu tio* And a noble U o ien, must lay down its arm?.— T h e Government never can, and I trust nerer w ill. >‘The right ahall live while faction dies, All traitors draw a fleeting breath; But patriots drink from God’s own eyes Truth’s light, tbat conquers death,” Let ns stand by with unfaltering attachm ent the U n ion W a shington devised for us, and remember in g his advice, let us “ frown upon the firit daw u ing o f aey attem p t te alienate any portion o f pur coun try from the rest,” anfi “ te\ distrust tho patriotism o f those who in any quarter m ay attem p t-to weaken its bonds,” aud lot us never forget that “ i t is fee main pill*r ,ita tbo odifice o f our real independence, fe e support o f *ur tranquillity at hom e, our peace abroad, of our safety and o f tbat very liberty we so highly prize.” L e t us not be false to these teach jogs, nor perm it the U n ion to be broken upeu tbe idea, that it m ay again be re constructed. W h a t said W ebster upon this? “ It were but a trifle, even i f fee. w*lle of yonder t’apiiol wore to erumble, i f ita lofty pillars should foil, and its gor- gCOUS decorations be ait covered by the dust of the valley. -All these m ight ba rebuilt. But w h o ahall reCobitruct fe e fabrlo of demolished govem m e o t ! $ V e h * l l rear again tbe well preportioned c o lum n s o f c o b stit-tienal liberty I W ho shall f r e « * iogefeV *r fe e skillful architecture which bind*' national sovereignty with state rights,JhdjrifliM if fecu tity and publio prosperity ? - N o , j f fe* f e c*lttW)iai< f»ll they will bo raised not a^aia, Life* t h i G oliwum 4 a d Parthenon, they will be d**ti»ed l o a mourn j|^ a »elM«boly immortality, ^itt*r*r !^w ,boir so long as w e have an intelligent, impartial and faithful judiciary we are provided against unconsti tutional laws and unjust usurpation of power. T h e Constitution, in framing o f which fe® noblest m inds, of the Republic participated, is the shield for e a c h one of us against the encroachment o f those vrh* T would tyrannize over the people, as well as against tbe ambitious schemes of wicked aud designing men. Above it there is no necessity, beyond it there is u o l*w, and. outside of i t there is no pro tection. W e also m ay learn from (he experience of the past the folly of tho heresy of secessionist!!. I f I have been fortunate enough, in what I hare already said, te m a k e m y self understood, I think you will have no difficulty jn determining the fact, that se cession is a principle opposed to the theory of our governm ent, and entirely destructive o f fe e Union. [Jntil the spring o f 1861 the doctrine qf cectssiop had not been put in practice. Conventions bad met, and men had resolved to try it; but— thank* to tho nerve and patriotism c f japl>8QD— the m en who concocted it did not proceed. The conspiracy was crushed, but uufortunately the conspirators re mained. Under their teachings treason ef the moet m alignant kind has beea brought into existence, producing solicitude at hom e and abroad, a n d filling our land, like Rama, with wailing and lamentation. Secession furnishes no remedy for f e e grievances, real or imaginary, o f the State who havo attempted it; nay, it rather-increases and aggravates every cause o f disturbance, and w ill reward those wiie bavo inaugurated it, with an abandant harvest of disappointed expectations, as well as o f sorrow and degradation. Shall R bo said o f us, much to onr reproaob, that when tho roll of nations is called, the one ao dear to - us and the hearts o f thousands— the U n ited States of America— shall be om itted ? Shall wa ss a na tion, witi; all that it is to us, and all fea t it m a y yet be to tbose who shall sucoeed us, and wife tbe high trusts and g reat responsibilities which the hour «nd crisis have im posed upou us, sluggishly fekl our hands and permit star after atar to ba plucked from our banner— and at tho sam e time maka no.\ adequate effort to keep ourselves open the path de-. - signed for us ? “ On till you reassert the right Of freemen to their native land; Till, vindicated in the sight Of all tbe world, our flag shall stand j Till spotted treason, crushed in blosd, Sinks lo the pit from whence it toso , And Freedom, in tbo namo of God, Shall triumph over all her foes.” A s a question o f national streugth before the civ ilized world, and therefore o f national independence; of national life, struggling against anarchy,’in the form c f secession; as a question of law,’ govern ment, and constitutional freedom, measuring; its strength with an utterly profligate conspiracy, as well as o f duty to our loyal citizens, there is n^ course, either of honor or safety, ieft to t h e nation, except to maintain the institutions o f th* country and enforce the laws o f the land by the w h o le point er of the American people. Let the Government exhibit thia fixednass o f pur pose, as it bas d o n e ; but let the sw o rd not be drawn for the purpose o f revenge or hatred to t h e people of tha States in w h ich tha rebellion has oxistad.— Many o f them bave bten misled and deceived, and I doubt not'w o u ld at this hour gladly welcom e tho “ o ld flag” as feeir protection, and hail with delight tho day when they can seek shelter under tlia Con stitution. Let this feeling bt eneourageJ l<y ali means, and as great a triumph is gained aa ha a beep won upon tho field of carnage. * Let them understand (as tho President desire* and intends they shall,) that the object o f the Gov ernm ent is to preserve tha Constitution aad U n ion iotaol, to restore its violated obligations, a n d enforce its e^cred guarantees in all parts of tho land, e n d for the benefit of all-; to ensure free governm e n t fox fee present, and to perpetuate it to a l l future g e e * - . rations. Subdue fee rebellion a t ali haaatde, but s a v e tbe States. Tnko the Isadora,'and'deal With them as justice demands, but p r o t * ^ f e e people— t i e misguided, deceived masses. • ■' This war will teach us t o love our w h o le co u it r y more deeply than ever w e , f it ? * fiejie. W e bay* growu great aad powerful *Tm*it w ifeout our know l edge. Prosperity has ,bH*aed as, and prcveated us. from seeing the tru* * n * r c e e f o u r greslnats. The race for honor,.avid t h e desire for gain, bavo left i© the background devotion (o couutry. Stale pride has engendered hitter feelings, and made us a lm o st forget f e b i'th e r e were other States tha* the one t o v f e if e wa belonged. Adversity has novr < # a e op e n ue, t e .t r y our faith, eur courage, and our patriot- 1*fti, N o w we feol the importance o f a \ U n ion o f heart* #nd a U o ion e f bands,\ W e now.ttje, a* w e should have done before, tbat w e cannot well get albng without it— our interest, oar hopes, nod our destioy must be one. Thi* love of country i» to be cherished by every Utmost *nd true n-ae: it t|e*fi , forqakes a bap. m an, and adds oro^oing snoM sac* fee virtues e f fee good. N e x t to religion, i t ,
