This has been a pet phrase, in certain quarters, ever since therebellion broke out. The men who use it are doubtless well aware of theprodigious power of such cries adroitly raised. The history of theirinfluence over the unreflecting masses in all ages would be one of themost curious chapters in the history of human nature.
The phrase has a grand air. Its words are brave words to conjure with.It is susceptible of a good and loyal sense. It may mean, restore thesupremacy of the Constitution and the integrity of the Union by crushingthis atrocious rebellion to utter extinction by force of arms. It maymean that all the revolted States are to be brought back into the Unionand under the authority of the Constitution b