Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-08-02
ABOLITION PHILANTHROPY


organizers, who must "rule or ruin" seeking
to get up a whirlwind Of excitement on The
mere vagOries of a disordered Imagination
Such is The case at present. We see al Oft.
defeated party, headed by the notorious Abo-
lilion disunioDist, CHASE, striving 10 obtoir
power and place, by producing a high politi'
cal excitement by their pretending great acls
Of kindness and shedding crocodile tears fol
the bondage of the southern slave, which SYM
plthy is only a mere cover 10 their selfish de-
Sires TO acquire political power, and to obtain
Office for themselves and their parasites
They have no principle but a pretended phi
lantbrophy-their creed is a mixture Of i'm
possible theories, beginning with an %infatua,
ton for the spirit rappings, and then running
through oil the grades of DeiSm, Bloomer!sm,
wom"n's rights, down 10 the most daring at.
tlcks upon established institutions, including
the dissolution of the American Union itself.
If there were no slavery in the South 10 keel
these reckless spirits busy, we should fnu
them now at the head of every movement-nc
matter how monstrous and exiravagant-that
might be set on foot by the eGemies Of the
peace Of society ami the we'll. being Of the re-
public. Every project originated by the des.
pots of the old world TO o%verturn our govern
ment would rally them 10 its standard, and as
they do at present, they would invoke the
name OF freedom TO giId and hide their daring
designs. Our republic would not be good
enough for these superfne patriots. Some i'm.
aginary idea Of perfectaUility would inspire
Their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dream of an earthly
Eden-some phantom of complete equality
scheme which makes Of life one gorgeous
and gliltefing Saturnalia- would be held up,
like those visions of lands Of gold and waters
OF ever giving life, which led the adventures
of cid into unknown regions and unchronicled
graves. And beneath all this mask of preien.
sion the designs OF the bold ami distant adye.
SarieS Of our great repLblic would be as Graf.
tily and as seduously conducted as they are at
the present day under the loud professions and
bitter threats Of the abolltionist. There is no
real phi!anthrophy in abolition. 1t is a com
binOtion Of contradictions OF the baSest char
acter. Its sy%mpathies are not for all races,
but for one. Ii can see millions OF white peo-
pie suffering and dying without a groan; and
in The midst Of lis tears for the slave Of the
South, it will no more see how contented he
is in his condition than it will recognize the
nated and Shiyer:ng blacks that starve or
steal in our grea, northern cities. 1t inyokes
the Bible word against slavery, and rails al
the minister Of God. 1t breaches peace, with
the whites of its holy eyes, rolled towards
heaven, and then proceeds TO resist sound laws
with "bloody hands," 1t encou RACES the
slave to abScond from home, and permits him
to Slarve among strangers, and, while preach
ing liberty 10 all mankind from the house-tops
and street-cornerS, ii seeks 10 destroy the no.
bleSt fabric Of enlightened, progressive, and
national freedom that the world has ever seen.
And what benefits have these Abolitionists
ever conferred upon the country? They have
never amelioraied the condition OF the slave,
nor never contributed 10 the success OF any
necessary TO The common welfare, but
on the contrary have opposed every real re-
and with a wild and savage i~nconsiS-
.ency have literally demanded liberty for one
ace and chains and death for another. Let
hose who heed the croakings ofthese ravens Of
these binds Of evil omen-let them
,ause before yielding TO the dark philosophy
which, with all the vigilance Of hate, plots The
,verthrcw Of a republic whose growing great
less 10 the wonder OF The world. The end OF
he present crisis will be like that which has
,vertaken all former combinations against the
)eace of the country, and honest men will
their own reputation and their own
by standing aloof from the treaSona-
lie compnn 'onship Of those who publicly rail
t the pureSt laws in the land, and whose re-
'olting schemes are once more and shortly 10
'e repudiated by o united and indignant
by marching in one solid phalanx to
polls, and tepositing their votes against
hat arch Abolitionisi, SALMON P. CHASE.