Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-11-08
How 10 Escape Responsibility.


some Of the Republican papers which atiirst
were shocked at the news from Harper's Ferry,
and FASTENED to denounce the insurgents as
traitors who should all be ferfeted out and
hanged, have dropped down from their posis
tons, aud have since been eugaged Ia excusing
them, IL they have not directly defended them
A large number ofRepublicans--patticu
Ia the Wes,--are averse TO the movements OF
the Brown Republicans; so they say, and We
believe them; but their organs and the men
who claim to lead them, and do lead them, are
either in favor Of Browns Work." or.what is
pracLcslly equivalent, sympatze with him,
and denounce those who deprecate such ''work,
and the teachings which prompt it, Now we
repeat what we have said already several timeo,
that ell Republicans make themselves more OF
less responsible for seryile iusurrect tions just
long as they remain in an organization whose
teachers and leaders ore responsible directly
for it.
The Harper's Ferry business was a legitimate
result Of the "rrepressible conAict" teachings
Of Seward, and the rect Of the leaders Of the
party who believe sud teach IT, Now, there is
no way Of getting over this; and Il conservative
Republicans do not want to bear the odum Of
such work" they must discard their leaders
and their organs There is no other way
The man who hold, the bag 10 his neghbor's
corn crib, and the one who puts he corn in il,
are alike guilty Of theft; legally and morally,
there is no d,frreace between the criminals -
There can be no difference between the teachers
Of treason, and those who aid aud abet thcmj
no difference can be made between those whoae
doctrines directly tend to servile insurrection in
the South, and those who support and uphold
those who teach it Now, this is plainly put.
ting the case. There is sophistry about II;
it is just as plain as that "two and two make
four" Just as pslpable as that il you put your
hand in the FIRE It will be burned.
We appeal to all rrght-thuking men il it be
not true that to the ceaseloss agitation of the ne
gro question We are indebted for the insurrec-
tion at Harper's Ferry, as well as the long list
of "oulrages' in the past. which have been the
fruitful theme Of much disturbance in the
county. Until abolitiouism-,he Tauk disu.
Mon sentiment Of the notth--was made res
pectable by Republican sympathy, association
and votes, it was poweiless for eyil.s This is
true, as every body knows. Strip it of the Re- /
publican disguise, aud it will again be the de> /
testable powerless thing it was prior to its EN-
bodiment into the Republican ranks.
To the Emgrsut Aid Societies that were got>
ten up by abolitionists, oB a Bible and Shapes
Rife basis, we are indebted for all The "outra~
ges" In Kansas. Before any settlements were
made in the Territory, these "Societies" were
organized throu ,hOut the east, and threats were
made Of what would be done with slsvehold,
srs, &c, before a foot started toward Ksn
sas. These hostile demonstrations, before
emigration, sDd the arming Of men to fight be.
fore there was an enemy in the field, is Just
what got up counter feeling of sutagonism in
the Slave States; to this may be attributed all
the trouble in a territory where peace reigned.
Had the free state men went quietly into Ksn-
sas, without sending in advance threats, aud /
the news of a determination to fight any body I
who crooked finger at them, there would have
been no hostile force to oppose them; there
would have been outrages; we would have
had peace.
This is, we believe, PLATA to every one whose
Judgment has not been warped by nsidous
isnatlcism; to every one eyes have not been
stwisted by looking iuto Sharpes rides. No
man ever went into Kansas with pesceable in
tent, kept aloof from the fuses of the fanatics
Of the North and fireeaters of the South, but
" 10 escaped annoyance. The abolitionis,s bid
for fuss before they started; they weut to Kan.
sas fOr fuss and they got it. The blame of /
getting up the trouble there rests on the mis-.
chieyous aIitators of the negro question: the 1
responsibility of keeping it up rests all who
engaged in it. But the negro business under
lies the whole trouble. II is productive Of misr
chief only it cannot in the very nature of
things effect any good. Why win not reasons
bic men of all parties cease its agilalion2
just so long as conservative men will unite,
as the Republicans do with the mischievous
devils who are working to ruin the country with
the agitation of question which is fraught
with danger ouly. we may expect instructions
like unto the HarPer's Ferry emente. All who, i
in any way give aid aud comfort to it, will be !
held responsible for it.