Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-10-28


Metropolitan Railroad; and that am
fully impressed with the conviction of
his ability and disposition to promote the
trac and best interests of
MONTGOMERY.
THE IRREPREsSIBLE CONFLICT.
The announcement by Mr. Seward of
his new dogma of the ''irrepressible con-
fiict' was but the legitimate consequence
of the former teachings of himself and
associates. When we read the past his
tory of the slavery agitation, it is more
matter of surprise that the doctrine
was not sooner avowed than that VIC are
at length called upon to meetit. Equal
ly is it matter of surprise that the
teachings of Seward & Co. have not
sooner led to the scenes of folly, treason,
and blood which have Just occurred at
Harpcrs Ferry. If the intelligent mind
of the country can be broaght to a calm
review of these facts, it is yet time to
arrest the progress of this most wicked
and dangerous effort, and save the coun-
try from further acts Of violence and
revolution We propose to refresh the
memory of our readers on this subject.
We ask them to read in the light Of what
has just transpired at IIarper's Ferry
some of the reasonable doctrines which
these men have from time to time an
nounced to the country. When they
have done so, let them answer the in
quiry, us it strange that such men as
Ossawattomie Brown and his associates
should have engaged in this ncfarous
plot, when they have been prompted to
it by the inAamatory appeals of presi-
dental aspirants, United States senator's,
and congressional representatives ~
First and forcmost-and, we will add,
the most dangerous and despicable of
these mcn--is VIM. II. Seward. With
more brains and less heart than his as
sociotes, he has travelled by regular stages
the whole abolition route, and at length
stands before the country the almost rec
ognized candidate of the black-republi-
cans for the presidency. Upon his own
avowed issue of the "irreprcssible con-
aict" Mr.. Seward says:
"* 1t slavery can and must be
abolished, and you and | must do it. 4
Correct your own error that slavery has
constitutional guarantees which may moi
be released, and ought not to be reln-
pushed. 4 You will soon bring
the parties of the country into an efTcc.
tive aggression upon slavery"
Mr.. Wade, another United States sen
ator from Ohio, pours forth his inhama
tory appeal to the North in the following
emphatic language
"There is really no union now between
the North and the South, and he believed
no two nations upon the earth entertain
feelings Of more bitter rancor towards
each other than these two nations Of the
Republic. The only salvation of the
Union, therefore, was to be found in di.
vcsting it entirely from all faint of sla-
very"
Henry Wilson, United States senator
from the State of Massachusetts, fore
shadows, in still palmer language, the
ultimate designs of himself and his abo-
lition associates. He says:
/" Let us remember that more than
three millions of bondsmcn, grooming
under namcless woes, demand that we
shall reprove each other, and that we
labor for their dclivcrance +
Z" ] tell you here tonight that the ag-
itation Of this question Of human slavery
will continue while the foot of a slave
presses the soil of the American Repub-
lie"
His colleague in the Senate, Charles
Sumner, boldly announces his fixed pur-
pose to disregard the law, and appeals
with earnest enthusiasm to the early me-
mories Of Massachusetts, against its en-
forcement:
1.-The good citizen, as he reads the re-
quirement Of this act, (the fugitiye-slave
law, is filed with horror. 4 The
path Of duty is clear. | am bound TO
disobey this act. + Sir, will
not dishonor this home Of the Pilgrims
and of the revolution by adInitting-nay,
| cannot believe-that this bill Will be
executed"
We add few extracts from less pro-
minent and less discreet followers of this
school-all in harmony and concert:
RUFUS p. sPALDING.
ain case Of the alternative being pre-
scented Of the continuance Of slavery or
a dissolution Of the Union, | am for dis
solution, and / care not how soon il
comes"
hon. ERAGTUs HOPKINS.
If peaceful means fail US, and we
are driven to the last extremely, where
ballots are useless, then we'll make bull
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