The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-11-09
Frnm the Pittsburgh Post.

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Proofs.
The affair at Harper's Ferry has caused the
Republican party to be arraigned at the bar
public opinion for the outrageous character o
the doctrines which it teaches, and the danger
GUS tendency OF those doctrines. That the in
evitable and direct tendency of what is now
termed Republicanism, is towards dissolution
Of thissUnion, is the main charge in the indict'
nient. The insurrection at Harper's Ferry, and
the b,oodshed and mnrder consequent thereup-
on, may be directly traced to the manner IN
which the Republican party of the North. have
carried on the slavery agitation. The treason
able practices and doctrines of the Abolitionists
have been adopted by the Republican party and
engrated into the minds of its followers until the
popular mind has been so demoralized to such
a degree, that disregard Of law and open insur'
rection find ready approVers. In the North
and South, the press, the pulpit and the poll
ticians of the Anti Democratic party, call 1t by
what name you WILL have preached resistance
to constituted authority so long and so untir-
ingly, that fanatics in thousands are found VINO
are ready to abrogate all laws which do not
suit their peculiar ideas and prejudceS' Men
high in postion--men to whom the masses ol
the people have been accustomed to look ior
honest wholesome advice, preachers In the
pulpit, Governors, Senators and Congressman
ntneir places of public duty,--edtors, judges,
candidates for office Of every grade, have ad
vocated disunion openly and boldly. Violence
and a resort to arms have been counselled, and
on all possible occasions resistance to the laws
have been urged upon the people as though 1t
we're their right and not an act of treason to the
Constitution under which they live, The real
ground which the opposition to the Democracy
fight upon, is that they must posses the govern
ment or that the government must cease to be!
The success Of the disorganizing party in elect
ing John C. Fremont would have been the sig
nal for the violent dissolution Of the Union
This was expected by the ultra antl-slavery
men Of the North and moth ing except the tri-
umph of the Democracy in electing Mr. Bu-
chanan prevented its occurrence, or at least the
occurrence, of civil war. The bloody scenes
and wild political excitement, caused by the
Kansas imbroglio, had taught the rcsstonce of
the South, and they hoped to induce the South
to assume the aggressive. Their policy is still
unchanged-still the same The teachings OF
their leaders have been the cause ofthis out
break at Harper's Ferry, and the Republican
party, while it deplores the acts which have
been committed, approves the doctrinrs and
principles which have been its cause. The at
tempt has proved disastrous failure, but was
a bold treason against the sovereignty of the
Federal Union This authority must be vim
dicated. All who have been implicated in this
deeply laid and widely ramifed conspiracy
should be ferretted out and brought to prompt
and speedy justice. The government must
yindicate itself against this bold attempt at ma
tional outawing.
1t is idle for the Republican party to enter a
plea OF not guilty as to the party responsible
for this outbreak. 1t is the natural sequence Of
their doctrines and their teachings The thirst
for power Of those who oppose the opposition
has induced them to embrace the rank disunion
doctrines Of Abolition under various names and
different guises. The poison has worked until
the disasters of threatened disunion are suspend
ed over the commerce of our people IL is an
obstacle 10 property and a hindrance to busi-
ness. The means and the employment of all
classes are threatened by it. The prompt and
determined action of the government in piac-
ing the strong arm Of the law upon all who
have taken part in this insurrection, either di-
rectly or indirectly. The rebellious doctrines
which have assumed so threatening power in
the North must be crushed out, or such out
breaks will become more frequent, more threat
ening, more dangerous, the social IA
brio which has made this nation great and
~ prosperous is broken down and destroyed.
1t is time, too, for the people to pause and re-
fleet. They have listened to the trades of Alb.
oltion presses and Abolition lecturers until the
preiudices which have been excited against the
Shareholders and slave property are such that
onc-half the people Of this Union seem to re
who have no rights, and against whom every
mans hand may righteously be turned. 1t is
not AboIitionists alone who have done this grea
wrong. In conventions, through the press, the
leaders of the Republican party have left no eff
fort untried to erect sectional party-to rult
the North by fanaticism-the South by terror
Where is all this to end? Ifit is not crushed
: Akn Of far ;o;c 20 nlyop-
there can be but one answer.
The leaders Of the Opposition party nor the
followers can deny their own sentiments
Look at the record We reproduce the fol
lowing from mass OF similar testimony, which
has been collated for the columns of the Penn
sglUaaiaa Let the lovers ofthe Union consid
or well and calmly these extracts. Let th
sectional party OF the North--those who advo
cate Mr.. Stewards "irrepressible" conflict doc
trine stop short in their kansas work." It'll
awork OF treason, Of bloodshed, Of murder
The treason and outlawng expressed in thes,
extracts, in other times and other lands, woult
have brought their authors to the gibbet ant
the dungeon.
In these extracts all the sayings of those win
are ranked as distinctive Abolitonists, hav
been omitted. We do not hold the Republi
can party responsible for what such people a
Garrison, Abby Kelly, Fred. Douglas or Wen
dell Phillips say. We are content that tn
people should judge the opposition by the dec
larations Of those who are undeniably affiliate
with their party.
READ THE RECORD OF THE SLAVERY AGITATION
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