The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-05-16
The Effects of Abolition Agitation.

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One thousand personons committed suicide il
Massachusetts, last year, as we learn from ou
exchanges. The reports OF the Lunatic Asylum'
in that section ofthe Union also show an in,
crease of crazy people, disportionate to the in
crease of population. In New York and some
porotions OF the Western States, the increasing
tendency to crime and insanity is apparent, by
! the fillug up of The Penitentiarys and Lunatic
Asylums. Here in Ohio those institutions are
running over.
Can any one doubt for moment that the
terrible monster Abolition has been the princi
pal cause of the increase of these calamites up
on the people? In the first place, their passions
were excited about imaginary evils, and step by
step was that excitement nurtured throughout
New England by Republican demagognes and
the devils preachers, in relation to kansas, un-
! til they took up armes and began the work ot
bloodshed. This produced counter-irritation
among the Southern people, and they, too
rushed to Kansas with their bowie knives
Then begun the enactment of State laws nuify-
ing and violating the Constitution OF the Unired
States. Next, Gov. CHASE, of Ohio and the
Abolition Governors of other states proposed
to call out the Militia distribute the public
arms, and thus fan the fame Of civil war until
every State should be devasted by IRE and
sword The untiring vigilance and patriotism
OF a Democratic President, his advisers and fol-
lowers, arrested the overthrow OF the Govern
ment, and brought order, peace and compara-
tive harmony out OF chaos and anarchy. But
could not be stilcd. Hence the renewal of the
civil war by the BHowN insurrectitn, which
was put down by the energy of Democatic
Governor and The Democrats Of Virginia, and
a portion Of the conspira.ors were executed,
while, another portion were committed to the
mad-house, and few who fed justice are today
shielded from punishment for their crimes by
the protection afforded them by the Aboil-
ton Governors Of Ohio and Iowa, and Queen
VIcToR1A, and her Colonial authorities in Cana
da. # u. e..H s
One crime begets another, and as many
ofthe men engaged in perpetuating the ab0li-
ton crimes in the States and Territories were
checked, some became insane, others commit
ted suicide, while some have decended to the
comission of the common crimes against society,
hence the increase Of convcts in penitent;arys.
They herd the leaders ola great party inculca-
ting treaSonadle doctrines against the govern
ment--they saw those leaders violatink the
constitution and the laws of the land-they
they saw them committing murders and robber-
les in Kansas-they saw them stealing horses
from slave holders and applauded them pub
licly in Cleveland and other cities-and they
bat followed the examples set them, by taking
to common horse stealing, countereiting, larce-
ny, forgery and all the crimes Of the calendar.
Is it not time for every good citizen to lend
his aid in putting down the agitation' of aboli-
ton leaders, when we see that their only fruits
are increased taxes upon the people for the pur-
pose Of increasing the lunatic assylums and en-
larging our penitentiaries -!Statesman.