The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-01

not aOun0anC reason LOT not belonging 10
the Republican party. 1t must be borne in
mind that the Times is opposed to the in
stitution of slavery:
English View Of John Brown. |
We were not wrong in supposing that
the enthusiasm for John Browns memory
would speedily die out, and that the va
garies Of the Abolitionists would cause a
.revulsion Of the feeling in favor of the
South. BY the present mail we learn that
the country is most indignant at the Bos-
tonians, and they themselves seem to be
not little ashamed Of their proceedings. |
The capital of Massachusetts was on De-
cember the Sth the scene of a demonstra
tion in favor Of the Union, and the more
sensible portion of the citizens had an OPP
portunity of protesting against the doings
Of their Abolition brethren The tone
Of this meeting was patriotic and be.
coming as the speeches at fremont Tenn
pie" were the reverse. Mr. Everett. O
man respected .throug ghout tic -Unien, de-
livered aspeech which will, no doubt, pro.
duce great effect in all parts Of The Re
public He showed the wickedness OF
Browns attempt, reminded his hearers
that the old man had meditated raising a
revolt, that be was aided by A5oiitionlst
money, and supplied with Abolitionist
guns and pixies; that his plan was well
pcf1 ha 90. ha
largest arsenal in that part of the country,
full of arms and occupying good position;
and that his enterprise only, failed because
the slaves were not ripe for insurrection,
as they were represented to be. MrAEv-
erett then read extracts from the narrative
of the revolt in ST. Domingo. to show the
horrors which necessarily follow from
] such an outbreak as Brown sought to
cause. and he might certainly have directed
attention to the present state of the island
as proof Of how little the world is likely
to gain by the establishment of Negro
Commonwealth. Using the arguments
which suggest themselves to every reflect
ing man, he called upon the people of the
N North to discontinue the system of provo
cation which they have used towards the
Southern, and to use all means to strength
en- the Union, which Abolitionist madness
had endangered. The reception of Mr..
Everett was most enthusiastic, and his Ell.
oquent appeal will no doubt produce the
best effect both on his own neighbors and
on the irritated Southerners. @ 4
5 In many other places meetings have
:, been held to express sympathy with Vir
= ginia, and adherence of such schemes al
that of Brown and his associates. Ii
New York manifesto to the same effec
!, has been circulated and numerousIy signet
and there is no doubt that the feeling i,
. the country will be such as to strengthen
. the Federal Government and the seyera
Southern States against such maiefactor
:, for the future. Iu this result we mus
= sincerely rejoice. Mr.. Everett in hi
:, speech expressed apprehensions for tn
;, future of the Union, in which we shoul,
not have been inclined to share But, q
:. his experience and observation on thi
= subject have been very great, we must con
: clude that of late the party war has bee
/, carried on with virulence which lead
;. even people accustomed to American ex
aggeration to feel that there is danger
), aud, indeed, the attempt at Harper's Eel
e ry must necessarily have brought me-
considerations into the controversy =
:. Formerly the North contented itself wit
- attacking the planters in newspapers 9
- speeches. and decoying away or givip
: shelter to their negroes; but now the AL
- olitionists have gone a step further, an
>, the crusade is for the slaughter of th
h white people; and the establishment of
- half-caste Republic, after the model of th
- Central American communities. I'll
= Virginians may hitherto have been COZ
. tented to live under the same governmer
- as people who merely wrote at them an
=. " preached at ther, but when it comes
>. revolution and murder the case is widel
y different. 4.s sSss as-
4 The State which produced Washington
et Jefferson, and Monroe might be excuse
y, for declining to descend to the level Hay
4 or Costa Rica. Men of the purest Eng
nr lish blood may we'll shrink from turnin
ne their country into region in compariso
a. which Mexico would be gentle and el
lightened. But there are stillmors pressin
considerations. After all, security II
life and property is the great object
IN society, and the Southerners7 have no
been called upon to decide whether the
rs can in justice to themselves, their wIye
p and children, live under the same feder,
y tion with men who make no secret to the
g, purpose to revolutionize the South |
j. force of arms. 1t WAS .hoasted in Boste
to that from John Browns ashes armed mt