Wilmington journal., 1860-01-19

means of active hostility against U.S. in the and
equipments of war; and calls upon its followers by every
means of "aufM or unlaWfm resistance to check the
extension of savery-to put away from this national
at the expense of any calamity the shedding
of blood and the entire prosraton of the Government
Recent abundanty prove these assertions
for they were by their admission, but the natural
result of Abotonst teachings. And all these, Messrs.
Editors, with the precious words Union Union the
glorious Union p frequent upon the tongue and
the strength of their party yet comparatively untred
and undiscplined. Now, what hope even the most
sanguine and Unonovng of all entertain when this
fanaticism seats itself in the Presidential chair and
wieds the powers and the patronage of Government
In that case, will there be any escape from the final
catastrophe the irTepresSie conflict so often predicted
and gloried in by the apostles of Abolitionsm? "W
there then be Union or DisuniOn?"
Further to assist the decision of this question let
briefly recaptuate the proposed remedies and their
successhen the adverse movements in all their extent
To sum all up in brief: The love of the Union Senti
ent" the tremendous Mass Meeting aUith tun1uuous
applause" and the By-and6ythere aOtH be Reaction"
all have proved equally Intellectual None of them,
but has failed to procure justice and therefore,
preserve the Union Suppose, however in order to
give these remedies to wrongs large limit as
possible, there should of those reactions or
revulsOns in public opinion not unfrequent in Republics
In how far would that improve our prospects?
1t may well be doubted whether this will, for any
length of me change the current of popular sentiment
in our favor, for the following Not only the
pulpit the public lecturer and the halls of Colleges and
Universities against u.s. but our opponents are en-
rolled at the resde and even in the nursery The very
rudlments OF literature infused with this dangerous
intolerance. The little boy girl asks at the mothers
knee, explanation Of that wood cut in Primer or Sun
day School book representing the master brandishing
his whip and ashing the slave on to his work. It is
hardly probable that in explaining this striking ilusra
ton OF our domestic institutions, her preudices will
suffer her to regard the Constitution the truth of
which she may be utterly ignorant So that boy girl
made an aboltionist at the mothers knee remains
through e unless by opportunity of obser-
vaton the matter may be setn its true light and those
early impressions eradicated. And with how few COM
paratively, can this be the easel For maturer
minds, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe will do the work.
and where she fails numerous Rev'd gentlemen, such
as Theo Parker, Ward Beecher, Cheever &c. seconded
by Seward, Hale, Chase, Sumner, and one Hinton R. |
Helper wish to deal only with facts and the present
maorltes against in the Free States prove these
means OF propagating AbolitiOnism most fatally sue
cessul so that shall have expect future host of
opponents formidable than ever because more nu
merous. Thus the Uloen reaction WILL in all probabiIi-
ty as 1t he's heretofore dore not sweep away Abolition
ism, dispose it, any than formerly to respect
our Constitutional rights
1t has often occurred to me, Messrs. Editors, that
much of the obstinate tenacy of purpose exhibited by
hese fanatcs is owing in great measure to their creed
having grown to be religious, rather than political
one Slavery is become the fruitful theme of pulpit de-
camatlon subject for church discipline and an ar
kers How you overthrow religious convictions by
means OF political reaction? viii that reaction con
vince them that slavery not grleVOus sn when their
pastor has diligently impressed it upon their conscences
at least once week that Scripture forbids it that it
is national curse, which will surely bring down the
Indignation of Heaven upon u.s. and it is their impera
tive duty TO remove it, at all hazards? l. for one, do
not think so; believe Our future experience will show
it as fully the past has done have been thus minute
Messrs Editors, in tracing these present and future
that |
US to consider every agency in operation create this
kind OF votes against us-the pulpit school-room fire.
side and nursery Misrepresentation that we may under
stand and estimate what the chances of such re-
action, had almost said conversion taking place will
enable Us to continue in the Union. All depends upon
this II the past has brought nothing but aggression
upon our rights, and nearly subjected us to the de-
iuctOns OF the Higher Ldar,"-I can see no grounds
IN view OF all the appliances in operation, to expect
lught else but continuance of those very aggressons
and agitatons which shaking the Union to pieces
so much Tor the present COLUMBUS.
For the Journal.
MesSrs. Editors Although the bills of the Banks of our
state are current and have public confidence at home,
noryng to her citizens travelling of the State,
sister and adjoining State of South Carolina to have
he bills of Banks refused rejected, and at discount
even at Florence, the W. M R. R., while South Carroll
Georgia money acceptable S. c. bills pass in n
Carolina, Georgia Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Lous
na and probably farther and in States North of
10 something enhan the value OF her bills abroad and
would in not rebound to their advantage by extending cir
the bills of each for the other when presented especial
y their brancheswhen they perfectly good, if
lot good let those only be refused It is degrading to our
State to have her abroad so lightly esteemed when
is perfectly good home and but for the system pur
when steps will be taken elevate the character of
ur State in this respect and raise the value of her
ency CITIZEN. q
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