Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-08-10
Democrats the Allies of Satan.


1t has been said that this Western Con-
tinent is the most important theatre of &C
ton on the face of the earth: The forces
of EVIL on one hand. and of GOOD on the
other hand, are here n1arshaled under
their respective leaders - Satan ands Je-
hovah. ofall the conquests of Satan, his
masterpiece is found in American Slavery.
In no other evil work is there SO entire
subversion and defeat of the two great OBJ
jects of human pursuit, Liberty aud happi-
ness No other victim Of crime exhibits
anything near the same degree of physical,
mental, and moral ruin no other, crime Is
so long continued and SO unintermittent -
only the death Of the criminal or his victim
either terminating or 'interrupting it. 9th
err crimes have their variations, their ehb-
tides and food-tides, but this is only a dead
level a bottonless and shoreless ocean, in
which human transgression and human sut-
fering run an infinite parallel the only
change be ng from the unfathomable and
incomprehensible, to still greater depths
and still greater profoundness. In the
contemplation of Slavery the heart sickens'
the sensibility bleeds, the intellect is shock
ed and COMPOUNDED, and the moral nature
is aroused to its utmost capacity of loath-
ing and abhorrence No other crime en-
braces so many victims. or enumerates so
many and such morally deformed and obi
Gus criminals.
Such being but faint delineation Of its
character. falling infinitely below the reali-
ty, it is not very surprising that, liz the
cholera, which swallowed up all other dis
eases this greatest of moral disorders, slave
ny, has absorbed all other questions, or
that the EVIL ONE has summoned all his
forces to extend this elimination of wick
edness. The great instrument upon which
he relies to accomplish work so pre-emi-
nently like himself, is the Democratic par
ty. For long time Slavery extension
has been its main object, until at last it
has become the sole question in American
politics, and, we might almost say, in reli-
gion. Holding 81 sound words, " practicing
gospel ordinances, repenting of sin and be-
lieviDg in Christ, once, and for SO long a
time the great issue, have now, with sensi-
bic men, become obsolete. because they
have ceased to be tests Of character or
rather profession of them has, since the
whole Church South, and few Good be
thanked but few members Of Churches
North, have voluntarily become yoked with
this browning masterpiece of Satan, Slave
ry, carrying it bout with them to the bal
lot box, the church. and the Lords table,
- real Judases in full communion This
great question certainly is decided by the
gospel, if, indeed, any thing is decided by
it; and if it allows all this lechery, cupid
ty, cruelty, disregard to human happiness,
ambition, violence, &c, &c, &C., - in
volving the very acme of human selfshness
| belonging to Slavery, - then it is Satan's
gospel, as papably as Slavery is Satan s
work. The words, " Slavery" and g Free
dom, are used in the Bible to express the
greatest moral and political antagonists
in the universe. As certainly as Slavery is
of Satan, and as freedom is of God, SO GER
tain is it that Democrats are of Satan, and
Republicans of God. There is no middle
ground, nor any plea of ignorance, because
the entire feature Of Slavery is such that
morally accountable being cannot but see
and know where truth and justice direct, if
justice and truth can be seen relating to
anything. To say that it is duty, or
right, to aid men in the supremely selfish,
revolving, essentially sinful and horrid
work of extending southern slavery, is an
insult to reason and conscience, and both
a solecism in terms and paradox in prin-
ciple. If it be duty. Or a right, to abet
slavery, then must it be duty and a right
to commit all the foulest crimes which ev-
er blackened the page of history, for slave
ry has the foulness and essence of them all.
The Constitution never enjoined it upon
any man that he should give aid or comfort
to slavery or shareholders, nor can any hu-
man enactment, make such aid or comfort
obligatory, or shield the person who rem
ders it from the merited, certain and lust
condemnation by both God and man. Un-
der all circumstances and always, to act in
concert with Shareholders, as all modern
Democrats do, is Satanic, and cannot be
otherwise than Satanic.
The August Elections.