Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-04
From the Chicago rimes.l

Ihc hepubiican Press and Slavery
An evening Republican paper published IL
this city, which justly gives TO the Times cred
for the utmost zeal In the support of the Union
finds fault with US for asserting that papers Of
its party daily erdeavor to force emancipation
as an issue into the present contest. It asserts
among other things. that neither the New York
Tribune nor the Independent hav-, since the dis.
aster at Bull Run, published line in fayer Of
that result. We turn at hap-hazard to the
iormer paper, and find IN its issue Of August
2lst the following:
-"Jhese facts need to be reiterated and enforc
ed until they shall be deeply engraven on the
public mind, 30 that the most Ignorant. the
humblest, 80 often as he shall be summoned tC
scrimp the bread of his children to pay th.
heavy taxes imposed by this war, shall realizl
that 1t is slavery which thus impoverishes hin
and them. Mothers, wEo are called 60 senc
your sons TO battle for the Union and the laws
never forget, or let them forget. that it is sla.
very which compels the sacrifice. The time
may NOT have come-may not come for years
for the nation to proclaim and act upon this
fundamental truth; but il is the truth neyerthe,
lees, and must not fall unheededt'
Now, we rsk, is this Abolitionism, or ia IL
mott Thousands and hundreds of thousands of
citizens do not believe that slavery is the sole
cause of our domestic troubles. Yet this ex.
tract asserts that 1t is. This, then, opens to
the nation a. slavery discussion. Thousands
and hundreds Of thousands Of loyal meu believe
that under the Constitution the time can never
come for the rghtiul abolition Of slavery by the
"nation." Yet this extract suggests, in the
midst of rebellion, that the time may come,
tfor that Is what it means), and, by suggesting
that, maintains the constitutional right Of Abo-
lition.
As to the Independent, the New York World
(Republicar) Of the 9Th inst, says:
"The Iadepsadent Of this week is brimful Of
pestilent Abolitionism. The most objection.
able part Of IT, to be sure, is In articles written
BY correspondents, but the prominence assigned
them In the makeup Of the paper, and the
strong leaning In the came direction in its edi.
torial columns, Justify us in attributing to the
Indtpendsnt deliberate purpose to make itself
vehicle OF Abolition sentiments. Il allows
Dr.. Cheever to expattate on The irretrieyable
mischief produced by the Northern Government,
aud Administration in refusing to direct the
war against slavery and on the infinite i'm
portance Of Immediately striking that blow
against slavery, and which will retrieve our af
fairs and our reputation, and save US from the
dreadful Disaster etc. II gives space 10 4
long article by Charles L. Brace, entitled .The
Key to Victory which opens with the inquiry
why will not we people see that the only Kew
to victory is a proclamation Of emaneipatioas'',i
The World differs from our evening cotem,
porary In regard to the Iadependent, and Che
World is not only Republican paper, but h
reported to enjoy the confidence and favor of :
member of the Cabinet. -, -
We might, as our evening cotemporary ha.
proved in its own columns, quote from less in
huential Republican papers here at home, e
prove our assertion; but the fact is 60 patent L
our citizens that, If they have patience to beal
it, we feel it 10 no affair Of ours. In all oul
warfare on Abolition Republican journals v,
have only wished to serve the country agains
pestilentisl heresy which seeks to dssol We the
Union by dividing the North into factions OF
the question Of slavery. Generally we thinl
our evening cotemporary has co-operated with
US In the effort, and We are quite surprised thai
II now denies the existence of the evil which Il
has so realistically combated. ~
We do not wish to be misunderstood on thil
question. We make no charge Of general Abo
ht,onism against all citizens who acted with th,
Republican party, On the contrary, we hay.
always held that there is large element II
that party which is conservative, and, now tbe
tits awake to the criminality Of Abolitionism
win insist that the only purpose Of the war shal
be the preservation Of the Union and the Con
stitntion. We have oply said to these people
"Here Is the New York Tribune, and he n
dependent, and other papers heretofore organs i
your party. Are they organs still7 Do yo
approve Of their eentiments7, If you do not
| eyince It In sone manner. Do not ask Demo
Gratis 20 meet you In political unity wheI
you come TO them burdened with these AboIi
i tion papers.y Nov, If the conservative Repub
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