, 1861-09-02
SLAVERY MORE PRECIOUS THAN
THK TNH<lN.

The1e is q class Of PERSONS in the North
w1o are Lnicn men On conditipn,-the con-
dition being, that the "diyine institution
sEall be preserved intact. II the saliva
ticn of the Republic shall depend on the
ccnfscation Of the slaves Of the rebels,
they cry cut: "Let the Union perish
"ratAer than slavery shall be harmedr'
They seem possessed with q monomania
in behalf Of human bondage. They exalt
slavery high above the Union, or any 9th
er human institution. It has special
sanctity in their eyes, which makes them
believe that the chief end of Ia Northern)
man is to assist the South in perpetuating
it To incur their deadliest anl1nosity, it
is only necessary to hint that you value
the Inion higher than slavery, and would
rather see the latter abolished than the for
mer dest7oyed,-1f one or the other must
be given up. Their idea Is, that the Union
is worthless without slavery; and il you
undertake 10 argue lhe point, they fly into
a'rassioa, and stigmatize you as *tan 4oo-
litiuHist r which, il their estimation, is
the worst curse that can be pronounced by
mortal, against his fellow. A man who
receives that anathema and lives, may con-
slider himself encased in a shotproof ar
NOR.
TIE people of the North have gone
into this struggle for the preservation Of
the Union. That is the paramount pur-
pose IN their minds, They are willing
nay deslrous, that slavery shall remain
subject to the local laws aud regulations
Of the States wherein it exists. In the
eyes Of millions Of true patriotic people,
it is social, moral, and political evil; but
While the States containing the unclean
thing, remain loyal to the Union, the al
most universal feeling has been, to abstain
from interference with it. And the masses
Of the people have lived up to this resolu-
tion ior 7oyears, in good faith; but while
the people Of the North have thus acted,
the shareholders have pursued the opposite
course. Their end in view is the enlarge
ment Of the boundaries and privileges ol
the "peculiar institution" The Union
hampers and circumscribes them, there
fore it must be dashed to pieces They
want Government wholly in their inter.
est and under their control They intend
to employ its powers in strengthening thei,
system They want more slaves and more
territory on which to work the slaves. I
the Union could be Internationally made
subseryicnt to their purposes, they would
not be seeking its disruption.
The people Of the loyal States are desi
rous that the contest shall be waged be
tween the friends and enemies of the Union
the slaves to stand aside as aeutra1s. Bu
the rebels have impressed the whole foul
millions into their service, and hurled then
against us. It is the employment of these
cce1ced auxilia1ies that renders the contest
SO desperate. Il is On slaves that the in.
su1rection rests, and without them it has
no foundation. Deprive the insurgents ol
this assistance, and they would be quickly
reduced to obedience to the laws. The
rebel who faces cur army with 1eveled
bayonet, is doing no more for the insur.
recton than the slave who supplies hiu
with food and clothing The one runs ths
bullet and the other shoots it. One por
ton Of the slaves provide rations for tn,
rebel armies; another perform the drude
cry Of the camp, erect the batteries, di{
the entrenchments, handle the transports
ton, and give all other direct aid to tn.
enemy Of which they are capable. A thru
class are employed as mechanics and Ia
bore1sin manufacturing ammunition, cloth
ing, and other military equipments.
The whole elave population, men, VIC
men and children, are thus used to aid an
abet the war for the overthrow OF th
Onion. In sending forth our sons an
brothers to peril their lives in defence
the Republic, let it be engraven on the pul
lie mind, that they are obliged to light I'll
slaves of the rebels as well as the rebe
themselves; and that without the aid I
the slaves, the insurgents would be quick
oyefthrown, and the Union easily pr
served. And now comes thetest question
If the shareholders take the liberty Of er
ploying the slaves as club with which
brain the Union, would it be wrong for Il
defenders Of the Republic to obey Il
eense Of sell: preservation, and wrest Il
b1udgeon out Of their graspe This que
ton the people must determine for the1
selves. IF the existence Of slavery is mo
important than the preservation Of Il