Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-29

offspring of an untimely and unfortunate
cross between the most beastial animaiity
and the sedueer of our first parents. I'm
limited and unbrilded devotion to british
sensuality, coupled with insuferable love
Of power, the sediment of avarice and that
demoniacal cruelty which the fall has infu-
scd into the worst type of humanity, have
as full possession of the rebels as the dev-
lis had of the herd of swine mentioned in
scripture. The Great Arch Traitor of the
Moral Universe is as really and as much
the leader and chieftain of the pro-slavsry
hosts as he was of the Conspirators who
were east out of heaven. Slavery. the
dear, petted and idolized institution, so ex-
ceeeingl y near and precious to the heart of
all such persons as are thrown into spasms
OF holy horror at the bare idea that this war
may affect the patriarchal and christian
institution slavery, the pattern, type, and
synonyne of all that is depraved in char
acter or blighting in effects, is the Great
Black dragon these rebels are fighting un-
der, with such troupe of evil genii for
his cabinet as would be most in sympathy
with him.
On the other hand and against all this,
are al! good people througous our own
tly and the world. We may well say
that such spectacle in earth or heaven, is
not on record in either profane or sacred
history. Beside it the Struggles Of ancient
and modern Greece, of Poland, Hungary
and Italy, fade into insignifcance, and are
devoid of interest Into this war is incor-
porated all elements and the vast proper
lions embraced in the great controversy so
long waged between Jehovah and the pow
ers Of darkness, whether under the Patri-
archal, or Christian dispensation. Here
are Cog and Magog, of the Apocalypse,
gathered together unto battle of the great
day of God Almighty" making war upon
the sacamental hosts of Freedom, and the
mighty throes Of the Beast and False
Prophet" on oBo hand, and the heart of
God and Humanity on the other, CORES
POI d to the vastness of the issue.
In such circumstances it is natural to
inquire, What are the prospects of this
war? Were the tive parties, rebels and
Unionists, left solely to themselves, the
almost certain result would be plain; but
such is the sympathy which eyer binds the
depraved Of earth, and all parts
of the universe, such the tact and facility
with which they all combine and unite,
that the rebel cause has become, as already
said, the controversy &cause of all oppres-
sors, Political and moral afiinities of the
rebels have long stretched over the Allan
tic towards the basest classes in France
and England, and counted upon their aid.
Whether European countries are as base
as this Great Black Rebellion, has
not yet become fully manifest. We do
not regard this as the all controlling point
on which the issue hinges, although it is
very material to the case. 1t may be that
Heaven has red for wicked old Johnny
Bull, for his manifold and great transgres-
sions, and may be, also, that this Nation
needs furnace heated seven times hot
ter than it was wont to be heated" to pu-
rlfy and prepare it for disseminating the
light OF Freedom If so, we may yet have
to fight, not only the black dragon of sla-
very, but also the British Dragon, repre-
sented by George the Ill, in rs, and
Mrs. Vic. at the present time,
And what then? Why, nothing, only
that there will be such hand to hand
fight as the world yet never saw; as would
put the wars of ancient and modern times
into shade. Then will come upon tho
Great North baptism of fire, rendering
her armies the ministers of God to execute
His wrath upon the guilty. Then our
soldiers will add to the muscle and sinew
of the Cossack, the moral power and the
intellect of Freemen, before whom despo-
tism must and will fall. Pro-slayery men
may curl their impious lips, and contract
their brazen brows on which is slammed
the ''mark of the beast" in derision of
such phophesy; but we assure them that
when it comes TO be felt by Freemen, that
they strike for Home and Right against
tyranny and oppressors, there will be a
higher sense put upon the words, "Terri-
bly, in Earnest" Before yielding to slave
holders and their allies who know no high
er law than Cotton, we will fight until on
ly cur shoes, filed with gore, shall remain
to tell where Freemen stood.
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