The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-08-28


etevery northern aoRite man, and especially
every northern Democrat, who anxiously looks
to restoration of the Government, and no
man can be a Union man who does not, keep a
sharp lookout for the breakers ahead. We have
noticed in various quarters for the last few days,
that there was new movement on foot, and a
shuflng of the cards in quarters that always
want watching, in peace as we'll as in progress
it behooves every man to be vigilant
Not few persons were startled at the pas
sage through congress OF Till to confiscate
SLAVE property; passed, too, against the solemn
and eloquentappeals Of Mr., Grttenden who
had agreed to go with the Republicans to fur
nsh men and money for the war But no
sooner did they get the ole man committed "for
the war" than they passed over his head Ia W
to confiscate slave as well as other property
and which law was hurriedy signed by Mr..
! Lincoln
We already have the objects ofthis law leak.
ing out, and explanations Jf some other
matters incomprehensible to many Wehave
| Canada paper of q late date before us, in which
we find a letter of ,JcRn Bfoaoa, Junr.. who re.
sides ON the Western Reserve. Speaking of
the war this Canadian paper says:
"They have been over careful to give it lie
character OF a war merely to put down an armed
rebellion, and TO guard against the notion ihat
| it is 10 be locked upon as "a conflict between
| freedom and siavery There have been lattery
however, some indications Of coming down
from this giugerly regard for the sanctity o. the
peculiar institution oil the Southern rebels, and
OH the strength ofthese Indications John Brown
! Junr., has thrown himself INTO the contest! In
q letter addressed to some friends at Chalam c.
w. explaining why he could not celebrate the
| First-of August, he says:--'Sinee the defeat OF
our army at Manassas, | have enlisted lor the
war, believing that the contest between the
| North and South is nom, substantially, one be
tween Freedom and Slavery. Until now,
have refrained from engaging in this war, from
the convection that the Goyernment would do
nothing in behalf of the slave; but the people
here are the government, and they are a00 de
manding in unnisakeable terms, the removal
oil the cause of our troubles" s-at
| ,ete " 4ts y qa16p~# . ~ A
| 'But there, is: another statement in John
!
grea ef importance than anything we have YET
referred to. Alter some remarks about his Hayt
emigration scheme, he says.--'Another work is
now before me; before it is ended trust the op-
portunity will be afforded 10 the colored man
| to vindicate himself even here In view OF this
prospect, wilnot every'true man among You
prepare to engage1n the work, whenever the
military Services o. eolored men are accepted
by the Government OF the United Sta,es,
which believe soon win be? You need not be
surprised If our Goeernment should soon accept
coioral regiments. Please do all you can to or.
gaDze and drill in anticipation o such an event.
If this idea should be realized, it would show
some disposition on the part Of the North to
mako the war one Of freedom against slavery,
and to such d war the colored people Of Canada
would doubtless contribute many stout hearts
and STR ng arms to assist in striking the op-
pressor's yoke from Off the neeks Of their kins-
folk in the South Tn last evenings telegraph
it is stated that Garibaldis offer 10 the North