Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-01-10

idea, involving declaration of direct war upon
our system of labor, Lincoln carried a majority
Of the popular vote Of Illinois, though owing 10
the apportionment he was defeated for the Sen
ate. Mr.. Seward, NJ Rochester the succeeding
October. compressed the idea Of Mr. Lincoln
into two words. and thus gave character TO the
suggestion of the irreIressible conflict, while at
the same time he acquired for himsefthc credit
of its origin. y means Of carrying out this ire
pressible conflict was then manufactured A
recreant Southerner by the name Of Helper
delinquent in morals, and consequently fug-
tive from North Carolina, was engaged to write
work ibeliing the Southern people, their Gus
toms and habits; melting the slaves to insur-
rection, arson, and murder and attempting to
array the non -slav eholders of the South against
the shareholders; in fact, every thing convert to
accomplish its purpose Greely and a Republi-
can Committee condensed it into compendium
embracing its most choice atrociousness Sixlv.
nine Republican members of Congress endorsed
il. One hundred thousand copies were imme.
datey printed for free circulation, and many
millions have since been circulated in the North
to still further infame its people against us. In
the South Abolition colporteurs have insidiousy
spread IL around to affect the horrible purpose
for which these inccndiarcs intended il. When
reflect upon the destruction of cotton. gins and
other plantation appcndages in the South during
the past year for exceeding the average of such
casualties who can fail to see the effects of this
work.
Another work was also gotten up by LysandeI
Spooncr. distinguished lawyer. which Was en-
dorsed by Mr.. Seward, claiming that slavery wa,
abolished by the Constitution. urging writs o
habeds corpus TO free the slaves, oontending the
they should be armed M n militia--that they
were eligible to any Office, aud this work was cir
eulatod to aid In maintaining by argument. th,
right of the negro TO all these privileges.
When We reflect upon these things, emanat
Ing from the ntelleets of the party who IL sur
prlsod at the John Brown invasion of the com
monwealth of Virginia, which though Il SOUNDED
upon the country like clap Of thunder from i
clear sky, was hut the necessary result Of III,
teachings of Black Republican philosophy.
say who can wonder at that raid which she,
Southern blood on Southern soil. ccnyused tn,
entire country by the boldness of its direction
and the atrocity of its purpose. A raid whici
made its assault upon slave soil where a forn
dable military post Of the United States was 10
Gated, and resulting in the capture of the pos
itself. The point Of attack shows the contempt
which Black Republicanism engenders in its fol
lowers for the legitimate power of the genera
! government Brown was but carrying out til,
practical meaning of Black Republicanism Tn.
sympathy which was excited for him in III,
North, the tone of its press lamenting his de
mise, and exalting him to place in the lltanv o
saints, proved how deep the hold his idea Of ply
sical aggression upon rights Of property ha
upon the people of the North. The very arms
he used and proposed using, were those sub
scribed in the New Haven church and Plymouth
church. Brooklyn. by Rev. Henry Ward Beech r
/ Professor Silliman and others, to aid him in hi
bloody work in Kansas, tran sferred them from
there TO Virginia 10 slaughter our fellow citizens
murder their wives and children and place ou
property in the hands of degraded and servil,
race. People talk jeeringly about John Brown
and his twenty men, but tell you it was formi
dable conspiracy, which contemplated tn
eventual conquest of the slaveholdng States
The idea was a fallacous one, but it neverthe
less existed.
In connection with this raid, a palpable per
jury and direct violation of the Constitution wa
committed BY the Governors of Ohio and Iowa
Two of the conspirators had escaped, on to eaci
of those States. Gov. Letcher, of Virginia mad
a requistion for them on their Governors unde
the clause of the Constitution for the rendition
Of fugitives from justice, but they utterly re
fused to give them up, thus interposing tn
moral turpitude of perjury and reasonable vi
olation Of the Constitution to cover the escap,
of these hell hounds, who had cody Joined in
conspiracy to effect our demolition and ruin.
Mr. Cluskey here referred to the refusal of tn
same Governor OF Ohio to give up on the requi
siton of the Governor of Tennessee maj
charged with negro stealing, while he gave in
up when charged with stealing jewelry, shown,
the diseased state of Northern sentiment agains
slavery. He referred to the statutes of some o
their States giving negroes the right of suffrage
thus coniding to them the exercise of par. o
the political power OF the Union to our prejudice
He referred TO the action of the Legislature 0
Massachusetts, with reference to constitutin,
the negroes part of the militia the vote On tn
Blake resolution declaring against slav ery every
where and then said, Fellow citizens, upol
such a black and dannahle record, With the fac
staring them in the face that success upon i
would be certain to bring about disunion, tn
Northern people have elected Abraham Lincolu
to rule over you. Can YOU hope from it any
thing but disgrace' Can you infer from it an
prospect of the restoration of your rights in tn
Union On the contrary, does it not imply still
further aggression, still further degradation
ultimate. effectual run7 Can you uneducate
generation can you, bv concession, by delay
eradicate deep rooted sentiment If you sho,
me how this impossibility can be effected, the
and not till then can YOU convince me of an
merit in the continuance Of the Union. Look a
the border now going in Kansas, heade
By Montgomery who, though years since indicte
for treason, has never been brought 10 tria
because of the fear of the general Governne-
TO come in forcible contact with this sentiment
, of which he is representative man Mont
goIpery, inflated BY the success of Lincoln upo
this doctrine of the ''irrepressiblc conflict,
whilst the very death knell of the Union va
being sounded because of it, proceeds to acct
; mulate the asgrayations; drives out the edeTs
. Court at whose bar he should have long sine
: been convicted of treason; hangs citizen {
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