M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-04-18
The United states Commits
Suicide!
Civil War Commenced |!

firing upon Fort Sumter, |
It Charleston. So it seems the olject
If the Radical Republicans of our
,onntry has riumphoI thus far. AZ
cr every honorable means hal been
'esOrtrd to by the friends Ut our cOun.
ry To pcaceab'y settle this slavery
question, it seems that 10 comprJm.
SO that wOnld. protect the rights Of
the South wonld be accepted By your
Representatives in Congress, nor by
he Administration. True it is, rs
he Enquirer says: .
The Republican Congressman iast
winter rejected the following plans Of
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Mr. Dpnglas compromis ;
Mr., Crillcnlcn's compr"msc;
The Border State comIrmjst;
Mr. Adams cumlromiSr;
The T. ace Conference compromise.
The Leaders ol the Southern Dis
unionsts, Jefferson Davis aud ltrbrrt
fuonhs, Offered to take the Criitrndcn
compromisr: but the Republican, lead.
ers pr,lyrred war and disnnion ratlrr
than take it. For all the hidrous
evils which now nifii.t the country.
they Who votrd against compromise
are sp'nSilIe."
A wrr has been actual y comnenc.
ei;ne nave cleared our skirts OF the
responsibility, and upon our opp'n
cnis must The blame rest. We dill
give the right cpnSlrnctl"n to Lin.
coins inaugural. ait,r all; it unrans
cocrcion. Mr.. Lincoln has said thcr,'
lis IN "irre,,rcssille conf Ct" soiItg III
between the blacks and whites. and
Of course, he is on the side of the
blacks. One Of his allies. whose
work now lies l,rh're us, says: ..
"As an ALuli'i,nist anl = Rnpub
.lican. trlt Il duty, il carving an,
the r"grannlc Of the nl!cSt intvllrctS
Of The Republican party. If Sp'T"un
dny 'hv SUtherp Suites ,c;W "cor.
4op # Eee LoJor. m;thin. wHci.
Hhr 4 Aco'pio" yi,aed by fire, Slaeery
must Sme'y de-"
A gain:
Thus, thc'colorpd men Of Amcri.
ca could greatly aid in ovcrinruiug
the system ui chattcl slavery in Anne
rica:"
Now, in Coils ramc, and in Inc
uame OF all the memories Of ;hc PAST
wc ask our fellow ciiizcrs, what does
this language mean, If it ia not n cru.
sadr upon slavery as an institution,
us it now exists in our sister States!
Lnok at this language again. my rea.
drrs, and sec if we can bU mistaken
On this matter. But there is 10 use
now to attempt any adjustment OF this
matter until the lighting is finish cd
ur. Yonr ricnd Lincoln anI the L
men in power, who have brought on
iIVS war. We now ask that lun whu
brought it on. 90 ana ti4ht till yon
are satisfied and when you gct lhro
the Democrats AMI Union men Of ouT
whole country will meet and Il liu>l
tins 4 fficuity upun the CriltrnlrG pro.
prsrion. We say that is all ri.hl
and proper. Taking the position thai
you honestly believe what YOU pro-
tcss, it is y"rr 'suty to 20 and fight. i
YOU are brave men, and believe thai
slavery ir sin, and q social AMI po
litic; evil. You should cveiy one rail-,
under Lincnln's banner. for, in til,
language Of Greeley, you have said
Better that half this Ia,iun prrisl
by the sword. than ono inch b. con
crdrd to slavery" We say that yoI
hal htter have hung every Ambition
ist in the c"un'ry. than have ,lissnive'
our old Union. ilrai Greeley few
days as":
"Thc American Republic now on
trrs upon the grav, ST pgrlod it liat
known since tln treason ot Arn"l J
tiod grant that it pass through then
with unidentified reliance on the "ln
Impotence ot Justice. AM rIrergc "a
length. however tried and tested. IN
wavering in its lNaltv to Freedom
ana the Rights Of Mau!"
What rights, in Gom's name, hav
not the ciiiz MS of this Union, tha
Greedy is thus vauuting!y;n IN iavo
| Inf2 II 3 rot every citizen Free Ion
and tho Rights of Man!' We as