Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-29
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The Ret ApntololA sHEnuAct cQntAinh IN Atu'
,le ubloh reveals the reason why tho real 'ir' |
y the men who, BY their fanatical
doctrines in the free States, have furnished the
fuel for the FIRE. eating demagoguesf the
South, and thus klndled the flames Of civil war
in our country. do not enter our volunteer army
and 70 forth 70 defend the Union and the Con-
stitution, and aid in the enforcement Of the
Laws. The Administration has, thus far. left
no room TO doubt asto its Intentions. II has
shown no desire to make war On slavery, but Nn
the contrary, has Appreciated, IN, the most em-
phstio manner, the conduct Of BUTLER, SLrM-
Mra and othefs, In cases where slave property
and slave. insurrection we're involved. Such
commendable conduct on the part OF our
,fulers" does not satisfy the ''irrepressibles."
These ''hot gospellers'' want this to be war
Of emancipation, wsged expressly for the ex-
tinction of slavery, and without Il be carried on
for that purpose, they will have nothing to do
with Il whatever.
Happily for our character as nation, the
men who have taken up arms do not sympa-
| thize with the JoHN BRowE, higher law men
They 20 forth to sustain the Union, protect the
Consultation, and aid in the enforcement Of the
Laws. They demand that the constitutional su
tborities and the rights the citizen shall b
respected and upheld in every State In the
Federal Union; and they haveyno pro slavery
or anti slavery reservation In their action. AT
ter law and order are restored ,and peace return
again, the great Union elementin the free State
will turn round and utterly demolish aud driv,
from public consideration and respect the "irre
l pressible" fanatics, who have done SO much Z
bring on our present national troubles; and th
Il Union men Of the South, who will In the pro-
gress Of events rise into the ascendency, will
deal the same way with the fre eating politi
clans in their section Of the Confederacy. B
this process, and the utter repudiation Of thes
, acitators, North and South, the Union will b
thoroughly restored, and peace, concord an
, harmony prevail In all portions and sections Q
, our beloved country. The foil owing is the or
, ticle from the Sentinel to which we have refer
-ence: ,,q.
Is 1t possible that our Rulers have not ye
learned uisdom7 Is it possible they e ave no
yet learned what slavery 10 in this country2 Il
this war for toe purpose of establishing th
|, American ensign on few stone walls In th
Sou,h, where now floats the flag of secession7-
; Then is the war failure in all but the life an
! money sacrificed You will asuer conquer tha
; people until you remove that for which the
, fieht--slavery -NEvER.a You may take tn
ferts, and starve many to death, but so long o
you send back those slaves who flee to You
} standard for liberty, and put down uprising
{ among the slaves, you will never exercise Gov
ernmental authority over the South
4And then, o, Rulers, there Is God in tn,
2 unIverse--fhere is justice! Can you not De,
? this7 You uniurl your banner to the breeze
and say, 80 arms, for liberty" and yet, you
send back to slavery those who fly to you foI
Ilibert,! What Injustice what hypocrisy! Hav,
we not done with this thing yeti 1t seems not
The Government means 20 havea fair, man tc
man ight--to whip the South according to the
rules Of modern warfare: 20 compel allegiance
2 and keep slavery. You will fail
Il Thousands of our people will bite the dust
who would not il our rulers could now see wha
they viii Elk months hence. But they canuo
see Il, and perhaps IL is meet that they shoult
: not. The North is terribly guilty in this mat
ter Of slavery, and we must suffer the penalty
there Is no forgiveness God, the Age, the
4 Nineteenth century, will not let you conquer
: that people with slavery. And when we hav'
: "paid the uitermoet fafthing' for our complicit
!. In this great crime, then our eyes, nov holden
will be opened; and when we come to feel ths
. liberty for the white means liberty for the blac
: man, thenwiIl victory perch upon our standard
. and not before. ~ - !, - -