The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-20
A DELUDED PEOPLE.

10th day OF April, 1861 Attest,
j. L. PICKETT, Secretary, &c, &c.
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ADELUDED PEOPLE.
The New York news papers generally have
been compelled to succumb to mob violence;
| but we are gratifed to state that one journal
| which has always obly vindicated the rights
| of the South, stood firm up to Wednesday
| evening, in face of the Iawless multitude
| which threatened its demolition. We refer TO
| the New York Day Book, which appeals to
| the deluded people of the North rs follows
| The Abolition impost ture originated in, and
| has grown and thrived upon, deluding the
| people. The last phase OF this delusion is
| perhaps the most iIsidioUs and hypocritical
| OF any that have preceded it. A party that
| has denounced the Constitution and the
| Union for years-wh hlch, in all our wars, has
| never shown the slightest attachment to the
| American flag, now all at once assumes to be
| its especial guardian. And strange to say,
Democrats have been deluded by the arch
| Vaccinations of these destroyers of our coun-
| try-these worse than madmen, who talk
| about preserving the Union by fighting for it .
| Are the people stark mad Are they crazy !!
viii they not pause and listen to reasong
| Let us recur to few facts.
Not long since, n Democratic Con vantion
was held at Albany. 1t was just after our
| people had been frightened by "a big scare"
| gotten up by udge Smalley. That Conven-
| Union men of this State to oppose coercion,
| and demanded that the Republicans should
either grant some reasonable compromise to
| the Sou tn or else that mr. Crittenden's cnnl-
promise amendments should be submitted to
| 4 vote of the people. II the Republicans
| failed to do this, that Convention solemnly
pledged itself to resist, with all their iuhu-
| enoe. the coercive policy of Lincoln.
| w here are these men now We trust the
| Conven tioa Will at once be called together
and let US see whether these men are now
| ready to join hands with the AbolitiOnists in
| tearing down this Government, or whether
they still stand true to their pledges. Are
| they still ready to say ''if the Republicans
desire to fight the South let them do it, but
| we will have none of This bloody work -
| Or are they weakly bending before the storm
| of Puritauical intolerance and bullyism like
| that which sienced the men who protests ted
| against the delusions of witchcraft?
! Why this sudden change which, the Rppub-
| licans papers say, has taken place First, we
do not believe 1T is half as general rs they saw
| but what reason is there for any change p
| Let us look at this Fort Sumter matter
| stripped ofalfits disguise. We have doubt,
| and all the circums tances prove, that it was
| q ernningly devised scheme. contrived with
| all due attention TO scenic display and intend
/ ed to arouse, and, if possible, exasperata the
| Northern people against the South. Lincoln
| and Seward know very we'll that the right
| to send vessel with provisions TO Ma ior An
| derson inu0lued Just the same issue oS q rem
| forcement. Hence it was made in the way
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| "humanity," relieving a starving garrison .
| &c 1t would be impossible for Seward to do
| any thing openly and above board.
The next step was to sacrifice Major Anier-
| son. He must be defeated at all hazards
| Republicans openly said, before the lombard
| ment Of Fcrt Sumter, that they iodnted AZ: :jor
anderson defeated They wished to arouse
| the next day after the fan Of Sumter, thus
| coolIy chuckles
| "WE HAVE LOST FoRT SUMTER, BUT WE HAVE
| GAINED UNITED NORTH
| And some Democrats have been Just such
danderheads as to fall into this pit dug for
| their reception. Blind, deluded people don
| you know that should this party, even by sc-
cident, do one noble, patriotic act, it would at
| once repent of it? by means of the excite
ment thus created, they have ensnared Il few
| patriotic but though tiess young men in New
| 1ork, who love very properly and very right
| ly) the American llag and its glorious associa-
| tions and hope by this means to enlist them
| in q fight fer the Chicago platform for tina t
| is all there is of this war. 1t is simply the
| Republicans fighting for the unconstitutional
| Chicago platform. If they will consent TO
abandon their opposition to the Constitution
OF their country il they will agree to live
| under it and obey it in its spirit and letter, we
| might have peace tomorrow
| BY means, therefore, of their cunning stra;e-
| gy at Sumter, they hope to induce Demo
| Gratis to fight for that platform, while they
cry out, "coyne defend the stars and stripes -
| The Republican party is not a fighting party,
| they know that, and so 1T was req uisi te to
/ stir up the Democrats, arouse their pride, and
while under the excitement, hurl the country
| into war; and thus seoure the eternal division
/ of the Union-which is their cherished object.
/ We venture to say more gigantic cOnspi-
| racy against the principles of human liberty
| and freedom has never been concocted. Who
| but Il tiend could have thought of sacrificing
| the gallant Major Anderson and his little band
| III order 10 carry out 3 political gamer Yet
| there he was compelled 10 stand for thirty ST <
| hours amid Il torrent of fire and she'll, while
| the fleet sent to assist him eoolly looked at
his flag of distress and moved not to his as
| sstaneel Why did they not3 Perhaps the
| archives at Washington will yet tell the tale
| Of this strange proceeding. If the South Caro-
! linians had been as bloodthirsty as the con =
| ceyers of this plot, the country might no ~
have been shocked withihe slaughter of every
| man in that fatal enclosure.
| Democrats will you, can you be led away
| by such transparent devices? Republicans =
| for we know many of you are opposed to this
unnecessary and unjust ewar-wiil you be
| driven by reckless leaders and politicians into
| supporting such atroeious acts
| Pause then, and consider before you endorse
| these madmen who are now, under pretense
| of preserving the Union, doing the very thing
| that must forever divide it. If they can get
| one more step in this programme carried ou t,
! and cause blood 10 How, then, perchance, they
| will be satisfied, for it grasifies their long
cherished hopes and seals the fate of Union
| forever
| MIssouRI's RRspoSsE TO LINcoLS's PRocLA.