Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-01-17
THE TIMES.
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Thursday Morning January ", 1861

Inursday morning. January ", 1851
All the matter on our first page to-day
is published by request. The continued de-
mands made upon columns, by correspondent.
and others, compel US to omit much interesting
news matter, and to disappoint, no doubt, many
who send US articles for publication.
o@Stil1 the storm RACES and the political
elements war. Bitter animosity rules supreme
and the time for peaceful considerations are
passed with many of the leading spirits of our
h1ad.- The Northern politico-religious fanatics
are determined to make no concessions and the
ultra Southern secessionists are opposed to the
acceptance Of any concession or guarantee which
can be made. Thus these two elements, totally
opposite in their nature, are for once united in
q common cause, for the purpose of dissolving
our proud Union and overthrowng our common
government. The one so DESTROYS because a
dissolution will develope the resources of the
South and secure and perpetuate the institution
of slavery in our midst, and the other, because
the tie of unior, and interest being broken be-
tween the two sections of our country, they the
fanatics Of The North, will have a better oppor-
tunity, better pretext and better chances of
success in freeing from bondage the slaves of
the South, and rendering the whole Territory of
the present United States free soil. Both are
DESTROYS of doing the same thing for diametri-
cally opposite purposes. And now comes the
solemn question, if they succeed in their COM
mon determination to break up the Union, what
will be the consequent result to each ? They
cannot possibly both succeed in their final OBJ
ject, and continuous and bloody warfare must
necessarily exist between thetwo new Govern
ments Then without concessions frorl the one,
and the acknowledgment Of these concessions
by the other, war of determination, total and
final, scan alone close Che tragedy of blood which
must of necessity be enacted over the land.
Think of the end il store for us if this war Of
determination is once set on foot The land of
Washington will be the possession of others, not
ours. Neither the North nor the South can ex-
pect to retain it. A war of this kind can meet
with bat one end, transfer to other hands than
shesc which now possess it. While the eagles
are fighting over the prey, the lion or some other
mighty beast or bird of the forrest will snatch
off the possibly the vulture; and who
shall say what the kind or which the power that
shall hold US forever in bondage, perhaps OPP
preston? True should the future oppressor
bear too heavily upon us, we can rebel against
his power, by virtue of our inalienable rights,
and having thrown off the yoke, set up for our
selves free government once again. Let us
ask, for what end, for what purpose? To once
again quarrel among ourselves, divide, fight and
fall, again TO be subjected by more powerful
get more tyrannical despot 2? .-- 49,
Is human life of so little value that the bloody
slaughter of million or so is of no consequence.
Is christianity and religion then to be made the
eo-workcrs with the evil one in taking the lives
Of millions and procsimingit as Gods service !?
Is bitter fanaticism false teaching Of the Gospel
Of Christ, and obstinate prejudice to be allowed
u override peace, liberty and life? Where is
the boosted Christianity Of America? Where
the freedom Of thought Of action, of belief if to
entertain difference of opinion is to lead to war,
with all its train of carnage and dessolatior
Alas we may we'll ask where. Religion has
run into corruption and fanaticism, politics has
taken up vliany as its principle, and the minds
Of the people are, by both, poisoned to destruc-
ton.
It is the blending of religion aud politics, the
uniting the stump and the pulpit, which has
brought upon the land all her troubles and it is
useless, more than useless, to expect cure from
politico-religious teachers. They must be sepa-
rated and rendered distinct, before peace can be
restored If they must be united, there can
never be peace in this or any other free land
When Christ was on earth be strictly conformed
10 the law of the lands in which he sojourued
Are these his disciples, who would conform the
law to their notions Z? We think not.