The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-01-03
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA:
THURSD Al MORNING, JAN. ;.
Prophetic.

Herald. Never was there n more correct
propEesy spoken by an uninspired mai
than thai of the patriot Henry Clay. We
are already getting Il glimpse Of The terri
Die picture his toreknowletge painted over
twenty years ago. Would 10 God that onr
Halls ol Congress, were now filled with
such noble patriots as he was:
twenty one years ago, aimee when 4
genera'iJn has grown up and oeen educa-
litical creed without reason. Henry Clay
made speech full Of patriotic warning
and which now, in The ruin around lis and
IN view Of us, reads ike prophecy. How
sadly have his warnings been uuheeded--
now sally, too, have his worst fearss Leen
confirmed Think back, reader, over the
history of the country and the changes
that have occurred in public sentimen. aud
.he character Of political parties, since
1889; and, We are sure, you viii feel as
YOU make he retrospect, as he did IN the
prospect that all lie evils now upon Us
are, aud the rain which awaits US will be,
she result. solely. of the insane agitation of
Abolitionists. that they aud those who,
uader a miidcr name, inherited all their
,rnchari.a5eEess and none o; their honesty,
lre aud have been the reel dtsuntoHtSts. =
See how fully the picture Is drawn by Mr.
Clay Of The consequences which, would fol-
ow the triumph in the Goyernrent of this
party, has been realized:
Abolition should no longer be regarded
5 an imaginary danger The Abolition
SITS, let nse suppose. succeed in their pres
mt aim Of anitin2 tha inhabitants OF the
lave States Union on the one side will
Deget union On the other. And this pro.
cess Of reciprocal consolidation will be at
ended with ali the violent prejudicas, en-
,lttsreI pas SONS and implaeable aniaosi-
les which ever desr 'ded or deiormed
auman nature. A virtual dissolution Of
he Union v i'll have taken place, while the
orms Of lis existence remain. The most
roIuabls element of unity, mutual kindness
b, feelings of sympathy, the fratsrnal
bonds which row happily unite US. will
Aaye been ex,inSui,hed forever. One sec
Jon viii stand ia menacing and hostile
srrav against the other. Tbs collision OF
opinion will b. quickly followed by the
clash OF arms.
The terrible failure which now menacea
Is seems hardly more paipable to us who
stand Immediately uuder its shallow, than
4 did to the prophetic eye OF Clay twenty
bne years ago. He says:
| will not attempt to describe scores
which now happily IL concealed from cur
Flew. Abuluionisls Themselves would
Shrink back in dismay and horror at The
contemplation ofdssolaied helds,I onfsgra
ed eiies, murdered inhabitants and the
overthrow of the fairest fabric of human
.oyernmen. that ever rose to animate the
hopes Of civilized man.
Mr. should The Abo.itionsts hatter
themselves tina, Il they succeed IN their
,biect of uniting the people OF the free
,tates they viii enter the contest with nu
aericai superiority they must insure vie
ory. Ali history and experience prove
kne hazard and unc certainty of war. And
We are admou:shed by Holy Writ that the
PACE is not to the swift, MOI tbs battle to
She strong.
BIT if they were to conquer. whom would
hey conquer? A foreign foe--one who
had insulied our flag. invaded orr shores,
md laid our vast country waste? NJ Sir.
no Ii would would be IA conquest with
put lsures, without glory a self suci-
lal conquesl--a conquest OF brothers
over brothers, achieved by one over anoth-
kr portion Of the descendants OF common
ancestors who nobIy pledgins their lives.
4 heir fortunes. aud their sacred honor, had
fought and bled side BY side, III many Il
maid battle or land and ocean, and essab-
zllshed our national independence,
Ii is, pc. haps. a remarkable coincidence
That in The same year 1887 In book
published BY Capt Msrryatt, an English
man. the prediction ia made that the sue
cess Of abo'iiionism ia taltamouns to dis
union Tai idea l. elaborated At cpnsld-
cradle lsngh We make one extract:
at appears, therefore, that slavery can
ionly be ab ,lished by the slave State Itself
lin which il exists and it is not very prob
able that any class of people will make
fthemsslves 5ag9ars by surrendsring up
their whole property to satisfy the clamor
OF party That this party tie Abolition
is strong. a"d is daily becoming stronger,
lis very true. tire stranger it becomes the
worse will be the prospects OF the United
States. Ia England the case was very
different; tho government had right to
make the sacrifice to public opinion by IN
Identification to the shareholders; but IN
America the government has not tina! pow
or: and the efforts of the abolitionists will
only have The effect of plunglng the coun'
try into difficulties ard disunion. As ar
American author truly observes: The
American abolitionsLs must lrample or
the Constitution. and wade through thu
carnage of civil war, before they can tri
umph.