The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-07-10
From the Albany Atlas and August
A Declaration from a Member
of the Cabinet-What does
it Mean?

To the health of the President and the
Secretary of War the latter responded.
lie said that he could scarcely realize
that by the Secretary of War was meant
himself. for it seemed but brief period
since he was a journeyman in the Office of
his friend on the right-Col. Seaton.
Speaking of the war, he said that since
three months had not now elapsed since
its inception, quarter of million of
volunteers were in the field, and in six
months the number will be increased to
half million. The 6eluded beings in the
South. whose iusolence we have borne for
a quarter of century, must be subdued,
and the President will not let the war
end until all the causes which produced it
are removed; and wher the war ends, we
shall hear no more of Virginians as such,
or Of North Caroliaus, or of South Car
olinians, but we shall all be Americans,
one and iudiyisibe ,-.. ..-.
The above is an extract from the Wash.
ington correspondence of the New York
Times, and processes to give the sub
stance of a speech by Secretary Game.
ron, at dinner of the ST. Andrews Soci-
ETY.. What does he mean? "The delu-
ded beings in the South must be sub
dued;" "the President will not let this
war end until all the causes which pro-
duced it are removed;" "when the war
terminates, we shall hear no more of Viz
ginians as such,'' &C., SC. What does
this language mean, except this: The
people of the South are to be conquered
and subjugated; the President will not let
the war end till slavery is abolished
when the war ends we shall hear no more
of State lines and State rights, but shall
have one grand consolidated govern.
men,?" What else can Secretary Cam,
eron's language mean?
Is this the policy of the Administers
ton, and has Secretary Cameron been
deputed to put it forth in this unofficia
form? Is this war to be waged to reduce
the people to vassalage-to overturn the
domestic institutions of the States-te
destroy State rights so that we shall nc
} longer have an existence as New Yorkeri
or Virginians, but all be merged in {
grand scheme of consolidation? Is thi
the entertainment to which we are all in
vited? Under the pretense of supporting
the Constitution, is ID to be subverted? l
Secretary Cameron is correctly reported
by the Times, he advances doctrines al
reasonable as those Of Jefferson Davis
and is an enemy Of the Republic. Thi
/ is not the first time he has thus vaguel,
put forth similar views concerning the OBJ
lject of the war, The President and th'
other members of the Cabinet owe it t.
the country aud themselves to let it b,
known whether Mr.. Cameron speaks TO
the Administration. For if such be th
object of the war, there are hundred
thousand muskets in the field which will
never be used to overthrow the Constitu
ton. Our brave men have taken thei
lives in their hands and gone forth-a
they supposed-to maintain the authorit,
and the integrity of our Government, a
our fathers formed it, and they will neve
turn aside from such holy purpose, t
wage an Abolition crusade, to suhjngat
the people of portion of the States. an,
, to annihilate State rights and the securit.
/ and protection of the citizen afforded b.
the State Governments. After repeate,
? declarations of this kind from one mem
Der of the Cabinet, it is high time tha
r the Administration distinctly deine it
> position,