The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-07-19
The Causes 70 be Removed.

kt recent Inspector of the New York
Seventh regiment, one remark made BY
Gen. Cameron had peculiar significance
He said the war would not close until the
causes which produced The contest had
been entirely MISUNDERSTANDING. ssh
That is better than we had been led to
hope or expect from Mr. Cameron. The
causes thu, produced the contest, which
has SO unfortunately blasted the happiness
and prosperity Of our country, are well
known to every honest and intelligent
reader. 1t assumed 4 threatning form in
the shape of notification in South Carroll
ma, twenty niue years ago; and commen-
eel in the North on the 18th day of Feb
rurary, 100, and reached its elimination
on the first day of February, l $50, on the
occasion of Mr.. John z. Hale iptroduc
ing iato the Senate of the United States
the following petition, praying a dissolu-
ton ofihis Union I'VE, the undersigned
Inhabitants Of Pennsylvania and Dele
ware, believing that the Federal Corstitu
ton IN pledging the strength Of the whole
nation to support slavery, violate the Di-
vine law, makes war upon human rights,
and is grossly inconsistent with Republi-
can principles-that its attempt to unite
slavery aud freedom in one body polite
has brought upon the country great and
manifold evils, and has fully proved that
no such Union can exist but at tue sacri
fice of freedom to the supremacy Of sla
very, respectfully ask you to devise and
propose without delay, some plan far the
immediate peaceful dissolution Of The Anser>
ican Union.
The Senators named below voted for
the reception of this petition Hale, the
Abolitionist candidate for President in
1852, now Republican, Solomon P.
Chase, present Secretary of the United
States Treasury, and VIM. Ii. Seward,
Mr. LincoIn's Secretary ofState. On the
25;h day Of the same month, Joshua r.
GjddiDgS, the father of the Chicago plat
form, Introduced the same petition into
the lower House Of Congress, and Allen,
nf Massachusetts,, Durkee, Of Wisconsin,
Giddings and Root, Of Ohio, Goodenow,
Of Maine, Howe, Of Pennsylvania, Julian, Of
Ind ana, and Preston King, Of New York,
voted TO receive it. They were all dis
unionists then, and Republicans now. BY
the terms of thi, petition they emphati-
caIly declared, that it was fully proved,
that this Union could not exist. And be,
tween the two causes, notification at the
South, and Abolitionsm in the North, the
country is now in arms, and the Govern
ment engaged in an intestine war. Which
OF the two causes have been the most pro
ductive Of mischief? We will not con
slider at this time Aboitionism is much
the oldest; but hey are both alike obnox-
ious, ard dangerous to the peace and sta
bilty Of the Union, and if Mr.. Cameron
was honest and sincere when he said that
the "war would not close until the causes
which produced the contest had been en-
tirely removed" we have the satisfaction
Of knowing that the Aholitionists will
share The fate of the Secessionists; then
let US have no halfway work let us have
policy mastery, firm and determined,
and if the Government would have peace
on durable basis, the two causes must
necessarily be removed-Fort Madison
PLuiudcaler