Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-14
The War and slavery.

Wendell Phillips says that although the
war has not been commenced with any view
or expectation of the overthrow of slavery,
the American people will not be satisfied with
its closing without the accomplishment of that
end" Though but little discussed, it is a
subject that forces itself upon almost every
mind. And especially is this the case since
the granting by JEFF. Davis Of letters Of
marque and reprisal, to prey upon Northern
commerce.
Weagree with the New York Independent,
that the present war is war of rebellion and
aggression by the South against the Consti-
tutional Government Of the country, wagcd
solely in the interest Of the slaveholding aris-
tocracy; and on the other side, war for the
support of that government, the assertion of
its rights, and the defense of that liberty,
order and justice which the Constitution was
ordained to secure. Neither the Administra-
tion, nor the army, nor any part of the North,
has devised, or is prosecuting this with view
to the abolition of slavery. And yet the in
sinctive feeling of all classes at the North
and at the South is that this war, if efficient.
ly prosecuted by the United States, will be the
doom Of slavery.
The awful justice of God, using an injured
and aroused people as aninstrument, is bring
ing down upon the abetters Of slavery the ret
ribution challenged by that system of iniquity
Slavery will be thoroughly broken down,
not finally abolished, by the advance Of an ar
Imy upon the South, crushing every form
actual or organized rebellion against the gov
eminent. This will be Unnecessary consequence
of vigorous prosecution of the war.
1t is not the plan of the Administration
Westinghouse is not in the thoughts of tn
citizen-soldiery who have rallied to the supper
of the Governmental is not conspiracy Q
Northern "Abolitionists" is the decree Q
Providence, written upon the face of events, S
y that he who runs may read.
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u DOUGLAS RELIGIOUS BELlEF.--Senator Doug
: las was not connected publicly with any rel
< gious belief, though never scoffer or skeI
Y tic. In the latter part of his illness he az
e ceded to the wish of his wife, and had sever:
interviews with the Catholic Bishop of CHI
}. cago, Rev. James Duggan. At these int,
= views, Mr. Douglas more than once said an
: repeated that he was connected with no church
e but that he was willing to counsel with Gle
: gyman Of the faith in which his wife was
j. believer On the occasion of tho latest
l. these interviews, the Bishop read a prayer
e and appointed one, which Mr.. Douglas in
e clear and solemn tone repeated after him. OF
L viously dying without its pale, helast rites (
. the Catholic Church, appointed for the dyin!
: were not administered to Mr.. Douglas.
: MONSTER MORMON EMIGRArIoN.-Thep acl
ct ship Monarch of the Sea, Capt. Gardne,
: sailed from Liverpool on the 18th of May, ft
New York, with $50 Mormons on board, {
route for Salt Lake. This is the third shi
. load of the present season, and comprised 81
i called Saints from Switzerland and Der
mark, as well as from the British Isles an
= other places, their object being, from their ow
account, to escape the ''plagues'' that a,
> about to "overtake the wicked in those Cent?
countries" and obtain temporal salvation
y Mormondom.
These emigrants land in New York and pr,
coed by railroad to St. Joseph, Mo-, wher
they form caravan trains and travel by slo
degrees across the plains to Salt Lake city an
Brigham Young.
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