Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-01-25
Secession,

If the present attitude Of the seeding
States is great evil, it may be turned to
some account as affording lessons of in
struction, and so
ssFrom evil still educirg good
On the whole it is best that evil doing
should bear the most baneful fruit, not Oh
ly producing misery, but also larger de-
gree of wickedness IF shareholders were to |
behave well, were to render unto all parts |
of the common country and all persons,
their dues of right and of courtesy, it
might thence appear that slavery was not
so great sin after all In this light as
presenting a philosophical problem for the
political economist aud the moralist, the
peculiar institution has always been an
exceedingly interesting subject. We have
always said and believed, that slavery is
one of the very worst developments of the
most depraved of human hearts. and some
have wondered that we have done so; but
they should wonder no longer. Only the
mon who could pcrpetrate the enormous
Sin of slavery-which every man would
pronounce no less than diabolical if he
himself we're its victim-could do as the
secesaionists are now doing. We have
said that this sin was, Of all othors, the
t'open sepulchre, which like an amazing
vortex, would swallow up and destroy
every vestige of liberty in the country and
we not proof that such is the fact; has it
not already done it, in the case Of the
State of South Carolina? What green
or beautiful thing Las it spared in that
State? So far as liberty is concerned,
and we might almost say it relating to Pc
cuniary prosperity, not thing of beauty
or grateful fragrance has escaped its raw
ages. The mob-yes nothing but the
mob-roigns. 1t tells gentlemen of wealth
I'VE want, and you must give US, SIG
on each slave, and in some cases it has ex-
torted-robbed man Of $40, 600!
Even the most wealthy and prominent citi-
zens dare not utter a single syllable against
the proceedings of tie ruling mob
and unoffending citizens are murdered
We may truly say, that the devastation
and raplne, and sackings of war are not
more terrible than the reign Of the south
orn mob; war, even civil war, would be
preferable. And yet We have amongst US
some things-in Shape of men-"bigness
the fellow who still take part with these
secessionists! Such is the unprncpled
body of men south, to whom we are
called upon to mako compromises If it
were not vulgar we would say, Far bet
ter than this, truce with s atan and dark
ness p The spirit manifested by South
Carolina; her prating about setting up
monarchical government, and complaints of
the burden of submission to popular major
tiles, accompanied by her tyranical and
oppressive acts towards her own citizens
and strangers. show that the southern slave
spirit which has ruled the country and is
now attempting to donineer over the north,
is the most execrable despotism under
heaven. Every seeessionist ought 80 be
told this on the floor Of Congress. There
IS not a despot on earth whom We would
not sooner obey than it. The man who
would succumb to it, is disgrace to our
ancestors and the country. The only cry
of all patriotic men should be for hemp and
the dogs of war, and let these be let slip
until the rebels huInbly promise better
fashions.