Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-03-13
W. W. PHELPS, Editor.

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s,TnE CRIME or THE AGE.n
The Republican will excuse US for using
its own words in rebuking the atrocious
crime perpctrated by its own party and
allies: the sccessionistslsf the South. The
greatest trial ever committed 70 humanity
was the Republican and federatiye form o.
free government, secured by union Of sep
crate and equal States under one cons:itu'
ton, and the abuse or violation Of that "lras,
is Of necessity the preparation Of g:ea,
crime. Men who aspire to influential and
leading positions in the nation, and by fa;,
speeches and loud protcstations Of patriotic
devotion 10 the national good, 50 far gain the
public confidence as TO give direction to the
popular mind. and then abuse and bctray
that confidence for purposes Of personal as
grandizement or private rcvcngc-sacrificine
the general welfare 10 their own selfish ends
incur the guilt Of a crime from which any
common william might justly turn away
with sic'seninS disgust. No common too+pad
or private assassin, no pirate or horse THE
brcai is so foul a breath Or pollu:cs the ai'
with so loathso1ne an eilluvia, as the dcspi'
cablc miscrcanss to whom we refer. ~
lit has bcc!: the calamity Of the world and
the rcproacll Of humanity, that at variou:
periods-intcrvals sometimes long and
sometimes shor,cr--thcre have como upon
the surface CT soci .ty, classes Of men, fitted
both by nature AMI education, for the per
formancc Of deeds Of the proioundest mean
ness and the broadcast villainy: they present
the eliminating points Of national wicked
ness: they fell upon the world As the plaques
fell upon Egypt, involving alike in the con-
sequences Of their wickedness the innocen,
and the gritty, spreading at once the poison
Of their principles and tho curse Of theil
example most where they are least under
stooa.'
Such are the abolitionists Of the country
they justify their disgusting conspiracy 4
overthrow law by multiplying the decisions
o. courts, and subvcrt the governments b,
organizing lorays against the pe1cesble eist
zcns Of neighboring States, under the ianat
ical pretense Of loving freedom. They in
volye al in common ruin, because they are tos
ignorant or blinded to know the character Q
the evils they dcprccste, or til, vdbct II III.
principles they advocate.
By the spccious justice Of their dogmas
viewed as abstract propositions unmindfa
of the history Of the world, OF Of this Re
public and its constitution, they have LITERAL,
poiso: cd the public mind. and educated me,
to degree Of bloody Ggotry, fitly illustrs
ted by the cruel prosecutions Of the reigns .
Mary and E1zcbcth Of England.
"Wlat are common spies, desestess-th,
food Of tho gibbet in every country-wha
are they in point Of moralor political turp;
tudc compared with the ,nca who, 70 I'd
vance their private ends, seek to pnunSe tn,
nation into confusion and blood? Languag,
lends no colors to paint the comparison
Adequately to- trace the contrast wouk
require pen Of isoIs dipped in the lava Q
heil.'' @
Not having any pen of the Kind required
we take the liberty Of using our neishbor'
in order to do adequate justice to the me,
who would convulsc the country in ciyi
war; with untold horrors, to punish a'peop!
that tia.yrhave no business to interfere with
and for a purpose, so meddlcsome, aggrcssiv
and impairment, that it develops more VI III
5cowardicc az the assassin than the courag
Of the citizen in defence OF a right. ..2
I Our nciyhbor has drawn the picture, an,
VIC have filled in the characters, and v
submit to intelligent men-and we hope I
to class our neishbor with these-but wit
10 particle Of patriotism left, il il is not wise
TO moderate the heat Of prejudice within
the circle Of our influence, than to increas
and Intensity it. Is it not better to lectur
the men who We have within the hearing .
orr voices, than to rail out malediction
against those far distant. It IS not quite 4
brave, and far moro honest and effectiv,
We advise our neighbour to go South and i
his brave talking to the persons he del;eh,
to abuse. He may modify hi, views 4 littl
in that locality. $50 a,
THE INAUGURAL.
We publish this week the inaugural ID
dress Of President Lincoln, entire. I'll
spirit andtonc Of the inaugural it appears
us must be satisfactory. : The Preside,
/, elect might have omitted two or three par,
graphs to advantage but as whole except
style; it il lifting aud satisfactory address
In regard. to the impending revolution th,
lis threatening the. country under the IT,