The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-03-13
First Crncl. im llo Iceberg |.

Wendell Phillips, the great Abolition orator,
in speaking Of The Republican party in 1886,
said: ....-
There is merit in the Republican party, 1t
is the first sectional party ever organized it the
country. 1t is the North arrayed against the
South. THE first crack in the iceberg is visi-
BILE. You will ye; hear it go with a crash
through the center" -e
The whole country is now hearing the crash
which is approaching the centre, with fearful
ness that makes every prtriotic heart grow chill
with amazement and despair. .f..,... ....
In 1856 the Republican party took its sec
tional position, 1t. nominated candidates toi
President and Vice President both from the
Norlb. The main plank in its platform was
denunciation ofthose "twin relics OF barbarism
slavery and polygamy.n 1t was the North ar
rayGd against the South. 1t was the North at
tempting to get rational verdict of the Amer.
can people against slavery as il exists in the
Southern States, and to fasten on the South 9
stigma that would draw down on it the oppro
hrium Of the civilized world The party failed
but, nothing dispirited they went to work with
renewed energy in 1860, 1t again nominated
candidates for President and Vice, President
both from the North. 1t was the North agar
arrayed against the South, 1t was a purely
sectional organization, gotten up to conquer tht
! South-to deprive it Of all power or influence
in the General Government, and TO limit sla
very within its present bounds, by depriyins
the South of every acre of the common terri
tory. 1t was successful, and the first crack in
the iceberg, that commenced in 1856, is now
in 1861, going with a crash through the cen
ter -
/ Another Abohtonist, William Lloyd Garri
SON, in 1856, saw whata tremendous lever the
Republican party would be in the hands OF the
Aboitionists to sunder the Union. He ther
said
"The Fremont (Republican) party is molding
public sentiment in the right direction for the
specific work the Abolitionists are striving tt
accomplish dissolution Of the Union and
the abolition of slavery throughout the land"
The other day Mr.. Garrison could not con,
tain himself at the success that had crowned the
efforts the Of Abolitionists to break up the Uni
on through the instrumentality Of the Republi-
can party. ia .f., aa.-.-. .-. A..-.....
"For the last ten years-yea, eleven next
7th of March--the Hunkerdom Of the North
has been engaged in constant effort to save
the Union. The Abolitionists of the North
has been all the time busy in the opposite di-
rection, trying to break it up. Vel, a0e haut
beaten. The Union is dissolUed, in spite Of ht
Hunkers." .....l /. ..a...- .-.t -
And Wendell Phillips, last week, in Music
| Hall, Boston, in contemplating the crash Of the
Union which has followed the success Of the
sectional party OF the North, exclaimed in clio
sing his speech: .e..,
1.-THE seeds of Bunker Hill shall be greene,
now that their great purpose is fully accom-
plished! Sleep in peace, murdered Of Harper'S
Ferry !--your life was not given in vain! Rest
spirits of lafayette and Kosciusko-the only
stain on your lives is passing away! For soon
throughout America there shall be neither pow
er nor wish to hold a slaye" ,....
Republicans can see, from the above, whal
instruments they have been in the hands Of the
Abolitionsts, and what they have been made
to accomplish-the crash Of the Union Crisis