Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
The Evils of Abori,loni.in.


The Evils of AbOliiionissn.
We do not propose now To point Gu. the
great social evils which would follow the
letting loose upon society Of four millions.
more or less, of uneducated negroes These
have already been alluded t.. and are sufr-
GENTLY obvious To the disrassinnate mind
But we wish To demonstrates, by opini0ns
and .acts worthy OF respect and credence.
the truth OF what we have nlure than once
asserted-that the pernicious clamor kent
up by certain Northern journals in favor Of
the abolition of slavery, tends onIy to
strengthen the cause of the secession lead
ers. and that the adoption o. that policy
would add great if not insurrountabie diff,
flculties % those lying in the way of the
festnra'iin of the Union Fur this as much
"a Tor any other reason, we lave earnestly
deprecated and still do deDrecate any such
measure, and those who imagine that. in
opposing it. We are pleading the cause of
the slavehpliar, mistake the case altogethi-
er We Hepld ma have The liye< II ;our..
soldiers sacrificed y. vain, nor The Efforts Of
the Government frustrated or rendered les.
effectual, merely to satisfy the cravings ot
set OF fanatics who care more for the me-
gro than they do for the Uninu. and who
vniS favor the prnsecuti Of the war as a
means of effecting their object The testi.
mony of such men as the Hon Joseph Holt
OF Kentucky, and of such Union journals
as the Louisville Democrat and Journal
bears witness to the bad moral effect which
the advocacy of the emancipation policy il
producing in the border States. From the
fnrmer paper we quote the following which
fully endorses the view we have heretofore
teken on this subject:
"Abolitionism must be rubbed out OF this
Government is we are ever To settle this
matter in peace. The ambitious dema-
g0gues South coUli never have made the
progress they have. but for the aid of Abo>
liriouists-Me rebellion nou Iires on the rood
furnished by AboiuiOnjsts They aud the
Secessi' nists are the two disunion wings OF
this country.
The President proclaims his purpose NV
to execute the laws and preserve tie rights
OF all the States tire abuliiiouists who rre-
tend TO SUPP o t him, nullify all be SAYS, bv
prnclaIming different purpose, suggesting
and pressing means in the prosecution Of
the war that u!lify all the President pro-
iesses. lie ought to make an example of
some members If the Northern disuniop'
party. lie needn't fear their power. lie
Will make ten friends to one enemy, and il
is our decided opinion that this trouble
y;ll not end in peace until alb, litiOnism and
secessionism lie in the came grave. the for
mer, as long as it exists, WILL keep the oths
er alive
And Prentice. of the Louisville JourncL.
who has So faithfully and manfuIly cam
batted the heresy Uf secc ssion. and to whom
perhaps more than any other msn, is duo
the fact that Kentucky sill remains true
to the Union. thus testI6es t. the mischief
oil the abolition threats coming from high
quarters:
Never during the conflict has there
been a period less calculated than the pres.
ent to suggest a resort to extreme and des-
perate measures. Never has there been a
period more fitted than the present To-
awaken confidence in the perfect ability Of
the nation to achieve success in the ordi-
nary course of warfare. Yet this is tho
moment seized by the Secretary of War to
speak with 4 flourish and with 10 little arr
biguity Of wha. should be done and what
would be dsIe If the nation were driven TO
the wal and reduced to the last extremity.
Nothing else could be so well adapted 20
pr Ing and embItter the war, and COM
plicate the great problem Of CANCELLATION
to which even victory can but clear the
way"
The force of these word, cannot be weak
ened 10y ascribing to the author any sym-
patty to the sece>siOnists. No man has
been more sparing than he is in his denun.
ciatirn of iham-Done done more Go Keen
alive the Union sentiment In Kentucky
ana the border States And moreover what
he states is su5stantiated by stubborn facts,
of which the following as related by a
Springfield, Missouri, correspondent of the
New York World rep may be taken a.
an example. Says the writer:
'Tbe whole method of abduction is ire.
sPOnsible, ard is fast settling the question
of slavery IN Missouri The rebels have
taken many Of their slaves South the bal
once are being rapidly run IF.
The consequences are a tremendous
charge in the sentiments of the people
Many of thuse who have hitherto ranked
as Union men declaring tina: If this is 20 bs
| war on siavery, they are going with the
SJuta"
We might add further s1stimcnv n this.
but can any more be needed to Ilus:rst5
the mischiey0as tendencies Of abolitionism?
We think not.