Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-09-05


4csfh kncll Of slavery expansion. II be-
came Dissatisfied with Is own creature.
ana required the Administration OF Bsch
1aap o. q TER anl rnapacle Freedom until
sian ere coal. ftsien IT, root deep and
ssi.e ~ the SOIL o. kms.- The Govern
mcpi Oh IT, bidding. and lie conflict vas
- derler4D'c a. it ~as terrible.
A'thau.a numerically TIE l,sser power
in IL Government. II controlled its Offices
and IT, patronage. Having les than
tbirl 81 the population. it has ever had
two-thirds of tie Federal Office This
should have satisfied u; but the labor
States were increasing too rapidly in pop
ulatioa and wealth. the scepter vas de
par,ine-lnd dissolution was Immediately.
bat in strict accordance with long ma
tured p an, adopted as the remedy.
To fully prepare the Southern mind for
the '.eonsumma Ion - devJutly WISHED, :"
Southern politicians thought it necessary
to break the last tie that bound them to
the Government. This was done at
Charleston. The Democratic party was
destroyed, and It's destruction Wa pre-
meIi,ated. The disruption of the party
VAS secured o insure its defeat, that the
defeat nigh. he used 20 inf lame the South
EN- heart. Liucolu's election WAS to be
seized upon az prrt,xt Tor dissolution.
Nothing was sacred enough 70 escape
the touch Of the comspirators. Every
thing that could not be mildel 10 their
purpose, they have destroyed Ties the
most binding have been ruthles,ly bro
aen, aud oaths the most sacred have been
violated without remJrse. Southern states
mca thought.
-.Io reign was worth ambition. ,ho' IN hcll-
Better reign ia he'll than serve "a heaven"
have said that this stupenlou~ treason
has long been contemplated. The proof
OF the fact is aLuudan, and overwl elra'u-.
W observer OF eveats Tor the past lev
ysar- can for a moment doubt II. Why
has every recent att, M, t. increase our
naval force %. standing army been $50
,trenaou-ly resistedl Why has - large
number Of tae arms of thc Government
and munitions OF war been Transferred. ia
times o. profound peace, from Northern
arsenals anI navy ysris u those States
Tint were first to engage in this reDelionl
Why WIS il, let M ask, that our ships ..
war were sent tious indl Of II Il. from our
shores on cruises of ain Il inIe6ai,e du-
ration7 Why WIS our fnlnccs crippled
without cause, and our Treasury robbed
But one answer can be given; it was to
weaken the Government, and streng then
the hands OF the rebels.
Our officers in the army ana navy hid
been tempered with: when treason first
/. showedi;s head, they Trecipititely aban-
doned their posts Of duty, and di-grlced
the L - oil the,r country. Federal officers
unbIushinsly committed the double crime
OF treason and perjury.
The President 10 whom was coqfded
the destiues OF Tree government, freight
cl with the hopes OF lio OF lrce PEG
pie. retained Ia his councils men who were
plottisg Tor the downfall OF the Republic.
Patriots IN the CAplnct, unwilling t. be
longer Identified with the destroyers OF
their country, resigned their positions -
The President while not "A cou,pirator
himself, was al; ,r utterly incapable o.
compreheadins the trcachery o. his advi-
sers. or else he was too indifferent to
MAKE any attempt To avert the impending
dancer. Too long he pcrmitted his conf
dence 90 be betrayed by those who were
engaged in betriying the nation. To
speak plainly, the administration of James
Buchanan. while protesting 70 execute the
! laws and Constitution, contributed con
stant'v AMI largely 10 strengthen the
hands OF the rebels. Ii gave them the
very sinews OF war. Ii put arms ard am
munition into their hands, and abandoned
our forts, arsena.s aud navy yards to
their mercy. IL refused TO strike when
with 6l w the rebellion could have been
annihiated---it refused TO strike and the
Government NAV be lost forever.
The people were 10th 20 believe that the
South was in earnest-that the destruc
ton of Government 80 benefccnt as
ours, was seriously meditated. Ii had ex
isted 50 long, grown 20 great and glorious
that they were wont 10 believe that it was
necessarily eternal.
When South Carolina resolved herself
out OF the Union oy the action of her Con-
vcntion, IL was regarded but an ebullition
Of passion. When batteries were being
Quilt and our forts invested. and the re-
ovilion became reality, the public was
startled. The people were divided as to
he means to be employed to avert the i'm
lending dan-cr. While We quarreled and
delayed, crinintted and Ieeriminatcd, the
work OF investment went on. We played
eitectually into the hands of the traitors.
We abandoned Major Anderson and his
gallant little band to their fate. We al
lowed them to be shut up in SUMTER
nall OF batteries to be built around them.
without making al Effort 70 succor or re-
Iieve them. No attempt was made to re
ingorce our own forts Tor fear that sach au