The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-10-18
Slavery the Sole Cause of the Wa

1Orlty VIII De nearly OO,uOO'
Slavery the Sole Cause Of the War.
Much as temporizing politicians in high
places may strive to conceal it, the truth is
undeniable, and daily becoming moro ap.
parent that Slavery is the sole cause OF The
terrible civil war now raging in our country,
and must be destroyed before there can be
permanent or honorable poaco. An able
journal--the Chicago Tribrnc-in remark.
ing upon this subject, says; ...
Were it not Cor slavery, tho ocean bound
Republic would be profoundly at pence
throughout its length and breadth. Thoro
are no geographical nor climatic reasons for
discorG and civil wer. There is nothing in
the productions or local industries of tho
different sections of the country. calculated
TO breed treason, or cause rebellion. On
the contrary, the three great sections arc
mutually dependant on each othor. The
manufacturers of tho East, tho farmers of
the West, and the planters of tho South,
each produce what is essential to the com
fort and welfare of the whole. Take slavery
away, and as cordial friendship would sub
sist between the South and tho North as we
behold between the West and the EAST
Tho "sum of all vIlsinies," as Wesley called
il, is the slimy serpent which has crawled
into our happy Garden of Eden. aud turned
our joys into sorrows, our bliss to misery.
But, says shallow pate, 'If yon impress
this fact on tho minds of tho people, tho
government will DO deprived of much sup
port in tho North, aud tho loyal siavehold.
ers of tho border States will fly from us
insiGnLer." -...... .... .F
Tho "loyal Shareholders" (they are pro.
ciors few) are not ignorant of the cause Of
the war. They know that is is a slavehold.
ors' rebellion, and nothing elso. Some OF
them arc loyal because. though they love
slavery much, they love the Union more.
Others are loyal from having tho sagacity to
perceive that the rebel slaveholdors are
rushing the "institntion" upon its doom. r
their mad attempt to destroy the Republic
and convert tho continent into Slave Dos
potism. They know that thoir loyalty tC
the Union will secure thom exemptions and
indemnify not accorded to roboIs when the
cause of tho war shalt bo swept away.
This general rule may bo lsid down, tha,
wherever man ia claimed as the property
of another, the claimant is a traitor and d
rebel. The fow honorable exceptions do not
invalidate tho rule. The proof of this propo.
sition is perfectly overwhelming, Show us
you State putrid with treason. This rule
holds good when applied oven to districts
and counties. Take few examples. Del
aware is more loyal than any other slave
State, because she has the smallest proper
tion of slaves Northern Delaware ha'
scarcely a slavo, and scarcely n disuniOnist
while Southern has many disunionis,s be
bauso of considerable slaves. Southern ant
Eastern Maryland are full of slaves, and, a
n consequence, those SECTIONS are full o
traitors. Western Maryland, ~here a slav
can hardly be seen In a.days ride, is amos
a unit for tho Union. Tho 5000 slaves il
Baltimore are owned by the arstocracy, an
il is notorious that the arstOcracy o: tina
city are bitter secossionis,s, The slaves {
Eastern Virginia are as numerous as tl
whites, and that country is pestilont wit
secession. Wostorn Virginia is cursed wit
hut fow slaves, and the result is, that I'll
Union has many friends Western Toni
essee is foul with slavery and rotten wit
treason. Eastern Tonncsseo is htIicte
with but few bond men, and there tn
Union lamp burns brightly, and freedol
has yet a strong fo0thod among tho mour
Sains, whore the air is untainiod by SLAYER.
Kentucky forms no exception to the ru
In the Northern and Eastern countic
where thoro nro few slaves, there are 70
secessionists and In those. o..countios whel
Blaves nre numerous, those who are not s.
cessionists are "neutrals.' Tho line
demarcation in Missouri is clearly draw
between tho free and the siaye.labor cou
ties and sections. Tho Germans hato 81
very, and they constitute tho back homo
loyalty in that State. Tho other professi
Unjonists are generally Of tho "neutri
stamp, while the Shareholders and Tho
under thoir Influence are rabid seoossinns
There are some remaining sparks of Unio
ism in Western Texas, because there are
few slaves, and many Germans.
Ask tho question. which is tho worst
cession State and tho spontaneous ansv
is South Carolina, which contains larl
proportion of slaves than any other Sta
And SO wo may travel over tho whole
public, and wherever a slave can bO point
out we will find you secessiOnist not
off. Show us community FREQ from
banoful presence of bondage, and We v
guarantee il to be loyal TO tho UuioD.
we'll dispute that the sun gives light
deny that slavery is tho cause of tho
bellion. The truth of the statomeDt, q
Shareholders are traitors, ~ not in tho le
impaired by the fact, that tho slayelold'
troasonable standard is followed by ma
persons who have no interest In tho sysle
The aristocracy of tho South keep abe
them large numbers of dependents, who
always ready 10 support the ownors
wealth. who feed or patronizo them.
rich, in oil ages, have been able to WELD
influence out of all proportion TO th
numbers. Tho rebol shareholders are h
tile to popular freedom, and. like the doa
Upas, poison the atmosphere all aroi
them. the supreme folly of tho attempt
put down the slavohOldors' revolt, and
preserve as sacred tho cause of the rebelli
is apparent TO oil who reflect, and is Q
fessed BY all who honestly ayow their G
victi0ns. r.f r.. OWL.
The New York Tribune learns that