Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-11-21
GALLIPOLIs.
THURSDAY. =: NOV. si. 1851

sR-The great Southern Rights Dem
oerat, JOIN CocHRAkT. in s speech .
few days since used the following re.
marksble language in regard to slave.
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Ifnecessary TO save this Government,
I would plunge their whole country,
black and white, in one indiscriminate
sea Of Blood, so that we should, in the
end, hsve Government which would
be the vicegerent of God.
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Distract their counsels, and if this
should not be sufficient, take the slave
BY the hand, place musket in it, and
in. Gods name bid him strike for the
liberty Of the human race.
No man has rallied more loudly
against Abolitionism than Mr.. Coch-
rane, nor none more willing to clamor
for the "rights of the South" in regard
to slavery. Yet on this occasion we
find him uttsring language in regard to
the course now to be pursued, which,
in the mouth Of Mr.. SEWARD or Mr..
CHASE, would even to-day be seized up
on by our 'peace party" as veri6ca-
ton Of their numerous SANDERS upon
the Republican party. Mr.. Cochrane,
we will do him the justice to say, has
fairly "taken the bull by the horns" "
and what is better still, has put new
life into the Administration, if we may
Judge thereof by the prompt endorse
nent Of his sentiments by Secretary
CAMERON. The proclamation of FRE-
MONT required modification on the slave
~ question, yet how feeble the Ian
guage Of it, when compared with the
remarks Of Mr.. Cochrane. What has
effected so marked a change in Mr..
Cameron's course? Did it require the
boldness Of pro slavery Democrat to
galvsnize the vertebr@ of the Admin
istration into adopting measures which
all wise men long since foresaw must be
done, if the speedy close Of this pro
slavery war is ever to be brought about?
It would indeed seem so. From what
ever cause this change has been effected
we rejoice at it, if only because it shows
that the Government has at last discov-
cred the consummate folly Of carrying
on the war according to rules Of civilized
warfare. The pirates by sea and guer-
rillas on land are at last notified that
the lives and fortunes of our free men
of the North will be no longer sacrificed
upon the altar of secession to the Mo-
loeb Of slavery. Let us put the ques.
tion to ourselves squarely: Shall we
continue the destruction of our young
men, Of our fortunes, Of our comfort,
peace and happiness, that the murder.
ers, thieves and 6ends of secession may
have slaves? or shall we. by ending
slavery, end the war, and by removing
the cause of it, once more bring about
prosperity to individuals and to the ma.
ton?
Longer delay is useless. The point
when moral suasion would have effect
ed anything, has long since been passed.
The world looks on with amazement at
the temporizing spirit of our rulers to-
wards men who have by their own acts
put themselves beyond the pale Of mer-
g.
The only course left is "to treat them
as we treat the rest Of mankind; enc
mics in war, in peace friends" We
would not hesitate to strike al slavery,
were we at war with foreign Govern
ment which sustained it. No foreign
nation ever yet exhibited such unparal-
leled ferocity, such savage cruelty, such
inplacable hatred and mafgnity as do
these Southern rebels toward us, their
brethren. And for what? They them
selves are at loss for q definite ans
wer. If then nothing viii serve their
turn but the utter desolation and mise
~ Of our enee happy land, all right,
all justice, all humanity, requires q
speedy extinction not only of the slave
~ cause itseN, but Of its adherent,
with It. If they have "sowed the
storm" let them "reap the whirlwind. {"
It will rid the world of monsters and
tyrants not day too soon, and add to
the population Of Pandemonium vast
crowd Of spirits better qualified to en-.
Joy its honors, than even the fallen an
gels, for whom It was prepared.
EEA resident Of the South, former.