The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-11-27
Government and the Abolition


Government and the Abolition
i lists.
The Washington Star, semi-official
organ of the Government, publishes
the fact that the regular army officers
lare none Of them Abolitionists. Ger
tainly not; THEY all stay at home. 1t
adds: '5sa.a. .a. sI.#f ..F. .....s.
1--WE may say as much for at least nine
tenths ofihe rank and file Of the volunteer
service, who, we know well, are chafng un-
der the efforts OF the Abolition politicians to
direct the purpose Of the war from what Con-
gross has declared it to be, and who very gen.
orally believe that the surest way to strength
en- the cause of the Government in the pre-
sent struggle wonld be to sieze Cheever and
a Greeley and hold him cheek by iowl with
each sympathiser for secession placed in Fort
| Lafayette. The two classes are alike danger
GUS othe successful prosecution Of the war
| for the restoration of the Union under the
j Constitution Of our fathers, success for the
plans OF one class involving as much danger
to the future of the country, as succt IS for
those Of the other"
The most bitter enemies the Admin
istration has in the North at the pres
ent time are the Abolitionists. None
are doing so much to retard its opera
tions, break it down in public esteem,
and to jcopardize the success of its po-
! licy. Hear the declarations of one or
two of their leaders. Parker Pillsbury
writes as follows on the Fremont af
fair: @''...''
'Let President Lincoln understand that
the people here in the West wish to see the
evidence precede the condemnation-an cer-
tainly the sentence and execution And
some may wish yet to know whether the
prudence and economy about W Wasbington
have been such as to demand SO summary
proceedings in M ssouri. ......
"Will it be reasonable to petition Con-
gress to impeach the President and his advi
sers, on the first Monday in December next
before the going down Of the sun? If so,
good many of us are traitors in heart to the
extent of desiring it. And / know Of no.
thing, were Congress brave and honest, that
would SC tend TO subserve the ends ofiustice
and liberty. s rn's .a
.... 49, "PARKER PILLSBURY."
The above is published in the New
York Anti-slavery Standard, a paper
that is patronized by a number of the
leading Republicans of Cadiz. The
Standard fully sympathizes with the
sentiment. ...rl ...a.,.. .f. ,.....
Gerrett Smith, the great Abolition
apostle of New York, prints a five col
umn speech in the New York Tribune, |
i'll which he says: #5r. ..s..
81 love my country, but strongly fear
that she is lost. Perhaps it was impossible
to save country whose people had been
trained to worship Constitution, and scoff |
at the putting up Of Gods law above it. |
confess that when the war begun, thought !
it would be short one; for was SO simple |
as to assume that the Government was al |
ready, or quickly would be, aroused not
merely to fight the rebels, but TO conquer
them. took it tor granted that the G0vern-
maent aCon'd behaDe nationally, they ag0uM no
more sg6er the Constitution than any other pa
per to stand an its aoay--siave property no more
than any other property. Very soon, how
ever, began to learn my great mistake for
very soon the Government, instead Of mo-
wing with irresistible might against the foe,
and doing so with or without Constitution
carrying it ty its side or trampling 1t under
foot, as might seem expedient found
worshiping and inculcatng the worship O 1
the Constitution, and tying up with its pro-
visions the hands Of both Government and |
people"
Here The President is gravely ccnsu-
red because he respects his oath to
stand by the Constitution and execute !
it's behcsts. We could print many CO.
lumns of similar extracts from the anti |
slavery leaders. What they censure
the President for commends him to the
great Democratic and conservative SEN
timeht Of the country. Iail /
N Fl" ''''------ ----'ss> 49, <as--------i1 H3