Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-04-25
From the Western Christian Advocate.
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Disguised Treason.
The evidence accumulates that there is
a party in the North, small though il may
be, which has all along sympathised With
treason; all the time rejoiced 10 everything
10 the success Of the Federal
arms, all the time afforded what aid and
comfort il dared to tho cause Of disunion.
This party has its leaders and its organs,
both claiming to be for the Union, ihatthey
may carry out their plans without being sus-
pected, II does not desire the destruction
Of the Union for its own sake, any more
than Davis, or Toombs, OF Yancey does.-
II is party which hopes, through a uni
ted South and divided North, to control
the destinies Of this country. Iu order to
unite the South and divide tho North it is
q pro-sldVery party. Judging from the
past il expects to succeed 10 the future by
dividing Northern couusels. The party cor
rectly judges, that on account Of certain
commercial relations there will always be
class Of Northern people who will sympa-
thize with slavery, because in so doing they
will make moro money; that this will be
an influential class on account Of its wealth
and location in the great cities Hence,
the party has resolved to bow down to sla-
very and worship this heather god. It is
fundamental doctrine with them that sla-
very must be preserved, perpetuated, ex-
tended, and whatever is opposed to slavery
must fall. II the Union can be made ser
viceable to the slave interest, why then It is
all right; il not, it is all wrong. If a man
is unconditionalIy for the Union all the
time, whether slavery survives or perishes,
he must be denounced as an dbolttionist, 3
believer in the social equality Of the races.
This party will be a peace party or a war
party, Just as will subserve the interests Of
slavery. While the North is likely TO
crush the treason Of the South it will be a
peace party, because slavery will suffer if
the rebels are subdued on their own SOIL
But il there should arise likelihood that
foreign war would cause several powerful
European nations to take sides with the
rebels against the Union, then the voice Of
the party will be for war.
The General who is most in earnest in
dealing with treason, will receive the least
sympathy from this party, while he who
will contriye the most delays, and show the
most tender regard for the peculiar institu-
tiou," will be eulogized as the greatest man
of the age.
This same party, knowing that stupen-
dous war can not be carried on without mon
ey, and that the money can not be had
without taxation, will raise great hue and
cry about taxes. A professed regard for
the dear people will be the cloak of their
secret treason. Losses and reverses on the
part Of the loyal army will be paraded SO
as to be disheartening as pQssial ~
short, whatever is best calculai
from the earth the vilest rebei 't4 ||1
ever saw, will be condemned 81
and all that will aid and abet theStfeason
will receive open or covert support. Know
ing that slavery is the very life and soul of
the rebellion, they manifest more anxiety
for its safety than for the preservation of
the Union itself. This party will be the
first to sug yest and support the most hu-
initiating and disgraceful compromise. 1t
will urge that we must coAcede more than
has yet been conceded to slavery.
The country is now in more danger, in
our humble opinion, from this party than
from those who openly avow their purpose
of tearing the Republic to pieces. For,
while the latter boldly proclaim their un-
wavering purpose, VIC know where to fnd
them and to meet them; but the former
by fair professions, seek to deceive those
they intend to betray. The man who, al
this date, after all that has transpired to
open the eyes ofour people to the unspeak-
able wickedness of tho slave power, does
not openly and above board prefer the pres
ervation of the Union to the preservation
of slavery, lends all his influence on the
side of the rebellion.