The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-09-10
The Issue in this District.

Congressional District have to determine
at the ballot box, this fall, is whether they
will be represented by an ultra Republi-
can, now commonly termed an abolition
ist, or by Union man.
Mr.. CUTLER, Immediately on his re-
turn from Congress, made speech in
Marietta, in which he is reported to have
denounced the President for not conduct
ing the war in a proper manner, for not
adopting proper policy, &C., &c., in the
usual style of Greeley abolitionista.
Mr.. MORRIS, on his return home, COM
mcnced and continued to make Union
war speeches during the whole time the
Government was raising volunteers. This
is fair. specimen of the patriotism and
love of the Union possessed by the two
candidates for Congress in this District.
Choose ye between them.
We will do Mr.. CUTLER no injustice.
That he is an abolitionist he has himself
proclaimed. He has proclaimed himself
in favor of abolishing slavery, and that
is what we mean and that only, when We
call him an aholitionist Let us try him
by his own record. In speech delivered
by him in CONGRESS-, on the 23rd of April
last, he starts off by printing in capitals at
the head of his speech as text or as
embodying the sentiment which he had
discussed, these words:
aSzapery-a public enemy, and ought
there fore to be destroyed; a nuisance that
mast be abated. y
From the first page of his speech we
quote these words:
"The short logic now running through the
minds Of many people Is. this: slavery is the
cause of this war; therefore slavery must be
destroyed"
From the 10th page of his speech we
extract this paragraph:
al have thus briefly examined the first and
second general propositions proposed in the
outset, namely, that Congress, IS the nations
sovereignty has right to destroy enemies of
the national life: that slavery is such an
6nGpY-J1tcH OftVgS Ute 10 tue COHC6ustot th0s
it is, therefore, the RIGHT and DUTY Of
Congress TO destroy slavery"
From the 18th page We make the fol-
lowing extract:
"As view this matter, would as soon
think of allowing nest of vipers to live in
the cradle of my children as to permit this
system of slavery longer to exist in this
country. According to my conservatism it
ia simply question between the children and
the snakes.''
And from the 18th page the following:
II reiterate the words used by the honera-
ble gentleman from Pennsylvania, fMr STE
vEss1 in the preamble to his bill now under
onsideration-. slavery has caused the pres
eut rebellion, and there can be no permanent
peace and union in this Republic SO long as
that institution exists" Every body knows
this to be true. Our paople understand it.
Foreign nations know it. The civilized world
have their searching eye upon Us, to see
y hethcr We have the firmness and wisdom to
manage this mighty subject. Shall we occu-
py the ridiculous position of having WELL
nigh exhausted the blood and treasure of the
nation to suppress a rebellion, and leave the
admitted cause of it untouchede"
In these extracts Mr.. CUTLER has dis
tinctiy and unequivocally announced him.
self an abolitionist, and that this war
should bring slavery to an end.
Mr.. Cutler says it is "the right and
duty of Congress to destroy slavery"
President Lincoln, in his message to Con-
yress, July II, 1862, says: cit is start
ing to say that Congress can free slave
within State" unless "the ownership
IF the slave had FIRST been transferred to
the Nation
Mr.. CUTLER says he "would as soon
Ihink of allowing nest of vipers to live
in the cradle Of his children as to permit
his system of slavery longer to exist in
his country" President Lincoln in his
etter to Greeley, August %, 1862, says:
9 Ny paramount object is to save the
Union, and not either to save or destroy
slavery"
Mr. CUTLER says Everybody knows
that there can be no permanent peace and
union in this Republic SO long as that
institution slavery] exists" President
Lincoln. in the letter before quoted from,
says: eff there be those who would not
save the Union, unless they could, at the
same time, destroy slavery, / do not agree
With them.n "If could save the Union
freeing any slaves, / would do it. y
Will anybody, after reading the ex-
-raets above quoted from Mr.. CUTTERS
speech, deny that he is in favor of abol-
shing slavery by the action of Congress?
[f he is in favor of such action he is an
lbolitionist, because he can find no au-
.hority in the Constitution to warrant such
exercise of power by Congress. The claim
hat Congress can abolish slavery in the
States, is the worst form that abolitionism
las ever assumed in this country. The
party never pretended to claim
my such power-no party ever CLAIMED
'uch power except the very ultra aboi-
itionists.