Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-25

The SOUTHERN REBELLION is conspira
cy of politicians, and il came from scornfu
hatred of free institutions. The Atlanta
(Ga.,l ConfedeTacy of March Both has the fol.
lowing
"a Dc Banks, residing in Savannah. Ga.
having just returned from a tour TO RichmonJ
our brave Col. Armstrong went to INQUIRE Of
him what the news wac. ooh, colonel said
he, ''oe are phpped on all sides, everything
looks dark and gloomy ios us McCulloch and
Price a'e killed. Columbus and Manassas are
evacuated, and hell is TO pau evergrLerep The
same doctor added that the Yankees would
nave TO Kill the last southern gentleman be-
tore they could be conquered 1t is rot
sad lie to the colonel the negro question
winch is now mOoted-iti is to know rLethsy the
puritan or cuVdieT is TO rule This continent"
There is scarcely any manifestation of the
insanity sometimes occasioned by selfconceit
SO miserable as that which stimulates these
men to put on airs and call themselves "pen.
tlemen" and Cavaliers" But this DR.
Banks gives the true motive of their treason.
Nothing short of the malgn influence of
slavery could make citizens Of this republic
capable of such treason; aud solong rs this in
huence operates it will continue to generate
this deadly hatred of political equality and
freedom. II slavery could renew its strength
after the present rebellion is ended, and
continue to rule the country as here
tofore, there would be nothing before u,
during the remainder of the present centur,
but slave despotism, and bloody civil wars
Those Cavaliers, the slavery extremists
would show still more clearly what is apparen
to most people now, that there is no hope 0
safety for the republic but in their destruction
and in the determination Of the foul thing tina
breeds such enemies to freedom aud good or
der. This lie now becoming more and more
apparent TO loyal men in the border slave
states. The citizens Of Franklin county, Mo.
at public meeting, have recently expressed
their views Of this matter in series of reso.
buttons, among which are the following -
THAT the people Of Missouri are the sole
Judges OF what local and domestic institutions
they require for their peace happiness. and
prosperity as people, and in the exercise of
that right we declare our solemn conviction
that negro Slavery IS deS'ructiue of all these hess.
ings. We therefore pledge ourselves 10 a bsar,y
support Of any practical measures for the qrad,,aI
emancipation and colonization of the slaves now
in Missouri, which may be just and fair tow
ard the present loyal owners, and which the
lawmakers of our state may be able to devise
in harmony with the policy of president Lin
coin, as announced in his annual and recen
messages TO congress.
THAT The intimate alliance Of treason tgil
slavery in Missouri is a sufficient reason for al
loyal citizens to oppose the perpetuation OF til,
latter with the same Yigor they seek tie Grad
icatiou Of the former and il il duty we owt
ourselves, our posterity, and the cause Of free
government, to demand such legal enactmenu
As will place the institution Of slavery ~ Mis-
souri, upon footing that the public mind will
rest satisfied Of its gradual extinction