The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-05-21
The Aboli,ionists and the War.

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The Abolitohists take exceptions to being
charged with any share of the responsibility
of the present war. We admit that the
firing upon Fort Sumter was the immediate,
but not remote cause OF the war. If it had
not been for Abolition intermeddling with
the affairs OF the South, there would have
been no occasion for the slightest bad feeling
between the two sections of our country;
OF in palmer words, il ii had not been for
Abolition there .oould haze been no ,0ar!
To prove this assertion we shall now in
troduce witnesses whose veracity the Aboli-
tionists have never called in question. The
first witness is 'honest Joe Holt" Of Ken
lucky, whose purity OF character, infexble
honesty, and devotion to the Union, are
admitted by every one. Judge Holt, in
his Louisville sp ech, last summer, said:
ave make no apology for this wicked ef
fort in the South to destroy the Government.
We grant the necessity of suppressing it;
but Abolitionism, that produced it, must also
be suppressed. Abolitonism and Seces-
sionism must be buried in the same political
grave.''
Our second witness is Mi. Wendell Phillips
who is great favorite with the Abolitionists
Less than year ago he made speech at
fremont Temple, in Boston, in which he
said:
"The anti slavery party had hoped for
and planned disunson, because it would lead
to the development Of mankind and the ele
yation OF the black man."
Now, let us hear from Governor Andrew
johnson, of Tennessee, whose veracity the
Abolitionists will hardly call in question. LIE
said:
GAN ABoLITIoNIsT rs sECEssIoNIsT."
~ would not be personal, but an Aboli
tionists is as much Secessionist as any to
be found in South Carolina. Now, as mucf
as these disunonists of both classes abuse
each other, they, nevertheless, both unite il
laying violent hands upon the Government
that never harmed either. If were an a
olitionist would break up the Union, fo
the disruption of the Union must inevitably
destroy and obliterate slavery. Herce W.
are for the prosecution Of this war TO save th'
Government as founded by our fathers; fos
restoring the Constitution as we received it
without regard to the peculiar institutions o
any State, That a Secession list and ap Alb
olitionist are on par can prove by sim
pie sylloglsm: an Abolitionist is Disunion
ist; Disunionist Secessionist; therefore,
Secessionist is an Aboltionist!' Cheers and
Laughter Hon. andy johnson at Colunbu
O; October 4, 1861.
Now listen to voice from the grave. Hen.
ry Clay, in letter which he wrote to tn
Rev. Mr.. Cotton, dated Ashland, Septembe
2, lS43, advising him to write panphle
against Abolitionism, said: f...
II will give you an outline Of the manne
in which would handle it. Show the ori
gin Of slavery. Trace its introduction to tn
Bitish Government. Show how it is dis.
posed Of by the Federal Constitution; that i
is left exclusively to the States, except il
regard to fugitives, direct taxes and represen
tation. Sbo,o that the agitation ofthe question
in The free States ,0iH first destroy all harnso
ny, and, finally, lead to aisunion, poverty an
perpetual aoar, the determination of the africa
lrace-tItu,ote n,ktaru desp0tisn,." s