The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-05-23

lcisim GIL the good That ahsppsned during
that time, they ore bound 10 shoulder. fol
Democracy hsj % much to do with the one
as with the other. But another fact, and
one OF more importance, Mr.. vsilspdiebsn
forgeis to mention, VIE: During a Demo.
cratic Administration the destruction OF the
Government was plotted by Democrats
Democratic ofiice.belders were neck deep In
the conspiracy, and made use OF their OF
fetal positions 10 further the plot, Demo
cratic Cabinet officers stole srms from IN,
Government with which 10 equip their or
rnies - ,tole vessels to p.ske q navy - stole
money 10 carry on tbe war they were about
TO commence. democratic States and d. I'm.
ocrotic States only, revol'ed and made wsr
upon the Government, and to o.dsy we chsi.
lcnge pny man-to pu. his finger upon any
one in arms sgsinst the Government who is
not q Democrat.
After abatch Of twaddle about restoring the
Union as it was, which means bringing
oack the revolted Stntes Just as they went
out, 10 again rule or ruin the whole coun.
try, this precious address continues,
! "1o restore the Uuion is to crush out sec
tionaIism. North and South. To begin the
great work Of restoration through the ballot
box is TO kill sbolitionism. The hitter wa.
ters Of secession flowed first and are fed
still from the ubclean fountain OF abolition
ism. That fountain must be dried up
Armies may break down the power OF the
Con federste Government in the South; but
the work OF restoration can only be carried
on through political organization and the
ballot in the North and West"
All our troubles are attributed 10 aboli.
tionism. vslandlgham knows he lied in
that paragraph, and he ought to know that
the people know it. No abolitionist has
ever hold po xer q moment since the days OF
Washington and Jefferson. No measure
looking toward abolition has ever grown
into law. On the contrary, every enact
ment asked for by the slave interest to
strengthen their system, every law they de-
sired to strengthen and perpetuate their in
stitution has been given them cheerfuily y
and without murmuring. The odious fugi-
tive slave law was one OF those bulwarks
OF slavery. New England and Pennsylva-
MIA was denied tariff Because il would in
lure slavery in some degree; while for the
benefit Of 5000 SHAREHOLDERS OF Louisiana a
high tariff was put upon sugar.
No aboiitionist ever raised his hand
against the Government; there is not one to-
day in arms against il. 1.-THE bitter waters
of secession" flowed FIRST from Democratic
springs, and are still fed from the same
sources. 100000 Democrats are in arms
against the government - how many OF 9TH
er parties' Fifteen Democratic States are
in revolt - how many States that voted for
Lincoln1 Without assuming the champion
ship Of abolitionism, we assert that the
members Of that party never committed an
ret in jercga.ion of law. Their only fault
is that they questioned the night OF one man
to own another, and expressed their views
in legal manner through the ballot box
They exercised the right OF every American
citizen, 10 discuss all matters Of public poll
cy. They sought to remove what they
deemed an evil in legal way. "Only thi,
and nothing more" Yet valiandieham
charges them with the sin Of secessionl
Further on, Vallandigham says:
"We remind you new that compromise
made your Union, and compromise fifteen
months ago would have saved il. Repeated
efforts were made at the last session of the
thirty.sixth Congress to this end. At every
stage, the great mass OF the South, with the
whole Democratic party, and the whole
Constitutional Union party, OF the North
and Vest, united in favor Of certain amend .
ments to the Constitution-and chi ief among
them, the well known "Crittenden Proposi.
tions." which would have averted civil
war and maintained the Union"
We know that efforts were made TO sell
out the Government to the South, under the
name Of compromise. But for months be.
fore. secession had been determined. and
nothing short Of the complete abandon
ment OF the Government by those in whose
hands il had been confded by the people.
could have availed. Months before the Crit.
tenden Compromise was introduced the
whole plan was hid and all tho arrange.
ments were made for carrying it out. Arm.
were sent South, that they might be easil,
seized. The navy was sent to all parts o
the world, that it might be out OF the way
Military companies were being organized in
every county in the Southern States and ell
Preparations for war were made,
| Congress disavowed all design Of inter.
fering with the institution OF slavery. The
rights OF the Southern States were guaran
teed in the most solemn manner. In short,
everything that could be done, save utteI
degradation, was done to satisfy them and
avert the storm TINT threatened the country;
but all in vain. The disruption Of tie
Government had been decided upon, and
no "Compromise'' could have averted it,
II only remained to meet il sword in hand,
and to ohsstise the rebellious states into
submission.
The address concludes with inviting all
men "who are for the Constitution rs it is.
and the Union as il was," to unite for the
purpose Of building up the old party, and
giving it again the control OF the Govern.
mtnt.
/ There can be no misiaking the drift OF
this effort. The rebels are at last satisfied
that their enterprise is failure - that in a
few months their rope Of sand must break.
They will hold out as long as possible, Il a,
their Northern allies may make favorable
terms with the Government, and if possible
come back into the Union as powerful q,