North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-10-29
What AbOlitiOnism Means

Hon. Mr.. Stanton, ot Ohlu, a prominent
Ab"htlonist, in speech recently delivered IN
New York, in referring to The dread felt in the
Southern States at the idea of nero insur
rection, said.
Ii saps their courage in the wakefulness of
day it dlslurbs their dreams in the watches
Of the night. Nat Turner. with seventy ne
groes at his heels, and John Brown, with sew
euteen in his tlain, struck more terror to IN.
soul Of Virginia than have cur hunlreds M
thousands of disciplined white soldiers. led bv
Fremont and Mcclellan. fEnthu,IastIc ap-
pIause but says some tmid conservative.
" Would you arm negroes, and turn them
loose 2" | reply, | would checkmate these
white rebel guerilas. cloud and protrac,ed
cheers. Many slaves are hold riders Oih.
ers are swift OF foot. On horse back and on
foot, with proper drill and jnriiciuus command.
er>, tcoud place in the hands Of choice bands
intelligent and obedient negroes, in the ma
Hgnom cotton States, reroirers. coi bines, and
Sabres (AppIause.) Pointing them t. the cat
Tie on thousdnd hills, and The WtcinI grain
IN The Intervening raHeys, and taking rare
that all foy0l plantations shall be spared, /
1o"Id shout. " descendants Of The home iand
Of I0Hssdim u Oure rture an The name Of God
and liberty, strike home !" remvnuuous
applause, renewed again ID again.
White, Christian men, this IS what Abc H.
Ilonism means ; this j. what the einancIpa ti,n
proclamation of Abraham Lincoln Is intended
To produce well may the New York Journal
W Commerce exclalm, when commenting on
the ar"clous sentiments OF Hon. Mr.. Stanton,
fes-thls l. the nineteenth century, and
this is New Ycrk-in the United States of
AmerIca-and there are churches here and
away in The SKY YOU may SEE here and tier,
golden cross on splrc, by which You may
KNOW that The land calls itself Christlan-aIl
This Is Irne beyond aduubt . and these words
were uttered by an honorable gentleman, ami
with their wild acc'amations when he sal 1t
They were white men, in a building erected
and c"nsecraed to art and SCIENCE lat with
blazing gas, among civilized beings not saya-
ges IN the council tent of the North American
Indians, around The war fire. Three thou.
sand men and some women fanciet tn Y heard
in the eIoquence Of the orator, the cry of ag-
ony from an outraged daughter of some South
ern rebel, aud made the mnonlit streets of our
great city ring with their cXutant shout, of
delight -
More Than this, Abohionisrn means that
II drunken, brutal, lIcentious negroes should,
in The Ian uage Of Hon. Mr.. Stanton, Strike
home" and burning buildings and murdered
men, and outraged women and roasted chill
dren, be the fruits oc that efort, then Mr..
Llncoln's proclamation says TO the army,
" Stir not at you peril let murder and ar
son, and rape and rapine have full swing -
these descendants of the home land Of Tuus
saint L'OveIture' are only making an effort
: in the name Of God and liberty" But
thank God white Christian men put their
seal OF disapprobarion upon such revolving
doctrines at the recent elections, and let
those in power disregard that verdict If they
dare -C0nsfitufiOn0f TuiOu