The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-05

friendship, and there was to grea,
extent political and patriotic co op.
Grafton between Douglas and the
President. Southern politicians saw
that the sceptre had departed; that
there was a North, and that that
North would be united in restrain.
ing the farther extension Of slavery;
that whether it was done by popu.
lar sovereignty, as Mr.. Douglas
would have had II, or by Congress
ional compromises or enactments.
az the Republicans would have had
it, slavery had covered its last inch
of territory on this continent, and
now, to protect themselves in what
they had, actuated by the same
spirit that ent the domaine Of Heav-
en- with civil war. when LuciIer and
his ilnps rebelled against the AL
mighty. they inaugursted the rebel
lion. And with that senile, if not
imbecile old public functionary in
the chair OF State, who could in his
annual Message OF Decent Der, 1860,
give utterance 10 such miserabls
twaddle a. that, The Constitution
conferred no power on State to &C.
cede from the Union, but having se'
ceded the Constitution had no rem
edy Tor the act.n With such a
thief in the War Department. as
Floyd, aided by Cobb, Thompson,
etc, it was not lifficult thing Tor
these determined rebels to prepare
Themselves with the munitions OF
war. The next. and only thing w,s
to prepare the public mind OF the
people Of tie slave States tor seces
sion. And now what arguments
are usedl what themes are chosen Z
what imaginary wrongs and griev
ances are painted to the public
mind? what but slavery Every
speech ia a monemeter-every argu
ment follows the same beaten track;
all logic tends to the same conciu
sion. Men of the South, your De
lilah is in ianger-the Abolition
ists Of the North will rise and take
your slaves the men Of the North
are all Yankees, and all Yankees
are Aho,itiouists- ergo, the men OF
the North, of whatever name or sect
in politics. are Abolitionists. BY
these and like appeals, the Southern
heart is tirei by the way, this
Southern heart is thing Of very
combustibe nature.
The South prepares for war; there
is treason IT, the Army and the Ma.
w; there is treasoe in the Cabinet,
if not 10 the White House. The
good old Cass saw it and fled from
Washington as Lot did from Sodom
in her evil day. The public Arsen
ale, Forts, Mints, and Navy Yards
are seized. Sumpter is assaulted
and ralIs. The war is inangurated.
The rebellion increases to gi MT pro
portions. Seventy.five thousand
men are called for to put it down.
We have Bulls Run, Lexington and
Springfield. Fivc hundred 'thous'
and moro men are asked. and with
patriotic ardor they rally under the
banner Of their country. 1t begins
to be seen that the rebellion is such
a one as the world never saw before.
Campaigns are opened. Armies
are mustered, marcLed, counter
marched and wasted. A hundred
battles are fought. More than two
hundred thousand men are slain
and the rebellion is not yet corquer
ed. The sympathIes OF the old
world are against us. England and
France look on and murmur OF in
teryention with grim Significance
The pure and chivalrous Garibalii
administers to this country with
ering rebukc; bis heart, his soul
his sword are in the cause Of human
liberty, but he will not take up
arms in defence OF a government
where human bondage is to he the lot
of tour millions OF men, women and
children. One OF the wi3eet States
men OF England declares that touch
ling the question of human liberty
lin the United States, there is buI
this simple practical difference be,
!, tween the North and the South. -
Nine Millions OF men in the South
are willing that the African should
have a home in their country, upon
the sole condition Of his remaining a
save. Twenty two millions oppose
, his remaining in their country upor
: any condition. This, then, 10 :
, servile war between men o! tn,
, same national birth-between two
sections OF country geographically
bound together by the common
3 adaptaion OF the one section to accom-
I modAte the wants Of the other. -
The ties OF consanguinity aro sun
dered. Brethren OF the same trater
pity no longer know each other al
! brothers. Christian men and wo
{ men will no longer bow around tb,
t same altar. The very pillars Of 80
I ciety are unsettled. The Temple 0
Liberty heaves and totters beneatl
g this earthquake shock. The vial
t of wrath spoken of in the Apocalyp
tic vision seem to be poured upoI
8 our land. Birds and beasts OF pre-
Y ara lattenin0 npOn tho blood an