Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-06-21

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helm Of right psincipie. For The period ef
thirty years alluded to. The political sentiment
of ths nation was divided BY two Leading opin.
ions on The suejsct Of slavery; one rscogui.
sing the perpetual existence and steady propa-
CATION and extession Of the curse % desirable
or permissible, the other contemplating the
ultimate extinction and present restriction and
discouagement Of it to be what the nation
should strive for - wise and just to oil con.
ecrned. Until the debate between these two
opinions eliminated in the peaceful triumph of
the latter at the ballot box, in 1860, the for
mer was dominant in the policy Of the govern.
meut, chiefly through the adroit party ma.
chinery. which enabled radical pro-stavery
leaders to use for their own vile purposes the
deceived msjorities Of the anti-slavery North.
The election Of Abraham Lincoln to the
Presidency was the constitutional revolt Of
those majorities against the insideous power
that had been sapping the foundations Of the
Republic. The party that elected him took
legitimate possession Of the Government,
pledged to carry out the idea Of slavery 70.
striction-to keep the curse. what alone Il had
a right to be. If it had right to be At al.
. local and excsptionabls establishment. depend.
ing exclusively upon local municipal rrgula-
tions for its protection. and not worthy to
enter into national consideration At all 10 q
political question. Well would It have been
for the South had the pro-slavcry leaders &C.
quiesced in this peaceful and equitable settle
ment of vexed matter; for in that event the
nation would have escaped civil war. the
honor aud interests Of the slave States would
have BEEN secure. and the hand of the General
Government. would not have fallen upon any
citizen Of the Union in any other way than
that Of pa.ernal kindness. But the advocates
of slavery cxtsnsioa appealed fr..s hsllots to
bullets, and the war which they 90 causelessly
and wickedly precipitated is itself not merely
restricting but rapidly abolishing the system
whose defense they made the prctext for re-
bcllion. While this war might have been
made by the Republican Nationl Govern.
ment the opportunity and excuse for gener.
al abolition policy, the administrators Of the
Government have bsen faithful to the pru.
dent and equitable policy which they were
elected to pursue towards slavery. have kept
the hot earnestness Of moral convictions sub
ordinate to the dictates q fhr seeing expedi-
ency, and have marshallsd the armies Of the
Republic for the sole purpose a enforcing the
laws. maintaining our nationality and demon.
strating the capacity Of the people for sslf.
government. Congress has used its constitu.
tional power to free tho National Capital and
exclude forever from the nsaioaal territories
tho evil Of slavery; bat everywhere else
slavery he's bsen lsh to take care Of itself -
best Il might-to destroy itself in futile A.
tacks upon the Union, o. to nave itself BY
fealty to the Union. Gsnssslly Il has pre-
fsrred to attack the Union, and whsssver it
has done 10, Il il going " pisess, making IN
iucumbering wreck that the nalioa win lave
to aid In removing. To extend saah aid u
what we may term tho NEW DUTY OF TINE
TiMss, and duty that was not sought bat
forced upon the sousAry. How 10 extend such
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