The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-18

cannot ana snail not Dc TAKEN away,
propose to do my part towards putting
down this, the earliest and most desperate
and malignant rebellion. Tt must be met
by reason and appeals to. the people
through the press and in public assem-
blages, and be put down at the ballot-box.
But if the overt rebellions in Wisconsin
and in Ohio at Urbana in 1857, and
Cleveland, in 1859, the one at Urbana an
armed rebellion, had been promptly and
severely punished as they ought to have
been, we never would have had any other.
Here Mr.. v. traced briefly the history
of the slavery question from the begin
ming to the present day. In 1877 it had
been settled by the compromise of the
Constitution, and all had been peace, quiet
and prosperity till the terrible "Missouri
Question:" which struck upon the ear of
Jefferson "like fire bell in the night"
That had been settled by COMPROMISE,
and we had quiet and peace again for fif-
teen years, till the systematic and organ
lied anti-slavery agitation began in 1885,
at which time it was so bitterly denoun-
ced by President jackson. But it con-
tinued gaining strength every year till it
ended as every wise man foresaw it must
end, in an unnecessary and injurious
CIVIL WAR" Fifteen years ago there
were Secession disunionists South, just as
there were Abolition disunionists in the
North and West. The former were in
public places, State and Federal but as
soon as they proclaimed their disunion pro-
clivities, or were even suspected Of it.,
they were speedily elected from Office even
in South Carolina. In 1881, every South
ern State without exception, carried the
Union ticket upon distinct issue; and
for years no disunionist in the South
could be elected to any Office. How was
it meantime in the North and West p
From absolute odium and weakness, abo-
litionism steadily increased to position
and power, till the Senate began to be
filed with Abolitionists, open or in dis.
guise, and the House Of Representatives
also; and till every free State in every
branch of its government, fell into the
hands Of active and aggressive anti-sla-
very men; and finally, President was
elected by sectional anti-slavery party,
on sectional anti-slavery platform, who
himself declared that this Union could
not endure "part slave and part free. -
And yet at the South, even after secession
began, it was with difficulty any State
was induced to secede, except South Car
DINA. In every other Cotton State there
was large minority against secession ;
and up to April 10th, 1861, North Caro-.
lima, Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas
refused, by large majorities, to secede;
while Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and
Missouri adhere to tho Union to this day.
In the very midst of secession, if any fair
and adequate compromise had been pro.
posed by Congress, especially If the "Crit.
tenden propositions" of December, 1860,
had been adopted, secession would have
persisted. Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Toombs
both declared that they would be content
That is the declaration of Mr.. Pugh. > Il
lis the testimony also Of Mr.. Douglas
But those propositions never received 9
solitary Republican vote in, either the
Senate or the House. .Hence, the sole
responsibility for our disagreement" said
Douglas, on the Sd of January, 1861,
"and the only difficulty in the way Of an
amicable adjustment, as NTH the Republic
can party" pav h d. 5s sines.
| Sir, these are facts which it is useless
to deny and senseless to quarrel with.
and they are part of the many circumstan
ces upon which I found my immoyeabls
hope.of a final restoration of the Union
in spite of the folly and madness ane
i wickedness every day exhibited, uniting
the South and dividing the North ane
i West. 5fssI
III The South is now well nigh united al
one man and for nearly three months
we have met with little else than defeat
j What united the South? What changed
the fortune of the war; In the begin.
ming it was declared TO be for the Union
and the Constitution. These were noble
! objects, and success attended our arms
4 Before the battle Of Bull Run, Mr.. Crit
tenden sought to offer his now often quo
tied resolution defining tho objects Of tn
war, and the Republicans did not allow i
4 to be even 80 much as received. It wal
l,met with sneers and contempt. The ,da,
latter, tho battle, when Washington wa
full of escaped soldiers and fugacious con
1lgressmen from the battle field, il was of
fered again and without objection; By
1.-TWO men, both Republicans, voted agains