The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-04-23
More Idiocy.


the House of Representatives.. from Penn
sylvsnia, is q very funny sort of person
He had better go to Russia. Russi.
would suit him to q dot. The Govern
mept of that distant and facetious land il
exactly what he wishes to establish here
We wish Mr.. Stevens would 60 there; al
though we can but think it would be Z
sad thing for Russia.
Some men are born foolish; some
achieve folly; others have it thrust upor
them. Mr.. Stevens gives evidence of the
first mentioned afaictiou. We humbly beg
pardon of our readers for presenting some
little extracts from recent speech made
6Y this person, but we wish to impress
those who vote for Representatives, with
q wholesome caution as to what they are
doing. They may, in voting for an hon.
est. sane man. as they think, be electing
q Stevens unawares. Speaking of the
rebels, be says:
'.The South can never be reduced so
long as this war is prosecuted on its
present principles, so long as they are left
the means of cultivating their fields by
forced labor. Their domestic institutions
give them great advantages in war. To
cad the war successfully aud promptly,
the slaves must be made our allies.
Which is most to be abhorred, rebel
lion of slaves fighting for their liberty. or
q rebellion of free men fighting to mur-
der the nation? The Constitution says
that the President shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed and c.e-
ates him for the time of emergency as
much Dictator, as decree of the Ro-
man Senate, whose dictators exercised all
proper power necessary for the public
safety, whether the means we're inscribed
on their tables or not. Rather than see
the nation dishonored by compromise or
concession, l would confer that power
now. 0, for six months resurrection in
the flesh of stern old Jacksonl He, in
this crisis, would abolish slavery. He
would arm free people of color, he would
march into the heart of slavedom. not to
pick cotton, but to put Weapons into ev-
cry freedman's hands. The necessity of
q dictatorship is evident, to snatch the
nation from the jaws of death. Manumit
the slaves, and the war would end in six
months. Leave them to the rebels. and
] doubt if six years will end it. At the
same time, I admit it to be the most ter
rible weapon in our armory. Is that an
argument against its use?"
And all this, from q man who profess
ss to be Republican, q christiLu, and
various other things, which he is net.
The Gear of Russia is as much of 9
dictator as Mr.. Stevens can desire. He
has lately tried the experiment of eman
cipating the slaves. too. Could anything
be more suitable 10 the philanthropie
mind of Stevens? Especially as he des
pairs of this country. he says, and VIZ
think with rather unwholesome boldness
that the rebels have the advantage of VI
and we cannot conquer them, as We nov
propose to do. The Daily News used II
say the same thing. The Daily News i
dead. s
Now, if Mr.. Stevens really believes al
this fol,ds-rol, he is in bad way. Th
prospect of more than "six years' Of civi
war is not pleasant, and even that will b
of no use, says Stevens, unless you fre
the nigger. Wherefore, instead Of seek
| ing, in the balmy cline Of Russia, tn
fdictatorial emancipation he yearns for, b
prays for resurrection of the s.stern oil
Jackson to re-enact the light and fests
scenes of the st. Domingo insurrection
The ..stern old Jackson" could be hea
Mr.. Stevens, would hardly feel compli
mented at this novel character SO easil
given him. At the battle of New Orleans
Jackson and other shareholders placed
few armed negroes on the earthworks t
lcomplete them and repair them under th
first Ere Of the enemy. These slave
claimed to have been pro missed their free
dom, but they never got il. Is that tn
kind of thing that Mr.. Stevens means b
j..making the slaves our allies?"
The hnmiliatiug falsehood. SO often ful
minated in Congress by Stevens, Lovejoy
and other lunatics, that we are incspabl
of conducting this war and suppressin
the rebellion, has . marked effect upo
our foreign relations. and should be stop
ped. With our population, our resources
our enthusiasm, and our cause, Mr.. Ste
vens should be ashamed of himself fo
limiting that we cannot conquer the hal
armed. disorganized military mob no
digui6ed with the name of the 'Confede
rate Army With the Southern peopl
living and moving only by means Of the
niggers; with their coast thorough
lblockaded; with their treasury worse tha
empty; with their country paraly zed, the
soldiery demoralizsd, their press dlsaffsc
ed aud their leaders bewi.dered, must W
forsooth, despair. unless we can get II
help Of few hundred thousand sem
barbarous and idle slaves to murder, bur-
violate. and lay waste2
i Go to Russia, Mr.. Stevens; 60 an,
4 whore, where you can hide your insight
cant head and have your ridiculous WORD
forgotten by all decent menl If the
are tremulous and cowardly person