The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-12-03

FeUxB WANTING. LIS the party thai
has sustainsd the Government and th.
Constitution in times past; the party
under which tho country has always
prospered; the party thas always son
msnded respect as home and abroad.
and she party that must psrpstu..s shs
Gssernmens, If IL Is perpetuased stall.
| fHillsborough Gazette. ,e' y
Coofd LiaeoIu iaave Prevented
i this Wars--AnotIier scrap from
History.
Accompanying the mastery letter
from ex-senator Bigler, we give a
scrap from Fornsy's Press, showing
that the Republicans preferred their
PARTY in preference to the Union, be-
fore war had actually cornmnenccd.---
We also gave a letter from Gen: Scott,
in which the old warrior said:
"Adopt the concilatory measures propo
ssd by Mr.. Crittenden, OF the Peace Con>
ventlon, and my life upon It we shall have
no new cause Of Secession"
Which sound and truthful advice
was unheeded by Mr.. Lincoln and the
Republicans in Congress. These facts
never have been and never can be ex-
planned away-and are amply sufficient
to place the seal of condemnation on
the President and his party. But,
while looking over the files of the New
York Times, of 1861, leading Re-
publican paper, edited by the Lieuten-
ant Governor of New York, we find
the following article in relstion to the
armed exhibition sent by Mr.. Lincoln
to menace Charleston:
"And we presume that no military man,
whose Judgment is Of the least value, can be
found at Washington or elsewhere, who
would take the responsibility OF attempting
to reinforce and hold Fort Sumter with the
forces available for that purpose.
III the President did really intend TO do
this--against the advice and without the
sanction ofNGen. Scott, then his first step
has been gross and objectionable bIunder,
one which, il the same policy were to be per
sisted in, would utterly destroy the public
confidence Of his ability to conduct cam
paign. 0~rOur own belief 10 that the at
tempt to reinforce is FEINT-that it's ob
ject was to put upon the rebels the full and
clear responsibility Of commencing the war,
and that no more obstinate defence was con
templased than would suffice to vindicate the
honor OF the GoveInment.-L0 Upon this
suppostion, we are perfectly satisfied with
the result. Upon any other, we should have
very grave doubts OF the wisdom and states
manship that preside over our national couns
cils.-N Y. Times. Ia
Connecting this paragraph with
TIME, the OCCASION, and the subsequent
results, and they become words of fear
full import! 1t would appear in the
judgment of the New York Times,
that the President did not really want
Fort Sumter-but he wanted WAR!
but dare not strike the first blow!-
Hense he made a rEINT,-he prepared
the stroke,-raised his arm, holding
the deadly weapon-and thus, as was
natural, caused the enemy whom he
menaced, to strike the first and fatal
blow! which was to deluge the land in
blood! And with the result, this lead
ing Republican editor, and no doubt
the President, were gleefully satisfied!
The Laws of Ohio provide, that
where person raises his arm in a
threatening manner, to strike another,
the person thus menaced, is justified
in self-preservation, if he strikes his
assailant down! We know the Presi-
dent claims he had, but that did not
justify him in disregarding the advice
of General Scott, and other patriotic
statesmen, Disappointing the hopes of
the people, and by contemplate ma
nevre, involve the nation in civil war.
Such trickery, if played off by old
Abe while practicing law in Illinois,
before Justice Of the Peace, might
pass for "sharp practice"--but with
the destinies of a free people and the
life of great nation hanging on the
result---it was monstrous! And we
are compelled to say, as Lincoln said
of Polk in the Mexican war, 1--WE cam
not approve of the conduct of the Pres
ident in the beginning of it," aar
Facts are abundant, and are daily
accumulating, which demonstrate that
President Lincoln held in his hand the
balance ''Peace and War"--that he
chose to stand on the Chicago Platform
and INVITED, if he did not provoke,
WAR--and now the people are suffer-
ing the bitter fruits of his reckless and
unhallowed COURSE [Coshocton Dem
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