, 1862-10-24

,ons opposing enlIstnents and guilty Of
1ther trea: enable practices, aud that for
he emancipatfng the slaves in the rebel
sts9es, under the confiscation oct OF Con-
That Ill those measures ara Legal and con-
k0fn11onA exercises OF the powers OF the
preatdent aseommander-ln-c chief, ia this state
od civil war and instruction, has been abun~
d@4y Demonstrated to every Intelligent
ntro: That thesa ameasures are the vigorous
effective md necessary means to conquer
md extingulsh the rebellion is rs apparent Is
The sun In heaven. It requires no atgument:
Who does not see tllRt secession infurmefs,
and plotters Of treason should be imprisoned,
il rot puDisheds Who does not see that to
fight the rebels in the field, and jet leave them
and protect them in all the property aud
means Of fighting and resisting you SUCCESS
fully, Is but childish and solemn mockeFy?
Adore al, who does not see and know that
t1ay*1y Is the IT, and soul and strength Of
feeds, supports, and energfses it.
Opposition to these measures is then weak |
eriDg the arm Of the government, clogging |
its movements, depressing It's vigor, and Civ |
ing aid aud comfort to the rebels As such,
the war Democrats Of the State-those VINO
CANT there their children and relations, las I
have my only eon,) to ofer themselves SAC
1if1ce to the cause OF constitutional liberty,
or Who vslue its precious priy,leges-au, all
will repudiate and tramp1e under their feet
this action Ct their misguided Democratic
brethren AZ diszoydl to tue Union.
And II the noble Douglas we're here to-
night, he would stand aide by side With us
upon the high ground OF his last and almost
dylnE speech
Every man must be on the side Of the United
States OF agatnst It. There tan be no neus.als II
til EaE; There can be none but patriots and
All a.,,ao7o111 10 +h;, %,,, VIM ,,,,4.cr,on
when Ne look to the origin aud causes, and
the issne involved in this rebellion. It was
entered upon for the purpose Of bre2kiag
down the government Of a free democracy,
aud instituIi0g upon Hs ruins slavery re-
public, based upon \ slavery aristocracy and
ity to govern the free democracy Of num-
beTs, and, with this o1igarchy, to dominate
the contiI ent- Such have been the dec1aca-
tions Of its leading men from the beginning
OF Stephens, and Toombs, and Davis. Such
Was the substantial declaration Of the rebel
commiss1oners-Yos ost, Mann and Yancey-to
Earl Russell, IN their celebrated letter. Such
is the spirit which animatcs the entire South,
and gives to 1t its animosity and unity o.
purpose.
I Teier to an article published June a5 1867,
n The Richmo1d 59. Wig, reRre9sntatise paper,
more recently By Q. Jennings Wise, aud under
the noee Of JEFF. Davis. Tast paper says:
The experience Of the Wat Is an attestatipn OF
the truth long since discovered BY impartial oh
servers that The master race Of this con.i1ent is
found II the Southern States. Of q better stock
originally, 1heY have ruled in affairs Of Sta.e by
force OF the stronger will ard larger wisdom that
pertain to aud distinguish superior races OF men.
This natural d0ninaccy OF the Southern people
has bad EUch to do in bringing on the war. The
inferior race grown strong IN numbers, and ambi-
tious from prosperity have, reyoltet asainst. and
now seek to overthrow and destroy those whose
superiority Was constant source Of CIV /. It IL
this which has 80 long stirred the YanSec bile.
ThiF conscious infeEioE1ty has CALLED the iealous
into serslle insuzrection- Nih us the contest, is
for hefeditary i9hor the Old Fetuts oi tbs 5etEr
blood. It Is the old and never eIdtEs strife be-
tween patrlclsn and plsbian, between gentle and
vile.
Now. my fellow citizens, history has not
forgotten, ii this vzitef has, how this superior
r5ce-heayen bless the mark:--was propoga-
ted upon James River, Where this paper was
| the women adventures OF the cities Of Liver
| pool and Londen were brought over to james
| Town in ship loads by speculating sea CAP
| tains, from among whom the settlers selected
| wives ut the price Of one hundred pounds Of to-
! baeco each, aud that when the more well~to-do
| had chosen then, the less fsir and comvly
| ware to be had for thirty pounds Of tobacco
each And my life upon it, the great great
| grandmother in the sixth generation back,
| Of the conceittd co2conb that Hiote this
article, was to be found among the thirty
| pound chances
But allude to this article fer higher pu-:
| pose than even passing sarcasm. 1t is fol
the arinius OF the rebels ard their declaration
L! that the rebellion has been entered upon, aud
tie war continued for the hereditary riga. Of
ratriciun class in the Southern States to ru1s
the Democracy Of numbers.
Biz. Alexander II. Stevens, vice president O.
the bogus. rebel government, says in an I'D
dress delivered since his election to thai
| office:
| African slavery, as it exists among ns, Ia tbs
proper ttatus OF the negro IL our firm Ct civil
zatloa. This was the inlncdia:e cause Of the la:t
| rup:u:e and the present revolution
On the 18th Of February, 1861, appeared il
the Charleston Mt,en'y lztte7 addressed tt
Judge Perkins. Louisiana menber Of thf
Montgomery Congress, by L. ~ Spratt, At
able and distinguished citizen Of South Caro-
lima. This letter is worthy Of notice.. reae
from It q few extracts:
~The South lie now in the formation Of slay,
! republic. TAe1e aze many contentea to beiieva
that The soCtA, a. q geographical Section, 10 il
stinct with no espec1al trust, PREGNANT oI no dis
the North and South as geographical sections; ba
Tie Fedt contest Is bt.cetn tas tcu forms o. sotis
@ r eS @ s n Eether 1ti coua cS1sa
pand IN lheir iorme of . single s7ssinlnent, With
! O4k ELC1AVLA1lcAt Du tNt OtAE1s
| "1t {e1nTcky1 has been the vital agent OF thi
| great CONTROVERSY. 1t has enersfsed the atm @
| eyc1y man who acts part in this grelt drama.
you shall exhibit care but for republic zcspec
but for s 6emocracJ-H yon shai} stlpu!a1e for th
federation OF slavery-as IN existing evil by admit
ting assumptions to its prejudice, rest1ictious t
its power ind progress fei1ansarate the bianle
Of faith, telaye labor will be fettereu lircling
labor, will be fEec, and as, s1aY:y wil
stand On no structure, but its ow7
another revolution comes 1t were madness no'
to blink the question, Ns ore entering tfas. "
o. q dating itnosation M stloa Ms seslM eoasEitt
| titHs If the 9co,zG. We cannot dodge the issue
we callnot disguise the leslie. Ne may po ,tpan
the c.isfs BY aiegatscs, but the sl4rs 4xHtic nax
t9'ego ifS nature and it's destiny or zee must nss
This ID the true comprehension of the case
and It has grown to be historical to 4:
thoughtful men that this is the true issu
made by the rebellion, and the tru
idea underlying this great contes
That issuc IS now fully and dlstinetl
accepted by the presidents enaucipatio
proclamation. Slavery despotism and 81:
very domination stands face to face, With r.
7eubltcar freedom battling for the master,
, This Issue We cannot disguise OF prevaricate
The choice is not on 8. It was made for US i
, | the rebellion itself. Slavery has voluntarily
say viii iii Rassa is ta,9st ar, us1s
Is not the measure Of its iniquity full2 Il
,. I crimes cry to heaven for vengeance. It ha
!. drenched the fair fields of our glorious Ian
. with blood. It has desolatcd whole State;
It has put unotfending citizons to death upo
. the ignominioas sca1Ioid- It has burnt aud dt
, stroyed cities. It has manacled the pres
destroyed public faith, instituted and lega
! | lied private robbery, arson and murder, al
=, | the ruthless cOnscripti0n forced the poe
: white men of the South into an army arr3ye
! on the spoils Of treachery, and forced to igt
, against the government OF their fathers.
has filled the land With groantug. Tae erie
! heart-reraing anguish Of the stricken one
,, lett behind. 1t has fastened upon our peopl
i IN intolerable burthen Of debs to be borle b
; us and Cur children and our chiidTen's chi
dren. It has Invoked afistocratic government
. abroad to destroy the free Institutions LET. I
!. by our fathers as q priceless legacy. l. b.
turned cur once happy land, which but li:t
! gaaden Of Eden, into pandimoneum
3 kcllish passion and crime Who sill l4ma1
. that it shall perish from the face Of the land
|; VIC maintain this contest for free goser
Esent on constitutional grounds. They stni'
fy themselves who, their patriotism pal*isa
: Union, and Jet adhere to the fallea fortuu
Of slavery. It is within the Constisuti;
and ender its starry folds that We fight th
I battle tor Republican freedom. We fight +
. ourselves aud our children, and t
the inl. M15a. and ho Il Re,1sca, We n1ac;1a VII f.
: having through all the tides Of time su1lsr,
r mart5rdon and death IN every form, is unds
E going SECOND baptism Of FIRE and blood a:
tell those gentlemen who Ere raising oppo1
tieu to these just aud necessary measures +
{ the vigorous prosecution Of the VA: under o
l Democratic organization, and are seskinE
] elect Congressmen to reverse the
r / mh1SNraa. that fhav RhnnTH fhnnH