The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-06-13
From Me Cincinnati Inquirer, May6.1
Was Abolition the Original Cause of the
Present WARP As4

af y HaA
"Slavery has just as much to do with the
strife--caused just as much and no more-than
money causes the robberies of the world.''
4.,tH e.n Enqmere
s'This sentence shows the animus of the In
| qui,er. The declaration made is that the cause
of the war is the wrongs suffered by the slavery
| interest-a more gross lie than which was never
penned.-[ [Commercial" n FY8x Hx ts
Our declaration is that Abolitionism was the
original cause of the war, and that without it,
it would not have happened. This we shall
prove by testimony that you cannot dispute.
Here is our first witness, Hon. Joseph Holt, of
Kentucky, in his Louisville speech, last summer,
said - ,f ~s-,fs fa
'sWe make no apology for this wicked effort
in the South to destroy the Government. We
grant the necessity of suppressing it; but Abo-
litionism, THAT PRODUCED 1T, must also be sup
pressed. Abolitionism and Secessionism must
be buried in the same political grave"
| The Commercial praised Mr.. Hollis speech at
| Louisville, and, yet, when we reiterate one of
its material statements, it is called ssgross ie"
| 1t considered it a truth when uttered by Mr.
Holt, LIE when uttered by us. l4.,
Our second witness shall be Mr. Wendell
Phillips, who is a great favorite with the Com
naerciai. See how he sustains our statement.
Less than a year ago he made speech in Tre-
mont Temple, in Boston, in which he said:
''Tbe anti-slavery party had hoped for and
PLANNED DIS UNION, because it would lead to tho
development of mankind and the elevation of
| the black man. ta4sls
VIII you tell us now, Mr.. Commercial, whe-
ther Wendell Phillips told the truth or whether
! he LIED? Answer.
Now let us hear from Gov. Andrew johnson.
| of Tenn, whose yeracity the Commercial will
hardly call in question He said: j,
GAN ABoLITIoNIsT IS A sECEssIoNTsT."
81 would not be personal, but an Abolition
ist is as much Secessionist as any one to be
found in South Carolina. Now, as much as
these disunionists of both classes abuse each
| other, they, nevertheless, both unite in laying
! violent hands upon the Government that never
harmed either IF were an AbolitIonist l
would break up the Union, for the disruption
Of the Union must inevitably destroy and oblit-
| crate slavery. Hence we are for the prosecution
Of this war to save the Government as founded
| by our fathers; for restoring the Constitution
as we received it, without regard to the peculiar
institution of any State. That Secessionist
| and an Abolitionist are on a par, can prove
| by simple syllogism: An Abolitionist is a Dis
unionist, a Disunionist Secessionist; therefore
Secessionist is an Abolitionist" [Chcers and
laughter. Hon. Andy Johnson, at Columbus, O.,
| Oct. 4, 1862. a@4
| Now listen to a voice from the grave. Henry
Clay, in a letter which be wrote to the Rev.
Mr.. Cotton, dated Ashland, September 2, 1S43,
advising him to write pamphlet against Abo-
ltionism, said: 81 will give you an outline OF
the manner in which [ would handle it. Show
the origin of slavery. Trace its introduction to
the British Government. Show how it is dis
posed of by the Federal Constitution; that it is
left exclusively to the States, except IN regard
to fugitives, direct taxes and Representations
SHOW THAT THE AGITATION OF THE QUESTION IN
TIE FREE STATES WILL FIRST DESTROY ALL HAIR
MoNY, AND FINALLY LEAD TO DIsUNIoN, POVERTY
AND PERPETUAL WAR, THE DIFFERENTIATION OF
THE AFRICAN RAcE--ULIIMATE MILITARY DEspo-
| TIsM" fateF sa44. -