Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-26
ABOLITION IuRITAsi.x.

ARoLITIoH PURITAEIlk.
AbolitoDIsm and SecessionIsm are one and
the same 10 purpose, II not Ia profession. Both
are working for the same end-the overthrow OF
she Cohstitution--and tbs Union professions Of
the devotees Of Abolitionism are only to sub
serve their own base and selfish purposes Of
personal aggrandiSenens. Our armies are
dealing with Secessionists, end Il 10 for the
press to deal with Abolitionists. The Aboli.
tlonists forget everything else In thsiE hatred
their brethren Of the South, who happen to own
slaves, and, by their fsnstlcism and biRolry,
show themselves worthy descendants of the
Paritans OF earlier days, who burnt witches,
whipped QuAkers, sacked converts, murdered
the pious missionsries to the NoriIigeSak L.
disns upon the altar steps, and seemed TO revel
in acts OF prescription and persecution, "Blood
will tell" especially the PaSitsn blood, and the
blood never yet bad the power unless Il abused
IL. From the days on which the fierce follow.
ere of Oliver Cromwell massAcred the garrison
Of Dfogheds, and shed the blood Of two thous.
and women aud children who chung around ,be
erosa-tbe symbol Of Christianity to the
present day, the spirit Of intolerance and pesae-
cation has descended like an heIrloonu 10 and
through the Puritan stock.
The passage Of the Atlantic has worked no
change in the character Of the blood. 10 the
New World It 10 as sanEuinsry as In the O!a.
Liberty With it means only liberty for itself,
and the right 10 tGke what liberties it please,
With others. None who do nos shink as they
do have any right to liberty. Witness Roger
Williams, the good old Baptists, who found
among the Red Men of Rhode Island planta.
ti0ns the liberty and tolerance which the
EaSain.s" In the ctlony of Massachuse,ls BAY
denied him and his creed. Witness the black.
ened remains Of Mount Benedict Convent
which, for more than twenty years, stood, like
an eyelses skull, ssSlng down 10 mute sstonish.
nent upon the Patitauical party sud philan.
thfophy Of the city of Boston,. Witness the
Blue Laws and the Alien and sedition Laws
Every page Of American history is tsplese wish
instruction and admouition 60 beware Of THU
elementin the government Of the country. h
We would preserve Liberty to oil the land. W.
do not ssy that this element 10 not useful, tha
IL is not practical, that Il is not inventive, tha
II is not even possessed Of the fneness Of feel
ling and Of an intellectuAlity which may be look
ed Tor in vain IN any other part os the Union
AH this We admit. We win even sd mis- that /
is devoted to liberty but Il hasits own peculs,
notions about liberty. Its ideal Of liberty /
not the christian nor the constitutional stand
ard, which copcedes to others thS same istitnd,
Of liberty that We claim for uurselVee.N oh
nc! mot at all! PUtitAnism is {, propsg sgapdiss
and wants 10 make every one believe as it does
Restrained and modified by other iDlauenees
the Paritanical element Ia useful In the Gov
| ernment; but II eau not be trusted to rul,
lalcne. Il nSSer has done go Witbout snefoaeh
ling upon the rights and liberties Of Others, Ans
1 II never will. 7latol, ne4i 3y4l sirhnsaI
10 FGnsticIsm 10 ever the same. spd iflhe Abo
liticn element ehould become the controlling
4 Influence nthe country weshould have an aim
ifptoved and enlarged edition OF the Blue Lews
and John Adams Federallsms |" under Whlcl
liberty 10 write aud 70 speak, except 10 concur
tsucS with the pfsnefibed, Views Of the estab
illshed authority, would Be amtng the thing
ifhat were notg The cpDteialunA ue two o6hCu
tiIsSsso, BY ne HsssEIAhi. 5saeai6bsnsAd lla