New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09
WHOLE NO, 1877

eft dead Oh The fed.' And dropping the
letter, she ran out of the room, tbrouch the
hall, down the garden-walk to the little ar
Dor where they had sat together-went in
and sat down
She had gone there, driven by blind, in
stinc'ive desire to get away from the knowl-
edge of Ler calamity. She had not yet taken
1t home to her. She was looking at it fearfully
from distance She was thinking in hard,
distiessfnl fashion, how he had sat there and
| pleaded vainly with her for a few words.
simple and p'ainly spoken. She said them
aloud: 4 will marry you p lVhy could she
not have said them to him. She had not even
bldden him God speed He had died think
ing her cold, unnatural hating despisiag
her, perhaps and for what? That she
might not bate an atom other coward pride
llor 1t was cowardly to do a wrong and act
the hypocrite, rather than brave a few idle
words of censure) Well, she had it that
pride for which she had sacrificed so much
but it hardly eomforted her. She cried out
wildly, and started up at the very thought.
r.
thurs voice, close beside her.
Georgia turned quickly.
you here Safe--not dead Thank God
oh thank God !, And fnging his arms
around his neck, she burst into passion Of
tears.
An hour after, they went slowly back to
the house together. There was no talk OF
pride on the one side, Or of fitness on the 9th.
err. now
He who wus Cost and dead, was found and
alive Let him marry to whom he would
he had still the blessing of his mother and
sisters.
Georgia now, has right openly to watch
and tremble. If he wins the bays, his wife's
hand will wreath them about him. If he
falls, Georgia will wear widows weeds.
THE RESPONSZBILITY FOR THE
WAR.
We know of no example for the sublime inn
pudcnce of the republican leaders in denying
their responsibility for the war; They shall
not escape the responsibility, nevertheless.
The war nor secession was necessary con-
sequence Of the election of MIR. Lincoln. IIc
could himself have averted secession, and Of
course war, by q few simple assuring words,
spoken in good time after his election. The
republican leaders in Congress could have
little assuring legislation during the first few
weeks Of the session which commenced In
December, 1860 and after the secession Of
the cotton States, they could have confined
secession to those States, which would speed.
lily collapsed, by Il little assuring legislation.
All this every intelligent reader understands
us well as we do. and we have only to recall
his recollection Of events from the election to
the inaugnrat oh OF Mr. Lincoln to fix, in ev.
cry readers mind, the responsibility for the
war.
But let us bring little testimony to bear
upon the question. Republicans are of late
fond of quoting Douglas. la making him q
witness they admit us to the right st cross
question, and they cannot impeach the ered-
bility of their own witness in any respect.
We seek to know from Douglas, therefore,
whether the republican leaders might not
have ayerted secession and war by q Little as
surlng legislation and we find his answer
in a speech delivered by him in the Senate on
the Sd Of January, 1861, on the measure Of
,oncliation which himself had introduced.
Said he:
i believe this to be fair basis of amicable
adjustment If you of the republican side
are net willing to accept this, nor the propo-
stion of the Senator from Kentucky (Mr.
Crittenden,) pray tell US what you are willing
to do?
Il address the inquiry to republicans alone,
for The reason that the Committee Of Thirteen,
a few days ogo, eucry member from the South,
including those from, ,he cotton States tMessrs.
Toombs and Davis:) expressed hei' readiness
to accept the proposition Of my oenera6le friend
from Kentucky (Mr. Crittenden) as FINAL
SETTLEMENT of the CONTROVERSY t intended
and sustained by the republican members.
AZ. a. Of
agreement and the on y difficulty in the way
Of an amicable adjustment, is with the re.
publican party.
Mark the language The SOLE RESPONSE
b1IlTY OF OUR DISAGREEMENT, and the ONLY
DIFFICULTY IN TIE WAY OF AN AMICABLE AD-
JUsTMENT, Is WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
We sound this language in the ears Of every
man and woman in the land upon the conse-
auences Of this war fall with crushing weight.
There is another witness whom we wish to
examine in this connection 1t is Wendell
Phillips who was recently fcasted by the
Vice President of the Uaited States, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
o,her republican leaders in Washington, and
who certainly has been fully accepted as
gospeler by the leading republican press ofthe
country. We want to show by him why the
republican or anti-slavery leaders in Congress
would not agree to any of the measures Of
cancellation which were urged by Douglas,
Crittenden and ether patriots during the So
cess;on of 1862. and which would have
been accepted by the South, and averted se-
cession and war. In a speech in fremont
Temple, Boston, after the close OF the above
| named session of Congress, Phileps testified
| The anti-slayery party had hoped for and
planned disunion, because it would lead to
the development Of mankind and the eleva,
| tion of the black man.