The mountain Democrat., 1863-05-09
Treason Of sho AbslItionists.

SAOub8e1
When the war was approaching the
abOlitiOnists foresaw it e. well a. the con-
stitutionalists, but while the latter
mourned, the former rejoiced in it. And
they intebded that: II possible, It should
not be . war for the Union. The Tribune
unhesitAtingiy espOused the cause Of the
South, aud not only declared that seces-
sion ives right but quoted and CON-
mspted on the Declaration Of Indepen.
deSlcp e establishing the right and prom
iset GpaMs its aid in bringing itn6Cut
successfully whenever there should seem
to be united wish for it on the part oi
the Southeruers. The Evening Post Qui-
etlyy Fidicaled the idea Of war, quoted
Mother G0ose's Melodies IS the expo
nents Of its doctrines, and chuckled CON-
placently IS they saw the country rush.
ing on ruin. The LbeFat0r dealt in ieTo-
cious denunciatiOns of any one who
should support the war until it was made
an anti-slavery war, published articles de-
claring that obedience to such govern
ment was treason to God," and openly
discouraged enlistments for the war in
the most bsrefaced and violent, publica-
tions. All this time the anti-slavery
leagues and societies were at work. Our
readers will remember our various expo
sures Of the lists Of names of editors OF
the Evening Post, Tribune, and Anti
Slavary Standard in Close fellowship, en-
gagged in those designs, for which one ol
LincOin's Cabinet sdvisers pronounced
them "aiders and abettOrs Of the South
ern COnfederates." This terrible accuse.
tion was never even denied by the sub
jects Of it. They accepted the statement
and silently admitted its truth. That
| they were such then, no one doubts. Are
they any less so nowi
Plot after plot, conspiracy after con-
spiracy, has been started by these radi'
Gals and put down by the bold front oi
calm, loyal conservatism. So many are
these plots that half Of them are forgot.
ten. Whenever they feared that there
was any prospect OF saving the Union
they became desperate and held secret
conventions to devise reasonable plans oi
ruin. AS early as October, 1861, they
plotted here in New York to call . mass
convention Of the people for the pur.
pose Of sustaining General Fremont" and
substituting him for Mr.. Lincoln as Pres
ident Of the United States. In pursu-
Ance Of this same intention they have
held frequent secret meetings since that
time, many Of which we knew Of at the
time they were held, and all which were
disloyal in spirit and object. The winter
Of 1861 was prolific of such treasona
BILE plots. But the constant difficulty was
understood to be the ambition of certain
individuals which made it impossible tC
agree on any one man as the head Of the
revolution by which they proposed to su
persede Mr.. Lincoln.
On the 26th Of January, 1862, the Tri
bune threw off the mask. THE nation
is fighting for life-though all the paper
constitutions on earth be scattered to the
winds. said that paper; and again, or
the 2sth Of January, the Tribune SAID
boldly -" We can honestly say that fol
that old Union, which Was kept in exis'
tence by Southern menaces and Northern
concessions, we have no regrets, and nc
wish for its reconstruction. Who want:
any Union which can only be preserved
by systematic wrong and organized po
litical blunders? Who wants any Unior
which is nothing but sentiment to lackeI
Fourth Of July orations withal?" From
that date forward the entire combination
1 Of papers referred TO have With steadfast
energy attacked the Constitution and op
posed the idea Of union. They have pub
lished countless articles on the policy o.
the President, on the Union, on Generals
in the army, which, If published in con
servative papers, would have consigned
the editors to dungeons. Day after day
for more than year these combined enc
mics Of the country, taking advantage o
the existing war, have plotted the over
throw Of the Constitution, have exerteC
every nerve 70 render Union hopeless
and to convince the people Of this coun
try that the Constitution is, as their OLE
motto asserts, "a league with death, anC
q covenant with hell" They are now 9
work plotting peace by disunion.
Men Of America, you were sleeping
when the enemy thus came intO your cit
Adel. You regarded that infamous mott'
Of the American Anti Slavery Society a
q harmless phrase, an idle sound; mean
inglesS words. Look around you and be
hold the terrible results Of your mistake
There is no hamlet, no cottage, in tn,
land into which these enemies Of you
country have not crept with their vii,
doctrines, their reasonable publications
They shrink at nothing. Falsehood i
their favorite pastime. They are GvinI
falsehoods, calling themselves Unionist
while on their hearts is burned, with tn
brand Of their society, the horrible mot
to we have SO often quoted. In the garl
Of news-venders they poison your family
circles with their reasonable doctrines
and with their insidious attacks on th
Union which you prize. They are ad
mit;ed to your social circles, your lyce
ums, your churches, your freside gath
erings-calm faced men, pretending to b
the most DEVOTED Of patriots and the,
but wait the moment to whisper in tn
ears of your children words intended t
shake their faith in the old truths Of th
Constitution, the foundation principles Q
the Union. And you, citizens, Ameri
, cans-men on whom the future of you
country depends-Gre you still SlumbeT
ing while they sow the seeds of destruc
tion on all the fair fields of your one
glorious countryI
No, thank God, you are not sIumber
ing. You are awake, and the wakin
vision is fearful. A land mourning
around you and future of darkness be
fore you are the incentives to earnest, 10y
al labor. From the far West we hear to
shout Of the waking millions. From th
East the echo comes back. All aroun
US men are rallying to the Constitution
the hope Of the land, the only hope now
The radical conspiracy is frightened
trembling, now rampant in rage, nov