Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-04-18
Fanaticism Fulfilling its own Predic-
tiOns.

Whenever fanatics venture upon predlcnon'
whether Of the death of on individual or OF an
Institution, their whole energies, irrespective
of the most solemn ties and obligations, are d.
rected with reckless and fendish determine
ton 10 insure It's fulHllment Such has been
the fearful record of fanatioism the world over.
Let dreamy and wild enthusiast, for instance,
imagine and publicly announce that he has
special mission from heaven, and that 1t has
been revealed to him, or he is irresis,ibly i'm
pressed that certain individual or institution
he supposes to be In his way must inevitably
perish, he will leave no stone unturned; be
will shrink from the use Of no means, not
even from the secret poison and the assassin'f
dagger, in order to verify his prediction
II was predicted by the Abolitionists before
the rebellion broke out, and dWelt upon by
them with emphasis after its commencement
that it would result in the total destruction and
appibilation of slavery. This prophecy was
presented in SO many various forms, and rea'
soped upon with such show Of argument and
in such glowing terms, as to lead candid OBJ
server to the conclusion that the fanatics
though pretending an abhorreuce Of the iDsur-
rection, were really rejoiced that 1t had taker
place, 10 order to afford them an excuse or pre-
text for dealing ga desth-blow," as they called
IL, at slavery, and that the exceeding grea
wrath they manifested was in reality directed
against elsveholders as class, while they se
crectly sympathized with the insurgents as sucb
and hoped they would be successful 10 main
tanning a contest with our Government, unit
the whole power OF the North could be arrayet
for the sole and only purpose Of crushing ou
the State institution of domestic slavery.
This was the great end aimed at in the be-
ginning by the leading Abolitionsts as subae
auent events and the present condition OF ouI
public affairs clearly prove. Ii was not The
putting down Of the insunection. Or the restora
tion of the Union, or the vindicstion of the
Constitution they had at heart, but the exter'
mination, not of rebels as such, but Of slave
holders as a class, whether insurgents or not.
Like every other iana.cism that has bound
itself to the fulfllment Of its own prophecy
Abotionism cares nothing for Unions or Con
stitutlons; nothing for homes, property OIL
human life; nothing for the dictates o
religion or humanity, so that it can brinE
about the realization of its prediction
What are all Americans have priced and
held most dear-life, liberty and free institu-
tiOus-when put in the scsle with Vindicatiug
the reputation Of the high priests OF Abolition
ism as true political prophets7 Ii that reputa-
ton cannot be vindcated without the offering
our lives, liberty and free institutions must be
sacrificed from military or political neces-
siry,
The Abolitionists claim the right to use all
the means that "GA and nature have put into
their bands" for the accomplishment of their
object in the present war, which, as we are told
in Secretary CHAsE's late letter to the New
York League meeting, is the death of slavery