Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-12-01

y. tbc voting force Of the free States t,
give success to their schemes It wa
never difficult to fnd men enough with low
sense Of honor, large love Of power and es
tlmate OF money, to whom the offer o
either by great political party would al
ways insure their services.
In this way men have deliberately and
persistently striven to control this nation
by the simple force Of an unparalleled ini-
quity, and for near half century they
have done it, For reasons inscutable to
US, God saw fit to allow these unholy
schemes to prevail for length of time,
sitting on the circle of the heavens, and
calmly watching the plot as it rapidly
thickcned. Our nation was plunged into
an expensive and unholy war, in the same
interest, that other territory might be ad
ded, and other millions might be brought
into bondage, and the politics of the ma
tipi be controlled for the exclusive beno-
lit vi few hundred thousand slave own
ers. liut il must not be supposed that
the conscience of the whole country was
dead during all these proceedings. True
if mad been in state of asphyXa under
the powerful opiate Of selfshness, and the
greed Of gain but at length the excesses
Of ambition, and the gigantic wrongs be
ing praeticed in land dedicated to liber-
W aroused this long slumbering conscience
OF the northern people. The concessions
made to slavery in the repeal Of the Mis-
soufi compromise, was us trumpet blast
to multitudes but the devices which were
in mons hearts had not yet failed them
and ihe civilized world knows the iniqui-
ties perpetrated in trying to force slavery
upon the fair but unhappy State of Kansas
Done alas under the administration of
Northern Presidents, whose subseryieuce
had become complete and humiliating to
the last degree. Now the counses
Of the Lord began gradually to un-
fold themselves Tho. people whose
rights and interests were being be-
trayed began to bestir themselves,
and then they dared to say what they
should long before have said to this
naughty and insolyent slave power, "Thus
far shalt thou come and no farther" First,
in 1856, which sent thrill of fear through
the territories of human oppression and
aroused all its minions to tenfold more
determined resolves to rule or ruin
Again, i'll 1860, when the divine counsels
We're unfolded in permitting the power
tbat sought to enthronc itself upon the
very life OF the nation, TO grasp
the weapon for its own destruction
The great political party that had
for years stood as bulwark for the
preservation of slavery, was rent in
twain, and the result was the election Of
q Chief Magistrate pledged, not for the
destruction Of slavery, but for the protec-
tion offreedom. Thus are the devices Of
the enemies OF freedom brought to nought,
but the counsels of the Lord. they shall
stand.
And now we come 10 war, red handed,
grim yisaged war;
Whom angry heavens do make their min
ister."
When it opened upon us how did it find
us We hardly dared to know our own
state. 1t found JUS with a national con-
science so dobased and corrupted by a long
auiIt9 u "pusts' tnau we "clc ull'tple az
first to see, much less to comprehend the
moral issues involved in the opening strug-
ela. 1t is simply honest for us to confess
10, tho Northern conscience to great extent
was as corrupt as that OF the rebelllous
States What has been so often termed
the great uprising OF the people IN re-
sponso to the cannonade OF sumpter' ila
NOS Gerry the conscience OF the people with
II e. TO the true causes OF the traitor re-
ballou. IL was rather sentiment oi sur
ileepatnotism, that Will always be brought
ont amidst the excitements OF the hour
when marked ndignity Is offered to ma
tivhhl honor and 1t Is also coupled often
times with latent lurking sense Of tear at
" the Things that are coming upon men
We all had our plans and devices Tor
carrying ON the war and crushing out the
rebellln. we set the time Varlously Tor
its termination. Some said thirty, some
sixty and some ninety days, while the less
sansulno would let 1t Continue lust year,
to fulfil the prophecy OF our Lieutenant
General, upon whom we relied, lear
almost ns mucn as upon HIM who rehoYeth
one and setteth up another
Our devices had reference to our supe-
roi numbers, wealth and power OF endu,
rance. tor the conduct OF the war;
says the great English Chancellor - men
al She first rested extremely upon NUMBER
they did put the wars likewise upon nam
tor9e and yalor, pointing days for pitched
fields and so trying 1t out upon an even