The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-07-16
ABOLTlIONIsTS EXPOSED.
(From the Journal of Commerce.

(tr0m the journal OI OOmWeTCc'
One Mr.. Conway was sent to Eu-
rope a few weeks ago by the Abo,
Ilitionists. His departure was am
lnounced in most of the Radical
papers, accompanied with high
concentrations of his ability, and
the statement that he went on q
political mission authorized by the
Abolitionists. He was most elab-
orately praised by some of these
sheets, and his mission was spoken
of as of great Importance.
We at length discover what that
mission was, and in a manner that
is evidently astounding to the Rad
ical gentlemen that sent him. lie
was, perhaps, very good minister
for their purpose, in all respects
but one. lie did not know enough
of diplomacy to keep the object of
his mission secret. He placed him
self i'll the hands of his foreign
correspondents and was exposed ;
and not only himself, but the par
t. he represents was exposed to the
indignation of the people they
were plotting to betray. Open uni
blushing treason is the avowed OBJ
ject Of his mission. lie states that
he went out authorized by the
Radicals 10 offer terms of disnnion
to Mr.. Mason, the Rebel Envoy
in England. lie says that his
principals hold the "balance of
power" in American politics, and
can bringthe war to an end and
make disunlon a fixed fact when
ever they choose. He says that he
has authority from the leading an.
ti-slavery men to make propositions
to Mr.. Mason for accomplishing
tlisunion, and he proceeds to make
thefh, ..'..- '
OF course, ifa conservative man
had opened a correspondence with
a rebel official, stating that he was
authorized to negotiate for disn.
mon, the Radical party would send
fifty or hundred leading conservr
otives to Fort Lafayette on suspi.
cion at once.
We all remember the howl Oh
virtuous Indignation at which they
received Lord Lyons's statement
that lie had had some conversa.
ton with conservative men (as it
atterward turned out they were
Administration men, conspicuous
IN Loyal Lcagues), but we do not
hear any such Indignation express
ed about Mr.. Conway. We do
not hear OF any attempts t. arrest
the traitors whom he represents.-
The newspapers which announced
| his departure contain abundant
evidence on. the same subject
There would be no difficulty in arr
resting, indicting and trying these
meu. Are the Administration
really dcsirous to stop reasonable
aid to the enemy? Here is the ex,
posture of the very hot,bed Of trea,
son. Do they wish to know what
mon are anxious to compromise
with the rebels, not for union but
for disunion, here is the nest O,
traitors!
The Radical newspapers are
either profoundly silent on the
subject or simply call Mr.. Conway
n fool. This will not do. lie was
no fool when they and theirfriends
sent him on this mission. Nor is
there anything new in The idea.--
We long ago showed the Admins
tt..:.tion the speeches of a number
of these traitors, met in council in
Boston, in which they av0WGccs That
they would "rather fight for Davis
than Lincoln if the former would
cmancipate the slaves" No at
tcntion was paid to their utteran.
ces. They were of the "loyal "
kind who may speak or act treason
with impunity, But now that they
have openly sent an ambassador to
the Southern Coufederacy, we trust
that there viii be no more dispute
on the part of the Ecening Post,
Times, Tribune, ard similar papers,
AS to.who are the traitors at the
; North. 80
The Abolitiohists adopted the
disunioh theory years ago. They
passed resolutions before the war
began to open a correspondence