The mountain Democrat., 1863-09-12
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Hsory Gay clearly saw the danger to
which AbOlitiOuism was leading, and on
many occasions urged his cOuntrymen to
throttle the monster. lie was . states
man, and loved his whole country, not
demagOgue and soctionalist The eleva.
ton Of white men, not their degradation,
he lAbOred for. He yielded not to public
opinion when he thought public opinion
inimical to constitutional guarantees, but
ever pafSGeSr 9 OO.o, '.-ss--.as..4rrs A16 pa
triotic course. Unlike politicians Of the
present day. he despised popular ciamor
<hen he thought it dangerous to liberty
or snbTersivs Of order. In one Of his
lettC DE tells bis friend and biographer,
Cotton, that he "should arouse the labor
ing classes Of the free States against Abo-
litionisw. The slaves being free, would
be dispersed throughout the Union they
would enter into competition with the
free labOrer-with the American, the
fttsh,. the qCrman-reduce his wages, be
eonlOunded with him, and affect his moral
and social standing" The man who now,
following the advice Of Henry Clay, seeks
to arouse the labOring classes Of the
free States against AbollliOnism," is de.
nounced By the minions Of the Admins
tration as q traitor to the Government
and threatened with imprisonment or
Punishment from his native land! Why
are democrats abused and prosecuted for
opposing this REASONABLE party--this par
ty which seeks to rob the white nan Of
his liberties aud impoverish him-this
party which is responsible for our nation.
81 troubles and which is laboring to de.
stroy the Union? Because the leaders Of
this party are now in power and wish to
retain their supremacy, and know they
can only do this BY prohibiting all dis
cussion Of their acts and purposes. THIS
Abolition party, which all the great states
men Of our country warred ngainst, since
the Inauguration of its President has
thrown of its mask, and now boldly pro.
claims the present unnatural war to be
one for the suhjugation Of the South and
tho emancipation Of the slaves. 1t regards
The constitution Of the United States as a
rope Of sand, to be swept away whenever
i conflicts with Abolition measures. 1t
would rather establish q military despo-
ism in one portion of the country, for
he sake Of carrying out the emancipa-
ion project Of President Lincoln, than Sc.
ure y reconstruction Of the Union by
according to the Southern States the
lights they are entitled TO under the Con.
Its leaders declare shat ''it has
become obvious to all that these conflict
ng institutions Of freedom and slavery
annot flourish together under the same
Government. They can never be recon.
lied. They ever have been, are now ,and
yer will be, at war with each Other.--
Slavery must be wiped out, and the war
must not cease until it is" "Freedom
nd slavery" did flourish together un-
Ter the same Government" and would
gain il not disturbed by Abolition agita.
ors. The triumph Of Abolitionism has
'rOduced precisely what Clay, the far
eeing statesman, predicted it would. Its
uccess has been followed, as impartial
istory will record, "by all the violent
in,bittcred passions, and i'm.
lacable aninosities which ever degraded
r deformed human nature; 1.-THE colls
On Of opinion has been followed by the
lash Of arms;" and posterity, agreeing
Tith Henry Clay, will hold that party re.
ponsible for "desolated fields, conla.
rated cities, murdered inhabitants, and
he overthrow Of the fairest fabric of hu
nan goveaament that ever rose to animate
he hopes Of civilized man." And this
lnatical, sectional, wicked party, this
arty which has chosen for its patron
aint thief and murderer, the "lOyal"
oters Of California have endorsed.
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