The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-07-09
THE ABOLaTlGNIsTs AND THE
WAR.


was practiced upon them 10y the fanatics
of the country. 1t was slavery agitation
that placed the advocates OF Abolition at
the helm of the Government. Ii was the
triumph of this sectional party that has
brought the calamity of civil war upon US,
1t is this party that has had the manage
ment Of this civil war, which has resulted
so disastrously to the country. The South
became alarmed at the triumph of party
whose principles were opposition to South
ern institutions, and Southern rights IN
The Union. and rebeled. This difficulty
between the two sections might have been
arranged within the Union, and the coun-
try saved. But the spirit that had anima
,ed our fathers in the formation OF III
Federal Union had depa' ted from those in
the North who had the power to make an
amicabls settlement Tn. S uthern people
wanted some tangible proof that their
righs 8 would be permitted 20 tuem, and the
Abolition party refused to grant 1t. As
specimen OF me feeling that vas possess
ed of the North, 1--WE mean the Abolition
malo'iy oft tie Norlh,) toward the South
a. 'I.at time, we may quote from the New
Yolk Tribune, remarking. in connection,
tina ,hl, paper led. all other Aboh-
tiou papers followed, in giving tone TO
I pubilc .,ntimsni iu the free States.
w .uevri ii hall be C ear that the grsal
I b i, 9. lie Sau hern people have become
c oaiusIveiy slenaIed from the Union
ard anx i"us !" scsYs from t. We VII d..
our best 10 forwald heir views
h. extrsc' may found in the Tribune
ol Februar, 90 1868. The Aboli,ou par
had prevI.u~iy been doing all III q power
To mah- he Sou hern people feel unsafe
10 tie Uni"u and To alirna.e them from IT.;
aud when The slave S'a;es had at las! de
a,o'..ed "a break ilt IN he Union. the
Abolition presses, AID III TACT the wlGir
parry, PIE .;ed themselves to do their
to forward heir disunon views Bot
these srhrmrs of .l~union began 10 grow
som,whs' up pu IN IL .Nrl;l, and :,
>.tong ccmp.cn.,-t sen',i,,m began to
prevail. The conservative prrion Of lie
then called -'I:epabica pat, brg..n 10
Withdraw from the Ate ,''ot. .rsa. z...ou,
and unite with The Dem.e.faey. IA favor Il
gl,n. the Souhern leope The Iangiblr
proof hey desired, in order to save th t
lnou.
The assertion Of the motto in the in
famous Helper Book. and subscribed to
by the a bolition leaders in Congress, IN
Union with slaveholders,' has been the
prevailing sentiment of those who hay
Conducted this war from il commence-
ment to the present hour. Disunion is
the object % the war. aud disunlon viii
be the result of its continuance. Wuh
a of our boasted superiori,y IN str,ng,h,
and numbers, and means, We have mad,
no available progress agains. the rebels -
IL Is not intended by those in power tha,
: We shall. Instead of crushing on, the reb
els. We ourselves are well nigh cru -he1 out
Whatever have been the professions o
the party IN power. their actions chow tha
they do not want the L MON rcstored-the,
4 do not want the South whipped unless
possibly with the exception that SLAYER,
2 Is first TO be destroyed, and the South ab
oltionized. Let the people run, in thei
minds, back through the course this Ad
F." ministration and this Abolition party hav
pursued since they have come into power
y All tel us, if they can. what has bee
e do q, 10 restore the Union?
The Abolition party here found it nee
e s.ry u make change in its tactics. an
lis wee. which had been for peaceabl
, 50 sson nd d sunion. was now hear
cry Wv h srea vehemence for war
. So h Union" Tn = va, the ost, n>ihl
", Sl oi tDe war. IhOuSaidS Of democrat
and conservative men, who had becon
= alarmed at the raging Of the political tenn
pest. aud we're willing to Gy wherev,
IN they thought here was the most securi,, ,
~ took up With lhe war movement. trustin
r'ther to the force of arms IN quelling .h
storm. tan TO the calm and powerf,
= voice OF reoson. They failed TO look be
meath the surface Of the Abolition polio,
er The real id IA Il the prosecution of The W,
- WIS TO drive the South from the Uni,
eni 10 give tn Abolilionists the means
procuring wha, peace ard the GROWN
DE- idea OF conpromi-e wruli defeat-
Northern Gove'nm TIT, in winch tn.
would have the und sturb d political a,
- eendancy. The Abolition party wns
favo! OF dsunion at first. and i; il ;ust
much 50 to day. however its pre,epto