M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-08-27

men and beievidg, as they do, that
the Constitution of the United States
is the great bulwark of slavery on
this continent, and that the disruption
Of the American Union involves tile
inevitable destruction of slavery, and
is an inseparabe necessity to the at
tainment Of that end, they are deter.
mined to accomplish their paramount
o&oc: by any means within their
power.
For these reasons the Northern
DisuniunlstS, like the Disunionists Of
the South, are violently opposed to all
compromises or constitutional amend.
ments, or efforts at conciiatiUn, whe
reby peace should be restored and the
Union preserved. They are striving
to break up the Union under the
pretense Of unbounded devotion to it.
they are struggling to overthrow the
Constitution, while protesting undy.
ing attachment 20 it, and \ willing
| uess to make any sacrifice to maintain
it. They are trying to plunge the
country into civil war as the surest
means Of destroying the Union, upon
the plea Of enforcing the laws and
protecting the public property. II
thoy can defeat every kind Of adjust
ment or compromise, to which the
points at issue may be satifaktOrily
settled, and keep up the irration, so
as to induce the Border States to
follow the Cotton States, they will feel
cert air Of the accomplishment Of their
ultimate designs.
Nothing will crafty them so much,
or contribute 80 efIsctual.y to ther
success, as the Secession Of Tennessee
and the Bprdes States Every tate
that withnraws from the Union in.
creascs the power of Northern Aboli
tionisls to defeat satisfactory adjust
ment, and to bring on q war, which
sooner or later, must end in final
separation and recognition Of the
independence Of the two contendns
sections.
That Mr.. Douglas drew correct
portrait OF the ,nanagers ofthe Repub
Iican party, is lroved by tho letter
written Senator Chandler, of Michigan
to Austin Blair, then Governor ofthat
State. This letter was written few
lays after the date Of Senator Doug.
las' lettor to the editor Of the Memphis
AppsGL. Here it is:
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1851.
Ny Dear Governor
| Governor Bingham and nyseli tele.
| sraphed to yon on Saturday, at the
request OF Massachusetts and New
York, to send delegates to the Peace
or Compromise Congress. They ad.
nit that we were right and they were
wrong; that no Republican state
should have sent delegates; but they
are hero and cant get away. Ohio,
Indiana and Rhode Island are caving
| ia, and there 10 scme danger Of I,ffs
uois, and now they beg of as, for
Gods sake, 10 come to their rescue
and save the Republican party from
upture. hope you will send stiff
uecked men or none. The whole
thing was gotten up againGt my judg
meut and advice, and will end 10 thin
smoke. Still ! hope, as q matter Of
courtesy to some of our erriEg breth
ren, that you will send the delegates.
Truly your friend,
" Q. CHANDLER.
dis Excellency, AUSTIN BLAZE.
P.S.-Some Of the Manufacturing
States think that q fight would be
awful. Without 8 little blood letting
this Union will not, ia my estimation,
be worth q curse. "
That letter is full Of point. 1t
opens to public gaze the motives upon
which the Republican managers acted.
Virginia had solicited a Conference
of the States to see If soms plan could
not be devised and agreed upop, to
save the Unin and prevent civil war.
Sincere patriots we're anxious to save
the Bor Ter Sta:es-Delaware Mary
land, Virginia, Kentucky and Mis-.
souri,, together with North Carolina
and Tennessee and therefore favored
tho assembly ofthiS Peace Conference.
The Republican managers opposed
it. massachusetts, and New York
sent delegates, but when the plah Of
the Republican managers was ex.
planned to them, ih1y repented ftheir
has'e, acknowledged their error, ad.
mittJd that the managers were right
and they were wrong, and that no
Republican State should bave~Sent
delegates. They, therefore, begged
for Gods sake, for the Governer Of
Michigan to come IN the rescue, and
save the Republican party-not the
Union from rupture. The Cover.
nor was requested to send stiff backed
men or Monochrome, who were likely
to favor any plan of conciliation. In
the opinion Of Chandler, the Union
would not be worth a curse. without a