New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1863-06-12

But we should be false in our allegiance
to it. if we did not discriminate between
the imaginary and real dangers by
which it would shrink. ABoL,rloNsM
should be no longer regarded as an i'm
aginary danger. The abolitionists, let
me suppose, succeed in their present
aim of uniting the inhabitants Of the
free States, as one man, against tho
Inhabitants of the slave States. Union
on the one side will beget Union on the
other. And tins process of reciprocal
consolidation will be attended with all
the violent prejudices, embittered pas
sion, and implacable animosities, which
are possible to degrade or deform hu-
man nature. A virtual dissolution Of
of the Union will have taken place,
whilst the forms Of it's existence remain.
The most valuable element of union,
mutual kindness, the feelings of sym
pathy, the fraternal bonds, which now
happily unite us, will have been ex-
tinguished forever. One section will
stand in menacing and hostile, array
against the other The COLLISION of OPP
lnion will be quickly followed by the
clash of arms. ! will not attempt to
describe scenes which now happily lie
concealed from our view. Abolition
lists themselves acould shrink back ~
dismdy ard horror at the contempla-
ton of, dcsolated :, fields, conAagrated
cities, murdered inhabitants, and the
overthrow of the fairest fabric of hu-
man government that ever rose to ami
mate the hopes of civilized man, O., 73
Nor should the. Abol!tionlsts fatter
themselves that if, they can succeed in
their object Of uniting the people Of the
free States, they will enter the contest
with numerical superiority that mist
insure victory, All history and expe-
rience prove the hazard and uncertain
ty of war. And we are admonished by
Holy Writ that the race is not to the
swift, nor the battle to the strong. ..t
b But if they aoere)to conquer, whom
would they conqucr?r A. foreign foe ?
No., sir; no, sir. It, a0ould be q CON-
guest withomt larrels, ,oitAout glory;
A SELF, A SUICIDAL CONC uEsr: n con-
quest Of brothers 0o0inSt brothers,
achieved by one over another portion of
the descendants Of common ancestors,
who nobly pledgel their lives, their
fortunes: and their sacred honors, had
fought and bled side by side. in many
a hard battle ora land and ocean, sever
ed our country from the British crown,
and established our great national in
dependence. ''"o' q. i ''.'
am, Mr.. President, no friend Of
slavery. The searcher Of all hearts
knows that every pulsatien of mine
beats high and strong in the cause Of
civil liberty. Whenever it is safe and
practicable, I desire to see every por'
ton of the human tamilyin the enjoy
ment Of it. But I prefer the hbertycf
nsy o,On race to that Of any otherrace.
The liberty of the descendants Of Afri-
ca in the United States IS Incompatible
with the safety and liberty of the Eu-
ropean descendants. Their slavery
forms an exception--an exception re-
sulting from a stern and memorable
necessity Ito the general liberty in the
United States. We did not originate,
nor are we responsible for this necessi-,
ty.q Their liberty, fit we're possible,
csuldohly be established by violating
the incontestible powers Of the States,
and ,subverting the Union. And be-
meath the ruins of the Union would be
buried, sooner or ldter, THE LIBERTY
OF BOTH RACES. 5j.I Ha a
How tearfully true are these words
of wisdom and prophecy now being
fulfilled. Ja stg R 9s
saIt atst - - bi'ls
A few days since General Rosen-'