North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-04-22
This Is an Abolition Var.

;afIirSS Oi The rights OF INTERESTS OI NnltS
men anywhere. The men who, thirty years
or longer, ago, started The Aati-Siavcry asi.
tatlOn now rule what liz called 4" the govern
men" at Washington, and negro freedom Is.
in their opinion, the only thing that can rem
der The world righteous aud happy. The SD
called Republican party. started IN 1851, has
ever since been controlled, m the ma u, by
lhc>c:anaiical AhoIirinnists. The I,lalfurns
ol thai party have been shaped to suit the sc
men, whose active support WAS necessary tu
>ucc at HE polls The presses ri that par
: " haze been chiefly controlled 10y The RADICAL
AboIll"n,ts. The Pulpit has been brought :,
INTO uquinIion and Abolition, for neal ~ ten
tear>, has bcen thun irrel from the " sacred
tic>h" 1" Pr"mote The srcce>S "f the Rrpubl.-
can pnrE. and That parry has succeeded III
Sc,Ing control I'll the q G.vernment, ur what
Il left .: It. When they cAInc into power,
d!snninn and c.v.l war were threat rIns the
The country bat the fanatics rldlcuIcd The
/ idea that Ine S,urh would iish; !; Compromise
/ Was Offered and these AbuIuIunI>ls scOfiagy
refused 10 i3e an inca from their att.tude
"f "cciaIcd hostility 10 The S,uth. they
wanted war "a Il means OF ciftctIng their an.
/ II slavery pnrpp>r; others connected with
them wan rd II i"r pnrp ''cs OF rIumler aud
| private profit Tnr radicals hated the white
people "i tnc South, with that ;nlIIsnlty pe
cni'ar /" New + rsIanl Pmltamis,n. They
wa"tc! To Tree tne slaves they sIuated over
'hc Idea OF il sCrvIc n>urreclIon, such as
tn n High Priest, GmLngS, had prcdrcied
Ttry woalI Ii>te:: ~ nn compromise. They
desired not to save The Unlun-tLe,r mission
MAS To destroy il. They were IrIe 10 ihclr
,.l,i motto {: E" The Constttat. on of Tie United
StdfeS IS IA Core.au tciia de,lM anil u .euque
H!h hel!'
But, although they desired war, as means
"i accomplishing Their wicked purpose, the,
dIl Hot want tu iisnt themselves. neither
dhi their Piundcr seeking a,s ,cIaies. who
called themselves EyrubIrcar,,." The qrIcs-
I''n wltn them WAS How shalt We man.
age 10 aruu-r The Democrats nc ff.htIn. 81
,incnt ui The N"rth-and secure their aud III
iii, business 3 the ur.ck IF SewarI m the
! SumIrr matter has shown h, " shrcwuIy th,y
maha3e Ibis punt. 81 h"lding inrercour,,.
with the Southern CunlnIS >Iuncrs and IA mo
| IL them, The Ab rIIlIpnl,ts MANAGED To r.,
! tir c""icdcraie> l." TIE the first gun. Then
came The hnira and Lul!abaiuo about the
h'S S'-then The Democrats, true 10 their
! distinctive vcnrlaII0n for "Ihe Star, and
| Sullc>1 flew 10 arlns-ihen the Abolition
isis chuckIcl among themselves over the sue
cess I, heir plans.
But further deception became necessary
the 'cicaIs OF Big Bcthal, Vienna, AMI Bull
| Run: "wIng To the mlsinanagcu,cnt Of The All
"iltl"ni>ts AMI their developing plans lnruugh
the'r newspapers and Congressional uralur>
t'ec"mln5 10" rapidly al p,rei.t, another trick
/ b. which t. dcludc democrats was re>.rtcd
L., AMI the Crittcndcn solution WAS pa>,
cd declaring IL" pnrIr">e nf The war not in
| hc tho sui rghIinn Of The Souih. nor tie alb
"htl"n "i slavery, but The Restoration of the
! Union, untcr the Cnn>tIIu inn and Il, cIarinr,
| pushed. ihc wa "u.h ht tn cease This tr elk
w'rkcd admirably. Dtm,c ats and true Uu
ion men uf all parties locked u the field by
hundreds "l thousands, until, AT length, the
A''Ihl"nI>tH believed themselves rerfcctI,
safe IN uliurIing To The w"rlI the II ,g under
which they really meant to conduct the war
the black II g Of cmIaclpa'iun AMI insur,
roctl"" Accordingly, In September, they
pressed the " proclamation Of freedom" out
Of Abraham Llncun.
Since that time the country has known
the o9j, CT aud character of thus war. IT,.
Abolition lealcrS-the ve-y men who voted
for TIC Crllt@ndcn Resolution, have since the
issuance Of that Proclamation, boldly decIar.
ed their hostility to the old Union and The
! Constitution, and their determination that
they will not corsent to the restoration Of
the Union as it was. Upon the appearance
OF The Pr"clamaipn, enIlstments ceased, aud
draft wa, ihcrci' rc, resortcd To-, and now
We have Cons cr'lt"n acr, I>t passed by
/ C"ns'' S. giving the President iuil power uv,r
The people, aud utterly ignoring their State
."Nermi ents.
Iw" years aS', when the people believed
! that tie Administration meant To make war
i"r The restoration of the Onion as it wa.
they enlisted by hundreds nt thou sands, u...
'Il, indeed, Mr. Wilson, the Chairman of the
Senate C"mmi'ie on Military AT,rrS, caused
the recruiting utiic,s to be cuscd Now il
i i"nnd necessary To enact a Conservation
law, as severe and I'd Ious as any ever enlurc-
cd in Russia. to compel men to "fi .ht for
thcr country" as the Ab ,lltinlIsts still nm
bln>hing'y speak II F! Not man will volun.
tcer.
why is this so 2 Simply hccansc tie reo
pie see lhu his is a.. 4b,i,fiou pnr-waocd
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