The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-04-01
saDes to the nsu they had trusted apd lOr-

controlled, orar 6JHed ct last. Tears burst
| aom his eyes EseFy effort to speak was
unayailiuE and waving to the people mute
benedictiun and hsTsgeli. lie snter,d in his
house and was seen IS public man no moro.
Could lash nston take the same path to
/ dag. what different sight would meet his
eyes. But Sky nine years gone By and yes
how woiully all is changed.
! Then. with the Young republic Sil WA
well. Independence IRON iure,ga control
had been obtained The Stars had agreed
to unite On terms which affected hopeful
! prospect that they could live ior ages togeth-
er in peace. Congress assembled and delib
Grated with dignity and tsmpet; nay the on.
/ ly question from which difficulty might be
appreheDdei had been discussed and dealt
Tilh as become msn con scous OF their duty
no. sectlon or to parry. but to sIl the U.
). la the hrst Congress- OF the U. s. OH
FEBRUARY II, 1870. d memorial signed by
benjam in Franklin OF the Pennsylvania
4 Society ier promoting ths abolition OF slave.
ry, was presented 10 The House o. Represen.
tatlye and read l. prayed that the House
| would c0unteLance tie Restoration 10 liberty
I o those Ia bondage sad that they would
step ts tho very verge OF the pJWer vested in
them Tor discoaragins every 6gscies OF traa.
IN their iellJwmen.
The subject Of this memorial after Tepes..
en- discussion, was re erred to a special com.
m!tlee OF the Whole, and they, striking ous
consilerabIe share Of The repurt. confined
themselves at last to the simple declaration
that Congress has no authority to interfere
with he emancipation OF slaves, or in ths
trea meut Of them, within any Of the States.
/ it remaining with the States alone TO provide
any regulations therein hieh humanity and
true poll y may require" And SO that
question seemed then 10 have been wisely
and dednilly settled and set ut rest forever:
ln the hearts Of the peopls Of the United
States, North and South peace and good will
seemed TO reign; now, how strangely, hoa
VIZ ulty 1t is changed
| Amer ca has drawn its sword against id.
sell. Bs American hands American blood
is shed, American cities are ruined Amegi~
can fields are rayage1 and laid waste.
! civil war OF g nagnitale and destruc-
I iVeneSs scarcely ever equaled in the annals
Of barls ieTocty RACES throughout the
land.
Americans port; are bockaded. and Amer@
| ican commerce Is preyed on by Americ&n
ships American money IS laviShed. Ameris
can i;7es are spent in projecting and apply.
! ing the most eli lent tneans vi spreading
among AmerIcaHs deaiA havoc and desoia.
| tion.
Chi tiauity, sLndderins, wells her head in
! woe.
! Even the common humsn instincts revolt
at the h0rloGS that accumulate On th!s deVo-
ted people-yet, scholars and statesman,
poets preachers and philanthropists seem to
take pleasure IN the scene, and pronounce iS
good. Tie gentIeSL beneFolsts gluat over
the news OF battles, AID have b.ccme ehlo.
gists OF slaughter. Nay, even ministers OF
the Gospel, Bible in hand. inciie their cons
! gregations to war and blooiShed, and invoke
on the extslmlnation OF brother by blother
| the benedictions of the God Of peace. The
strongest inconsistencies cross one another.
One Is bewiiderea IN uas5 OF cOntradic-
tious. What does ii all u can? The civil
lied world stands asAast- Which OF as il
mad -ths civil zed world or We? Was
Cam but performing lDeiit0riou5 act III
staying Able? Was his sacrifice rendered
more acceptable because it was wet with
brothers blood? Is Christianity eli wrong?
Must we uneGrn it and accept the creed OF
At.illa, and o Omar and Alva? Are we
right in what we arc doing in America?
May there not be some dOu6t about it?
DO not now speak with the voice, OF this
faction or that. | don't echo their watch
words OF share their antagoni$lns.
These things are o1ly the bubblcs that
float for a minute on the strong current Of
a nations history And to da sacred as it
ID to the memeiy OF him who stood in lia
on an emlnence SO high that the gus 3 and
storms oi faction, OF jealousy and Intrigue,
rolled 'ar below; OF him through whose
grea: soul beat the strong pulse OF a nations
pride, oil nation destiny aud hopoS--- today
Tor his sake II not or cur own, let us raise
our hearts as near as We can to his level and
strive TO look at events and judge OF them
as they would have been seen aud Judged Of
by him.
Remember, time viii cone when all
these thinge will be history. Thore will
come d uure before whose awful censure
will surely pass the men aud lneasuleS OF 10
day.
Think you, II the future adiudgsd that
We OF the North and South, East and West
have been waging this war unjus ly, inhn-
manly, recklessly, or without cause; il 1t
turns that by war the United States shall
have been severed. while BY negotiation.
compromise. reasonable concession, the
" hiut3 SOuiu nofo uGGu odNeA--tuluh YOU
history will tako count whether it was by
Democrats or Republicans tbs wicked deed
was done or permitted? Think YOU tho
weight Of blame will DO nicely adjusted be-
tween Woolly heads and Copperheads, Dis
uniopists aud Ab0litionistS.
Not so. On the WHOLE American peopls
North and South, East and West--ou
those that commit the wrong and on those
that suffer il TO be committed;op the actors in
this strife and on the lnUkers>on--on all will
fall the dainninG guilt o. the BLACKLIST crime
against humanity ever committed --Of blast.
ing its iarest b pc, oirstians freedom, and
desolating the richest inheritance that God
has ever granted to man. Loud applause.
IL is on The whole nation tho blame, Ii
blame there be, will tall.
ls the nation, North and South, right in
this civil war? Is the war jusS? Is Ii ne
cessary? Is it likely to lead TO any good re-
suit to either North or South?
These are questions not set down, know,
in the political catschism OF the day.
In the primer. OF action the first interro.
gatory is: ARE YoU FOR yIGoRors PRosEcU-
TIoN OF THE WAR?
To that answer yes. Any ahd every
war that ought to be prosecuted ought to be
vigorously proseeuied. What il worth do,
ing 1t all is worth doing WE'LL II war
must be, let it bs prosecuted with every Wig.
or consistent with the laws Of war--with
humanity and civilization. But indeed il
seems to me that no question can be mors
unnecessary. loI there never has beet, q war.
as far as the people Of the United States arc
concerned. in Which more vigor and energy
has bssn displa, ed