The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-05-01
Responsibility for the War.
From the v Y World

sophstry by which the Republicans strive !
to clear themselves is only an exhibition |
oftheir extreme soreness. In their chilean |
ing sclfexculpa,ions they are careful not
TO 90 further back than tie winter of1e6l |
which is much as if mi:creant who had /
cut lake schooner from her moorings
and sent into the rapids above Niagara
should insist on copining the discussion OF
his responsibility to the question whether
he had attempted TO arrest the vessel in
the rapids, when it was about to plunge
over the cataract. Who was it that began
the antislavery agitation in 1886: Who
was it that flooded Congress with abolition
petitions, and The mails with abolition doc
uments, under color Of the right Of petition
and the right of free printing? Who was
it that ran the underground railroad F:
Who was it that got up the Anthony
Burns riot in Boston, and the Jerry res
cue at Syracuse; that raised mob in
every city and village where attempts
were made to restore fugi!iyes to their
masters? Who was it that promulgated
the "lIigher law" and proclaimed the
"lrrepressiole conflict p Who was it that
caused the whole country to ring with
danunciations Of Daniel Webster for his
patriotic speech Of the 7lh Of March, 1850
and strained every nerve to thwart Henry
! Clay III the last great effort of his life to
| exercise the abolition demon? Who was
| It that scorncd and spat upon the Com,
/ promise OF 1850, and declared that the
slavery agitation which tina. Compromise
declared settled, should never die out till
the fugitive slave act was taken off the
statute book Who was it that kept max
ing speeches and presenting petitions in
Congress for lis renealo Who PASSED tie
personal liberty bills to nullity it? Who
incurred Old John Brown rs martv7,aud
impiously compared the gallows on which
he met fcIon's fate 10 the cross Of CAL
vary Was It not the very same persons
that have since made TIE hills vocal with a
song which fguratiyely describes the war
BY saying that his soul is marching on p
True, southern scoundrels and dema-
! goguas have lorg plotted The dissolution
Of The Union, but they would have been
p2werless without this abolition aid
Their whole stock in trade was furnished
BY aJoiitionists These fanatics supplied
the tael with which the secession dema-
goguc5 set the South in blaze. The
northern and the southern zealots were, as
Colonel Benton said, rs necessary to each
other as the two halves Of pair Of shears,
Neither could have cut the Union ia two
without ihe aid Of the other. The aboli-
itioaists we're constantly warned that their
agitation HouiI :asuit in dsunipn, but
they laughed the idea to scoTn. When
they wautcd to make those who entertan-
ell This fear contemplate they dubbed
them - doughfaces )" if they wished 10
render them simply ridiculous they ieercd
az them as Urion~sayers. " Ina,
the Union could ever be dissolved or that
any serious atteml IT would ever be made
to dissolve it was an iiea which thew were
never weary Of scouting as on par with the
AII!critc predictions Of The approaching
end Of the world. They would not De de-
tered by ii, not they, from exasperating
the over-seHsitire Shareholders in every
possible way. Stand forth, We agitators
and Deho.f the blood upon your hands
Tie plying EeaYc7a vii never weep lain
enough to wash them clean.
Bur these guilty a9ita;ors are now at
tamp'!ng 70 cXcuiHate themselves u pre-
tending shat they tried to conc!iate the
! South n The wja.cr following the presi-
+ DENTAL election. Mr.. David Dudley Field,
! Smart;ug rader the manly exposures of
/ Professor Morse, las Lately published a
lettering do(an-a, which the Iribano un-
iei.oaE yesterday 70 prop I'D Ly quoting
certain resolutions offered by Republicans
in the Peace Convention Of that winter
/ There we're two sets--one offered by DR.
j Baldwin. Of Connecticut. the other BY
/ Mr.. Tuck, Of Eew Hampshire; bat.
/ tlo2eh differently woyled, they both re
commended tie same practical measure,
10 Wit, the calling Of convention Of the
states. The following is Mr.. Raldwin's
resolution, with is string of preambIes :
lFLcreas, Unhappy differences exist
which have alienated from each other por-
tons Of the people oftha United States to
such an extent as seriously to disturb the
peace Of tie nation and impair the regular
and efficient action of the government
within the sphere Of It's constitutional
powers and duties; aud
Whereas, The Legislature Of tie State
Of Kentucky has made application to Con.
gress to call convention for proposing
amendments to the Constitution OF the
United States; and
Whereas, 1t is believed 20 be the opin.
ION OF the Pe"pi4 of other states that
amendments . the Constitution are OF
may become necessary to secure TO the
people Of the United States, Of every sees
tion, the full and equal enjoyment Of their
rights and l;bertiea, so far as the same
may depend for their security and pro-
lection on the powers granted to or with,
held from the general government in
pursuance Of the national purposes for
which it was ordained and established,
This conference does therefore recon
mend to the several states to unite with
Kentucky in her applications to Congress
to call convention for proposing amer :.
5aents to the Constitution Of the United
| States, to be submitted TO the legislatures
Of the several states, or 20 conventions
therein, for ratification, as the one or the
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