The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-02-06

miles IN length, would become the scene
of an eternal border warfare without az.
ample even in the worst Of times. And
if you Of the East why have found this
war against the South and for the negro
gratifying to your hate or profitable to
your purse, will continue it till a sepsrs..
tion be forced between the slaveholdipg
and your non.slaveholding States, then
believe me, and accept it as you did not d
the other solemn warnings of your past al
the day achih diuides the North fro,i:s
he South that self same day DEGREES
eternal divorce betlCeen tye Wesl and
The East. ......... ..-.,. 81 issu
Sir, our destiny is fixed There is not
one drop of rain which descending from
the heavens, and fertilizing our soil, caus-r
es it to yield an abundant harvest, but
flows into the Mississippi and there.
miugling with the waters of that mighty
river, finds its way, at last, to the Gulf
Of Mexico. And we must and will fol-
low it with travel and trade not by trea.
ty Init by right, freely, peaceably, and
without restriction or tribute, under the.
same Government and flag, to it's home
in the bosom of that Gulf Sir, we will
not remain after separation from the
South, a province or appanage of the.
East, to bear her burdens and nav her
taxes nor hemmed in and isolated an
we are, and without Sea.coast could,
we long remain distinct confederacy
But wherever we go, married to the
South or the East, we bring with us
three fourths of the territories of that
valley to the Rocky mountains, and II
may be to the Pacifc-the grandest and
most magnificent dowry which bride
ever had to bestow.
Then, sir, New England, freed at last
from the domination of her sophisters
and dreamers and bigots, and restored
to the control once more of her former.
liberal, tolerant, and conservative ciyili.
cation, will not stand in the way of the
reunion of these States upon terms Of
fair and honorable adjustment. And in
this great work the central free and Dor.
der slave States, too will unite heart
and hand. TO the West, it is neces.
} sity, and she demands it. And let NOT
the States now called confederate insist
upon separation and independence. -
What did they demand at first? Secu.
rity against abolitionism within the d.
nion. Protection from ''the irrepressi.
BILE conflict" and the domination of tha,
absolute numerical majority. A change
of public opinion, and consequently Of
political parties in the North and West.
5 so that their local institutions and do.
t mestic peace should no longer be endau..
A gered. And, now, sir, after two years
a of persistent and most gigantic effort on
r the part of this Administration to COM
= pei them to submit, but with utter and
: sigraI failure, the people of the free
y States are now or are fast becoming sat.
isfcd that the Price of the Union is the
y utter suppression of abolitionism or an.
: II slavery as political element, and the
v complete subordination of the spirit of
h fanaticism and intermeddling which gave
S it birth. In any event, they are ready
now, if have not greatly misread the
signs of the times to return to the old
II constitutional and actual basis of ffty
n years ago-three ffths rule of represen.
It tation, speedy return of fugitives from
n labor, equal rights in the Territories, no
e more slavery agitation anywhere, and
# and transit and temporary soiourn with
|" slaves, without moestation, in the free
e States. Without all these there could
= pc neither peace nor permanence to q
1t restored union of States part slave and
l. part free" With it, the South, in addi.
" ton 10 all the other great and multiplied
'e benefits of union, would be far more SO.
d. cure in her slave property, her domestic
= institutions, than under a separa te gov
1t eminent Sir let no man North or
u West, tell me that this would perpe tuate
= African slavery. l know it, But SO
: does the Constitution. | repeat, sir, Il
le is the price of the Union Whoever
hates negro slavery more than be loves
is the Union, must demand separation, al
le 'est. think that you can never abolish
m slavery by lighting Certainly you nevel
IN can till you have first DESTROYED the
n South, and then, in the language, trst
a. OF MIR. Douglas and afterwards of Mr..
e. Seward, converted this Government into
K an imperial despotism And, sir, when
~ ever am forced to choice between the
c. loss 10 my own country and race, Of
IL personal and political liberty with all
ne its blessings, and the involuntary do
g mestlc servitude of the negro, shall no,
n hesitate one moment to choose the latter
u alternative. The sole question tosday
g. is between the Union with slavery, OF
ISL inal disunion, aud, think, anarchy and
II. despotism. am for the Union j II II
OF was good enough for my fathers. il II ID
to good enough forAus and our children
n after US. 'r7nl l..-aiar, go ,lriri
W And, sir letno man in the South tell
n' me that she has been invaded, and that
-, all the horrors implied III those most
90 ,o terrible of words, civil war, have. beef
'e y. visited upon her. know that, too. :
W W But we, also, of the North and West, in
20 - every State aud by thousands, who hav
~ ~, dared so much as to question. th
w w principle and policy, or doubt the hon
:" Nv eSty, of this Administration and its party
a y have suffered everything that the Iwofi
~ ~ despotism could infict except only lot
10 ~ Of life itself upon the scafoRd. Som
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