Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-04-23

the venom OF the enemies OF the Govern
ment 1t is the climax Of their letters per-
suading our soldiers to desert, the staple oil
their editorials and the exordium and Pc
roration of their orators e9 9
Never was so grave charge made upon
so small foundation. and for so base a
purpose. To be an abolition war;" the
war must be waged forthe purpose of a.
polishing slavery. To be a "nigger war;
it must be prosecuted for the benefit of the
negro. The mere Abatement of the case
shows the falseness of the charge.
The war was commenced by rebels in
arms against the Government. and from
that day to this, it has been prosecuted by
the Government in self defense. There
has not been day. nor an hour, since the
rebellion commenced. when the seeded
States.could OF have been restored to their
original places in the Union. with all the
rights and privileges granted them in the
Constitution. if they would lay down their
arms. and agree to submit to the require
ments of the Constitution. The Conf sea
tion Act gave the rebels time to return to
their allegiance before its provisions went
into effect. The Proclamatio freeing the
slaves. in certain districts and States, ear.
nestIy besonght the rebels to cease their
warfare against the Constituti on and laws.
and escape the consequences of their wick
ell acts. giving them time so to do. For
more than year after the war commen-
ced, the Government. scrupulously avoided
all interference with the institution of
slavery. Some Of our most promising
Generals were retired from the service for
going contrary to the policy Of the Govern.
ment in this respect. Guards were placed
around the property Of rebels and our SOL
diers were permitted to suffer hunger.
while surrounded by the corn6elds of trait
ors in arms against the Government. The
hardy chattel Of the lordly STAKEHOLDER
could labor for the rebel cause, while our
brothers in the field were compelled to
waste their time and strength in build
ing Notifications. roads and bridges which
should have been built by the labor Of the
enemy's chattel. All this was done TO
conciliate and win back the rebels to their
allegiance to the Government, but in vain.
The rebellion grew stronger and more ma
lignant under this magnanimous treatment.
The Government became convinced of the
necessity Of using every available means
to crush the rebellion. Slavery is the cor
ner stone of the Southern Confederacy-
the heart Of the rebellion. Hence the ef-
fort to abolish it; not as the object Of the
war. but as the means to be used by the
Government in its effort to preserve itself.
and re-establish its authority; not for the
benefit Of the n'gro. ont for the highest
good Of the white men who are pouring
out their blood and treasure to maintain
the Union. the Constitution and the laws.
The abolition Of slavery is an incident OF
the war-not its object-not its purpose.
The war and its object would continue il
the Government had never touched the in
stitution Of slaveey. Why. then, do men
declaim against the war upon this false
charge. unless it be because they are op-
posed to the real purpose Of he war, and
desire the overthrow of the Government?
The consequence of this Misrepresentation
of the war has been most serious. Deser'
tions. murder. perjury and the threats Of
civil war in our midst. can all be traced
directly to this pernicious falsehood.-
Shall it be sail of the great free people of
the North. that they permitted the over
throw of the best institutions ever devised
by man. because traitors in their midst ex-
cited their prejudices against holy cause,
with false cry of"abolition nigger WARP"
Or rather. shall not history record that
this great people rose above the schemes oil
party tricksters and demagogues. and
came as one man to the support of the
Government; that by their united effort,
rebellion was crushed. and the blessing ol
good government were secured to them
selves aud their children after them.
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Democrats all Abolitionfsts In l848
H. c. RiPpey, Esq, formerly editor ol
the Warsaw Union. now resident of 10.
Wa. in letter published recently in the
Warsaw Indianian. proves by extracts
from Democratic papers in lS4S. that the
same party that is now so vociferous in its
denuncistion Of Abolitionism. then preach.
ed Abolition doctrines in every Conven-
tion and from every stump. We give be-
low few extracts from Mr.. RS letter
for the purpose of letting our readers see
how the great Democratic party has chang.
ed and degenerated from liberty loving
/ party into a pro-slavery organization:
'In 184S the Democracy Of indiana
courted the Abolition vote by trying to
make the people believe that Gen. Cass
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