Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-02-27


ter, they are the REAL ENEMIES of their |
country. They proclaimed through some
Of their organs, at the commencement of
This foul rebellion, their loyalty to the doc
'rlne OF 1" state sovereignty" and that they
would follow their State wherever it went"
Every one who was not blind, then saw
through this their guaze of deception, that
they were rebels at heart and wolld be in
act so far as they dare. And all this has
proved true to the last letter. Not one of
them has ever been heard to speak word
in behalf of their country, or known
10 lift a finger for its help. Their sympa-
thies have all been exhausted in behalf of
rebels, and their rejoicings have all been
over the victories of rebellion. All the
praying they ever do, is for the destruction
Of abolition and the triumph of the demo
cratic party.
Meanwhile we are disposed to ask how
they succeed in their pet project of putting
down abolitionism 2" Their theory and
wishes all look to this one object but their
practices all tend to further the opposite.
The democratic, secesh Governor of New
York telegraphs to the rebel Legislature Of
Illinois that Voorhees, and Valandigham are
running the democratic prospects for the
next Presidency" Why so? Ali they
are driving the anti-abolition engine with
over-much steam. Abolition New England
must be left out" of the new and beauti-
full reconstructed Confederacy that is to be,
when democratic politicians get all the Off
ces and the slave drivers lash is once more
heard to crack in the nations capital. But
then there is only one small difficulty 10 the
way of this nice little arrangement 1t is
that abolition New England is one of those
peculiar, wiry institutions that won't stay out
AYE won't go out. Gentlemen, we will
mOdestly suggest that this job of putting
down abolitionism is a very big one. The
rebellion can and WILL BE put down. but
abolitionism cannot and will not be van
pushed 1t is easy and sometimes popular
to say So when democracy is over.whiskeyed
and its "eyes with fine phrenzy rolling
but the thing is easier said than done.--
Slavery has been sowing its tares for many
years, while freedom and patriotism have
slumbered and slept, until, at last, with
deadly fangs it sprang at the throat of liber
ty, law and government to destroy all to-
gether at one fell clutch. But the people
are aroused and the old spirit of liberty
breathes once more through all the loya
millions. And they have deliberately pur
posed that slavery, that aims to destroy
SHALL BE DESTROYED, and this land SHALL Bi
FREE.
You may succeed, here and there in put
ting down abolitionists, but aboitonism will
survive. The spirit evoked by the fou
efforts of treason is too powerful to be lai,
by any of your political cnactments. You
may rave and howl against the fanatics
= who love liberty better than bondage, ant
are not willing to sit meekly at the feet o
the slaye-driver. You may plot and sehem
, and deceive, but abolitionism as you ar
pleased to brand it, will outlive all your rag
, and opposition. The people are going bacl
again to the spirit of our noble declaration
Of freedom and independence, which pro
> claims that "all men are created equal an
endowed with certain INALlESABLR RIGHT,
= among which are LIFE, LIBERTY and the pun
suit of happiness
This is the order and those who expect t
reverse it or quench the fires of freedor
now kindling in millions of bosoms, ar
doomed to disappointment. Gentlemen {
i the peac9-copperhead-democracy try as 20
: will to put down these pestilential abolition
lists, remember it is large job and if 20
shall perchance succeed, ABoMTIONIsM wi
h still remain.