Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-31
Prom tie PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
Abolitlonlsm,

Prom the PhiiSdsi phia Bulletin.
slavery and Abolitlonismf
We know OF no parallel usthe history elE
the world, for the chariness % part @
tie loyal people OF the United States
mon ti,e subject of Slavery The fact Of
sennliphti was never more clearly demon
stratel thah the truth that the present re-
sbellions 2 was inaugnrated aud has been
carried ON 10 sthe interest of slavery
slavery, as the first, last, greatest good, has
been Insisted on by The Southern press
and orators for years past, and retne ,l upon
litt IS you may, the worst that, the 5oatp
could bring against the North, up 70 tne
tine of the breaking ont OF tha war, WIS
az, nwilIinpnesse. OTIS the latter TO have
| tbe noecnliAr 6rinstitntion' extended over
new territory. This was the very head.
and frout,0f our Offending, and the'cptton
States, in throwing down the gapntlet OF
war, said plainly, 10 effect that as the p1nr
ciples OF freedom were mol favorable 10
the extension of slavery slavery would
look TO its own interests, and destroy
that free dom which was antagonistic to It's
own progress !; slavery would not only as
sert It's right to do as it pleased upon lts
| own original soil, without regard TO the
national laws, bat it would seize upon the
common domain and, plant its palmetto.
/
Ia mt 4 mere fanciful figure given toi i'll
llustrate our subisc II aud strengthen our,
assumptions. but . ssabstantiai fact that,
| can Sc proyed by any file of Southern
lnewsDabers extending for seven ears
back .6y Sopthern 81 esehes in the Federal
Congress prior to 1860 by, the proceed
Iings of the rebel Congress. and by the
speech of the rebel Secretary of War,
walker, at Montgomery. Alabama. Mhen,
the news OF the fell of Sumter reaeb bed itpati
matching place OF treason, .sd one. ilpi
The people OF the loyal SIates unIeE'
stand all this, and they are hFp IN their
l'determiped advocacy and support OF the
Union and freedom; but there is ,sNilt
very large party, who cannot school them Z
selves to the idea OF me- Sl war upon
slavery. Slavery caused the WArf. iuh.
yes Slavery is tnstigating the carrying oil
ton upon the part OF the re fe efS 9 YET
tainly Slavery VIII orlqg e9olt Anes s : :
war II the snake y not ki i!!lt lpsseAo ~
being merely seotcaea ~, " t Snhe prescott
IstrnggleY Think us ltkeIyi WY sn9I'i
then, strike at the root ann uesuoy tns
accursed thing that 's STRIVING 70 destroy
the Union, treedom' you yeulEgs anu eysFS-
thtng you hold GEAR it' Sln' gag "ou'u DC
abolitiopism ,4,.,7 ,',a1.s
phrase of abolitionism men shrink from IL
| as though II involved some terrible re
proaeh and stigma. II an epidemic was
/ rs,,;y,e and earrvif,p to the grave the fairesL
and hast If The land. all would desire to
,ass tba "a olitinn az thn cdiise Of the
oIaa,s ifs Great confl graf; I'm was bnrn..
md .s;weeninp away fbe ac.nmulated
frn5ts nj fS,e, toiI or General ionsi whowould
not Law his hands % the brakes and en-.
.i a. VIM the ahoIitinn ot the
Il
80, .ss,s sto,rs.it.9 Tf a ,eiI aonstsr
w"s a. isrSe in tISe community tlestroyine
- a., 1;|b f,,d ,srryi,, :,
| - ~ i, M, ,l,e
ies .,il ".,,, .s,e ~ osEat,t ~. ho;1o
1' H. 81. az $3.50
sailsu ~ .!S.. . T ~
| ~ ~ S4T.at,t,S,,i "a 60 .,;nanIs
al. r., ..iass 80 "a The
mete Vus 's.s =. n, "
plague OF s'a e'Is av ta sseti
iEom hucleut n s9li ~, ~ tlpqesn I1u
franciscol was seVsr .peI. : SO aestruc.
tive as slavery mas 9een,,. aug
even the isoieo was az q nAtuiess pet
ana ' Wnen 1T, I ~ 20 slaVeIy'
lnteliIgeut men ahu ~ women Iecogu'hs
this iact; nut Win many the the influence OF
old habits and pseladices y more more potent
than reason. and. they hestt9te about &c. :.
cIaElng i9slr Richmand
- s. 800, N a Mississinni
IA ;,i,SS, ,the srennessee IN ahoIish. fhefn
The nonnsrheaS cry "a PM down the re-.
| heII;on Fbnt al mot I,resnme "a emnlny. "
I means Whatever "a, accomplish It's putting.
down. the Wconseryatiye doctrine Is that
tablishsd, but the great weapon that is,lsy.
slea egaIs1 M s1.s;snSs ss us,
liaasiis, ,Sho botes secsssionism and who