Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-31
AboIItIonist.

From the oincinnati Catholic Telegraph, Aug. 26.
There are many persons who think that
to call man an Abolitionist is sufficient
to establish their claim to be considered
of superior intellect. It is with them q
kind of logic made easy, and compensates
for the absence of argument, and removes
the necessity and fatigue of proving apro-
position. 1t is good word when, proper
ly used. A man may be an Abolitionist
when he is Jealous for the removal of evils
fany kind. Itis good as applied to drunk
eness or profanity-but it has no signiti-
cance now when applied to slavery. That
great nuisance is already abated; the slave.
owners have left far behind them the eman-
cipators of the North.
This word has often been applied unjust
ly to the Editor of this paper. We never
deserved it. Always devoted to the cause
of order, we never felt that we could just
lv assaii what the law protected. But
things are changed. Slavery is abolished
by the action of its friends. The slave
holder. In his mad attempt to destroy the
North, has only destroyed himself
There is no parallel case in history,
where the very cause for which a war
is undertaken, becomes, in the progress
of events, the most fatal enemy to ITSELF
We have seen the scorpion when surround
ed by enemies and unable to escape, bury
its fangs into its own body and sting, itself
to death. So has slavery acted-not, how
ever, by compulsion, butv voluntarily. We
never raised hand against It no word OF
auv Catholic editor assailed it so long as it
would be unjust and illegal to do so-but
now that it is dead-we will not consent to
see its body fostering on the highways
Let it be buried out of sight forever. Let
lit rest with all its horrors in the graye-let
Its memory fade from the recollection Of
men. 1t was an outrage against humanity,
such as the history Of no other people
| couId exhibit. There was some thing man
| ly. in the old custom of reducing to slavery
| him whose sword had been beaten down
NV a stronger arm on the battlefield
there was q show of justice in reducing to
bondage the debtor who could not pay his
creditor. hut for American slavery there
was no excuse 4 1t was monstrous crime
From the seizureo of the African in his own
Hand 10 the emoment of his death, when his
Ibody was wasted by toll, rather than dis
ease, to uphold the luxury of master.
Well, it has fallen, and we are called
Abolitionists because We refuse our con,
4 sent to its respscitation We are proud
i Il. heino called so. under circumstances 81
4 jcredita6ly to the mind and heart. MAJ
Z we, ever deserve the nameis Metwil beal
lfts stigma joyfully throughIlife, and carr!
Il into eternity With honor. We struggle
| in holy canae4tle cause of religion ant
i the human races We maintain the sanctit.
of,thel marriage tie--the fidelity Of til
hnsband aud wife to each other; we main
! tain the cause of Justice, denying the righ
) Of any man to another's labors without hi
= eonsent OF compensation. We imaintai
) / the RIGHT of parents to the disposal of thei
children; and that no man, through the ex
eFcise Of his power as q master, shall de
nriye human beingsof instruction ia chris
: tian religion, and of the means to say
\ their souls. Z sCansany man be Catholic
a believer inthe christian. faith and cor
= Isider the question otherwise With q
Iloug and shining list of neraes, nom u
earliest period Of christianity to the pFs'
: emit daY, Of Ropes, gopfesseFaI and Doctor
10 sustain our position. We can, not !
\ driyen gfrom our ground --oEs rather y
al should say, the ground. maiptained BY Z
c Catholic Church in every age Of her e.
lsstsnke IF 1.-THE question Of Americs