The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-06-17

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.r sLAvERY-wAR--THEU UNION.
We pnnt on another page letter from the
Hoo. Martin #. Conway late M. G. from Kan
sas cri,icising Gerrit Smiths speech at the
meeting Of the Loyal Leagues 10 Utica. and
the course Of the great mass Of the unqualified
supporters Of the Government in the present
crisis. We hesitated for moment to do so
knowing that the Copperheads would make .
dishonest use Of Mr.. Conwsy's positions; but
on the whole. they can hardly touch hin
without burning their fingers, and we shall
cling to the old and sound principles OF free
discussion. e@ .. ."
Mr.. Conway is opposed to further prose.
cution OF the war for the Union, because it is
lin this vieW) waged in the interest Of slsv
cry. Gerrit Smith--an elder and, we think,
wiser Abolitionist-propose to stand by
the Government in prosecuting the war for
the Union, and trust to the inevitable conse.
qaences ofour success In weakening if not
utterly destroying American slavery. We
need hardly say that W. consider Mr.. Smith
entirely right in the premises and Mr.. Con-
way SO glaringly wrong that we can only ac
count forshis preversity by suspecting that
he has been plowing with some ofthe heiferl
Of secession, and has been bewitched by then
out OF his integrity or his common sense -
A'd ninety nine OF every hundred voters foI
Mr.. Conway at either OF his elections TO
Congress. with their brethren and friends
all over the world, regard th is matter pre-
cisely ss we do.
When the war for the Union began, The
great and important State Of Missouri was
overwhelmingly proslavery as we'll as slaveS
hslding. The war, by exhibiting nearly ev'
cry slaveholder therein as an inveterate and
murderous rebel, has absolutely driven her
loyal majority over to antislavery, 80 tina
there is no longer aquestion among them as
to emancipation, but only as to the time and
manner oi,effscting it. The rebellion has
sealed the death warrant OF slavery in Mis-
sourI. though barely one ninth Of her electors
voted for Lincoln. 49,, .-s " &.r.rs oaA 1a
Delaware gave Lincoln about one>tourth
Of her ,pular votes, choosing the Breckin-
ridge electors by large plurality. She last
fall choose an an.islavery Governor in place
ofa Copperhead by the largest vote she ever
gave to any man, and is to day 10 heart fol
emancipation. Slavery is dead in Delaware
and owes its mortal wound to the war for tn
Union. -.e .- st..t' aa, - ~ e
Maryland voted for Breckenridge, and CAV
Lincoln but minute fraction OF her popu
suffrages. She is now ride for emancipation
and will sovots next October. The war ha
done it. +. is = a. e.. 'ss4,- - - saS
Louisiana is the heart--at least, the lung
--of the Shareholders Confedercy. She hat
not thousand free men growing cane ant
cotton in all her fields two years ago; nov
she is employing more free labor than slave
and is on the right road to an early ,returr
to the Union as loyal because free State
A nd let her ouce be rid ofslavery, and hel
planters would not return to it for any im
aginable sum. ''''f
/ There are but items in general account
oil running in tn same direction. The wa
for the Union is killing slavery--nsast kill il
Tor il can succeed in no other way. Shaver,
has said TO the Union, "Your head or mine!'
The Union has taken up the gage SO reck
lessly thrown down. Ifvths Union thor
oughly triumphs in the resulting struggle
slavery inevitably dies. Gerrit Smith see
this, and acts like Q patriot. Mr. .Corwa!
but We will "let expressive silence" in
dicate his position.