The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-10-14
From the Pttsburs Gazette.
WHO Is RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAR

WHO Is RESPONsIBLE FOR THE WAR
Wa 20 the AbOtiouists, who without author
il DO tue Constitution for the act, purchased th,
territory ~ Louisiana which secured 70 SLAYER,
tiie States OF louisiana Arkansas, and Missouri
AZ ia exp.u~e ~ the nation OF SIS, 900. 600?
Was lt Tie AboiitiOHists who bought Florids
Tor tte farposo of extending slavery, at a cosl
Of s. 500 o"o and afterwards plunged the eoun.
irv INTO var With the Indians, which cost Us
$50 0uu. 900, and thousands OF lives, because the
>e,,il oles would not deliver up fugitive slaves
Wa- D. tie Abo'tionists who tricked Texas
into the Union; assumed her rebellion war debt
Of Slo.00o,1o0 aud BY agreeing TO subdivide
her vast area into five slave States, violated that
clause OF the Constitution, which provides that
10 lev States shall be formed or erected with
III 'he Jurisdiction Of any other state =
Aitapgt the consent OF the legislatures of the
States coucerned well as OF the Congress ="
W Ia Dc the AlOltionists who meany picked A
qrsrr'-l @'th the weak neighboring Republic OF
Nez'e", ~hicn cost Us tens of thousands OF
lives, aI'd hundreds OF millions OF dollars, that
the pfetexr might be used for stealing California
tor slavery, because il lay south OF SO degrees
80 minutes,
Was 1t the AbohtOnists of South Carolina
who passed that Infamous law, imprisoning the
citizens OF Northern maritime States who came
into her seaports following their calling in egit-
mate commerce? and was it the Abolitionists OF
Charl. stOn who threatened 10 mob Samuel Hoar
when he vent To the vile deu a. the legal repre-
sentative OF n sovereign State to test in the Su
preuIe Court, the validity Of this statute which
clearly violates The section of the Constitution
Nhich provides thar "the citizens of each State
sinai De tntitlet TO all the privileges and immu-
nltirs OF cluzens OF the several Statessn
a. q the Abohuorsts who in $50 deman-
ded AID obtained the passage of the execrable
fugitive slave law, a. cOunterpOise TO the ad-
mission OF California 4 tree State bv which
vie Enactment the right of trial bv iury was alb
rogated m the trial for the highest right which
thr law can either confer or DESTROY which
rects petty court ia the person of a commits
s'oner, and deliberately offers a bribe for the
reud'uon Of the person claimed as a slave 70 his
alleged owner, by doubling the fee in case the
per-''n claimed be reniauded 20 slavery?
" AZ it the Abolitioui-ts who swept away the
Missouri restriction, which opened up 10 slavery
ever, inch Of unorgauized territory under the
jurisdiction OF the United States. without one
petition irum the people Oh the subject, thus
placing on the statute book the most eminently
wicked law which has ever disgraced this gov
eminent?
Was it the Aboltionsts who attempted to
force slavery ou tue unwilling people of Kansas
at the points OF Federal bayouets, bv the torch
of the ncendiary, aud with the assassin border
rufiian's bowie knife
Nas IL the AbOhtionists who, ~ accessories Of
treason, sent our army into the disaffected State
OF Texas in lo6O, 6l, 10 insure its capture; scat
tered our navy the world TO prevent its use
in maintaining the authority OF the government
against the then organized rebellion; beggared
the treasury, aud DESTROYED our credit to cripple
the energies OF the Republic; refused to move
finger III defence Of the national honor and au-
thorlty while ships dock yards, forts, arsenas,
navy Yards arms, ammunition, supplies. and man
uactOries OF arms were being stolen In all direc-
uOns , while they, whose duty it was to prevent
these things or punish the traitors who commit
ted these unheard OF crimes, sat like pack Of
shiyeriug towards fearful to move, when their
villain masters were destroying the country and
putting n To open shame
Finally was it the Abotionists who passed
OruiuHuccs Oi secession Tor the aVOweu Purpose
of destroying the Union, and after violating the
Constitution in every part, trampled it under
foot did Mey raise their fratricidal hands, in
bloody violence against the dag which until that
moment had protected them at home, and rem
deTed their name hOnOred abroad did then bat
ter Fort Sumter to pieces and for the first time
in its history humble the banner of Libertys
Does there exist out of lunatc asylum any
one besOtted enough 10 assert, that these things
were not all done by democratic leaders-in
democratic States and permitted by a democratic
Administrations And does not every sensible
being kqo'r, that these same party leaders, who
did these things, and permitted them to be done,
yet exult in their acts and, through the party
they control, are now extenuatng the crimes
and doing their utmost to shield the criminals
HeinOus as the inexpressible vilainy is, it is ex
ated to comparative virtue when measured by
the standard of that Infamous lie constantly din
ned ir our ears" that the AbOlitonists have
caused, and are responsible for this war