The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-01-14
Reconstruction in the Northwest.


cinna,i paper Of the s,h Instant, copied
from the Providence (Rhode Island) Post
That paper calls it "most extraordinary
article from New England paper" |,
does certainly express opinions which are
finding their way through the Western
Democratic papers, and which no doub,
are growing both in strength and fro.
quency :
Wendell Phillips, in his recent poiiti.
} cal address here, admitted that the Wcs,
was even now preparing to 80 with the
South. One could hear talk of il all
through the Western country. The West
did not love the East. 1t did not love
negroes. 1t did not love high tariffs. If
disuniun became fixed fact, the West
would follow the South. New Eng and
and New York would be left out in the
cold.
Our belief is, that New England alone
will be left out in the cold. We said,
years ago, that il separation came, a new
Confederacy would follow, and that it
would not embrace New England. We
have not changed our belief upon this
point Indeed it is every dav strengthen
ed; and we entertain no doubt that tie
West itself would object to our company
If it should be offered.
New York will belong to the new lie
public, il one is established. Certainly i,
will seek to; and We see no reason why
both South and West should not unite
in desiring her presence. But New Eng
land, with her Abolilionism and he, pol
ltlcal prlests--lhe hot bed OF all the isms,
and the author Of our grea; calamity
the everlasting begsar Of protective tar.
'tis--will be objected to, aud will be ey
Guided. The old Union once gone, i, can
never belong 10 another, uness, perchahce'
1t finds for itself and is forced to accept
the same condition of depency which she
is now preaching for the South. No 9th.
er section will want her on terms OF
equality.
And this is the finale to which this
Administration is now driving us. 1t is
every day rendering restoration Of the
Union more and more difficult. Instead
Of acting upon the recent expression Of
sentiment 10y the people at the ballot box
It Is detying this great source Of power,
and exhibiting the utmost contempt for
popular condemnation. Lincoln, the Pres
'de"t, is represented AS saying that he
would sooner die thousand deaths than
Withdraw his Abolition proclamation.
and as attaching far more importance to
the result Of the election is Missouri-a
result secured 10y his hirelings at the point
OF the bayonet, and 10y terrorism which
kept more than two lifths Of all the voters
from the pol!s--,hsn to all the other
elections which had taken place during
the year.
lie rel 'ices over verdict, thus shame
fully obtained, in State where he desires
to introduce in practical shape the FIRE
brand OF emancipation, and spurns with
contempt the honest col ordemnation Of his
conduct which comes to him with the en-
dorsement Of fifteen millions 4 Northern
people! lie removes the ablest Generals
IN the army, with no other than poi,i
cal motive, and declares his determioa
ton to throw out every officer who dares
cr'Icise bis conduct. lie empties Forts
Warren and Lafayette Of political prison
ers, without a word Of apology or expla
nation to their victims, and without the
moral courage TO rescind The uncons,i,u,
tional order which they were, and others
probably will be, arrested. lie throws
himself, body and soul, into the embraces
Of The Gree!eys and Lovrjoys Of the party
which defend him, and defies the homes,
men who have supported the Governmen,
to change his policy or avert the fiscal
calamity TO which radicalisin is tending.
This is our position. The hope OF the
Union is every hour growing fainter, un-
I'll a majority oi the people Of the North
at last look upon separation or revolution
as n certainty. We have allowed per.
sonsl rights and State Rights TO Le tram
pied upon-we have allowed the coun.
Try to be flooded with currency which,
five years hence, will not be worth the
paper upon which it is printed we have
submitted to taxation such as Americans
before never dreamed of--we have Of.
fered up hundreds Of thousands Of valua.
bIe lives. And what have we gained :
Why, so helpless is our cause to day,
that the people Of the West as Wendell
Phillips truly said, are making their ar.