, 1863-09-11
SLAVERY PERPETUAL

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It is admitted By all men Of sense that
the cause Of the rebellion and war that are
nov devastating the land, is slavery. Had
there been no peculiar institution, no hu-
man bondage in the land, there had been
no secession and no civil war. It was to
establish 8 government, the corner stone Of
which should be slavery; and thus up
hold, strengthen and extend slavery, and
if possible make its existence perpetual,
with all the splendor and power Of new
empire on carth, that the old Government
was deted and assailed, and the Union
rent asunder. The rebels admit by the
stubborn determination with which they
refuse to return to the Union; and the
fierce and uurelenhng enmity with which
they fling back and tramp1e under foot all
proposals Of reunion; that there Is be-
tween the principles Of the Constitution
and their own ambitious plans and tower
ing hopes for the growth and strength Of
the peculiar institution an irreconcilable
conflict that human bondage and human
freedom cannot dwell together in peace
under the same constitutional Govern
mcnt; that there is in their very nature
iuecoucilablc hate and eternal war, which
must from the very nature Of things be
kept up with ever increasing bitterness
and fierceness until one Or the other is ut
ter1y extinguished and destroyed.
This fact which stands out SO clearly in
The red light Of this great civil confagration,
every man who seeks to put an end to the
cruel miseries and sufferings OF an embit-
tered war, and bring in peace which will
be durable and sure, viii not forget or dis
regard. And yet there are those, SO heed
less Of all teachings Of the past; 50 blind
to the solemn lesson written before the
eyes Of all the world in letters Of blood;
SO reckless, or crazy, or mad, SO besotted
with ignorance OF stepped in w.ckedness,
as not only to be willing, but even to strive
and fight, to 1e-ins1ate slavery just Us it
was before the war began; and rc-estab-
1ish in our midst for the sake Of peace,
the sure and inevitable source and cause Of
rebellion, bloodshed and war, We arc told
daily By this class Of men, that slavery has
its existence and safety guaranteed by the
Constitution that there is kind Of d.
vinity that hedges it round like king;
that it is sacred thing and bears charm-
ed life; that no man must lift hand
against it, for It is also one Of the Lords
anointcd; and though its heart be filed
to ore1fowiug with late and rage against
The Union, and its hands heavy with i'll
strrments Of torture and death to all loyal
men though in the fits of its frenzy it
shakes The brand Of civil discord, fires the
glorious structure the fathers built, and
scattcrs fire brands, arrows and death, there
is yet no right or authority to seize and
bind the maniac; no protection or defence
against the blind fury Of such monster.
He is blind and stolid beyond all cx-
preston who does not know that if slavery
be re-establishcd again On its old founda-
tions, with the same rights and privileges
It formerly had, that it will bring about
again, in due time, another rebellion and
war. When it has repaired its strength,
healed its wounds, hardened itself again
in obdurate pride, and in1lanaed its blood
with the old venom, it will rear again its
serpent crest, and strike at the Union and
peace Of the country. Il the snake is only
scotched, and not killed, she will close aud
be herself again, with all the ancient NAL
ice OF her f@gs. All the horrors which
haye distracted the land. the ropi1e. muir