Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-20
Who Began IT.

The New York Express betravs We
ry short and vicious memory in the follow
ing:
frib0ne IS 10 gross error N saying
the South began this war, in the sense here
used. There are two ways to begin war III
the sense here used. There are two ways To-
bernl ibis r.---lhe one that of the Abolition
isis. fSs tsesy I've years. lec'oring the south,
4uiIiing Of Der slaves ga underground railroads,
nicBbing e ). Marshalls, breaking into u 5
Co.lrts and nuliifyiug in State Personal Liber-
ty Bits. the cosastliuiinn Of the United States
wlicEI i,le.lsgs he N0rth 10 deliver up on claim
fugitive slaves The Ab5Iiiionisis waged this
sort OF war for twrniy FIVE years. The Seces.
sionis's re<pun,lea to it, in he ordinance Of
South Carolina. and in the ac'ion uf ihe Mont
gomrry Convention. J,hn Brown freI the
Isl gun, j. &. D4vis, qua M. 2"
Tie E1p press IS surely old enough 10 know
! ih..l lie aos,Ne is grossy partial and ujlst
I.et Us amplyfy l.:
l. N re than thirty years ago, the STATE
OF Georgia s,iz Il, tri,4l seulencei ami iqp IS
oucd certain y ,rill-rn missionaries am rag alle
/ Iudian 'ribes, ali1 were charged with Violating
her laws 10y continuing their work an 'ns
those Indians. aad ;IlvisIug tha;h not to give
up ili.ir lands The Supre.ns Court of The
United > ales adjndgeI the proceedings Of
/ Georgia Invalid bscaHse contrary to the fAi b
| Of treaties, AMI ordered the release Of the mis-
sionuries Gsargia oleltato;tSiy d tisi aad
nuL.feI IKE d.sree # The Co ri, AMI South
ern Presilent (Jac<so:.) upheld h in 50 do
! ing WelI,'' said he, John Marshall has
! made his decision; notc jsf k5a c2lforcs IT.
1 > Nearly or qhite thirty years ago, The
| Northern mails we're rans sacked by mob in
| Tie CITY Of Cllr.sian s. e.. and whatever they
| chose TO consider as ''incendiary waS destroyed.
I An appeal against this Idwiess ri ,lence to the
Sour her,l l'resid Mt through his 5 Southern Pos;-
master General wA@ cody rejActel. The d-s-
! trucieu Of the Mails was utterly, suacriaiive,
/ IawIeSs-butIt II wa SavchJldlns .1s= 5e and
| the Government REFUSES even to censnre it
Il was virtually settled that the mails might
be rifled Whenever the Slave FOwer sh uid see
fit.
3. Some years later, South Carolina have
ing asserted AMI exercised a right 10 SEIZE and
imprison any cilizea Of i Free State having
u dark or iawny skin who should come to ANY
OF her ports in vessel, Mass lchnse,ts decid-,l
to test the valitIityor such legislation a5JIn5
her citizens, in the cuurts Of i5ou'h Caroline
and Of the Urion.. With tbs view she sent tt
Charleston as her Commissioner. Hon. 5tulua
IIoar, one OF her most eminent eitizens, VIII
unthnking Of giving cffanee, took his young
daughter aloag will nm. Yet he had ardl,
arrived IN Charleston tn this peaceful legal er
rand when a mob was raised which hnrriet
him out OF the s'ate by threats personal via
len:e if he shon,l venture to remain snlgl
day. And even To this hour, Suulh Caroin
has never allowed he validity Of her Legislation
against the co ored citizti,s of the free State
D to be adjadicAled even by hlV own Courts.
; " might go on with these instances c
4 S,avchodiAg outrage on Northern righs; 6u
! to what end Surely, every Intelligent perso
2 must known that nejlh,r john Brown
\ nor j fl Davis fred the first or second. nc
tl.ird gun 10 tie .'irrcpressible conflict" NOW al
I preaching lis !ermination.-N. 7. Tribune.
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