Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-02-04
VOL 10--NO. 9.

here moment q define my own position
at this time upon this grea; question
Sir, am one of that number who have
opposed abolitiOnism. or the political de-
veiopment OF the anti-slavery santinen:
OF the North and West. from the beuin-
nlng. In school, AZ college, at the bar,
III public assemblies. IN the LEGISLATURE.
IN Congress, boy and man, rs a private
citizen and in public life, iG ;iIne of peace
and IN time of war, at all tines and st
every sacrifice, L nave fought sgainst ii
Ii cost NE ten wears exclusion from Office
and honor, at that period of life when
honors are sweeter- No matter: learned
carly to do right and 20 wait. Sir. ii is
but the ,leve!opmcn; of the spirit Of inter
meddling. whose children are strife and
murder Cain troubled himself about
the sacrifices of Abel. and slew him.
Most o. the wars, contentious. litigation.
and bioodshed, from the beginning OF time,
have been it> fruits. The spirit of non
Intervention l. the spirit OF peace and con
cord do moi believe that If slavery had
never existed here We would have had no
sectional controversies. This rc-v civil
var might Lave happened fifty, perhaps
a hundred years later. Other and strong
Ct causes OF di~con.ent sud of diS,ssaiun.
Il NAV b. have existed between other
States and sections, and are now being
Developed every day into maturity The
SPIN, ot intervention assumed the form OF
abulii'OuiSm because slavery Vas Odiaus
IN name and hy association 10 the north
orn mind. and because 1t was that which
most obviously marks The ditIgr1n: civili-
.,gIiun OF the two sections. Ihe South
herself. IN her carly and later efforts TO
ril herself of r.. had eXi-oScd the weak
and offensive part O.! slavery 10 the world
Abali;ion in:c5meJd.ing taught her at
ioss; TO search for and deferd the assumed
>oci.i- economic. and political merit and
values %. the institution. But there never
VA, :.n hour from the beginning when /;
dil nu: seem 70 me a clear - lie ssIn al
brad noon. tia! the agitation IN any form
IN The North AMI West Of the slavery
question mu~i sooner OF later cni In dis
union a:l civil war This was ilIe opir-
i5l and prediction io- ySarS Of Wing and
Democratic sia5 .smon alike: and after
thc untortUnair dissolution Of The Wing
pa-iy IN lS5!, and the o-,-anization Of the
present Republican, party upon an e1ciu-
~ively an.i-slavcry and sectional basis,
+ the event MAS inevitable: because. In the
then existing temper of the public mind.
. and after the education through the press
ami l,y the pulpit. the lecture and the
political rslIly:;>s for twenty wars. of
generation taught to hate slavery aTI the
South, ihe SIccc>s ot that party, possess
al. a. Il WAS. 81 every ENGINE % political,
lu-ine~-. sorial, ami religious influence,
was cara:n- Il Vas only question of
time, ami short tiiSe. believe from the
first HAT il was the purpose of some OF
til apostles q! ihat doctrine TO force a COLI
. son J.-ivocu The North and the South,
either Ia bring about = SEPARATION or 70
iind "a VAIN b;'t bloody preteSt for abo.iSh-
4 ing slavery In the States. la any event,
| knew. az thought knew. ;hai the end
) was certain collision, and death % the
! I mon
Believing thus, have Tor years past
J denounced Iho~e who taught that doctrine
. with al ibe yeh-msncc, the bitterness. #
: Won ciipu~e- thought II righteous. a
patriotic biilgg1lcs-,.f ~ ear,c>t and I'M
pa->iuned nature Thinking thus. | i,l-,,-
waIncd al NLo believed ;!ie doc;rine. ar
followed the p1riy which taught i. viih
"a sincerity ami dspih uf conviction a.
profound 80 ever penetrated fh- i..srt u
man AMI when. t,r eis,I, y,a-s past.
. over aId over again. l have ITS,s-laim.-d 20
tie peupl,' illai the =Jsc-l-e> Z q ~-ciioral
anti-Si@yery party vouiI o. ihe i.g,-inuisl.
Of di~union ami cisil v--r 5u Aneric.l-
believed Il ] dill iai resd hisiur7.
anJ siuIis,! human nature. arl s1se,l-laiC,i
for 4 number o. ygaT- uISa tie character
Of orr American institutions. ard f,.-ra of
government. AMI of the people South a
sycil - North: AMI ! could not lorsf,t tie
event Sui the pcuV.e did rl1t believe me.
nnr tl'.-e older and wiser and greater than
l. They rejected the p-ophecv. and
stoned 'he pnnpLe;S- The candidate of the
Republican parry was chosen President
Secession bagan. Civil war was immincut
II We no petty instruction; no tempo
rarv combination 90 ch~.rI-ct tie execu-
ton the laws IN certain States; but ?
rEyo,l-T7oN. systematic, deliberate, do
,-eu,iuc,l. a..,i with ;hc conScn: of r rna-
iurifv of TIE people o. each State which
p Srcrisd Cau~eless II Inav have been
wicked ]; NAV have been but fhcre !;
was. no. io b. railed at. still les 10 h
lau.hed a. hu; TO he dealt with by states
j m.n a. . fact. No display of yigur OF
, force alone. however sudden or great.
cl'i'l have s17vs1ed it ~yen n the o,Ifsc,
> /, Us.s ,lisuiinn at last. The Wolf h.1