The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-03-05

bN'S'"'uki NVhbOiiuS VaSbSt " oho"ihe
their afiliation in ideas and politics to
the Southern oligarchy. The Southern
nristocratiC leaders themselves perceive
their inco nsistoncies aud toadyism -
they love the treason, but despise the
traitors. ". q, t..atIt 'H' ' II
A letter written ten ycais ago, by NJ
Il. II. Garnctt, of VA, to South Caro-
linian, shows that even then these men
were plotting Secession, and calculating
the probabilities Of success. Garnett
writes, "yOu we'll object to the term
Democrat. Democracy, in its original,
philosophical sense, is indeed incompat
ible with Slavery and the whole system
of Southern society" .. ..,.
Yet this is the system which the
Northern Democracy are willing to sac
ri6ce eyerything-manhood principle,
honor, every present and future interest
to conserve. For ten or twelve years
the Democratic party, in its annual
Conventions, passed resolutions against
the extension Of Slavery, declaring it an
"evil," which every means consistent
with the Constitution should be used
to eradicate"-going farther on this
point than ever the Republican party
did. Will "Notator" tell US which is
the worst, abolition or eradicationP
The Democratic party, under the lead
of George 4. Pugh g. Co., first placed
Mr.. Chase in the Senate of the
United States, notwithstanding his
known anti.slavery sentiments, and
swept from the statute-b books Of Ohio
what were called the black laws. All
this was done under the free soil i'm
pulses of the Democratic party, but
now, alasl how fallen The Democrat.
ic party has lost place and power. Nc
other stepping-stone to power is left but
the capital that may be made out of the
prcjudices against the negro. This is
their last forlorn hope. On the success
of this theme they are willin to risk
everything, playing upon the negro
fiddle, while Rome is bui ming
In the Gazette Of Feb. 18th "Nota
tor" takes survey of anti-slavery
opinion from the Southern stand point
We feel rather grateful to him for en-
bodying the views of so many dis
tinguished anti slavery men in ont
article, and procuring their presenta
ton to the readers of that sheet, who
have not often Ibeen treated to 81
much truth. 1t will give them some
idea of the nature of the "irrepressiblt
conflict" between Freedom and Slave
ry, and perhaps awaken in their mind,
some honest, independent thinking or
the subject. We will have to notice
few points in this article, which we sup
pose is designed as a kind of historica
discourse to plead the Southern cause
and make the best showing in favor o
Secession. ..#. E
In the opening of his article, he says
"when war was declared, l looked up
on the Union as virtually dissolved.
Now, we think this is not n very acc,
rate expression, becoming the dignity
of a truthful historian, We are no
aware that war has yet been declared
There has been rebellion and insur
rection, and war carried on to pu
down that ebellion--that's all. w,
, think this manner of stating the sub
ject smncks of little bias of the mind
produced by having imbibed Secession
principles. A declaration of war, W,
presume, is not common in cases o
G "civil war" originating as this one
5 We join with him in saying that we too
, are opposed to war, and more especially
! to civil war. Wo are opposed to thi
! war in particular, and hope to see /
. put down so effectually that there viii
never be another one, by the utter de
feat and overthrow of those who brough
, it on. .F ..a..5s-H ... s.y I.i
: In the present article VIC can onl,
attempt hasty, running review of tn,
many reck less assertions, misrepresen
tatiOns and misstatements of this mos
verbose communication. He says, 9Th
= MISUNDERSTANDING obtained contro
of the Republican party, aud having, a
s honestly believed years prior to this
entered into a conspiracy for the exter
mination of Slavery, even at the ex
} pense of civil war, if it could be ac
complished in no ether way havint
failed in their effort to foist Fremont a
their champion into position in 1856
their next effort was 10 1919, to inaug
/ urate a civil war by getting up slav
insuTection at Harper's Ferry.'r w
shall not undertake to enumsrate al
the untruths contained in this Sc ntenee
/ lor fha haaHnank r 4 : L 4.