The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-09-02

fits we have simed Of, and some we never
expected TO secure by our old plan. Per.
haps all these benefits might have been gain.
ed better and cheaper in other ways. BuI
God disposes, the choice Is not lett with u,
we must enter the door he opens
We had hoped that it would be, and labOred
that il should be, one OF peace; but to Hin
il has seemed otherwise, and we submit
We can easily see that war may perhaps be
he only path to emancipation Tor century
to come Peace on which we had counted
has one danger. The constant sight of sue.
cessful iniquity is as likely to dull the con-
science as to waken it. We could not be
certain that, IN the struggle between right
and interest, the triumph. might not be fol
long while on the wrong side. No one
could be sure that our Union, spite Of the
anti slavery enterprise, would not have sunk
for many years into strong, rich, corrupt
pro- slavery nation, greedy of territory, cal
lous to tight, and trampling victim race
under its money seeking feet. The SHARP
swords of war kills or cures at once; and a;
Coz has linked success with justice, We
must either be whipped into people hating
slavery as their congueror, or we must be
successful with justice for our ally-the me-
gro our acknowledged equal and brother.
We see, nevertheless, the use OF our dis
union agitation. II we did not fully convert
! the community with our cry, "Liberty ano
Justice are better than Union" we so ial
| leavened their minds and Weakened theil
conscences that when the war came tht
hour found them ready to accept the issue
When the question was put-the old UnioI
with slavery, or new one without 1.-THE
people have been found lar more ready thar
any man had supposed to answer, Give us
at any cost, Union and freedom, pledge o
peace and permanence. In word, the
slaves cause led us to dsunion seemed tht
only way within our reach to free him.
Now we cling TO the Union for the san,
reason. We can uphold it without dishono
and it has become the strongest weapon
in the slaves bebalf-the shortest path Il
his liberty. The terms Of the Constitution
may still, for awhile, shut us out OF office
but that is temporary. The spirit OF tn
Union is liberty to all races and every in
divdual. Without that it must die. Th
Union we strive to protect is not one settet
at peace, with million slaves in its borde
| DIalGS. DnI III 10 u udIIOu III WV ehiOSS
its birth, transition and forming state, witt
the right to free every slave within its lin
its, willing to free every such slave, an
ob7iged t. do so, If it continues to exist
While this necessity rests on it, while
agonizes to do this duty, we feel that ou
place is at its side. If betrayed by its lead
ers, it ever settles down into any, at leas
sympathetic federation Of slavery, it wi
find US as before, its foes. You may sa
the results we expect from this war are nc
absolutely certain to follow. True. N
man can be absolutely sure Of the correct
ness Of his judgment; certainly, not in
matter Of such CONF leXity as this, wher
all sta, esmcn have proved false prophets
But we must act on the wisesL judgmen
we can form. Doubtless the war may ceas
and, by tie treason and tricks Of politicians
leave sl.very alive. But am as sure as
can be of any thing, that, hundred year
hence, history, boxing back on our era, vii
record that slavery received its death blo'
from this rebellion undertaken in its behal
and if by any means, our struggle ends i
division of the Union, still every day th
war lasts strikes Off year from tho posS
bic duration OF slavery under any govern
ment formed at the South
Yours,
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
Tnlv 81 1863