The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-02-27
] MR.. CONWAY AND THE WAR,

" We publish elsewhere the leading points of q
speech of the Hon. Martin F. Conway, of Kan
sas, lately delivered in the United States House
of ofRepresentatives ON the subject of the war. Il
will be seen from these extracts that Mr.. Com
way-as did Mr.. Stevens-scouts The idea of
Union, and declares in favor of immediate peace,
and . separation and for the purpose of facil-
tating both projects, submits certain resolutions
to the House, which will be found in his pub
lished remarks. '.' "Ie" u. ...''.'' - F.
+, We are not surprised at this, for we have Of
ten charged, and have always believed that the
Republicans and Abolitionisis were the most
deadly Of oil the enemies of the Union. Bigoted
and fanatical, they refuse men the right to think
unless they think as they do, and to this end
large portion of the legislation of the Eastern
States has been enacted. But we may be told
that Mr.. Conway and Mr.. Stevens are ONLY two
men; true, but they are two of the most influ-
entail men in the House, or indeed in Congress
either OF whom have more influence than all the
Border State men together, from Crittenden
down TO the. merest apology for Representa-
tive among them. Then if the war is not for
the restoration of the Union as 1t was---and the
leaders Of the Abolition party in Congress and
ont OF Congress, declare that it is not--what is
lttorf Unless, as some of the more ultra and
less cautious declare, it is to abolish Slavery
Among the persons now following the lead of
these Republicans, we have the charity to be-
lieye that there are some who really have thought.
and perhaps think now, that this is the only
means by which the Union can be saved, but
how they can longer remain of that opinion after
seeing that the leaders of this faction have thrown
of the cloak which has hitherto hid the deformi
ties OF this party, is difficult to understand
Many of its own members have of late become
alarmed at the rapid strides it has made in the
last two years towards Capitalization of the
powers of the States in the hands of the general
Government. i.." t' f.'
Mr.. Rice, of Minnesota, declared in the SEN
ate but the other day, when speaking of the con
script bill, that ''ifthe bill did not exempt those
exempted by the State Constitutions, then there
would be q revolution and warned the Sena-
tors 'not to touch the Constitution of any State
~: - NoN APOu3 turIS WINS HOl u man his
State so craven as to submit to it"I Now, when
prominent Republicans like Mr.. Rice can see
these dangers, and refuses to assist his party in
these desperate and Unconstitutional measures TO
retain power, it would appear strange that peo-
pie who declare themselves not Republicans, can
adhere to and support this party in its efforts 10
destroy the State Governments.
But the strange feature in all this business is,
that NO charge Of disoyaity ever seems 10 be
made against an Abohtionist. Mr.. CONWAY can
otter resolutions to separate the North and South;
Mr. Stevens can declare that the Union as it was
Shall never be restored with his CONSENT" Wen,
dell Phillips can declare in the hearing of the,
President and Cabinet that he has labored nine
teen years to dissolve the Union, and Beecher,
Cheever and others make daily like declarations,
yet they are never interfered WITH .asypii