The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-10

| After the OrganIZatlon OF his adlnlmstla-
| ton, while it was yet free from Abolition
| control, and sonle rIaftnce was made OF adj
! herring to our constitutional form OF gOvGan-
ment in the prosecution Of the war. the abo-
! litionsts on this side exerted their influence
! in Europe, and PLANS were there lnatured
/ to convert it into mere pertlSah and NJ
! tcnsely sectional contest for tie abolition OF
slavery. Mr. Seward with the appfobation
of the President, to appcaSe the then south
| ern Union sentiment met TINS early ab0ii-
| tion sentiment in manly. way, IN, a regular
! dispatch to our representatives abroad, III
which any attempt at abolition by the ledcr
al government was sPoutcd Is uncon.tltu-
tioual and void, lIefsid:
The tramers Of our government, there
| fore placed the entireacentrol OF slavery, as
! it was then existing, beyond the control Of
/ the federal authoritiesshy leaving it to le-
main subject to the exclusive management
and disposition Of the several states them
/ selves, and fortified it There with a proyis-
| ion for the return Of iugihves iron labor
and service. ard another seeming an allow
ancc Of thrceftths of such persons fixing
| the basis Of direct taxation and representa-
ton. 4. i
The condition of slavery in the several
! States will remain Just the same whether 1t
! lthe lebellion( Succeedsr fail. THERE'S not
! even prateXt for the complaint that the dis
! affected states are to lie conquered BY the
/ United States if the revolution fail; ior the
I ,Tghtsof Inc St0ics, aud the condition Of r.
| 0y huD,an dctng IN Httht, aoii{ renaiR MiJect
| 10 crdctiy the So1ne ia,rs md .iorntS qf ad-
/ ndp,&tyutioa 1chetter MkTe2olut1nn NaRSuc-
/ J 4 III, y i,,F u
/ case the states would be federallS connected
with the new con{ederacY: in the other they
would, as now, he members Of the United
/ States: mttleir constitutions ard laws. Gus
/ toms, habits, and institutions, in either case,
will renlailrtLc auc -...
1T is hardly necessary to add to tins In
c0'ltcStHd{c stateD,cM the further fact that
the new President, as well as the citizens
/ through whose sutilages he las conie into the
/ administrator La Always repudnted all de-
/ signs whatever, anl Wherever imputed to
him and them. Of disturbing the system of
, slavery as it i4 existing unser the ConStitu-
ton and laws. 4he cnse, ho1ccrcr. rou1d
mt bc JG2V pye2cpts,1 i ] wcre Ia omit 10
Say that Gag SVch cfor: on LiS Pa,t uoHidir
rAc0aStiiu'ioaoi; ard oil hi& 0cti0nS IN Mnt
oiection ,cood be lrCreatct} bu H;e 5adIjai
Gutt0rjip. cgea NoH0h hcY a"cle d$Sentld to
u C0"1. eSS Gn0 tac P'@'e, ,
Following this was the Weli-knGWn tnttCn'
den reSoiutIGn, at the extra session III July,
n these WQlds
Tint this war is lot waccd on our td.t
IN any spirit Of oppression. ror tor any lur-
pose Of conquest or suliueatiGn nUr lur-
/ pose ef tycltmowing or interfering with the
! rights aud estai lishet institutions ofSthuse
| States; hut to defend and maintain thc Su-
premacy Of the Constitution, and TO pre-
serve the Union with all the dignity, equal
lty. and ne hts OF the *cTcH! states THi'i'n-
pared, and that rs soon as thefe o'9"ct$.
arc accom- liShcd the war Ought to cease
! Here - evidence which none can ,nisun-
| der'tand, end none AMY ms aqh'mSga,
| p9n cahte ID power wan 'oSitiNe P'"se 'li0'
/ all the slavery N@htS "f the '>oHtn were re-
! c"ghized underHtood and Woul" he re- rec
! tea Inc lHal' language OF the h'>hlNaIhE
! convention vas, 'that the maintenance IT.
/ FloIate; OF thc l!&htS OF the states ana
oSneclalty thc ilght oi cuch state 10 oidef
, ana control ITS cWn uome>tIc lliSt'1utlGhS
( according TO it%oWn judgment eNcluANtly,
/ " is essential to tllat balance of power ON
! Wh,ch the perfection ana cnquiance OF our
| poli.lcat fabric depend 10 lowed by MY.
Lincoln, IN hi. lna"gmaaI y have no rH-
pose, directly or Indirectly, to Ihtclitic
with the question OF slavery III the states
WLtF@ i cy%tS b1lgve l have no law
" tul rIeit to a. So and | have no inC'Il"-
I tor to !do'o;. let 1t Is history: '4!tnn
/ history, that all thee p'edgeS-1-the, pIedgr
Of the nominating convention, The pledge OF
the inaugural, the pledge OF NJ. Seward
. to Europe, and the pledge OF Congress-
have, al been vlo!aEfd ana today the
Sonth Is tod BY Mr. Llncon that the a
tandonm,,nt OF slavery is the only condl-
ten On winch they may apply iT peace
he history OF The ciylI'zed "orid may he