Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-11-05
who are Responsible for the
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on the brink Of rain, that the temple uf CON
stituuonal liberty is fred anc is being rapidly
consumed Al such lime it is perhaps not
exactly opportune 10 inquire who lighted the
flames, WHO brought as 10 The point where we
are nov staring national death face to face.
When a house is on hre The Gremen rush In
with all their energies to save the building
but ii they see the incendiary who lighted The
torch trying to escape under cover OF the
night, mRy they not cry out to the sturdy -pd
llceman, there goes the thief aud the incendi,
airy, catch him" While it WOnd be unwise
aud unpatriotio in this crisis to relax any endr-
~, any eilott 10 save the country we may say.
to the American people, who are the vislapt
and watchinl policemen in this case, "Thets
are the thieves and incsndariea bring them
topunishment now, Tor you'll not have anolh-
er OPP Iortunlty 10 fonr years
We have something to say in relation to
who are responsible for the war aud u shalt
be very brief II will cons st entirely ia tcsti.
mony that cannot be disputed Stephen A
Douglas denounced, wbile living, by The abo,
lltonists, as no man has ever been in this
country, is often quoted by them, siuce be IS
dead, approyingly. While living he might
have passed from his home on the braires OF
The West, to the blue hills Of New England
with his pathway lighted by the bonGres kind
led TO burn him in effgy by the very men who
now affect TO praise hitn. Will these men nov
listen to what Mr.. DbOglas said on the 18th
of December, 1850, in the, Senate, six weeks
subsequent to the election Of Mr., Lincoln, in
relation to who desired war md disunion. lie,
then said
,"The fact can no longer be disguised that
many Of the abolition Senator'S desire war and
disunon under the prelexl Of saving the Union
They wish to get rid Of the Southern States
in order to have majority in The Senate to
confirm the appointments, and many OF them
think they can hold permanent abolilon ma
iority in the Northern Stntes, but not in the
whole Union; for partisan reasons they are
anxious TO dissolve the Union, il it can be
done without holding them responsible before
the people9 f3tE N6tL ilt{ "a
Again, upon the Sd of January 1861, speak
ing Of the eoinpromise mesures then peiRIing
before the Senate Mr. Douglas said
[" believe this 70 be a fair basis OF AMIGA
BILE adjustment II you Of lbs republican
side are not willing to accept this, nor the
proposition Of the Senator from Kentucky
! (Mr CritteHden), pray tell US iohat yon are
toiiliHg 10 d0f ! address the inquiry to re-
publicans only, for the reason that in the
committee Of thirteen few days ago, every
member from the South, including those from
the cotton Statest Messrs. Toombs and jeff
srson Davis,) expressed their readiness TO
accept the proposition Of my venerable friend
from Kentucky (Mr Ctittenden),a as a fnal
settlement Of tie CONTROVERSY Il intended aud
sustained by the republican members Hence
the sole responsibility Of our disagreement
and the only difficulty in the way of an amic-
able adjustment, is ioith the Republican par
ty. aieitH ".ttH r" "a" #u''
This is the record. Is further testimony de.
sired We have il in tho brutal letter of
IAcHARIAH CHAEDLER, the evil genius of
Michigan, who wrote TO Governor BEAlR to
send "stiG backed men, who would not com.
promise and save the country from cruel
and devastating civil war, bat who would
Save the republican, party from rupture :
The following is Mr. CHaNDLERs letter
WASHINGTON Feb IL, 1862
my DEAR GoVEREoR-Goyernor Bingham
aud myself autographed you on Sunday at
the request of Massachusetts, and New. York
to send delegates TO the peace and compro,
mise congress They admit that they are
wrong and we are Fight---that no republican
States should have sent delegates, but they
are here aud cannot get away Ohio, Indi
ana and Rhode Ialand are caying in, and
there is some danger OF Illinois, and now
they beg us for Gods sake 10 come to their
rescue, and save the republican party from
rupture, hope yon will send slilI, lI,baoksd
men OF none .lThe whole thing was ebttdn
up against my judgment, aud will end in
thin smoke. Still, hope, us matter of
courtesy 10 our errng brethern, that you will
send the delegates. Some Of the emanuEac-
turing States think that a Gght would be
alofuL In my estimation, Sgithom a Hfle
blood letting this Union 40ot 1iot Bs &i0tth
a curse" aAIlE NET
| AT about lbe date of Senator pCHAspLEgs 8
letter, iu back room at WiLuARDa q Hotel
caucus of abolitionists was held, ia which an
abolition Representative from Pennsylvania
made speech, in which he is reported TO
have said LET civil war come ii could not
be half aa destructive TO the great interests of
humanity as the destruction OF the republican
party H""-' gel. ..'''i'h
This is why we have war, and these arc
the men responsible for the war If We would
have peace aud reunion, other men aud 9TH
er policies must contFol and administer the
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