The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-12-08
NUMBER IT.


who does pot know Slavery is the cause of
the war. The Lynchburg Republican, in
a recent issue, admits 1t in the following
language: "For this great principle Of the
right OF the States to regulate their domes-
tic institutions, acc tceRt To aoar aOitb the
North" Slavery was the mother oc this
rebellion, and Its father is the :.infernai
serpent" the devil. 1t is hell-born and
hell-bound, with all the Internal brood
who favor it, or second it La the early
history Of the war, it was the wish Of the
Administration that secession might be
crushed and Slavery saved, but God, by
his inscrutable Providence, ruled it other
wse-while man proposed, God disposed.
Against all human knowledge, and against
all human effort, He has been slowly but
surely working the oUertLisou of human
SlaUery. 1t is wonderful to reflect how
mems minds have been changing upon
this question. AT first they would scarcely
allow negroes to come within our lines
then through friendly suggestion of
Breckenridge Democrat, they constituted
them "Contrabands;' rhen they thought
they might handle the pickaxe and shovel
to make trenches; then, by military
necessity, they were made soldiers Of
freedom All this time certain croakers
have been crying out unconstitutional"
Well, IN order TO silence these quibblers,
if this is not constitutional we will make
it constitutional. ''Let the National stamp
be placed upon the Presidents Emancipa-
ton Proclamation of 1862" and, by the
help of a renovated Congress ard State
Legislatures, we will adopt a Constitution
al amendment, and abolish Slavery
throughout the United States Already
Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Mary
lard have torn loose from this aggravated
curse, and Tennessee, Georgia and North
Carolina only wait an opportunity to marry
Loyalty to Liberty, and declare for imme-
diate, universal, unconditional emaneipa-
ton.
The Church everywhere has spoken in
trumpet tongue against this shameful
wrong. The old Episcopalian church that
has kept silent upon this question since
the Revolution, has spoken strong, bold
words against it. The Catholic church
has spoken through Bishop Purcell, and
Rosecranz, and Orestcs A. Brownson,
against this "sum Of all villaiuies" Good
men of all denominations have entered
their solemn protest against it,-bad men
and mean men have cried, "Long live
this Prince of He'll ~
Lastly, acc thank COL for the gratifying
prospect of success to our arms upon the
tand and sea. We were gravely told bv
the Chicago Convention that "Four wears
of FAILURE * x * demand that i'm
mediate efforts be made for a cessation of
hostiities." That is, with victory lust
wlthin our grasp, We must give up every
thing we have gained by the sacrifice Of
treasure and blood, lay down our arms and
make peace with the rebels But the
war is not a failure" When the war
broke out, the rebel rag floated over Is
States, embracing 1858, ,S52 square miles
o. territory. Now it waves over only 10
States, in part, including S42 ,66S square
miles. When the rebel flag was hoisted,
its shadow fell on l., l2l, 294 people Now
only 4, ,45S, ,2S2 are disgraced By is folds
Thus in less than four years 1,3Il,lS4
square miles of territory have been con-
querei, and 1855, ,O62 population have
been recovered. And yet Chicago arith-
metic votes it a "failure!" When the war
begun we had an Army and Navy to
create, and educate the people to the use
of arms, while the rebels, like burglars,
"SiS d'ISddy pre- pdFeN iOT 'lEeason, strata
gem and spoils." Now we nave a Navy
more powerful than that Of anv other nation
on the face of the globe. Our Army is the
most intelligent and most effective that
was ever marshalled We never had more
men, or better trained, better armed, and
better commanded; while the rebels have
been compelled to s.rob the cradle and the
grave" 10 re-eniorce their decimated
armies. The Stars and Stripes now wave
in triumph on the soil of every State of
this broad Union, and we trust, ere long,
will hold undistarbed dominion there
unconditional Surrender" Grant with a
death gripe throttles the rebellion at
Richmond, and will never relinquish his
grasp till it cries "enoughv, Sheridan,
"Little Phil" Sheridan with his dashine
black steed and resistless saber, has sent
Early "whiriins" down the Shenandoah
Valley, We hope nevermore to return. The
indomitable and mysterious Sherman now
pushes on his victorious columns to the
shipboard, to pierce the heart of the
rebellion. Thomas and Schofeld hold
Hood at bay in Tennessee, and Price. with
his craven horde of guerrillas and bush
whackers, has been driven out of Missouri.
Let those who are forever gloating over
our misfortunes, remember all this, and
then crimson their faces with bushes and
h. DO. fI,< ~. l.z..l l.