Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-05
The spirit Of Abolition fansuei.B.

q he spirit Of Abolition fauattcisDs
New EaslAnd abolition lAnalicsm Is emil
neutly pharisaical IL l. selfeoneeted and SELF
righteous In superiatve degree IL assumes
TO occupy higher plane OF morality than the
rest Of mankind, and 20 be endowed with the
perfection of wisdom. The real simon pure alb
olitioni.t vil tel YOU that Washington was
very good sort Of a man. perhaps. in his day
that he possessed some wisdom as statesman.
a. things xcfe then Yiesed. and that IN the
presence OF the greater light Of this generation.
neither his character nor biz craftsmanship will
bear examination. lie will take IL no compli-
sneut Co be compsred TO Washington. and will
resent as insulting an iutimstiOn that the aboli-
ZIONIST. Of TO-. day are not really FAR better aud
wiser men than the trainers of that Constitution
which the abolitionists have made il their pur-
pose 10 denOunee aud destroy So complete l.
their delusive self conceit, 30 totally eclipsel
their power 20 see things 10 their true relations
that they will tell YOU. without thought OF the
rrevetence of the statement. that Christ failed
Of his duty when on earth IN not preaching spe
cially against the then existing slavery. aud that
II he were 10 appear on earth now and here. and
not as.ai slavery and denounce shareholders,
,hey would ignore aud reject HMM other
words. would. We suppose, denounce him AZ \
copperhead
This class Of men are as self willed as they are
self conceited One idea possesses them-rules
every act and forms The criterion by which Others
are 20 be judged IL is their purpose to destroy
slavery Possessed originally OF peculiar mental
idiOsyncrscies, they have dwelt upon the evils Of
negro slavery until they are crazei. They can
see no other evil They have resolved to destroy
il, and they devote themselves 10 tho work With
the herOism Of martyrs There is 10 tagging 70
their zeAl-no bending of their will On. right
on, il their motto. The horrors in which our
q. 4 -. IL Il
them They seem rather 10 exult in the crash
and destruction which they have evoked; and
with the confident vehemence of men Who believo
they cannot err, they bid il 20 on. Whether they
have any inward mlsgivings we cannot say II
they DO. they are hushed by that arrogant pride
of opinion and recklessness OF will which heed
not consequences in the pursuit of a chosen pur
pose. Were the alternative presented Of re-
stored country with slavery existing, on the one
hand. aud national destruction on the other, they
would unhesitatinsly say "let tns bloody work
proceed-the last man and the last dollar rather
than yield hairs breadth for our object" But
these men do not personally, like the din OF ar
mies"-dO not enjoy being Eat the front" They
neither shoulder the musket nor court the can
mons mouth. Ii is their mission $50 they us
sumo % stay at home and direct the current OF
eyeuis--to stir up tho agigl maalstrom OF strife
ana TO push on the masses 10 be engulphed in it,
mad vortex This is their heaven appointed
mission. to ride the whirlwind and direct the
Storm" while all beside--house home, friends.
country-are given over 10 wreck and desolation
This class of men is not numerous. They
constitute bur a small portion, comparatively. OF
the Republican party in New England; but they
are the crust OF 1.-THE head aud the brains, the
backbone There is no heart The spirit is as
reulorseless ~ hell Even doctors of divinity
prove (see Continental Monthly that the free
dom of the negro race will result in ts jestruc-
ton on this continent after the manner OF the
Indians and yet urge on the war for their liberia
ton They are aggressive and interchangeable
They have whipped into their ranks all who had
not frmness enough to resist the onslaught OF
| their vtuperation, all whose ambition was
stronger than their love OF prnciple-all who
could be purchased with Office; and these they
rule with a rod of iron. IL they exhibit symp-
toms of imDatience and indications Of intention
TO leave the Republican fold. they are beset on
every side by the petty leaders. including minis
tiers. deacons and "strong minded women
They are alternately coaxed and threatened, as
the one or the other will he most effective, inso-
much that it really requires much resolution
to rise above the social tyranny and go out of the
party after being once in 1t, as il does TO bear
the yiperous abuse visited upon those who have
always been opponents. This is the secret of
the strength OF the New England abolition or
gsnizaton and Of the difficulty of breaking it
down. Ii retains its hold upon its victims with
the desperate energy of the madman.
Ii the Republican organization is controlled
by the same spirit IN the other States as in New
England, and is constituted of. similar elements.
it Is easy 20 forsee what must be the future of
The country i il succeeds in retaining its ascen
dency in the Federal councils in the ensuing
election Republican government will be at all
end. Such an organization, mbued with the
spirit which it exhibits can more administer a
republican government than can the Emperor
of Austria federation of ehe difference of opin
ion will celse Mea must bend the knee to this
abolition juggernaut OF they will be crushed un-
der It's wheels prosecuted ous of the country
When all have been driven off or forced into the
army who do not submit TO be stretched on the
Procrustean bed of abolitionism there viii come
scenes ike those enacted toward the close of the
French revolution, when the indignant and
starving masses turned upon their leaders and
put their recks under the guillotine-a terrible
finale OF blood and crime.
But We DO not believe such future is in
store for people We will not believe il un-
TIL il il must come, the sad truth is forced upon
u.s. We believe that the States of New Eng
land are not infected and invested to an equal
degree with this fell spirit of fanaticism, and
that they will redeem the country from its thral-
dom in the coming election Such are now the
indications. So strong and sweeping is the pop
ular uprising against Lincoln and in favor of
Mcclellan that il bids fair to carry all before il
in spite OF the frauds. the intimidation and the
bribery which the administration may employ TO
perpetuate itself and thus seal the fate Of the
Republic Portland Argus.