Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18
Our National Enemy.

our National Enemy.
The rebels in arms are but the warlike re-
presentatives OF system They fight for a
eause--that cause is slavery. Under cover of
speeious pretexts, OF whatever character, you
can always buntou the inevitable institution.
The South fights for her independence. =
Why Because " her Institutions are endan-
gered." AS an integral portion Of the United
States, the South had her joint and social in
dependence co-equal with the rest of the
States. She must secede. What for? To
establish separate government upon the
" corner stone " of what Mr.. Stevens calls 1.-The
subordination of races" The South, in short, |
attempts to'save tbe-life of slavery by ridding |
it of the influence OF Democracy. Logically, |
the position of the South, as a slaveholding |
community, was inevitable. 1t was quite i'm
possible that the two antagonistic forms of so.
ciety could continue to develop under the
same foFHa-ef government. The disease was
in the systematic war existed long before the
breaking out of actual bostilities. Leading
: men in the South saw that the government
must either be all free or all slaves. They
/ endeavored through the subserviency of the
/ Democratic Administrations and the SupreRe
| Court to make slavebolding national The
real meaning of the Dred Scott decision went
so far. But lacking the necessary capital
negroes, to wit-to make it available, they
concluded on separation and an extension of
their great Slave Empire from the Potomac
to the Amazon, as a counter balance for the
4 loss of the Northern States.
i The impelling motive for treason in every
view you may take of it, was, and is slavery.
And it is just in proportion as a loyal man in
4 the loyal States is in favor of slavery that he
sympathizes with the Rebellion. There is no
use beating around the bush in this matter !;
there is but one cause in this rebellion, and
that cause is slavery. We must get rid Of it.
We must seize the opportunity offered by this
Rebellion to make another rebellion impossi-
BILE
Article V of the Constitution of the United
States provides that q the Congress whenever
two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it neces-
= sary, shall propose amendments to this Con-
stituiion, which shall be valid TO alE intents
and purposes when ratified by the Legisla'
r lures ofthe several States, or by conventions
in three-fourths' thereof, as the one of the
, modes of ratification may be proposed by Con
i, I gress' In accordance with this provision a
: ! DIODbslllOu udS O~Cn lnAtSuuSSo AuNO lhC
4 United States Senate to amend the COnstitu-
tion so as TO prohibit slavery everywhere with
. in the limits of the Republic. .
q The prospective organization of conquered
> States upon a free basis makes the adoption
! of this amendment practicable. Maryland is
+ so committed to Emancipation that it is i'm
: possible but that her vote would be cast for
: it. Arkansas has already elected Provision
:. al Governor and declared for freedom. and
n will, at the earliest practicable moment, frame
4 a new Constitution, in which slavery, already
q ] abolished by the Proclamation, willnot be re-
. coguized Louisiana is in the same condition
n The Battle-cry of Freedom has also re
h echoed through the mountains of Tennessee
) and Andy johnson, the patriotic and homes
n representative OF his native State, is as out
b spoken for Emancipation to-day as the mos
radical man in the country. Every -loya
y Emancipationist 10 Southern State demand
n that the Republic hereafter shall be constitu
!. ted of free States only. 1t cannot be tina
! the adoption of this amendment will be un
/ constitutional, for it is directly authorized b,
,e the Constitution. The people understand tina
i slavery is the nations greatest enemy, an,
. will never rest satisfied untilit is crushed be
yond all hope OF resurrection. ,-e .s
NJ There is no doubt that the Union part
> everywhere, except in Kentucky, is anti-slaye
= ry, and even there it is rapidly developing in
\. to an anti-savery party. 1t believes that
"a Slavery was destroyed the Union would b
I restored, and that there can, be no restoratio
= :; worthy of name without the destruction {
" slavery. Why waste time by shrinking fror
i the work in fear of the Misrepresentation {
'. our enemies 4? It is.a good work and shoul
y be done. Let US push on the column Bal
- 'timore American ,.-.-. es....