, 1864-02-23


We adyerted few days ago to the sudden
question by the old pro-slavery organ, tho
n T. Herold, and quoted some remarkable
remarks made in Congress by Brooks Of New
York. Since then, We observe that the st.
Louis Rep,bstca" and Httsburg Rtstc tcolne out
and openly concede that slaycrs is Z thing Of
the past, that its death Is a tait aceon.pi, and
that the country may as well accept the fact
and act on it. These papers hnve- come to
the sensible conclusion that the cause Of this
unboly war must die with its rebcllious Off
spring. Since then wc have met In our Dem
ocratic exchanges with additional evidence
that the Democratic party, despite the course
Of its representatives In Congress, is ready to
accept the destruction Of slavery as m as
snred fact- We give some Of this evidence
below:
From the New York Wo11d.1
So fur as its {slavety's) downfall is the
natural result OF the war, the Democratic
party cannot interpose to save it. We never
interfercd to impair or cripple slavery, Al
though ne believed 1t wrong We certainly
shall never interfere to preserve It. There
has never been time when Northern Demo.
crate would not have rejofccd to see the
Southern States initiate onr example and free
1y abolish slavery; and II slavery falls, as an
Incidental consequence Of the war, without
any violation of our duty by Illegal inter
yeItion. VIC shall passively leave 1t to Its fate.
It's destruction ia risk which the South vol
UNFAIRLY incurred when they resortcd to arms,
and it would be q great Inconsistency for US
to intervene in favor OF IN Institution which
VIC disapproye, when We would not intervene
iFrom the New York E1pressl
t. All feel that slavery has gone by the board.
Politically, it was dead before the war began.
Physically, 1t is now dead, and ought not,
for ono momcnt, tocnter into any discussion
|, renting to the WEI, any more than ANYTHING
+ else that is dead beyond the hope Of resurrec:
tion.. The border State men all see this.
Shareholders in the cotton Statea are begin
| ming to see and acknowledge this truth. No
| body needs to be convinced that both the po'
in the United States. We need no argument
from Mr.. CAN'T to assure ua Of this tact, o1
The fplly Of the South In making the slayert
| Question a pretext for the war. War iron
the very start wna more Of an aboltEonis
Than any army Of Garrisons and Phillip5e
and Gerrit Smiths
From the Chicago Post.l
We hare from the commencement Of th
war expressed through the, columns Of tn
paper the belief that the rebellion would
ihe virtual destruction Of slavery.
Il: To the foregoing, I'VE add the follo"ln
Clipping, from the able organ Of. Archbishop
Purcell, Of Cincinnati, which shows that th
Catholic Church is taking. high moral an
patriotic ground on tho anti-slavery question
Prom tho (ctnelnnat) Catholic Telesraph.1
The anti.slayery feel ing is spreading
rap idly, throughout the country, that IN
short time very few will be found in favor {
the Ubiquitous system. The absolute necess
t. for its extinction before anything can
accomplished for the erepose Of the nation. ha
l. taken hold Of the minds and hearts OF II
people, nnd any attempt to retard the popula
will must enc in disaster. We are partfcr
larly 1]eascd with tho change which Is tak1n
Mace in The sentiment OF Catholics on tbi
subject. Those who, within few month";
would not even think on the subject Of nbt
: litiou are uow. most anxfouador its success!
. because they hive commenced examining tn
qrcstion apart from party feeling or Prc}t
dice, and their good sense Is convinced tna
: the worst usoyon can PIT human oelns
!. isto nuke him shave. We hope that the az
is near when clause In the Constitut! on VI
q proclaim liberty to all men within the limit
: Of the United States -:
9 The Boston I:,st Is In favor Of uegr
troops. "Thc co1orcd soldiers" 1t say
r. ''EToye to be very efficient force against e.
Il er1llas, and ne are glad to see them on the
:, track. These soldiers know the country i,
d tested By The guerillas 30 well, and the cha
2 acter Of the robbers and assaseina so ne
fcclly, that they arc admirably qunlined Il
b | the work Of their cxtermination.H :.