The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-05
Friday Morning, February 5, 1864.
North and South.

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A anu 'oush'
lhe ioilowlng able article, from gentle
man not q stranger to many of our readers
and rap,amharad NTH doa,, so,,;
W.. eseP "nee'ion W hos
lew, we copy from the London Inquirer, of
Nov Z. The Inquirer is the organ of JJnta-
~;.,;s q, En,,a,a
'''' ~ As,anu ~ "n eui'oriai 10 the
same number OF the paper, the letter copied
below is highly complimented. and the most
.,onaro,s san,;ran.s a.. ,-..s -
az sAP'e'oeu toMarus
our country.
To THr Enrrop-Srp. u. ;,;n.. ,,..ole = 4,
first opportunity for q long time n nv reach Of
reading the Inquirer. / sought In yonr nnmber
Of Oct "a to ascertain the Taouirer,s nresant
position in regard TO tbe st,.upgla now i;,, : ~
In America. Two articles-one ed;tor;,l snt;sf,ad
ssThe Christian Ernminer on fbe Wa. ,, ~,
other critique on MI. Hawthorne,s r.cent
book. gave the information reou;red Wi; wa,,
hermit me some remarts accas;anod ~, ~ .,ss,' soa
Profoundly persuaded as I am that III .n,. srar
T. essent;ai,v c,ne;,. 80 .:, ~ ms rs, war
on the one hand and q. - ~ =,
only Accidentally Of ceorranh;ca, ''e anu
involves therefre a,.1
momentous to Tngand anJ ts ros ana 10 az
Used world a. 70 tme,;ca II .anne. 'ne ';.i. Slsi
dasn eonea,', l,.l.1,iI a. '..i; no.' Nl'hou'
organ Of so l.r~e and ;naneas;aI newspaper
the Liberal C5r;st;a,, bodv as th.t ~ G,i "
Britain. If not openly taking sides with
assnming an att;tndc of ;ndsran.a a..n n
of the comhatants saccseds '' 'iee DC 70 WHICH
You will no doubt agree With m, :, a,,;.
that Indifference 10 tl,e ;ssue os saai - .sa:s sa:s
wouM be criminal Rut Won will as, ..fn J,,i.o' I.
conflict between Liberty and Slavara,s,' hna,a
how persistently this Is deniej Far f.an ~" ~.
IN disnute that there ire facts uh;ah L., ~. a '
tenance 10 this denial Rnt Lot ms ,,.
the advocates Of SIavery-and tbar n,,,,lor 80; :;
lep;on-are deenyv interested IN rv;ro tIa -. =
gle different ASPECT There are lead;nc f,cis
in the case by which we can readily answer ,hs
question. invite your attention ~ son,. 'n ~
them VI
/. The South-or ra,ber tho slave pou,or l..
gan the war. She was under no comnuIs;o, n
was her voluntary act. long looked f,rward 20
and long preparing for. The North, far fro,,
desiring war. did not expect Il. was wholly mn
prepared for IT. and to the last did ali sba conid
even oyersteppinr the bounds of bons, and
iustice-to avoid n. She accented Il onIv when
no alternative remained but the utter abandan
ment of Iberty-her own as we'll as that .,f Tho
slave.
= Why did the South - the Slave Power =
make war In self-iefence9 She wac moi a,
tackled. Because She was onnresssd To TO- ,ta,
hour she had ruled the land Racauso ,har
She feared oppresson 10 come, s;nnn.. .,sn' ;'.s'
tfcation for kindline the horrors of civil str;f,
But let it stand. Where was the DANCER If sncb
Oppression? In only one -nuart'r ..rs =, s1S ~
Slavery. There WAS DANGER tha, her frsadnr, =. :.
oppress should end. Yes She knew whom NJ,
Lincoln was elected tbat tLouoL ~, y - -
Of rirht was ;nfrnrsd no.. 5ar Iii I;.o..;a s,'ao
her soycrernties in one little endanearad uIi tba
beginning Of Slayery's end was come Tha anJ ,,,i
might he far OH centary ar ,nms .ha .l
nrocress IN Il MIGHT ta -, .ne
4 was certain ;ts bao;,r;,,r .s,.a
This was the ,srrhls "as . anu .nen.
resist tbongb ths .o. sSn,.lJ mach cue must
Against This she rehellad n, ,o,r - 20 SoIi. ~
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In brsa % L;ns arsa, f.c, ner niaepenuence ny,
,,ol;t;cai away from 'ne Union, what
IF rovarnmar, ,.a,s' =; ane SCUM iorm
AZ a cans,;s,,,.s unhAe lA .le oio one' NOT
scr;nt ~ ,ha aJ a.. "as alost tran-
ia clanse estati;sI; ~ ~. sssentns marx
II nernetnal and ,rravnass,I I,a'1ry, 1 anu making
The tamous words ~ har V;.a psa;J n.ea no. quo.e
claiming the new c;v;,;1st; iesi;ue., ;'a;i;a, pro-
make t5a very dsmnad 49,, "0'iiiAa'ion 70
4. What nojit;cal CHANGE ;f .nv .oo,, 49,;
the nation nj the sa,ne t;ma, eooA piaoe III
steady, remarkable. and ranid pa, nrogresa IN ths,
direction of liberty Released fren, So,,har, ano
pressure. il speediiv abol;shei siarar, u, an
district of Columbia. declared the national terr;-
tories for ever free ARRANGED troot ,v;,h c.,
Britain for the suppresson of the Slave tra,je
acknowledged Hayti and Liberia nrocla;msj
liberty 10 every slave in tho ns,,,,,ant S,a,ns
and offered compensation 10 slave oSners in the
loyal States for the emancinat;on of their slavss
and TO descend from, fhe n,.t;.sraI ,iara I,s;.,'
which alone We have here 10 Jo1 ~ tha,,e'a,i
the preiudices against color hotaf,,,
Slavery. most formilabe and seern;n CIV nyoe; u
BILE of al the obstacles 70 freadom y;e,a;na
before the noble conduct Of the ne1ro snIJ;arsS
speak what know when T saw that The fr;en5s
of the slave in America. who have taileJ and
sacrificed and suffered in his bebaIf md who
looked for his emancipation ..more than thav
that watch for the morning. are far from s rc'
garding this war as you 40. The chance which
has come with it they hail with astonishment and
joy They have no doubt that this war means
''sf.s These are facts hsvond o.;n..,,;a -
now 90 a very little way into the region of su,,.
position. Suppose the South succeeds in its NJ
tempt. what viii be the RESULT "A naf,on Jased
aroscediv on human slareru. waive ali com
nent. and leave the fact IN its naked horror
What if the North succeeds ? The result--a ma
tion whose central life is liberty, liberty douby