Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-01-24
Fred. Douglass ON an Abolition
War.


Administration party leaders are employ
ing: the negro orator, FEED. DOUGLASS, to-
give public expositions of the policy Of their
party. Being a black man, they allow him
to say things about which they deem It'll pru-
dent to akeep dark," !" atleast for the present.
They have recently posted him to lecture
in Cincinnati and other cities, east and west.
"A few nights since he spoke in New York
city, and took bold and decided ground for
an Abolition war. He said: Q Tef1f el
y An Abolition warl Well, let us thank the Democ-
racy for teaching this word. Thecharge in com.
prehensive sense is most true and not pity that
u is true, but IT would be vast pity If II were not
true. Would that IL were more true, than II IS
this to be Abolition war then the country will be
safe. Then our work will be fairly mapped out. =
Then the uplifted arm Of the nation will swing un-
rebellion will be broken. Had slavery been abolish
ed in the border States at the very beginning Of this
war as it ought to have been had it been abolished
in Missouri as 1t would have been but for President
al interference. there would now be rebellion in
the Southern States for instead Of having to watch
these border Sates, as they have done, our armies
rectly upon the rebels aud overwhelmed them. now
hold that sacred regard for truth, well as sound
policy. makes 1t our duty to own and nvow, before
to be, an Abolition war. lfTo Il
The above is only bolder and clearer
statement of what daily appears in Admin
istration papers and speeches in more OBJ
sctire and cowardly terms. That prominent
Republican or Abolition leaders were Dis
unionists before the war began, DOUGLASS
sets forth as follows: - t~@o) 'It
Long before this rude and terrible war began 70
tell us Of broken Constitution and dead Union
the better portion of the loyal people had onHiyed
and ostgroion what they had been taught to believe
were the requirements Of the old Union.
Here the radical revolutionary theory Of
the Administration party leaders is dis
tinctly brought out, that the Constitution
is broken and the UNION DEADi d
=, DOUGLASS laid down set of principles
as a platform for the men of the party Of
which he is an accredited mouth-piece and
exponent. 1t is as follows:
! F2rst-That this war, which we are compelled tc
wage against sayeholding rebels and traitors at un
told cost Of blood and treasure shall be- and Of right
ought to be, an abolition war. {fe .Ji. 90 :,
and Of the whole cdSntry, while determined to max,
this short and final war, will offer no peace accep
peace consent TO no peace, which shall not be u
| Thirdty-That we regard the whole colored popu
laton of the country, in the loyal as well as in the
disloyal States, as our counyen valuable in peace
labOrers, valuable in war as soldiers; entitled
all the rights protection and opportunities for achiev
, ing distinction enjoyed by any other class OF ou
countrymen.
ing to fear from fair competition with the black race
and that the freedom and elevation of one race ar
not to be purchased or in any manner rightfuy sub
served by the disfranchisement Of another, we sha
f favor Immediate and unconditional emanCiDatiOn