The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-11-25
From the San Francisco Examiner.
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leauer when was intended to DO q very
profound exposition of the causes Of the
late war between the North aud the
South. We say between the North and
the South, Cor il wns in fact a war Of Sec
tions and not q war between the Govern
mont and rebellious States. The key
note to the article in question may be
found in tho assertion " hat the actual
physical conflict was but the legitimate
result Of a conflict of ideas, made every
day more apparent by the rapid growth
and spread Of the country" 1t then an-
nunciates as follows /:
The wal was stimulated in the North by
many and diverse considerations, rs are all
wars under popular governments, But
among these tho most enduring and the most
worthy was the necessity and right of ma
%tional supremacy--the direct oppositeo Of that
which inspired the rebellion. In this re
spect, the war was the elimination Of q rev.
%olutinn Of ideas in the North. Experiences,
the fact Of the rebellion itself, taught the
public mind, that while the States were rap.
idly multiplying in numbers and population,
land thereby Increasing the natural tendon
cies to informal discord aud separation, the
national existence demanded that the power
and authority Of the National Government,
instead Of being slackened by non use and
Ieorroded by strict construction, should be
upheld and maintained 10 the uttcrmost.
According to this, the North, which
seems identified with the Government,
ike a brawned athlete, stripped itself for
= regular knock down with its weaker
neighbor, the South, in order to show
the superiority of it's bone, muscle and
endurance. In the conflict, the South
after many hard knocks given and re-
ceived, failed to come to time, and left
the North master of the ring. The con-
fict proved then that the North is emit
tied to wear the belt and nothing
more. This is tho Bulletins view of the
case.
Now We propose TO take n view of the
causes of the war. 1t is true it grew out
OF . conflict of ideas, but who produced
that conflict 7 Who are responsible for
its terrible results 7 Did the South ever
invade one right or privilege, or franchise
of the North Can one instance be
pointed TO, prior to the elimination OF
the conflict, where it ever infracted or
attempted to violate the Constitution OF
the United States ? It's whole history
shovs ON the part of its statesmen, one
continuous struggle for its conservation
and integrity. In this contest they were
co-opcratcd with by the great Democratic
s statesmen of the North, and for sixty
years we're enabled to ward off the fatal
assaults that were being made upon it in
t that section. The d~espoilers, however.
finally triumphed, and war ensucd M a
consequence. 1t was what they had been
striving for from the beginning, and hate
and plumber stimulated them to action.
In producing this dreadful issue, there
, were two classes of men in opposition tc
/, the Democracy at work in the North
those who were fanatics aud those whC
) were not. We speak now or the leaders
fI-the masses were controlled by one 81
the other, or both. Most prominen+
among the latter was William Fl. Seward
an able. cold, calculating politician, VIII,
r really did more to create an " irrepressi
BILE conflict" between the North and thu
. South than all tho others combined. Sc
ward was no fanatic. He had an end il
> Observation-Disclosures and advancement
To accomplish that he wcnt systemati
, cally to work. He pandered to the worst
prejudices of the Northern masses, ant
did not hesitate at cultiyating the mos
| violent radicalism. He eagerly ayaileC
) himself Of the slavery agitation and addeC
: fuel to the rapidly spreading flames
. Years ago he declared " there is higher
I law than the Constitution'-that " Their,
f is an irrepressible conflict between the
North and the South"-that " SLAYER,
\ has no constitutional guarantee that ma,
! not be released"-in short, that " it mus
/ be o~vcrthrown, either peacefully undel
the Constitution, or it viii work the sub
/ version of the Constitution together witt
its overthrow" These are but q few o
. his ultraisms-we might add many
When such a man as Seward could sys
/ tematically and laboriously set to work Il
: propagate such heresies, what could b
q expected of the masses2 He lives to SCI
@ the triumph of his teachings, and We be
lieve to regret in profound anguish o
mind the fearful consequences they hav'
wrought.
OF the fanatics or Abolitionists prope
) it is not necessary to say much. The.
a made no DISCUSSES of their reasonable in
$ tent. Legitimate descendants Of Puri
q tanism and disciples of its bloody teach
ings, they avowed IN open purpose of de
! stroying the Constitution and breaking
e up the Union. In 1856 they had swal
lowed up the old Wing party and Know
: Nothings, and become a power in tn
9 land. The trucking, trading politician
: fell naturally in with them. They adopt
? ed their platform and principles. AM
Z what were they? We give a few items
fIspace will not allow Of more.
No Union with shareholders the null
LITIGATION of the Fugitive Slave law; NJ
: further admission of slave States into th'
! Union; the numbering of owners in pur
r suit Of their servants ; q system of { un
! foreground railroads to run off the South
ern slaves; the arming of lawless incen
diaries to stir up instruction among th'
J negroes, and to murder Southern people
e the burning of towns and poisoning o
s cattle, as occurred in Northern Texas
proclaiming to the slaves the horrid motto
Alarm to the sleep, fire to the dwellings
!, poison to the food and water of slave
: holders a reputation of the decisions 0
: the Supreme Court; in short, an unmis
taxable and ayowed purpose of abolishint
: slavery everywhere, not only in the Ter