Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-01-18

institution among them. and they couiu
not very easily get rid of it without sac
rifice of their property, and tearing
down of what has been built up for years.
At any rate they are determined not TO do
anything to please their would be North
ern masters. They may abolish slavery
or they may not. but one thing is certain,
that into the Union they never will come
under the present dynasty. If they are
compelled to choose a master, the Yankee
is rot the man they would choose, of all
other governments on the face of the earth,
we firmly believe that they think they
would fare worse under Yankee dy-
nasty.
They will, therefore, fight it out on
their own line. as long as they can, and
when ii comes 10 the worst, their masters
are ready 10 protect them, and they will
be willing TO adopt any alternative sooner
thaa trust themselves in the hands of Ab-
olitionists.
From the very first outbreak England and
France considered this Union as dissolved
AS an evidence of this, let us look at the
Indecent haste OF these two powers In
formally announcing TO Mr.. Seward that
they regarded them as a belligerent power
i'll 1861. This they would not have done
at that time, if they had not considered
the Union irrevocably dissolved They
had not much objection to see vast
slaughter on both sides, but to see the
Union cemcnted together in its original
strength they had serious objections. Had
We statesmen instead of pettfoggers AMI
politicians At the head of the government
during this time. these things would not
have occurred We wanted statesmen
instead Of Aboli;ionists at the head of af-
fairs at the time of the commencement
Of the war. We wanted them at the
time of the Crittenden compromise, and at
the time of the peace convention. and we
want them now. We had them not.
that time we would have had no war, if
we had them after hostilities commenced
they could have easily adjusted matters
We must take things as we have aud look
the matter square in the face as it presents
itself TO our view. Whenever Mr.. Seward
came into conta"t with any other govern
meni, he let our couatry be abused and
Inundated. The statesmen of Europe
are got thoroughly acquainted with him.
and are playing with hin, rs an angler
would play with a fish tha, has swallowed
the bait They will draw him on shore
whenever it suits their own convenience
The /" Monroe doctrine" was one of the
things that our government disposed of
very cava!ierly. Maximilian is now as
firmly seated on his throne as anv mon
arch OF Europe, Asia. or America. AN,
has more powers TO back HIM up, even
the Emperor OF Russia has written a very
friendly letter to him acknowledging his
empire. Every effort OF the party in
power, was directed to humiIiatc and sub
JuSate the South. They used all their
energy TO cultivate lasting and intense
hatred Ill the minds and hearts of the.
Northern people against the South and her
institution OF slavery, Qhe Abolition party
have been at that for twenty years, and
they have succeeded to admiration. There
are no two governments ON the face of tie
earth have "A more cor,lia! hatred to each
other. The Irish don't hate the ENGLISH.
nor the Poles the Russians. nor the Hum
garians the Austrians, with a deeper in
tensity than the people of the South do
the Yankees. There can be no Union
except as conquered provinces, with these
Sta;eS, the sooner we know II the bettar
IL Is sad that there are negotiations GOING
on now by Mr.. Blair, at Richmond. for
peace, but we don't believe that sh,ddv
Is sufficiently saturated with blood and
Greenbacks to offer any terms TO the
South that could be accepted by them as
an honorable people Events are thick
e'i''@ very fast upon us, but still the war
ana conscription goes ON.
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