The mountain Democrat., 1865-01-21

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tertained that he and the cabal by which
be is controlled, are determined that there
shall be no reunion if slavery be not de-
stroyed. Heretofore the design has been
carefully concealed under the plausible
plea that abolition was to be used simply
as means of crushing the rebellion
but it has lately been avoWed that no
proposition for peace, even for return to
the Union, will be received. unless it in
| eIudoe at,oiitiOu or "Oba0douueNto Of slav-
cry" This is the prominent, absorbing
idea IN the sensation" peace rumors CT
the day, and it demonstrates that the
Democracy are correct in characterizing
this as al Abolition war Lincoln boldly
avows it, his policy proves it, and his
supporters have endorsed it. So all this
waste Of blood and treasure must 90 on
as long as Lincoln has power to control
the men and resources Of the country, in
the interest Of Abolition. To him and
his party the restoration Of the Union is
nothing, the happiness Of the white race
is nothing, the shedding Of white men
blood is nothing, the return Of peace is
nothing-the freedom Of the negro is the
paramount consideration Everything
else sinks INTO inSignilicance by the side
Of that. Lincoln and his party are will
ing to rob the white people Of their prop,
crty and Notwithstanding TO pauperize
and enslave them willing to sacrifice the
lives Of thousands of them, in order to
emancipatc the slaves Of the SOUTH
They brazenly proclaim it. The expenses
Of the Government are three and a.half
millions day; the price of everything
necessary to sustain life has gone up !;
taxes are impoverishing the people; a
financial crash is impending; bankruptcy
starcs the Government in the face; the
country is hooltd with deprecated paper
currency; States are overwhelmed with
debt; industry is paralyzed by taxes !;
credit is destroyed; yet we must insist
upon freeing the negroes! That was the
object for which the Abolition party was
organized; that was the object for which
every opportunity for adjustment was
spurncd at the beginning Of this Admin
istration that was the object for which
Chandler hoarsely and brutally cried for
st blood letting; that was the object for
which Horace Greeley educated the
North to hate the South; that was the
object for which Banks was eager to "let
the Union Slide; that was the object for
which the Union sentiment Of the South
was crushed; that was the object for
which John Brown Invaded Virginia,
burned her property and murdered her
citizens, and fired on the Stars and
Stripes! Why should we not go on, let
the misery be what it may? We must
have freedom Qor the ncgro) if We die Of
starvation. Lincoln says it is right and
promises that he will inhexibly adhere to
it; Shoddy claps his hands with delight
and shouts go ahead, and loyalty chimes
in; and an obscquious Congress votes
him men and money to carry out his pro-
gramme. The Union of our fathers
that Union under which we lived so hap
PLY and proSpcrcl so wondrous'y-I.in-
coin says shall not be restored; says he
will entertain no proposition for It's resto-
ration; the South must accept Union
without slavery or be exterminated. II
they will submit to his dictation and ac-
cept his Abolition programme they can
have peace, but not otherwise. This is
the entertainment to which the American
people are invited by Lincoln and his
party-an intcrminab!e war, not for the
restoration Of the Union, not for the ben
eft of the white race, but for the freedom
of The negroes of the South. We think,
before they get through with it, they will
repudiats him and his precious pro,
gramme.