The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-06-21
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hshed letter which does honor to him.
self, showing that he is gbverned by
Christian principles. Horace Greedy
seems SO intent to have Mr.. Davis re-
leased, that he has visited Washington
and rendered himself with others as
bail for him in any amount that may be
required. On the other hand most of
the Radical papers are bitterly opposed
to his release, and denounce them in no
measured terms. The New York Times
says "And now, whilst Davis is living
upon the fat of the land in Fortress
Monroe, Mr.. Greedy rushes to Washing
ton to offer bail, so that not eucn punish-
neent of the nsildest character should be
inflicted upon man achose head, an any
other country, rould haze come off for
any one ofhis many treasons."
Doubtless most of the despotisms of
the old world would soon take mans
head off if he dared to rebel against
their authority; but even in Europe
men guilty of the political offence of
striking for the independence of their
countrymen are generally regarded with
favor. In this country we regard all
such with peculiar favor, and are ready
to offer them an asylum whenever they
have been compelled to fee for their
lives. The nations of the earth which
have looked on our late struggle with
impartial eyes do not regard JEFF. Davis,
and the Southern people, as traitors of
so mean type as our Radicals seem to
think them. They know there was
cause of quarrel between the sections
and, though they are generally preju-
diced against the South on account of
slavery, understand we'll how the per-
sistent encroac hments of the North In
evltably led to the attempt of the South
to set up for themselves. We know
how hard it is for prejudiced persons,
who were perhaps the most guilty in
fomenting this quarrel, to see the mat
ter in its proper light Their own guilt
they can never see or acknowledge and,
IN their jaundiced eyes, the guilt of their
opponents looms up mountain high,
high as their own wrath which nothing
can appease except still moro blood, and
punishment the most ample
Whilst we must ever condemn the
fanaticism of such men as Smith and
Greeley On the Slavery question, which
! could not wait for its settlement in the
Legitimate mode, yet we think them in
hnitely superior to those Radicals who
continue to cast upon the South the
whole blame of the war, and are incapa-
BILE of mercy. AS long as Abolition was
confined to such fanatics as Gerrit
Smith and Horace Greeley the cause
was too weak for the South to be much
alarmed for the institution, or for her
equal rights in the Union It was only
when the old politicians of the North
came to the help of the little Abolition
faction, and took them to their bosom
in the Republican party, that the South
became really alarmed, and began to
consider about setting up a government
for herself These two men we'll know
that the Abolitionists had made up
their minds to agree to dissolve the
Union, rather than remain in it with
slavery; and that nothing reconciled
them to the war that had sprung up,
except that they perceived it would
most probably wipe OUT slavery in the
end. They know moreover that such
was the settled determination of the
Northern Anti-Slavery party to assail
that institution in the South, that soon
er or later the South would be com
PEELED to give up slavery or fight, if that
party could get control of the Govern
ment. They were doubtless surprised
that the South struck so soon, and so
unadyisedly; yet were not at all aston
ished that they had determined to resist
the assailantP of slavery unto DEATH
The South having been caught in their
trap, and slavery having been over
thrown, they are too well pleased with
that result to harbor feelings of revenge,
well knowing that their own party was
not blameless. They leave it to the un-
scrupulous politicians, and the eleventh
hour men of the party, to clamor for
more blood, who have perhaps not yet
found out that any body in the world
was to blame in all this matter but Jeff.
Davis and the South.
Breach of Privilege.
T Gen. Rousseau, NJ G. of Kentucky,
oanod Mr. Gr;nnall on nv rovarond