The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-04-05
THE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE
THURSDAY, APRIL s, 1866.
THE IRREPREsSIBLE CON-
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Illinois, about the time the Republican
party was being formed on the anti
Slavery issue, announced that there was
an irrepressible conflict on hand between
Freedom and Slavery; that the country
could not exist in that divided eondi-
ton; and that the States must cyeutu-
ally become either all free States, or all
Slave States. Mr.. Seward is also said
to have announced the same doctrine, in
another part of the Union, about the
same time. They but gave expression
to the public mind OF their party at the
time. We feel persuaded that they did
not fully apprehend the great danger to
the peace and welfare of the country
the PRONUNCIATION Of such doctrines, and
the establishment Of party to carry
them out, might cause. They perhaps
believed also, in common with too many
at The North, that tho South could not
be kicked into war; aud, if they did,
that il would be but a short lived affair,
requiring but a small army and few
months 10 put them down. In short,
we believe that they were mainly inau.
enccd by desire to turn the current Of
the Northern prejudice against slavery
into political account, so as TO raise up a
great party at tho North which would
sweep the Democratic party ont Of pow
or, and put themselves and friends in
office whilst the South, hcsitating 10
rebel upon an election made according
TO the constitutional forms, would give
time to have things smoothed over and
thus their experiment might be both
successful and peaeeably accomplished
We do not intend 10 assert that there
was not real irropressible conflict in
existence on the subject; for If there
had not been such moral conflict be-
tween the North and South, or If there
had not been in existence 10 the North
terrible amount Of prejudice, there
could have been no opportunity to or
ganize such an element into a political
party. From tho very fouu 3ation Of the
government this conflict existed but
our forcfathers had wisely compromised
il, aud believed that Il was % settled
that ii could not become a political Ere.
brand TO endangcr the noble cdiGcc Of
free government they had founded for
posteriiy.
This moral irrowcssiblc conflict pro
/ crossed silently and lAvorably for many
| years Under its influence many States
Voluntarily abolished slavery; anl ia
/ the border Slave State, il bad made con
siderable progcs. evidently pointing To
the fact that in o few years il must die
out IN Delaware, Maryland, Western
+ Virginia, Kentucky end Missouri if the
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'onili'' consisted IN ~ undermining the
institution ~ The hearts OF the south.
cru people themselves. We nave ma
some experience on tue SUBJECT oars'h
IN Maryland from "Aleh'o speak. Do'
ring near thirteen years service in The
once Oh hes@'ef OF " MS ~ 'ar'o"
'ounty' we venture 70 aH'fm th't three
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