The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-24

government bcause two standing
armies, two navis, two sets Of national
officers, of everygrade, home and for
eign, would ha'f to be supported, in
stead of one. 1t was not on account
of high protective tariff. because the
necessities of tie "Conlederacyn would
have required he very highest duties
on foreign impolrs that could have
been laid TO meet the requirements of
the Government. 1t was not on ac-
count Of the failur of Northern States
to execute 9Th, Fugitive Slave Law"
because the cotton States that inaugu-
rated the Rebellion scarcely lost a
slave, except in tleir own swamps and
jungles. The ledels of the rebellion
had none of tlese objects in view.
When South Crolina passed the ordi-
nance of secessin, her leading men de-
clared that theyhad been educating the
people for the ,ct for 80 years, and
that if they wee not taught then they
never would bd Her Governor de-
clared that the must have stronger
Government the term "Democrat,"
as party name was at once dropped |;
the declaration became fashionable that
there was an md of free voting and
free schools, anl that Republican Gov
ernment was a allure it might do for
rude rural districts, but was not fit for
gentlemen to Ire under in refined
state of society it had no power to
preserve or pcrptuatc itself. Among
the first acts ofhe Legislature of South
Carolina WIS one to exempt the sons
Of her first families in her colleges and
universities from military duties. Nir-
ginia passed en- act to continue the ap-
preparations to the University and
Military Institute, AMI appropriated
the residue Of the Literary Fund to
military dcfcnsss; thus her statesmen
put an enl to the encouragement of
education among the poor. Those
who inaugurath and encouraged the
movement hadthcir minds filed with
ideas ofclass government, based on The
idea that capitd siouid own cjor, and
those who oraai the icjOr shortd make
The Lc,rs. The exemptions from mill
tary duty of the large shareholders by
the Confederate Congie.s, the numer-
Gus details e,amcd by those in power
to the rich a,a influential, and the
ruthless consc'iptions of the laboring
and middle dasses, all indicate the
object Of the LEADERS, in fact, it passed
into a provcrh that it was "thc rich
mans war end the poor mans fight" "
But | need rot accumulate facts to
Irove Tie intention Of The leaders.
Jle Dom's Rcd0r, the organ of the
slavch ] ing aistocracy, expressed the
ohj~ct t. lc att'inca hy the Rebellion.
s. Oue of Niroinia'-
most gifted ard hon-rcl sons has de-
clarcG, since ths war, that q, was uni
vcisal sudiGg4 chat '9rght on the
war." | am aware that these ideas
AM notions I'D not influence tho mass
cs in Virginia Wo entered and wcrc
Ng, cd ilto tie re land that, had
,hc Confc leracy rcccodcd, and the cE-
fort made to deprive them Of these
ivil and politicai ri, his, every leaders
head would have been in danger Of the
the lock, or his body of the scatlold.
The spirit Of lilcrty sill rnlcs in the
minds Of tho mnscs. "The lost cause"
made lis tens o'thousands of widows
an& olIhans ; j laid wGsto our fields
and brought pelu,y and starvation to
oua homes il ought 10 dep,ive lis OF
thciich inheritancc of f fcedom purchas-
cd ~ cur iathes; it struck at the life
and lilyfty OF the nation. Man pro-
poses God dij5oses. Man proposed
to erect a fabridof government whose
cornerstone shpuld be humanSlavcry
Providence ovdrulcd the purpose, and
made f'ccmen OF millions Of slaves.
The cause diet, "when God arose to
| Judgment TO seve all The meek of the
earth surely he wrath Of man shall
praise Him, aid the remainder shall
those restrain. Thus saith the Lord y