The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-06-06
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
l6- Tho noople of Kentucky. on

B6r Tho people of Kentucky, on
Thursday of last week, dedicated a
Statue TO the memory of Henry Clay,
the great commoner, who, for thirty
years, stood high in the rank of the
public men ofthis country, and whose
genius and patriotism reflected brillian-
ey upon his State, and whose name Is
80 inseparable connected with that of
Webster and Calhoun-all composing
the great trio Of Americas departed
statesmen. Each of these distinguish
ed men have left behind them lasting
and eloquent mementoes OF their pro-
phetic wisdom, which it would have
been we'll for the Country had they
been needed. Amongst these is Mr..
Gays memorable warning to the injur.
ious effects of Abolition agitation IN
the North, delivered in the United States
Senate in 1899. Here it is:
"SIR: lam not in the habit OF speak.
ing lightly Of the possibility of dissolv-
ing this happy Union. The Senate
knows that l have deprecated allus-
ions, on ordinary OCCASIONS, to that
direful event. The country will testi-
fy that if there be any thing in the
history of my public career worthy of
recollection, it is the truth and SINGER
ity of my ardent devotion to its lasting
preservation. But we should be false
TO u allegiance to it, five do not dis
crlminate between the imaginary and
real dangers by which it may be assail-
ed. Abolition should no longer be re-
garded as an imaginary danger. The
Abolitionists, let mr suppose, succeed
in their present aim uniting the inhab-
itants Of the free States, as one man,
against the Inhabitants of the slave
States: union on the one side will beget
union or the other, and the process of
reciprocal consolidation, vii, be atten.
ded with all the violent ~prejudices,
embittered passions, and implacable
animosities which Eve degraded OF
deformed human nature. A virtual
dissolution of the Union will have ia
ken place, while the forms OF its exis-
tence remain. The most valuable ele-
ment of Union, mutual kindness, the
feelings of sympathy, the fraternal
bonds which now happily unite us
will have been extingulshed forever
one section will stand in menacing and
hostile array against the other. The
collision Of opinion will be quickly fol-
lowed by the clash Of arms. Twill not
now attempt to describe scenes which
now happily lie concealed from our
view. AbolitIonists themselves would
shrink back in dismay and horror at
the contemplation of desolated fields,
confagrated %cItiee, murdered inhabI-
tants, and the overthrow of the farest
fabric of human government that ever
rose TO animate the hopes Of civilized
man. Nor should these Abolltionlsts
fatter themselves that, if they succeed
in their object ofuniting the people OF
, the States, they will enter the contest
with numerical superiority that must
insure victory. All history and exper,
fence proves thehazard and uncertain.
ty of war. And we are admonished
by Holy Writ that the race is not to
But if they were TO conquer, whom
should they conquer A foreign foe
one who has insulted our flag, invaded
our shores, and laid our country waste
No sir; no, sir! 1t would be a tongues.
without l%aurols, without glory; n self
a suicidal conquest; a conquest o
brothers over brothers, a)hIeved by
one over another portion Of descend
ants of common ancestors, who nobly
pledged their lives, their fortunes, ant
their sacred honor; and who Tough
and bled, side by side, in many hare
battles on land and ocean-severed GU
country from the British Crown, ant
established our Independence"
Has it not been demonstrated tina
Abolitionism was no imaginary dan
ger2 Did not the war which Abolition
agitation caused unite men of all part,
lee in the North and also in tho South
Is not a portion ofthe most productive
part Of our country rendered desolatc
and barren? Have not many beauti
Z full cities and towns been burnt to the
groundP And, finally, has it not beer
"a conquest without laurels and with.
out glorY2". We have the ruins of 9
& once noble fabric Of Government. W.
have a military desRotssm over one
half Of a once free country. We have