The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-11-25

man inapower. should cay to mo openly,
aud withoatS Disguise, u that tie WAS en-.
,ircly OF my opinion, and lead the peo.
pie Of England directly the opposite
waysyy! That. said f,is modern ypoiitical
moraIit5ad TISaughtekJ / did hy work
with the gay and pleasant OLD lord, and
bowed my way out of his footns, H&f J
!. Now, I want to know If that ia not q
very striking circumstances, mid that
men should now come forward and say
that did this for the purpose Of crea..
ting a war TO aid the Stockholders OF
Amerca--l, who in my youth had
done my utmost to fight the question oi
black slavery throughout the British
dominions, who was as horrified as the
gentlsmamopposte cali be at the idea oI
slavery, whaphave really wept over the
story Of Uicae Toms Cabin---I, who
feel, as lie feels. all the misery and all
horrors OF that situation. .saers.,$l
But / had to look further; T. had tc
look at the poor creatures themselves
I had to look at the destinics Of man.
kind. and, / thought for the des:inies Of
mankind that we should have taker
that opportunity Of separating tho Uni
ted States. And nobody feels this more
than tleyiwho govern the United States
now. 4, They are surrounded with diff
cultics; they cannot heal the wounds
wMch We're then made, and I believe
iflhoy dared to speak truth, they woule
say they were sorry peace was no
made upon the terms ] proposed. lLout
cheers. -.---- ..
Mr.. Wilmot differed from Mr.. Roe
buck as TO its being impossible to have
declared war with England, and asked
whethor ifhe wero again returned u
Parliament, he would DO prepared tc
pay the Alabama claims. '& n. Z
Mr.. Roebuck-- Certainly not without
enquiry, but if upon inquiry it shall b,
fonnd that England isreally bound ant
ought to pay, those CLAIMS, shall b.
prepared to pay. them. But I will no.
pay them unless our CLAIMS upon Ameri
4 CO are paid salso.re aa 8s'.l sg, ,lsss
"EowISs@ NJ. ,SrANToN.--We hay.
always 60 1sidcrcd Mr.. Stan,on as per
son upon whom the President nigh
choose to lean. from habit as well al
I inclination, Mr., Stanton was th.
strongest evil spirit Of tho war. HI
duly understood the crisis. He knew il
was not aF mere war OF forces, unde,
stable Institutions. but it was a; strifo o
ideas which attacked systems. HI
leapeq ever forms and, put himself into
d,rcch clectrio' Communication with al
tho State authorities of the free States
4 so as to innocuiste them with his owr
| rabid aversion to slavery, land not SC
soinuch to that as to The slave.
holders.i 2He collected his resourc
cs from svory quarter, regardless o
legality or cost; flo poured out the
/. war material; hei ilavished, men and mon
I ey. He organized the victory OF ,llt
/ North and lie defeat Of the South. III
made the reputation of General Grant
1 and all tile other generals. We have
often stated, and we still believe, thai
| fMr. Stanton had been The southern
Secretary Of War, instead Of The moth
ern, he oonld have reversed the result
and we believe it. Hadit not been 70,
his method, energy, boldness, persis
tencc, and confidence, our generals ant
| armies would have been frustrated by
their opponents and the infinite variety
Of adverse forces to be si,rmoun,ed II
s,.ch difficult war Of invasion.
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