The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-06-11
IN. War and How it wa. Brought On.

The w NJ anu now II Na1 6rought IN. ~.
EDrroRs ISpEPEsDEsr:-In my former arti
Gle, denying that the Democratic party fell
tbs. Il was responsible for the present state o.
Affairs 10 the country, stated that III,
Republican party had agreed with the Aboi
tonists, If they would assist in overthruwin.
the Democratic party, they would abolish slav
ery in the Southern States, and that when
they had succeeded to power they knew they
could not abolish slavery in accordance with
their promise. without creating u war with the
Southern States which they did by strategy
thereby trying TO make it appear tho South
was the nggressor. / will now show how the
Administration brought on the war; as To how
the American people were deceived into the
support OF the Republican party / will leave
for another time. My object now is 10 show
that the Republican party 'nGugrratcd the
war BY strategy, and the most internal hypoc-
rsy ever conceived by human beings.
After the election of Buchanan, the de-
fea.ed Republicans came before the country
with book called Helpers Impending Cri-
sis, - in which was foreshadowed the course
the Republicans intended to pursue should
they be succcssful; and on page lGs YOU find
the following' Slavery is a great moral So
cal civil aud political evil, To he got rid of at
The earliest practicable period" On page l56
OuI own II ihhCTlDtu NO cooperation
with shareholders in politics; no fellowship
with them III religion; no utilization With them
in society; no recognition Of pTo.slavery men.
except as raiiians. outlaws and Criminals - On
page 100: lin any event, come what will
transpire what may, the institution Of slavery
must bv abolished" On page l49: 1--WE are
determined TO abolish slavery at all hazards
In defiance Of all opposition of whatever ma
ture 1t is possible for the slayeOcrats 10 bring
against us. or this they may take due notice
and govern themselves accordingly" On page
los, It sLys: 1T is our honest conviction that
all the pro-Slayery Shareholders deserve at
once to be reduced TO parallel with the low
est Grim mails that lie fcttcrcd within the cells
Of our public prisons" And OIL page lS7, we
sec this: Our purpose IL "a firmly t=pt as
the eternal pillars Uf Heaven; No have deter
mined to abolish slavery. md 80 help uS God,
vc will. ON the 9th of December 1852, Mr.
Clark, Of MlSsoui Offered u resolution ell.
ing the attention Of Congress to tho ssutl-
mcnt contained iu this book. and siXty-cight
Northern members of CongreSs openly in
dprsgI them. These men wcga national L"sIs-
htor-, clothed with power To- carry into legal
effect th"ir rccomu;e ndatIous. On BCccr!DCr
10Th. lsJJ, Mr. NallaudiVham. uf Ohio, read
portion OF u pamphlet which had been cN-
tensIyely circulated throughout the country,
which contained the plan of an association to
be formed for the purpoAc Of carrying on hos.
tilitics against the Southern States After
certain prellminarics, II WIS proposed to land
military forces in the Southern States, who
shall raise tho standard Of freedom and call
the slaves and such Others as were willing, to-
Join II. "Our plan is to make war openly or
secretly as circumstances may dictate, Hdvs-
ing the slaves to burn their masters dwell
ings, to kill their cattle and hogs, TO conceal
and destroy farming utensils, 10 abandon labor
III seed time and harvest. ana let the crops
perish John Brown had invaded Virginia,
hred upon he american .dIg. and seized the
United States arsenal at iarpers Ferry. Mr..
Mason, of Virginia, introduced resolution
IN the L. 5. Senate 10 appoint commiito to
Investigate the facts OF the case. Mr.. Trum-
bull OF Illinois, declared the resolution was
designed 10 embarrass the action Of the
Senate. Mr.. Hale, Of New Hampshire, made
violent speech against IT. The States OF
Maine, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, New
York. Vermont, Wisconsin, New Hampshire
Connections, Michigan, New Jersey and Rhode
island had passed laws prohibiting their Off
- and citizens from aiding in the execution
0i the fugitive slave laws Of 1898 aud 1850.
These laws are known nB thr personal liberty
bills. William II. Seward said in speech in
Ohio: Slavery can and must bo abolished,
and you aud must do it, Gov. Chase said
to W. ID. Chadwick Glover: al do not wish TO
have the slave emancipatud because love him,
but because hate his master. .....
Abraham Lincoln was tho author Of tho ir-
IcpTcSStDlo conflict nnu was now CHOSEN GTeH-
ldent, with WIN. IL. Seward rs Secretary of
State, and under the present condition OF af-
fairs, the Southern States felt alarmed for
their safety, and very naturally cast their oyes
upon the Declaration of Independence, whero
ihoy read from the sayings of our revolution.
ary fathers these sublime words: ''When n
long train of abuses. and usnrpations, pursu-
ing invariably the Same object, eyinces do.
sign To reduce them under absolute dospotisn,
tits their right, IL Ia iheir duty, TO throw of
such government aud to provide new guards
= for their future security" and here comes
Tho strategy Of Mr.. Lncoln a CO., by which
they we're 10 inaugrrHta n war With. the South.
ern States, in order 10 free their slaves and
fuihll their promise 10 tho AboliUhists. The
Southern States had nlrsudy taken the initia'
tory steps TO throw of the government or
provide Tor their own security. Lincoln had
boon ina1g,irnted. and II, his Inaugural nd'
dross hedoclarcd that beyond what may be noc.
cssary to hold, occupy and possess the
iorts, there would be no inyRAon no nsing OF
force against or among any people anywhere.
He then selected the most violent Abolition.
ists mon whose hatred Of Tho South was no.
torious and unrolonting. and placed thom In
every department OF the public service: Sow.
ard, as Seo'y of State; s. p Chase ~ Secc'y Of
the1reasury, Montgomery Blairas Postnastel
Honoral; Anson BurlinganIe, ~ Minister u
Auttris, Casihs NJ. Cl,sy as Minister 10 Russia
garl gyarl sburI 90 Minister to spaip, james =
Harvey ss Minister to Poft6gsiy Charles r
hdnmg an MinialeY IN I'm GLAND and Jnahua n