, 1879-07-22
VIEWS OF A DEMOCRAT.


SlnSrry Was thc Cause OF inc Wnf-stato
s"vuroiFnty Foil with Collapse OF tito Io-
i,rtltnn-Iixtrncts frnni the Oratlun Of Dr.
!. II. hl'tSuwn, Delivered July s, ut At
wood, Ill.
n,,, ,,,fn,e ,,aes,,c tn ,yhnt thc Wnr Hott,ed. !
,r,u,, ~ ntT.r ronsrl. IN rcs,cr, 10 ii. oonrral
character. l hold, nrsts lhat Tic esfiI war, 80
fur as tllE South was concerned, wns unJusttt!a-
b1e. foolhardy, needless, md absurd to tue last
,1,rrcc. 1hnt in t,,c c,cmeuts of fol,y. passion.
WV s .,.,a.sn.ss II .t,na. xvt,,,,,,. ,,r,1
anu aties 'eeh.e9s"ee", ~ ss4''"7 " '."ous ''a'
IN modern connlcls' A great seeton oe''oeFate-
rrcut war. Ut 1mmcusc a,u untnld sacrifices,
.,r.r nm ,n,t,,,,,on tI,t ncvcr ,,o. In iconon1v
o'ss nn ,''St.'"',sn' ,'s' te,st W.
u"uss ~ ''e ,n.s,., au ou'''u' " "A
lIfc. THIS War on tho part Of the
sou,b was wholly tpexcusahc trom auv
,ossii,l. ,s,;ut nf yIew. Tho C1nIu tlnf ul,o;l
srnnt i wnuii secure neaccablu SECESSION WIS
H.. ,nost riiIc,1lo,s assum.tjou eyvr trrsi ~
nh,. nI "e ,nrn. Tlmrn could "nly one nos.iSic r.
snit follow Accession. md thut was what did
f.,llo-[ itwwar. peucrablc secession ,sonid have
h."n a o,,itjral 1nonstrosity. Mr, Lincoln.
whuseycr , l,,ay have been IFS personal Views,
roxnr,r rcIt,rtant le ,nnv l,uye bcuu to ,cnncnt
~ s1s nrlifrn,nrnt ri lie sword. hoWcvcr narnr
u~ Envo rc,. t,,c mimic scnt tuent neb,uH lin.
wm: s" bouui hy a most solemn tmth to mnintaia
III, jntr,r1ty al The union with aDl the powcr
a,sT .,1 r,.oGr'c ri Ina t;oysrument. And 10 hnYc
an IT,. :" xnu!" not hase hccn ~ ~ ,nntn
1Mn" 1"t'n"i was 10 hayo woi,lly ,uIsconccycd thc
rhnractcr nf our tioyernIucpt, and to have
! ,r,t,;ty ,r,.hf,Ssi tho trmner OF .he people tV
,yh,,n wlthonI rrsrcct TO party lines, TIC aInln.
no,. ~ H., iinn, WA tha rrat central i,iaa
If aI'ni nr1ittcnt faith-
1sut suppose Tho Rebellion had been SUCCESS.
i,ar. in.. hrn,,cht canutIa dawn unon ier ysry
',,r. hasG Ill., cstanitshnrnt of mn indrnendsnt
s.r,,cn, s,a wa',II nayr ar,a,ed NJ d. m Innri,orT
ivy nf " anmarknton' ATTENDING for atg0 u,iles
.rnse .anT ~ IN. ronincn.. viii no. rrcat na.,,ru
srp.r. % i".s 4 tron tho bn.tije Power.
na.siGsG s, b,c .,r,,oted ~ Edvan1 Fvcr.t IN.
',tn",ad oinnm ths ;mtnrnsa division ino srs
TOM of hardcr warfaTc whict, would nover hare
sso us f.,,ut" ~ u ~ ,e..t have ce,, tnoro thsn n
nfhs nf, neIs snr ~. 4'i iinr srsn.I nMncnIrnrc
! ,rt,f1 orlr hnvn been lila sjrnal for attachInr
sT Mv. u. up III ~ s,ns Eronean kise. far without
g psoeso ar .c,..,d ~ so nmy hIvh rcconitjom ia th
nsxss ,s ~ s,na ,,a,,nH. nea "''' "'k'. ~
s'i's .pnrrssrtl " ] Substantially tnesc views publicly
IN MAJ. 1sGl' o. Iurpars Ferry, s.lrro.,f.dud by
,,,, mWm ss1'ci .1I ,rn h,sn'nc no;tiai ".iin M
uusous m1,a ntt,r,i nrisnnsr smftarn, ,l,c
I"e,,si,ins n.u "rd kn.ers ri Honthrrn nrison
TT ,'. itn"a I,a ~ ssc ibs tr;mnh II nv fnn
1 ,', ,nnnr ~ tnrss men hsva confessed to me-
".,o .'a, .ni ras rrhs nni tI.,v n,err wrong or
s,.so ,', lnat .,st,l,n "aa ls' A'tA w
"n. ,. s',,,d n,nce thor, In. ,..u n rrcot
,,n"i ~ ~ ,i.nnr.lnsin II, rcrar,t IN the ca,ls,
usa, ..r ~ rtniI trnr am ,m.r. ih"t =, ia In III,
a. Saa e st, al. ~, ,s,fiic ,nnn Nnrth on,I
H',ai, 10 .Iatm lint NJ. Wmr a. the result oi
,T...c,n,. Nv ~ nnn ~ r. th nnwcr anJ fnr
Q! on ~ ns no"uI 'u 1'u ~ - ac
.se W @ IT, st.ts. ur,,cr tt,n T.nnstiin1,nn In
1En!s y. .uI stsss ,h.s wns nv 'ontit.t ,vnt
DUET M"'nS' u,nt s,,t - .,"nrovnts liz wnn
..o ,,,. ."sn ,iu,. III. ~ III iooerJ vsrs
really nelesIh .1 susa .He ci",s,. ~. ~ W:
utep'y mtu VIZ P'1r',o. T',ar'. ,rns ,,;s tn.~ H.
Tnx fntW, y ' H.. ,,o.. .oTor,oms mn, ths sn,tI