The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-09-23

Ahibllt anu p-sliiotlt ~ wen Ten lut
that "Sherman's March Ia the Sea,
which Embossed bestial soldiery upon
our virtuous women, was Christian
triumph, ar that Judas was the Christ
Abolition of slavery immediate wa,
only "A convenient and most deceptive
mask of malignant, plundering, COW
ardly hate. they wanted Ia free Tn,
negroes, but il was ia the spirit of rob.
berry. And when We tear this white
robed hypocracy oil their real motive
We expose them In all their deiormity
Had there been no war the gradual
emancipation of slavery would have
been accomplished before the close al
the century; tut, had there never been
"A negro on the continent, there still
would have been war before now
The germs Of the late war were faith,
fully carried from England TO Holland,
aud from Holland on the Mayflower "a
Plymouth. Here they were planted
and here they flourished They grew
up into open hostility every decade till
finally eliminating in 81.
by combination of imposture and
accident this party, against whom
Clay had faithfully warned the people,
came into power, reeking with hostility
to the Union and Constitution, and with
rapacity and hate ranking in their
hearts. And when the Northern Dem
ocrats begged the South not 10 with
draw, her answer was Gin any event
We shall be- slaughtered by the Abo,
litionists." Who can deny that the
organized lawlessness Of the North.
breathing curses upon the most sacred
provisions OF the Constitution, upon
the church and God Himself; the uni
versal admiration OF that incarnate
demon, John Browns raid into Vir-
ginia, so wildly and so savagely ex-
pressed, with all its historic, inherent
love of blood and rapacity, justified the
South's conclusion and made her reply
unanswerable.
Yet the preservation OF the Union
was an absolute necessity with these
Democrats, for they too were objects of
the Abolitionists' special malignity. 1t
must be saved to secure their personal
liberty and even their liyes, but they
determined To resist war of pillage
This was IA powerful opposition they
had not anticipated. With the North,
ern Union men against them, their
black csbal would be but a repetition
Of John Browns fatal raid. Some-
thing must be done. And the devil and
their peculiar hypocrisy, and treachery
were equal to the dire emergency. They
had betrayed hundreds OF Pequods by
honeyed promises then sold them, aud
heir black art would not fail them
now. They could seem a saint when
most they played the devil Cringing,
awning and with despicable cant, with
E-au's hand and Jacobs voice, they
went into Congress in July '6l, and
there solemnly promised, predetermined
10 violate their sacred oath, that the
oar should BE- conducted to preserve The
constitution not reuOl,tiOnize IL. What
a scene OF sanity assembling. This
was n depth OF infamy, for which the
;hlvalric South was wholly unprepared
and right here her star began TO wane,
he glory Of her hope to fade. This
solemn promise meant Xerxes against
l,eonidss in an open country without a
rhermopyla.
Trusting implicitly in this pledge, the
Democrats throughout the North and
he border States, betrayed by duplicity,
IA their anxiety to save the Union, flew
% arms by hundreds of thousands.
The result WAS inevitable Spartan
courage and stole endurance could not
always Withstand the dreadful shocks
If such an army. That God always
avors the heaviest battalion il pro-
'erbial. Napoleon said providence il
always on the side of the last reserve.n
That the Cause was lost, and went
Town in blood, proves it was wrong no
more than il proves ii was right. The
var decided nothing but the complete
riumph of the strong over the weak.
The logic of brute force proves nothing
nut brute victory. But il was a glorious
tand in an open field against Xerxes,
n which more OF the South's valiant
ons went down TO battle and never re
urned than England lost in all her
vars from William the Conquerer to
queen Victoria. When the Light
Brigade shook free their reins, grasped
heir sabers and darted into the Jaws
Il death at Bslsclavs, the eyes of five
lations were fixed upon that superb
harge, but it was only for 20 minutes.
But the world looked down. transfixed
n admiration, for four long years, up
m the dauntIess Confederates beating
'sck the hordes of the North, number
ng ten 10 one.
How the patriotic army Of Union
Democrats were betrayed into becoming
ccessory in war Of pillage after they
lad sworn to obey their superiors in
rms. How deluslve the ostensible
Of saving the Union. And
What dissatisfaction in that army when |
he real motive began to show its
loven foot. Thousands Of soldiers
mong us can tell. / myself remember
about the reports OF Buells
eviction to the cause till he was re-
uired to stick the torch to the South.
nd Of McHenry's disgust at the policy
the war. Overrun, hopeless, weary
nd starved, little battle-scarred band
u covered with glory, of less than
10000, surrendered to a magnificent
rmy OF over 100000. This immor>
allied Grant. Let him wear the lau
els. / would not. il I could nlnck ona