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ers for losses. See that book of re-
markable interest and value by Hon.
Benjamin T. Grady, entitled The South
Against the North" page 319.
The abolition of slavery was not real
ly among the causes of the great and
outrageous war upon the south-a
SHAMEFUL case of the strong depressing
and o~utraging the weak. But New
England was prone to extreme abolition
sentiments. Its poets sang it. its ora
tors spouted it, its newspapers raved
! Over it. So whatever the north out
side may have thought or purposed or
desired as to the wa New England
| was ''spiling'' for a fight to liberate the
negroes so near to its palpitating and
profoundly sympathetic bosom. Lin
coin in his inaugural protested that he
| had no purpose whatever Ito interfere
with the institution of slavery in the
states where it exists. l believe l
have no lawful right to do So" General
Fremont-fr freed the negroes by procla-
nation in Missouri in August 1861, u
Lincoln disapproved of il. So did that
heartless raider General Hunter, but
Lincoln again di~sapproved.
But how was it in New England? Mr..
Lincoln called for troops after the
northern armies had been again and
again badly whipped. The reply from
New England was 'that New England
did not desire to preserve the union of
the constitution but was willing to as
sist in prosecuting the war if the abo-
lition of slavery in the southern states
were announced as a purpose of the
government" Lincoln weakened and
issued a proclamation declaring free the
slaves of rebels. This was on January
l, 1863. Then Governor John a. An
drews, a fanatic and rank writing to
the secretary OF war May 10. 1862, of
the disposition of his people said, and
we hope all southern men will read and
remember it: IF our people feel that
they are going into the south to help
fight rebels. who will kill and destroy
them by all the means known to saw
ages" chow they carried out the pro-
gramme as ''savages'' is we'll known in
the south.) 49, = will use their negro
slaves against them both as laborers
and as fighting men," This from the
state that exterminated Indians and
was the first to begin the slave trade.
Afterwards Lincoln freed the slaves
and did it as he old Secretaries Seward
and Stanton, that he nigh cause the
L " . dp oilo slo Gil NAS
old men, women and children. That
was the kind Of. Christian warfare
tha Lincoln and New England desired
to see waged against tie south. Chan
der is too ignorant to spout in the
senate. He should study New England
history and hide his stupidity. See
Grady pages 312-14.
The organ OF Methodism in New
England is the Boston lions Herald.
1t said: Boston representing the soul
and intellect of the north, was the nur-
sery that led to the freedom of 1000, 900
slaves" How "nursery?" Grady
p. 81.
1t was in 1911, eve find upon examina-
tom when Josiah Quincy, member of
the house from Massachusetts, oppos-
ing the admission of Louisiana into the
union, said: eff this bill passes it is ny
deliberate opinion that it is virtually a
dissolution of this union: tina it will
free the states from their moral obliga-
ton; and as it will be the rirht of all,
so it will be the duty of some, definite
ly to prepare for a separatiOn-amica-
bly, if then can, violently if they must"
Read it again. How fiercely and quick
ly that state beloved for war upon the
south when it asked to p~eaceably with
draw. And Massachusetts, Endorsed
what their fiery secession representa-
tive said, as he was so often honored
with high places and rewards after his
proclamation of Separation" GRADY
page 27e-77.) All know what a saint
old cut-throat John Brown is in the
New England calendar. Chandler talks
rot, and is consumed with suppressed
venom We hope Senator Morgan will
roast him. 1t is no time for the sup
preston of free speech SO long as in
genious and pertinacious liars ply their
vocation.