Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-04

wcru freed. md soinc sold into Ela-
very In states whore slavery still cN-
listed. !iut tho slave traders OF Eng
land and Now England had filled tho
southern colonies with II diSpropor-
t!onat" number of African slaves, and
the problem OF getting rid of them
was very difficult when tho public
; sentiment OF the civilized world call
ed for tho termination OF tho ancient
system of slavery.
Preached Gospel OF Hate.
The preaching OF the gospel of hate
against the southern people went ON.
The dissolution OF tho Union be-
tween the North and the South was
OF their favoritc demonstrations was
10 burn the Constitution Of the United
states, which they described as "a
covenant with death and an agree
mont with he'll. involving both par
ties in atrocious crim!nality."
They openly advocated the stirring
up Of civil war in the South. they
avcwcdly aimed at urin!ng the slaves
and repeating in the South tho
bloody history of san Domingo and
Haiti. They applauded in their pub
! lie meetings and in their churches The
efforts OF a Canatical band actually to
incite the slaves III the South 10
| bloody Instruction.
/ For thirty years before 1860. the
/ efforts OF these people continued. and
/ after awhile IL became apparent that
/ q political party could be organized
| which could get the benefit OF votes
! produced by this malevolrut propa-
/ sauLa
MUST Appeal to All People.
! Nearly every great statesman who
! took part In the organization of our
! government; and in it's early history
! had pointed on; in clear and conNinc-
inn terms the certainty of dis!ntcgr;,-
| tiun q: the Union which would cnSuc
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| make its appeal to all the people
| N all the states. or which WAS frank
! ~ at political! war with any section
q; the country as a section.
In the face of thcs" warnings there
was organized. in 1856. a party which
elected its President in lS"o, ana
which did not seek for votes in the
| South, or nominate" candidates 10
/ office in the South. or ask for dele
/ gates to it's conventions from any
but a Very few OF the Southern States
! To this party. as had been expected
| ana Intended, the aholitionists attach
/ cd themselves. II is true that Oh"
[ party. did not dare To openly "spouS"
| not openly advocate tho dissolution
/ az the tinted states: they did not
! c,anor for tho propagation &c civil
| way in the southern states; they Put
! in their platforms ani in thcir o.li-
| cial declarations the statement that
! they did not oppose at all the inStI-
/ tUtiON OF slavery, ana yet 10y inilam-
matory uttcrauccs, in many respects
/ similar to the statements Of the most
! extreme abolitionists, they sought to
| gain tho advantage OF the voting
/ power which had been established by
I this vcnomous and malignant set OF
acitatorS.
/ Issue u Fictitious One.
! This party selected. as a passably
! legal cover for their autis"ctioual
I propaganda. tn" assertion that
| slave owner ought not To he allowed
| TO take slaves ont OF the states and
| into the Territories Practically no
! slaves were ever SO transported.
i,cithcr before the Supreme Court. in
1 1857. decided that u man could trans
I port his slaves into Territory Of the
United states. or after that decision.
! The whole pretended issue was Il iic
| tjtinuS one, but il furnished 4 more
l.ralistic position for frothy dcnun-
citation of the white inhabitants OF
I the states where slavery remained.
than the more frank proposition or
tho ahol!tioniSts, that the Union
! should be destroyed. and 'hc slaves
aroused to massacre the white pco-
| plc of the south.
The election Of a President in 1850
by this party was deemed hy the
states from south Carolina to Texas
TO be jus; cause :or withdrawing
from III" Union. These States accord
iuGly withdrew and formed the south
cru Cunfcdcracy south Carolina Sc
coded on tho l7th of December, 1850.
| ana was followed by the cotton and
! fuli states. the last to go out being
! Texas. which withdrew from tho
Union the 2rd OF March. 1861.
Having made this brief statement
Of what had preceded the 18th day
Of April, ISL lot US note the con-
dition OF affairs on that important
day
Tho states which had seeded from
the Union contained abou, onc-third
OF the voting population Of the south
crn states. Tn" remaining Southern
states, containing two-thiris Of the
population Of the south, had not Sc
coded. and wherever 4 vote had been
taken, had voted strongly not TO So
ccdc
Some states Refused to Go Out.
IN each of the States which re-
tired from the Union and which
had formed tn" coufrd.racy. there
was a strong minority who were
I opposed To scccss ION. and who were in
favor Of a return to the Union This
minority in each of these states had
Neen vastly STRENGTHENED by the fact
hat such states as Virginia, North
'a"olina. Maryland. Kcutucky and
ArEansas had refused TO ec"cdc. Tn"
s"iccs %: many OF tn" strongest and
st-hcloycd leaders OF the South had
boon urgently opposing secession and
advocating the return Of the states
which mad left. ALLOW me to read 10
you what General Lee said on the
subject writing from Texas in Jan
nary lsGi:
The south In my opinion has been
argricVcd 10y tn" acts OF the North.
as YOU say focl the aggression
and ain willing to take every proper
step for redress It is the principle
contend for. not Individual or pri-
waite b,uciit As AN American citizen,
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