Year: 1863

The young widow did not reply-perhaps
she was thinking that, after all, wealthy hus-
band is net the best investment a woman can
make of herself in this uncertain world.


For the Delaware Gazette.


The Relllon.


READERS OF THE GAzETTE:--Since the
the darket days of the Revolution, or during
our late war with England. at that period OF
the war when Bouaparte was compelled by
the allied sovereigns of Europe to retire to
Elba, which restored peace in Europe for the
time being; which enabled Great Britain to
precipitate her well disciplined armies on our
shores; our country has experienced no crisis
like the present Since the formation of our
government there have been a number of re-
beliions against its authority; but none of these
can be compared to the present great rebel
lion.


Now in our view of the subject, a candid
miud who looks over the history of our couu-
try for the last few years up to the present
time, and notes each passing event, must per-
ceive the hand of God at work, althoug oh be
sees it as "but through a glass dimly." Since
The acknowledgment OF our independence by
the mother coantry, our nation has grown
from third or fourth rate power, to become
one of the most powerful and wealthy nations
on earth. Its glorious banner has been re-
spected in every land, and our country has been
sought by the oppressed of all the nations of
Europe, as the land of political and religious
hbeLty, and as land of peace and prosperity.


But the dark cloud of rebellion has risen
and spread its dismal shade over the sunny
skies of our nations peace and prosperity
| The flag Of the stars and stripes, which has
been so long honored abroad, has been insulted
and trampled unler foot at home by certain
number of our own dissatisfied people, who
seek to set up government of their own, and
thus relinquish all connection with the FEEDER
al Government.


Now what is the real cause of all this dis
satisfaction on the part of many of the South
ern people? Slavery is no doubt the real and
only cause. Had the mother country never
introduced the system into the colonies land it
was DONE too, much against their willy we
would not at this time behold the two sections
of our country marshaliug immense armies to
meet in deadly conflict. But after we had a
chieved our independence, some of the States
abolished the system, others did not. Thus
differences began, and have grown until they
have reached the present gigantic dimensions.
Now the greater portion of the citizens OF
the nation considered the institution as a great
national sin, as well as a great national evil.


They would gladly have seen the slaves all.
set free, and not only set free, but colonized to
some some country suitable for them in all re-
spects, and there become a nation by them
selves. But this was a task of no easy ac-
complishment- They therefore sought to con-
fine it within certain limits, and those who
owned slaves should not be molested in the
possession of their slaves while residing with
in those limits. But many of the proud ars-
toeracy of the South, who either owned slaves
or were pro-slavery men, determined TO submit
to no such measures. Disregardng the Mis-
, souri, compromise Of 1921, measure proposed
by Henry Clay as being the best means to
preserve the union OF ,he States, and which
measures the Southerners consented to, through
their members in Congress, they sought to in
troduce and establish slavery in Kansas, in Vi
olation of this very compromise. OF the his
, tory of this compromise l suppose our citi-
zens are generally familiar. Nor was the pass
age of the fug tive slave act much less offensive
to the minds of the independent freemen of our
country. 1t was, however, consented to for
The sake of the peace and tranquility of the
country.


During the latter part Of the Presidential
term of james Buchanan, the great rebellion
broke out. This subjected him to much cen
sure for not taking more efficient measures for
! its suppression in the very commencement
Some even entertain the idea that he will be
brought TO a most terrific reckoning when he
arrives in the next world. How often do we
hear the Union men of our country express a
wish that the old Hero of New Orleans, An
drew jackson, could have been in the Presi-
, Dental chair in the place of Buchanan. To
such wishes as these we have not a word of
objection to make; for it does appear that Mr..
, Buchanan did either manifest a want of ener-
gy. or else be had at heart no very particular
f objection to the course that the secessionsts
were taking. But we are inclined to view the
whole subject in altogether a new light. And
here we think we car see the interpOsition of
! the Divine Will. God, no daubt, in His All
wise Providence, has determined that during
the present era in the history of our country,
, slavery shall come to an end, and our country
: shall be 10 reality what its people have long
termed it-"a land of Freedom" Now if be-
fore this war commenced, there had been few
] er slave holders and still fewer pro-slavery
men, while the great mass of our people had
possessed a more abhorrent view of slavery
than many Of them have, then this rebellion
, would have been mere dwarf and the insti-
tuition been easily done away with. In a ma
tion of people where the most unbending rec
titude and the highest degree of philanthropy
and piety pervade the minds of nearly all,
that nation will not be likely to experience
anything but the most trivial domestic dissen-
sious; and many of the citizens of our country
do possess these inestimable qualities; but un-
happily for our country, the exceptions are
numerous. Under these circumstances our
country must necessarily undergo a powerful