Year: 1861

he most mischieyOus people at tie present
time arc those comparatively few radicals of tie
late Republican party scattered through the
North. of whom Governor Blair is fair speci-
men who seek every opportunity to give tie war,
which Is solely for the preservation of the Gov
ernment ana the protection of the constitutional
rights OF the people OF all the States, the charac-
ter OF an antl-slavery crusade. Ii such were the
character Of the war-if the POSSIBLE purpose of
1t immediately.Or remotely, were an anti slavery
crusade-not only the entire body Of the peotle
of all the slavehOlding States, but the entire De
mocracy Of the free States, would be driven into
open hostility 10 il. Because such a crusade
would be unconstitutional and revOlufiouarr
as secession itself is unconstitutional and revolt
uonary, and wrong, IN every other point Of yioH
as secession Is wrong We 10 not aprreheiid tiiat
Governor Blair's message 70 the Legislature ii
extraordinary session at lansing or the fulmina-
tons of Others like him, can DO any great dam
age here in the North. where the spirit which ami
mates the people in supporting the war with all
the resources at their command is Transparent
and unmistakabe but throughout the South. and
especially in the border States which still cling 90
the Union, the message of Governor Blair will
operate most disaStrOusly 10 the cause of the
Union. It will be used by the secessionis;s
as showing, by authoritative declaration.
from a hight Republican source, that the war
is just what they hare declared it 10 be-
! domestic in
sttutions of the SOuth--a war to wipe out three
thousand millions of property belonging TO the
South war 70 turn laOse upon the country
four millions of negroes, than which a greater
calamity could not befal the North or the South.
Half the Southern people believe TO-DAY that
such is the character OF the war. They have
been made TO believe il by the secession Leaders.
And il is this belief which has aroused them 10
the terrible frenzy which has carried them head
long into the most unequal and, 10 them. disas-
trous contest. IL is of the utmost consequence
20 the secession leaders that this delusion should
not be dispeled, for, the moment il shall be dis
PEELED, secession will suffer a ruinous decline all
over the South. The secession leaders will thank
Governor Blair for his message. IL IS just what
they have wanted. Had he prepared the partisan
anti slavery portions OF il at their dictation tho
interests of secession could not have been better
subserred. Had he set out TO play into their
hands IN the most eflcctual waY he could not
have succeeded better than he has succeeded
An example of the manner I'm which northern
anti slavery fulminatiOnS are used in the South
is stated by New York gentleman who has Just
returned from Southern trip lie SAYS, in


letter to a New York journal:


"The effect of the articles in the New York


Tribune and other Republican papers is Injurious
to the cause of the Union. exciting alarm and
stlrring up bitter hatred and determination


These articles are all copied into their journals


which have intelligence of all that is going on at


the North"


We shall see that those portions of Governor


Blair's message in which he declares the war 10


he an anti slavery crusade will be printed in AT


the Southern secession journals


We have seen no reason TO doubt and We do


not doubt, that the government at Washington


will observe all its constitutional obligations with


respect to the rights Of property in the South.


One OF the best things that could happen ut this


juncture, to convince the Southern people of the
constitutional and Just attitude of the Govern


mens, would be scrvile insure ton in the


South which the Government should have an on
portunity 10 put down Such an act bv tho Gov


eminent would disabuse the minds of tens Of
thousands OF honest citizens of the South who
have been m.slei as TO the purposes of the Coy
, eminent and the objects Of the war bv secession


leaders. Gea- Butler did exactly right the other
, day in Maryland, when lie gave assurances that
he would que!l an insuTection which WAS reported
TO have broken out among the negroes IN the
, vicinity of the encampment of his command: and
we are bound 20 believe that the Government IS
, approved his conduct in that regard Ii i the


lawful duty OF the Government to quell serviie
Instructions wherever they may break out
IL the grand purpose of the war shall be al
hered to by tie Government at Washington and
! by the people of the loyal States, the glorious
event of II is certain Ii the grand purpose OF Il
, shall not be adhered to-if tho war shall indeed


become an anti-slavery crusade-it will as surely


event in the overthrow of the Government rs


that the shall continue to rise and sct-Dc-
, fT0it Free Press.