BY S. J. ROW.
CLEARFIELD, PA.. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1863.
VOL. 9.-TYO. 33.
, iau ,,. Mt ' &it. .
Clearfield, pa., april is, 1863.
rCOKEESPONDENCE OF THE "JOUE5AL "
ScrroLK, Va., March 30th, 1863. ;
)tku Kow: With yonr kind indulgence, I
prpo to write you "again, briefly, some
(bought that uiay most readily suggest tbern
'selves to tny mind, npoa the various topics
which now seem to engage the attention of
'every loyal heart. The first thing i shall do,
"however, will be to let you know how we got
bere. Soon after I last wrote you, . we were
assigned for daty with the 8d Division 9th
Array Corps, and that command having : re
ceived orders on the 13th instant, to report to
Geo. Peck at Suffolk, it implied of course out
moving . with it.. Accordingly, on tbe15tb,
wa embarked at Newport News on board the
Steamers Gen. Washington and Georgia, and
4 after two hours steaming we reached the dock
at Portsmouth and immediately disembarked
and started for this point, where we arrived
on the evening of the IStb, a distance of 25
miles from the - latter place. Since our arri
val nothing of public importance has trans
pired that you are not already cognizant of ;
but 1 can assure you th.it every preparation
compatible with tho exigencies of the service
is being made for any emergency that may
possibly arise from the desperate straits to
-which tho traitors are said to S3 driven. If
desperate straits require desperate exertions
tf prop tip their waning lortunes ere they are
willing to yield, there can be no telling at
what time, and in what direction they may
hope lor even temporary success. That the
Rebellion is on tho decline, there are very few
We who are disposed to doubt. If evidence
is wanted to sustain this belief, it is to be
found in a careful study of tho. news from tb
Tebel capitol and tbe numerous corroborating
statements f refugees from that land of op
jression and ruin. One can readily discern
That the empty boatts of rebel prowess and
rebel invincibility, made use of by tbe former
are much more faint and of less frequent oc
currence noir) than formerly. v Their cxagger
ated storios of their splendid successes, both
on land and sea, has been changed into wbi
vitig and complaint about the numberless dif
ficulties in the way or tbe final and triompban
consummation of their ideas of independence
Add to this, the reaction that is fast gaining
upon the minds of the'popular ma.ses of the
North from an almost open hostility, or a false
neutrality, to the support of the constituted
powers of the Government, and no loyal man
will dare to deny, that tbe prospects of the fu
lure augurs well for tbe speedy overthrow of
the most sanguine hopes of Davis & Co. in
the south, and the utter frustration of the
aildest anticipations of the most strenuous
sdrocate of peace among the Copperbfds of
the loval ftatos.
. ? -
la witn Intense feelings of satisfaction
that the news comes to as of the returning
connaence orthe people in the wisdom, integ
.1. i
ij,.ni expediency of the war measures of
the Ailminluifitmn ; 1: -
--"' i u iko giiiiigs at me very
life of this unnatural rebellion. When tbis
current la conducted by sorao of the brightest
intellects of the age, whose opinions have al-
sys Deen at variance with those ofthe party
ow la poner.and who have recently renounc-
,D theory that this Btooendona rfif
Acuity would bo adjusted by other agencies
thin the arbitrament of arms, we may, one
dallell take hope afresh for the salva
loo of the Republic, They have wisely taken
the traitors at their word, (reiterated times
"ithout nnmber, that, peace on any ( terms
hort of the recognition of the south' as an in-
aoi'endent nation was sfmply'an Impossibility.
"en, let them not ba sparing in their denun-
"non ol northern traitors, who are too cow-
j "anu the fortunes with their breth-
Id arins.but content themselves with wield
ing" the baser weapons of the assassin and
"Merer. Let them stand up with unbroken
'font, demanding in the name of Heaven in
be name of an outraged. Nationality in the
nme of tbe thousands of martyred heroes
ht now sleep the sleep that knows no a
klfJ. whose lives have been sacrificed in de
fence of the dearest rights of man and in
the Dime of those who have left their firesides
nd all the associations of borne and friends,
to stand a living wall between tbe usurper and
be object of his malevolence that, rather than
'content to the dismemberment of this glorl-
Bt union of states and founding opon their
" anarchy and despotism, every traitor;
Awero- found, may be wiped from tbe soil
hs now policies.
I notice by the Journal ofthe 18f h, that tbe
Pople of Clearfield are not indifferent to the
treat issue at stake, and are now organising,
for concert of action, to thwart the machina
Mons of those in their midst who, to advance
their peculiar interests, would not stop at any
thing short of the dissolution of the Union.
Patriots of Clearfield! yon have mighty
ork to perform as the dearest interests or
present and rising generations are staked
Pon the issuer! this rebellion. If the ene
mies of tbe Government are so far permitted
patch up a temporary peace by bargaining
Hh traitors, red with the gore of your neigh
-na mends, tbe infamy that will descend
t0 utitt can never be effaced. But if, on
the other band, by tbe strenuous exertions of
the Government, backed up by your patriotic
efforts, tbe rebels are compelled to acknowl
edge the supremacy of the Constitution and
the laws, the blessings accruing therefrom
can ! never bo computated. Remember, ' that
yon have dissembling traitors in your midst
who, while they profess to be loyal to the
core, are seoretly plotting in what manner they
can be most effective in embarrassing the le
gitimate power in its laudable efforts in bring
ing about a lasting peace,1 based upon tbe en
tire annihilation of every traitor in the land,
if necessary. These same men have never a
word of condemnation for the traitors in arms,
but by their tiilence signify their acquiescence
in all tbeir acts.' And, not content with sow
ing the seeds of treason and disunion aronnd
their own firesides, they feign would offer the
poisoned chalice to the lips of those, who
from the motives of overflowing patriotism,
at the outburst of this rebellion rushed for
ward to avenge tbe insults offered to tbe flag
of oor country. But, to the honor and glory
of these patriots be it said,- they have refused
the proffered draught and in doing so, they
have chiselled for themselves a monument
more enduring than granite, and one which
will . exist in tbe hearts of a generous people
long after those who now disgrace their places
wilt have sunk into everlasting infamy.-
. Up to tbe last few days, since onr first land
ing at Hampton, the storm King seems to have
had every thing bia own way, as we have had
(only with a few exceptious) the most disa
greeable weather, raw and cold, with rain or
snow almost daily. But now, pleasant spring
has begun to smile -upon us in all ber loveli
ness, and bids fair to banish dreary winter for
a time, from our midst. Already the bright
green grass Is springing from the sacred turf,
and soon dame nature will clothe every thing
aronnd us in tbe most gorgeous robes.
' Yours truly,' ' w. r. b.
Hkadqcartebs, 1st Maryland Cavalry,
. rOamp Bayard, Va., March 31, 1863.
ukak Kow : But a few hours since, this
army waa elated with tbe prospect of soon
paying a visit to our Gray-back Cousins across
the Rappahannock, as under the influepce of a
bright sun and a cool and healthful north wind
the mud was fast dry ing up. Tbus,Dame Na
tore seemed to lend her aid in preparation for
tho coming,, and as we believe tbe last cam
paign of tbe war, in which we intend to ad
minister to the rebellious rascals such achas
tisement as will,- in the future, teach them to
respect and obey the rales and regulations of
onr worthy and ever indulgent Old Uncle
(Samuel). But as day by day the condition
of the roads were; improving and as indica
tions of a move ' became more apparent, ru
mors of an advance began to circulate so free
ly, as to induce yon to believe (had you lis
tened to one-half of them) that Gen. Booker
had at least fifty confidential advisers in onr
command, and that he was crazy ; when sud
denly, the wheels of these calculations were
blocked by a fall of about three inches of
snow, which greeted our waking visions tbis
morning. The snow, however, is passing off
through tbe melting process under a drench
ing ram, which will make the roads as bad as
they, were two weeks ago, and our anticipated
visit across tbe river must necessarilv be cost-
pooed
i
By these remarks, I do not wish to convey
the idea that I am very anxious to get into,
or even see a fight. Oh no. 1 have not for
gotten the first law of nature, nor bas my
bump of caution become entirely extinct, for
experience has taught me that whenever our
brave Boys and JeS Davis' rang babya get to
gether somebody is sure to get hurt.. Neither
is it to gratify a sight seeing' curiosity that
causes my impatience for an advance. 1 have
seen enough such sights, and would be among
the first to hail the bright messenger of peace,
based upon principles honorable to the Gov
ernment, as I certainly will be among the last
to accept upon any other. The "Dove" musf
bring the true "Olive branch" we cannot be
deceived by a sprig of smart-weed, in its
stead. Sterg, uncompromising duty alone
makes me wish for the campaign to open be
lieving that an tfnpleasant duty is to be per
formed, and the sooner we are at it when all
is ready, the sooner it will be done. Gen.
Hooker says he is entirely ready so soon as
tbe roads will permit ns to meet, ' and, as we
believe, to beat all tbe enemy's of our Gov
ernment, and of its constituted authorities.
When we have done tbe work assigned ns,
hand when armed treason no longer lives but
upon tbe black pages of history, we will re
turn to the society of our loved ones, who,
we know, have long been waiting to give ns a
fond and hearty welcome. Not only will tbey
welcome us, but they will join us in hating tbe
things lately, and appropriately named "Cop
perhead Traitors" than which, there is not
a thing on earth looked npon as so despicably
mean, by the soldiers of this army, regardless
of the political party to which tbey belongs
yea, nnlveraai is we nairea oi tne army Tor
such, and we call on all our- friends to hate
them and, moreover, if these sympathisers
have any sense of manhood left (which is to
be doubted) we call upon them in tbe name
of truth and justice to hate themselves. His
Satanic majesty, if be bas any love of charac
ter, would be ashamed of an association-with
such as they, and . would uocareraoniooslj
kick them out of his dominions as unfit to be
come the companions of the residents thereof.
' Many of tbem, we believe, are not posses
sed of as mean principles as tbey advocate;
but that, In reality, they are too cowardly to
meet tbe enemy's of our noble old Govern
ment, which bas ever sustained and protected
tbem, and that they only pretend to believe In
tbe poisonous doctrines of Secession, South
ern rights, etc., or in any thing else that will
furnish them an excuse for staying out of
harm's way. These men would all join the
Quakers, the Mormons, the Jews, or tbe d-I,
and swear to anything requisite, if the late act
of Congress bad exempted any of these on ac
count of conscientious, or other scruples.
Tbey are a set of putty-faced cowards and
would sell their Grandmothers, if that would
buy their exemption, in case they should be
drafted. That they are cowards, and that of
the meanest and most conteuiptable kind," is
evidenced by tbeir refusing to take up arms
even on tbe side of the "poor, down-trodden
south," whose "wrongs" they so deeply de
plore. ,
But, possibly, I do these fellows injustice by
this opinion. Served them right if 1 do.
Tbey have been doing me injustice lor the
past twenty months, and are doing my chil
dren and tbeir children injustice; and they
would, if we permit them, do injustice to the
children of unborn generations, by destroying
a government that is admitted bv all nations
to be the best in tbe world. If I do tbem in
justice, thousands of others (and many their
former friends) are guilty of the same error
and yet, such is the opinion universally enter
tained ol them by the soldiers in tbis vicinity ;
and when one man wants to call another the
uieaursi ining on eartn, ne uses out the one
word Copperhead. If they are cowards and
can't help it, and will own up honestly, our
brave boya will fight the battles for them with
a free good will, and will manage to save
enough from their $13 per month paid them
by the Government, to buy each a hoop-skirt,
etc., and after dressing tbem as well .is old la
dies are usually dressed, will allow them to
remain out of harm's way. But. if they are
what tbey pretend to be, and that from prin
ciple, let them shoulder arms and step to the
tune of "Dixie's land," where we will be hap.
py to give tbem a warm greeting so soon as
flghing "Joe" says the word. Tours, c. . l,
The Loyalty of the Soldier responding
. to tnat ol tne Uitizen.
Editor Raftsmah's Jocrhal, Clearfield,
Pa. Sir : I take the Liberty of sending yon
. i ,1 , . . . .
iue luuuwing nesoiuuons ana address pre
pared by Col. Js. M. Bowman, acting Briga
dier General, rn command of 2d Brigade 3d
Division (Gen. Whipples Division) 3d Corps,
Army of tbe Potomac, and submitted to the
84th and 110th Penn'a Volunteers, and tbe
12th New Hampshire; the three regiments
composing his Brigade and were passed with
out a desenting voice and with loud acclaim.
Yours respectfully, j. s. j.
Whereas, The volunteer soldier left home
to serve his conntry in the armies of the re
public, to maintain that great and good Gov
ernment, bequeathed to us by our revolution
ary fathers, encouraged aud cheered on by the
friends be left behind; And whereas, Before
the final battle is fougnt or victory won. there
are some who cry "peace" w hen there is no
peace, and are ready to give np in despair,
thereby encouraging our enemies and increas
ing our calamities: therefore,
Resolved, That the officers and soldbrs of
this brigade send to their friends and fellow
citizens at home tbe following address, as ex
pressive of their .feelings and sentiments ' on
the war: ' j
Friends and Fellow Citizens : We are here,
as you all know," at tbe bidding of our beloved
country ; we came bitber to assist by force of
arms to maintain that Government, of which
every man in it bas an equal share. It ia your
Government, our Government, the Govern
ment of each of us, and the Government of
all. But there is this difference : You have
been content to remain at home, in tbe enjoy
ment of your accustomed avocations; we left
homes and friends as dear to us as yours aro
to you. You are content to carry on this war j
by force of your opinions j we have prepared j
to take up arms and meet the foe on the bat-
tle field. Yon discuss tbe proper order of I
battle after a comfortable dinner; we fight
battles without dinners. You sleep comfort
ably in your beds ; the soldier sleeps on tbe
cold wet ground. . Yen. groan and grumble,
bnt don't fight we fight without grumbling,
and submit to hardships and meet death with
out a groan.
Yon are free to express your opinions a-
bontbe war in which you take no active
part ; allow ns who are ia tbe field to express
onrs. When we left home yon all bid na God .
speed the men gathered round and cheered
ns, onr mothers and sisters, our wives and
daughters, smiled amid their tears and waved
us on ; even the little boys and girls waved
tbeir tiny flags, and expressing a noble patri
otic sense, sent np manly "huzzas" for tbe
Union ; gnns were fired ; the old banner with
its stars and stripes floated from window and j
dome ; every one seemed to say,' go on my :
brave countrymen ; put dowu tbis wicked re- ,
bellioti j re-establish tbe old banner on every j
hill top, and if need be we will come to the
rescue. , We bad hoped that tbe war would be
short that the misguided people of tbe re
bellious States would soon lay down tbeir
arnia and return to their daty and to tbeir al-.
legiaoce. -; ... , ;
But not so. They have only become more
hostile as their wicked cause has become more
desperate. . . ... t- ,
Thus far the war has been carried on with a
gentle hand on our part.. It waa, impossibl
to comprehend at first tbe extent and magni
tude of this rebellion. v The Government bas
treated it like a kind and indulgent parent
would treaj a refractory child ; the parent has
been content to exhibit the rod and to mingle
kind words with gentle reproof; but tbis has
ouly nrtde the child more hateful, wicked and
defiant. The public Si-ntiment of the country
demanded this moderation, under the impres
sion that tbe Southern people would ere long
return to tbeir senses. The recent elections in
several of tbe loyal States indicated this senti
ment by large majorities. But the leaders of
the rebellion, instead of appreciating this un-
paralle led generosity, tell us, "We spit upon
your pe ice offerings, we despise yon, we defy
you, we ask no peace short of our subjugation
or a Southern Confederacy."
I hey tell us again, "We are your masters,
and there shall he no peace except such as we
shall dictate at the capitol at Washington
with our armies thundering at yonr gates.
They tell us, as they did at the outset, Yon
are knaves and cowards and five of you are
not equal to oue of us in battle !" and in their
incomprehensible arrogance and self conceit
they still expect to beat the reveille and have
roll call at the base of Bunker Ilill monilraent!
Under these circumstance's we are more than
ever lor the war. We are now, henceforth, and
forever in favor of carrying on the war in dead
earnest-
We are opposed to all at home who oppose
ine war ana cry "peace" when there is no
peace, and can be no peace except at the ex
pense of our nationality, our honor and our
manhood. ' '
We admonish all such as counsel peace and
offer their sympathies to our enemies, that
they are making a damning record for them -
selves and their descendants for all time to
come, and we furthermore suggest most re
spectfully, to all who feel competent to crit
icise tbe war, aud tell us bow battles should
be fought and victories won, to shoulder tbe
musKet ana come aown to tbe front ana give j
practical evidence of their ability in the
science of arms and the duties of tbe soldier.
Finally, we see no reason for doubting or i
halting in our onward career. If the war, on
our part, was right in its inception, it is right
still. Nor have we any reason to be discour
aged. It is true we have lost some battles and
that some grand mistakes have been made, but
no cause, however just, was ever maintained
without disaster. But a candid retrospect of
the war shows, on the whole, every reason for
encouragement. . In Kentucky the rebel lines j
once extended as far North as Bowling Green.
In Missouri, Price carried his rebel banner as
far North as Lexington and menaced St. Louis
In Tennesee Pillow and Floyd held Fort Don-
elson and the rebel army domineered over all
the country from Cumberland Gap to the I
iuisaisaippi river. liui jooi saw tne enemy
driven out of Missouri and Kentucky, Colum
bus evacuated, Island No. 10 captured, the en
emy whipped at Fort Henry, fougbt and con
qnered at Fort Donelson, beaten at Shito; driv
en from his strong hold at Corinth and finally
swept out, of Tennessee, Northern Alabama
and Mississippi. Since then our arms have
carried onr victorious banner down the father
of waters, sweeping Arkansas by the way,
shaking bands with Banks', force near Port
Hudson, and now that matchless river is ours
ane rebel Louisiana lies at our feet.
The enemy was caught and whipped in Ma
ryland, and ifK'chmond still remains to poor!
Old Virginia, it stands up like a blasted
monument,araid a wilderness of desolation j
In fact tbe enemy has been ' driven on all I
sides and through the centre, and the rebel- I
lion can read its destiny by the light of glis-I
tening bayonets on the land and hear its doom
in. the roar of cannon from the navy that hangs I
like an electric cloud along fifteen hundred
miles of tbe southern coast.
We say without hesitation,, that we stand I
pledged to tbis contest. The issue is made np. I
The hand of destiny is upon ns. God alone
holds in his band the issues of life or death.
We are for tbe war, and in favor of any meas
ure that will hurt the rebels. Perish trade,
perish commerce, perish slavery, perish ev-
etything and everybody that stands in tbe way
of that cause for which we have periled ourl
lives and are ready to die, if such be the will I
of Heaven. ' I
Some of bur fellow citizens at home insist I
that this war mnst be carried en "according to I
the Constitution." How do tbe rebels carry I
on this wart Did they batter down tbe walls
of Fort Sumter according to tbe Constitution 7
Do they raise and eqnip large armies to de- I
stroy ns under the provisions of tbe Constitn-1
tion 7 Do their piratical ships go forth on f
tbe high seas to destroy onr commerce under I
the aegis of tbe Constitution 7 Is it constitn-
tiosal for the rebels' to destroy tbe Constitn- I
tion and to destroy the Conntry, and id wage, j
deitracttve war against ns tixt the sea; and j
uod f Mnst we fight them as If tbey were
pecial and particular friends 7 No This1
conceited, wicked, rebel child has ignored tiie
Constitution ofthe United States and has
made one for himself he has made war npon
the household be has put his sacriligious
hand at tbe throat of his mother, and he most
be treated as an outlaw, be must be put down
like any other enemy be has no rights to be
protected under that Constitution be stands
armed to destroy. The day for kind reproof,
for gentle admonition, is passed there is no
time left for temporizing and delay. . Let the
heavy hand of war be laid heavily on the reb
el States let the cry be "Lay on Macduff,and
let him be damned who cries enough !" until
this rebellion is fought to a triumphant result.
To this enyl we pledge all we have and all
we are. By all tbe sacrifice already mate by
us, by all the hardships already endured by
our countrymen, by all the bones of our fel
low soldiers slain, by the memories of our
revolutionary fathers as long as "grass grows
and water runs," as sure as there is a God a
bove, we will stand for the right until this re
bellion is put down.
From Wilkes' Spirit ofthe Times of March 2Sth.
THE SUB-SOTTHEKN DEVOLUTION,
The rallying of patriotic citizens into loyal
leagues, and tbe open affiliation of hostile
party leaders in a common cuh, is a whol
some indication for the country. It marks
the limit of tho rebel hop, aud leavea no
thing outside the general: swing aud action of
the North, but sin til particles of hate and utter
treason. . In recognizing this ftct. it is not
proper we should undervalue the aid which
hs recently been rendered by the adhesion
of those long time sullen chiefs who have
been associated prominently with the Demo.
cratic party , nor, at the aame time, fail to
recognize the fact that the ever loyal and al
ways warlike instincts of tho masses : of that
party have furnished tbe underlying pressure
which bas forced those magnates into their
new attitnde. Always aheid of their officers,
they were the first to discover and to clearly
understand tbe true canse and motive of this
I Southern plot ; and now being . fairly on tbe
I track of its infamous intentions, they will be
very apt to visit it with enduring chastise-
ment, as well as with , suppression. Error
however extreme, appeals to the forgiveness
of the noble; bnt conscious wickedness and
deliberate 'crime roust undergo penaltie
along with their humiliations, in order to
render a just compensation to the outrage
they have inflicted on society.
Two years ago we took tbe liberty, as an
humble member of the prty, to ward our fel
iow-uemocrata against the artful outcries
which some of their pretended leaders raised
against the war ; and endeavored to show
them that, instead of the crisis having been
sprung opon ns by an indignant people strik
ing for their rights, it was a deliberate South
em plot for the constitution of an aristocracy
and the entire subversion of the Democratic
piineiple. That it was simply tbe revolt of a
set of barons, who, through the arrogance of
special institution, which mado tbem not
only lords of the soil, but lords also of the
,oor "n"ch mde it teem and thrive, be
"'eved themselves to bo "a master race," and
lauciea tnat tne tune bad come for them to
prove it. The masses were for a while un
willing to believe that such an execrable
scheme could have been deliberately medi
tated ; they had been taught to regard tbe
Southerner as- of a specially , generoua and
chi valric nature ; and tbey were told, more
over, by insidious demagogues, who had po
litical contiacta and exchanges with these
lords, that certain commercial principles
which were held in common, made Demo
crats tbe natural allies of the South. By
slow degrees, however, the leaven of the re
volt worked out, and through such declara-
tions, as that "capital should always own
labor," . and that "ail labor is dangerous,
whetherwhite or black," uttered with marked
approbation in the Confederate Senate, 43e
Democracy of tbe North began to understand
that this base revolt was aimed m-tinly at
themselves. They then saw Mr. Slaveholder
in ; a new light. Instead of 'the courteous
cavalier, whose liberal band found constant
occupation in scattering his easily earned gold
about our summer thoroughfares, they recog-
nized him as tbe asDirinar and suTxmilinn
aristocrat, who had seised npon one-half the
conntry, shut it np from white competition,
and assigned its rich labor market entirely to
the black. Nay, more : thev saw not only
that tbe super-abounding labor of tbe North
waa invidiously debarred from this inviting
section, bnt tbat it waa disdained as being
baser even than the black, and bade to keep
its confines in a nation bv itself, while tha
master race" bad a dominion of its own.
No wonder then tbat tbe Democracy have
at last come right side up in this momentous
struggle ; or that they have directed their
centurions to proclaim them thoroughly en
tered for the fight. . Tbey know it now to be
especially tbeir task, and all invidions outside
lookers - on may as . well resign themselves at
once to the conclusion tbat the job of snbjn
gation will be thoroughly well performed.
Tbe vain declaration that the rebels' never can
be conquered, is worthy only of derision. All
tbe great races have been conquered j Egypt-
iaa, Greek, Roman, Sclavs, Saxon, Celt and
Gaul. Subject alike to the laws ol health and
hunger, all tnnst eat, and all may ' either be
famished or disarmed. To subjugate a nation
it is not necessary to conquer every, citiaen.
feihaust its finances, deplete its commissariat,
capture jts military chest, or cut off its re
sources, and yon have It . as complete at yonr
mercy as if you held every. Inhabitant by the
neck., War is a game of science, not . a mere
question of courage. All nations are brave
but history is full of instances' where tbe
brave have been obliged to lay down, their
arrus. Among the readiest instincts ot tbe
human mind, is that which enables, man to
make a sudden i-.hdlco of evils ; and when we
have seen patriots yield occasionally to a des
pot's yoke, it Is an insult to honorable history
to assume that mere traitors are superior in
fortitude and virtue. ' ' '
. We repeat that the massos of the Northern,
people now understand mainly tbe nature of
thia war: hut there is still a phase of it which
they have hardly taken into contemplation.
They Tully comprehend tbat the Sooth pam
pered by umiue wealth and preverted by a
degrading social Institution, have conspired
to seize their section and expel free labor
from its borders; but tbey do 'not comprehend
that the audacious traitors actually meditate
the enslavement of tbe poorWbite race in
their niidat, and in the progress of their wick
ed empire to absorb and ultimately servlliie
the NortR.
That this declaration may not seem extreme,
we quote from the speech of Mr. L. W. Spratt,'
one of the Sonth Carolina leaders, made as
"ate as March, 1861.- Mr. Spratt, in advocating
the re-opemng of the African slave trade by
the Confederacy, incidently remarked thai
the real contest which bad been inaugurated
by tbeir cannon, was between this two forms
of society established in the North and South;
"the one embodying tfie principle tbat eowal
ity is the right ol man," which, says Mr.'
Spratt, exists at the North and expands Into
Democracy; the other embodying the prin
ciple tbat Is not the rigttof man, bnt tho
right of equals only; "and this," says Mr!
Spratt proudly, "is tbe form existing at the
South wbich has taken tbe shape of a social
aristocracy"." "There are already too many
whites at the South," continued he, "particu
larly In tbe' border States in Virginia half a.
million too many, for there shonld be bnt as
many whites as slaves to keep the social aris
tocracy at Its proper equilibrium." Having'
deliverea himself of this philosophy, Mr.
Spratt then devolopes the entire of the atro
cious plot of himself and would-be brother
nobles. In very much" the same language as
that of McDuffie, the p'rotege of that arch
aristocrat Calhoun, who thirty years ago de
clared that "all labor waa dangerous;" Mr.'
Spratt proclaims that "tbe surplus whites of
the South are a dangerons element," and in
timates that as soon as the Confederacy shall'
have achieved its independence ot the North,'
a second revolution will be necessary to put
them down. " '
"It appears," says he, "that our contest is'
not ended with a dissolution of the tjhion. . .
Slavery, like the ThracUn borne returning'
from the field of victory, atill bears a master on
his back ; and having achieved one-re volition
to escape tbe Democracy of the North, it must
achieve another to escape it at tbe South. ; .'
Slavery cannot share a Government with Do-,
mocracy; it cannot bear a. brand upon i
thence another revolution." ' - "
Here we have trie whole scope ofthe South
ern aristocratic scheme, and tbat they would
have the power to effect their object, after in-.'
dependence there cannot be a partiele of
doubt. . ..
Ti ls alarming programme is fully compre
hended by the Intelligent Unionists of the'
South, and is likewise extending itself among
tnose ignorant masses whom the iron despot
ism of Jeff. Davis bas reaped by the conscrip
tion. The battles which the freemen or Ala-'
bama have inaugurated in her' mountains, thft'
mutierihgs of discontent agafn'st the. tyranny''
of Richmond which bsve alreadr fonnd a
voice in Georgia, and "the unsettled condi
tion of the popular mind in the Old North'
State," are proofs tbat the latent manhood ef
tbe -masses of the South is being touched.7
Their struggled, however, with the despotism'
under which tbey have already soak, would
be a hopeless one indeed, bdt for help from
us. Let ns strike at them, therefore, not sal
enemies whom we bate, bnt as brothers whom
j -
we iove ana waosw misrortones we deplore.'
Let ns strike at them to free them" ; and as we
give the blow, let it t doubled y tbe eon-i
sciousness tbat we deal Iri the interest of alt
msnkind, as well as to remain fre ourselves.' -
A Wondrous Age! when native charms no
longer fill fair women with alarms.when paint-.
ed roses adorn the sallow face, and iron rib-'
bon gives ber every grace ; when piles of gold
her sire's ill gotten gains, are full atonement
for want of brains ,J when solid graces wield
blunted dart, while musk and moonlhrht i
the lover's heart. - . . . i .
If every word men utter fell to tbe ground-
and grew np . a blade of grass most public'
speeches would be worth tee times as meeh as ;
tbey are now. . .-
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