What Commenced The War

-The iiepublicaus have deuied any responsibüity iu m-igiiiatiiig pur civil troubles. 13ut Mr. Liuooln, at last, claima for the antislavety element the credit it unquestioa ably deserves, of bringiog on the terrible stri'e. ín tril thauksgiving proelamation, published on Saturday, he says : "Moreover, ho has been pleased to animale and inspire our ininds and hearts witli fortlude, courage and resol uti on sufficient for the jreat trial of cicil war in mhiclt iet have been brought bij ouradhurencc as a nailon, to tía cause offreedom and humanity, aml to aübrd to us eaonablo hopes of au ultímate aud happy loliverau.eiium all our daugers and alllictions." ïhis is a plain statement that we were brought into civil war by the abolition sentiment, which Mr. Lincoln ana his )arty ,-iru fond of oalling "the causo of ï-eedom and humanity."" Hovv terribly be poor negro has saffered ! ïhe awful catalogue ol starved aud perishing freedmen will be increased by huudreds of bousands tuis winter, and "the eause of [umaoity and freedom" will agaiu do its earful work of deatmetion on thoao t pretends to help and pïLy. Uut that is not-to the present puposo. We have horc tho elaim put forvvard that the civil war was brought on us by the abolitïouists, and we knoiv of no otie to dispute the claim. - Journal of Commerce. C" A baker in Halifas has been seutuucud to pay tea cents fp't cvery oüDCu short ia his bread 1oavo3.