The Harper's Ferry invasion has done more for Disunion than any event since the founding of the Government. Men who once looked on that standard with horror are rallying to it. The desire for a Southern Confederacy is revived — tenfold.
Original passage & context
"The Harper's Ferry invasion has advanced the cause of Disunion, more than any other event that has happened since the formation of the Government; it has rallied to that standard men who formerly looked upon it with horror; it has revived, with ten fold strength the desire of a Southern Confederacy."
Semi-official organ of Virginia Democrats; the editorial framed the raid as proof the South could not safely remain in the Union. Wikisource transcription links the scanned original.