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Democratic TIcRef.
Assembly,
CYKUS L. PERSUING, of Johnstown
S7u-riJ
JAMKS MYEUS, ot Klen,;burg.
Commissiuiitr,
11. DUNN' EG AN, of Ch-artiild Ti.
Tour louse Ii rector,
GEOKGE OUhMS, of Kichland Tp
A mil tr,
JOHN A. KENNEDY', of drndliown.
coar.vrv 1031352 i'Viwz
V. S. NOON, Chairman, j
(i-er-e Dclanv. J. S. M.irdis. Gorge C.
K. ..tlrni, Peter Ruber, Phibp Mi'.ler, John
E. McKcn.ie, Joseph P..-l-., John Dr.rhin, j
II ;.! Ii'.ir'ipr lI.Mirv Irie.lthoof .lolm
St.Migh, Klislm' lluiuincr. Lewis lh.dgers, j
George Hurley, .h.j.n McDerinit, Siiiioti (
-i ii' 4 T- - . mi I f 1. I
V i ii i i i' r i ii n
Jacob I ronh"iser, .). V . Condi a, .John Ihuo !
ilton, F. O'Friel, Michael Ii.hlin, W:n. C. i
Diver, John White, Henry Topper, Nieho-
las Caiman, M. J. I'lott. J. W. Condon, I
Daniel Cnfair. Wm. McCloskev. Daniel II. ,
Donnelly, Anthony Long, Jolui Mar.Oi, :
John llyan.
TSae War.
We cannot give our readers any satis
factory account of the progress of the war
They are fighting a little almost every i
day, but no decided advantage seems to
be gained on either side yet. Grant?
army sometimes drove the rebels into their
entrenchments, but our armv is not able
to hold any advantage gained in that wav,
and they retire speedily to the place of
beginning. Then Grant tries a new ba.se
and a new place of attack, but generally.
with the same result.
It may be taken in the course of time,
Tmv. .Temsjilem ,mf1 fVhusfonol have
? tnl-Pn .,d .-!.v hon'd not ir.eh,.mi,.l
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Troy was besieged by the Greeks for ten
years, and at last was taken by the tur
pitude of its own men who betrayed it
into the hands of the enemy. This is
the historian's account of its capture,
though the poets tell us it was done by
strategy. 15y filling a large wooden horse
full of armed men, and getting the Tro
jans to bring him into the city. During
the siege so great was the slaughter that
the rivers of the country were filled with
dead bodies and suits of armour.
Vespasian undertook the siege of Jeru
salem, but he found it a rather tedious
job, and left it as a legacy to his son
Titus, who afterwards took it. Rut we
hope our worthy President will not have
to leave his son Rob the taking of Rich
mond. Indeed, there is a great similarity
between those two men in many points of
character. Vespasian was of lowly origin,
originality of character, and fond of jokes.
He commenced his career as a horse lie
tor, and by the freaks of fortune got to
wear th inierial purple. So, Lincoln
commenced his career as a rail-splitter,
has got as near the imperial purple as any
man ever got in this country. The for
mer had a very extravagant cabinet, just
as the present one at Washington, they !
were plundering the public treasury, aiul
bleeding it at every ore. lie was re- !
roonptrnted with and requested to dis- ;
charge, them, but he made a joke of it, j
and said he. used them as sponges, that he j
always wetted them alien tney were dry, 1 ,
, , ., t .i ; ""d some towards Cincinnati. They are
and fcquevzed thcia when they were wet. ...
Ar i.i.i i ," i i . ' destroying railroads and railroad pi on
Very much what l.inoohi would nay at 1 11
. . . , ,, , ,, , , city, and dont seem to meet with much
v, "resent time. At that tuna they had ; J
DSeVs ru.verything that they 'could ; "Pinion -from the Federal troops.
. do?Sl!p1;,7tUy5: FntK.-A fine new barn of Jacob
Jm. $5,00. Small Si's IIe ,i;l1 I,ut : Nagk of Allegheny township was de
lhalf doz. $1,00. ' on Titus com- stroyed by fire on some day last week
-July 8. 186S Iv. i . , "- , c . .
J vt his mean- j V. e are not advised of the cause of the
vntcd him- i
self by putting a parcel of tins gold be- !
fore the young man's face asking him if it
smelt offensively. Lincoln would make a
joke fully as good as this. Rut Titus
took .Jerusalem, at the cost of the lives of
one hundred and ten thousand persons,
and ninety-seven thousand prisoners, who
were afterwards sold into slavery, or
brought to the Amphitheatre to be given
to wild beasts for the sport of their con
querors. You all recollect the taking of
Sebastopol as well as we do. We will
therefore say nothing about it.
Now since these places have been all
taken what need Richmond expect, we
have a force numerically as far !eyond the
relicls as any of these had beyond those
they captured or destroyed. And still
tl pr is doubt, and iiiav lie, alxjut the
capture of Richmond.
Suppose Richmond is to be taken in
the course of the summer, and two hundred
thousand more men sacrificed in its capture,
is this or is it not paying too dear for the
whistle ? These are grave questions on
which the pcple are already seriously re
flecting. The people dont go into the
army now with the same volition that
they did two or three years since, many
of them will pay the commutation be it
ever so high, if they are able, and ra iny
who are loose-footed will join the oarp.'t
sack briirado to parts unknown. The
I consequence, wilpbe that our army in a
J short time will be composed of negroes
I and foreigners, as the H.iltiniora platform
i holds tint a flattering welcome to foivign
J ers. Then the war becomes chronic, as
! the fakir;:: of Richmond would no more
j end the war, than the. taking of New
I Orleans, Pittsburg Landing or Vicksburg
j did.
i Suppose on the other hand that Rich
mond cannot le taken, that all this
slaughter goes for nothing.
Is not the
; condition
Xorth then in a most pitiabl
A nation drunk with the blood oi tier
In-st citizens, staggering and reeling under
:l jo;l( 0f debt that llie most i-uncuine
. - ,
human foresight could make r.o caojuia-
th the
tin-i that it could ever Ik; liquidated.
Add to this the cardinal virtue of tlr
jH-ople gone. Instead of the doctrine of
j peace, love and truth, as inculcated by our
j Divine Redeemer, we have enforced by our
Government the doctrine of the devil,
I blood, hatred and lies, and the man that
does not promulgate this doctrine, is
no friend ot Ue Government, he is a trai-
! tor to ,,is country,
he
is a cnppei
head.
J X th:lt lW Y thllt blo'1 houl'1
j cease to flow he is a traitor according to
j ur Government, a man th.it would say
! tnuh h"ultl ho to!1 :asions
j "bout this war, and carry out that doctrine.
j a tr:lltor ma tl,:it wuuIJ -sa' w0
! wuhl love the the Southern white people
! well as the negroes, is a traitor.
Is this
not the doctrine of the devil, promulgated
by the Government, and their preachers
who mutilate the gospel of truth.
Then let us use our best endeavors to
wrest this country from this "abomina
tion of desolation " and place it in the
hands of the Democratic party w ho Lave
always showed themselves capable to ad
minister the government in accordance
with patriotism, and the happiness and
good of the people.
County Commit! ce.
We this week publish the first address
of the Chairman of the County Committee.
It is a good document, strong and well
written. Read it and then lend it to your
neighbors who don't take the paper, tell
them to keep it clean and return it to you,
as you want to preserve it. It contains
soli 1 truths eloquently told, and would be
no disgrace to .the Chicago Convention.
Indeed we have men here as capable of
doing things, as they will have there.
Our own impression is, that this address
for purity of style, elegance of diction and
above all for the solid truths it contains is
r.ot easily surpassed. We hope he will
favor us with many more of the same
; m.
JIoufiAN. Morgan and bis men are
making raids in Kentucky, of huge pro
portion. They made their first appear
ance at a place called Sterling. They di
vided into two or three columns some of
ilimn .,! :., , !,, ..,..,.1 ,..!,. T : .
lire
Tlie Ball Opeued.
The political ball was opened at Cleve.
land, by the nomination of Fremont and
Cochrane, and a political platform made
for them to stand, to dance and to run on
We here give you a synopsis of their doc
trine, as laid down by the sages who com
posed that convention.
jrst. That the Federal Union shall
be preserved.
Second. Unit the Constitution and
laws of the United States must be ob
served and obeyed.
Thhtl. That the rebellion must lie
suppressed by force of arms, and without
compromise.
Fom.th. That the rights of free speech,
free press and the habeas corpus be held
inviolate, save in districts where martial
law has been proclaimed.
Fifth. That the reljcllioii has destroyed
slavery, and the Federal Constitution
should be amended to prohibit its re-es-
tablishment and to secure to all men ab
solute equality before the law.
Sixth. That integrity and economy are
demanded at all times in the administra
tion of the (Government, and that in time
of war the want of them is criminal.
tin-tilth. That the right of asylum,
except for crimes and subject to law, is a
recognized principle of American liberty,
that any violation of it cannot be over
looked and must not go unrcbuked.
Kiohth. That the national foiiey
known as the " Monroe Doctrine;
has I
become a recognized principle, and that
the establishment of an anti-republican
government on this continent by any for
eign I'ower cannot be tolerated.
Xinth. Phat the gratitude and sup-
port ot t lie nation are iue to me laiuuiu
soldiers and the earnest leaders of the
1 "nioTi army and navy for their heroic
achievements and deathless valor in de
fense of our imperiled country and of
civil liberty.
Tenth. That the one term policy for the '
Presidency, adopted by the people, is j
strengthened by the force of the existing
crisis, and should I)o maintained by con
stitutional amendments.
KleveiUh. That the Constitution should
be so amended that the President and
Vice President shall be elected by a di
rect vote of the people.
Tirtti'tli. That the re-construction of
the rebellious States belongs to the peo
ple through their Uepresentativcs in Con
gress and not the Kxecutive.
Tin rt tx nth. That the confiscation of
the lauds of the rebels and their distribu
tion among the soldiers and actual settlers
is a measure of justice.
The l'altimore convention was got up
to order and a large collection of contrac
tors and Shoddyites with a small sprink
ling of negroes were in attendance and
nominated Lincoln and Johnston of Ten
nessee, without much trouble. The fol
lowing is a synopsis of their platform.
1st. They go in for the Union and the
Constitution, and the paramount su
premacy of the laws, that is the Consti
tution as they will amend it, and the
Union as they will make it, and the laws
as they will be promulgated by Lincoln's
proclamations.
2d. An uncompromising prosecution of
the war until the rebels make an uncondi
tional surrender.
4th. They give thanks to the
sol
ilK-rs
of the army and the sailors of the navy
who have periled their lives in defense of
the flag, and promise to hold in grateful
remembrance, the memory of those who
! have fallen in its defense.
5th. They approve and applaud the
wisdom and patriotism of Abraham Lin
coln in his fidelity to the Constitution and
particularly approve and applaud his
emancipation proclamation and his em
ployment of the blacks as Union soldiers.
Gth. They deem it essential ' that har
mony should prevail in the natioird coun
cils, and no man should be worthy of con
fidence who would not cordially endorse
the acts and proclamations of the Presi
dent. 7th. That full and ample redress should
lie given to the colored soldiers when the
rebels make any distinction between him
and a white soldier.
8th. They encourage foreign immigra
tion, particularly while the war lasts.
9th. They are in favor of the con
struction of the Pacific railroad.
10th. They recommend that public faith
for the payment of debt lie kept up, by a
system of economical exjienditure and
vigorous taxation.
1 1 th. They approve of ths Monroe
doctrine.
evf Our correspondent D. A. C. writes
a good letter. We are always thankful
for favors of that kind. We trust he will
use many of his leisure moments in edify
ing our readers with his logical and truth
ful correspondence.
Rebel ladies in the South pay fifty
five dollars for a hoop Bkirt.
A D I) KESS
OF THK
Democratic County Committee.
To the Democracy of Cumbria Count :
Fellow Dkmock.vts : Your County
Committee congratulate you upon the re
sult of the deliberations of the Convention
held in this place on the 30th ultimo. No
more orderly, dignified and intelligent
political assemblage ever convened in the
county ; its proceedings were character
ized by good sense and unanimity, which
give prestige of the glorious victory that
awaits us at the termination of the ap
proaching contest. The standard bearers
are eminently fit for the responsible posi
tions for which they have, severally, been
nominated ; and, although gentlemen of
equal worth and capacity who had been
supported by their respective friends were
unsuccessful, the utmost good feeling was
manifested, and all the delegates departed
for their homes determined to give the
ticket nominated their earnest, hearty,
energetic support.
Never was a ticket composed of truer
and better men presented for your suffra
ges. In Crurs L. 1'ek.shing, our nomi
nee for the Legislature, you recognize a
firm, unflinching Democrat a moral,
unassuming gentleman an intelligent leg-
I islator of vast experience and unsullied
t reputation. A ready and logical debater,
j a ripe scholar, a pure patriot and an
honest man, he was the trusted an'l honor
ed leader of our party during the last ses
sion. It is a Ht tribute to his manhood
and worth, that the Democracy, without
anv solicitation on his part, should again
! nominate him for the position which, with
o much ability and such great acceptance,
he has for the last three years tilled.
Jamks Mvkks, our candidate for Sheriff,
a gentleman well and very favorably
known to the people of our county, is in
every way well qualified for the arduous
and responsible duties of the office. A
native of our county, he has grown with
its growth and strengthened with its
strength. A hard working mechanic, lit
is a man of the people and one who-e
integrity has never been questioned, or
whose honor has never been doubted.
K:wai; R. Di NNr.;.N has been nomi
nated for the office of Commissioner. lie
is a native of Clearfield township, of
whom the unswiTing Democracy of that
sterling district are justly proud. lie is
a voting in. m of marked ability and ex
cellent business qualifications and habits,
as was well attested by the remarka
ble manner in which he performed ihe re
spnisible duties of the office of County
Auditor. When the' call was made for
nine months troops to fill up the depleted
ranks of the Federal army, he was among
the first to respond. Having left his quiet,
peaceful home with its charms and en
dearments, lie was unanimously elected
First Lieutenant of Co., F 12oth Reg.,
Pa. Vols., and soon after, with his com
pany, participated under the gallant Mc
Clellan, in the bloody battle of Antictani.
Generous and brave, he returned to his
mountain home and his peaceful pursuits,
at the expiration of his term of enlistment,
esteemed and honored by his companions
in arms. I Living a thorough practical
business education and being fully ac
quainted with the details of the office, he
is exactly the man for Commissioner.
For Poor House Director, Gi:oia;K
Omtis, of Richland township, has been
nominated. The office has become a very
resjionsible one, and no better man to fill
it could have b en selected. Mr. Orris is
a modest and intelligent farmer, who will
give his attention to the duties of tlie
office. His nomination was unsolicited
and is a just compliment to a worth'
I )emocrat.
Jon?; A. Ivi.nnkdy, of Carrolltown,
our nominee for Auditor, is a young Demo
crat of energy ;md ability, who will make
an excellent officer.
Such, fellow-Democrats, are the men
who have been chosen as your standard
bearers in the coming contest, all honest,
all capable. For "them we ask your
hearty, earnest, unwavering, united sup
port. In relation to the private characters of
the gentlemen nominated by the Abolition
convention, wc have not one word to say ;
but they are the representatives of a fa
natical organization, composed of the fag
ends of all the isms of the country, which
are kept together only " by the cohesive
power of public plunder.'' ly voting
for them, you endorse the destructive jtoli
cy of the present National Administration
by which our country has well nigh lieen
destroyed ; an Administration which lias
openly, publicly, lastingly, and defianlly
disregarded and violated "the Constitution,
were sworn to support, it being
the priceless legacy which was bequeathed
by the patriotic heroes and sages of the
Revolution. Under the tyrannical rule
of the Administration of President Lin
coln the liberties of the people have bem
trampled under foot, and their most sacred
inalienable rights entirely disregarded.
When he assumed power our country was
peaceful, prosperous and happy the ad
miration of the world the asylum of the
oppressed the home of liberty. Our
government was at peace with all the
world our ships sailing o'er every sea
and anchored in every port our power
acknowledged by every people resected
abroad, lieloved at home. Alas, alas,
how sad the change ! Over three years
of blood and slaughter of rapine and ' you : remember, principles are eternal,
murder homes made desolate families ! men the creatures of an hour, lt our
ruined firesides destroyed! Father against j time-worn battle-flag, bearing still upon
son brother meeting brother in deadly j its folds the motto : "The Constitution
conflict hundreds of thousands of our j axu thk Union," be again flung to the
fellow-citizens, the flower and pride of the 'breeze, and let us again march proudly
land, killed and maimed for life. This ; under it to the salvation of our Country,
country then so free, so peaceful, so pros- i To all the nefarious schemes and repul
perous ami so happy, now, intoxicated sive doctrines heretofore enumerated, tl:
with the blood of her own sops, staggers J Democratic party has ever lieen ever
and totters to her ruin. At home and i will le opj)sed. It has, at all times,
abroad, everywhere, we hear the wails of ; and under all circumstances, protected the
woe, we behold the habilaments of mourn- j rights and maintained the liberty of lin
ing, our hearts sicken as we witness the j citizen, whether the same were assailed
terrible grief of the mother left childless, j by the fanatical spirit of political Anti
the widow made desolate, the orphan left masonry, religious bigotry, or intolerant
fatherless by this wicked, cruel, insane, j Iiatred of foreigners. Never was its mis
inhuman struggle. What good has re- ; sion more holy than it is to-day. While
suited, what good can result from all this our gallant soldiers bravely meet armed
misery ? Are our jieople more wealthy j rebels, who are boldly urging their caus-j
because billions of money have been ex- j upjn thejbloody field, it is our sacred duty
(leaded; are they more prosjierous because to jealously guard the Constitution from
hundreds of thousands of our brave sol- j the wicked, insiduous attacks of cowardly
diers have bitten the dusU, or more happy i traitors who occupy high places in the
liecause hundreds of thousands ot families
have lieen ruined I Surely, surely, not !
Has the cause of human freedom gained
anything from this bloodshed and misery ?
It is said a hundred thousand negro slaves
have been freed. Grant it. Five hun
dred thousand chivalrous white men have
been slaughtered in their behalf; and at
the end of three years the people are coolly
told the war shall continue until ali the
slaves are free. Rut, how stand the in
stitutions of our country ? Without
cause and without reason, our fellow-citizens
have been illegally arrested, denied a
fair trial by a jury of their countrymen,
eoiwtninet iv Kiililrirv triKnu'iL .1 tl...
1- . , i- ,1 , 1- . ., .
oiet.'t'.on ot the Lxecutive, to exile, or to
bastiles and dungeons, from which, in the
elegant arid expressive language of Sec re- j
tary Seward, ' no power on earth can re- ;
lease them save that of the President." :
The freedom of the press has been tram-
pled under foot, and newspnjiers have leen
suspended and editors imprisoned, without
trial, for no other cause than that thev
dared to eritici.vj the corruption and tvrau- ; ,;KU' 1,1 ' """"y long mice concia
ny of the Administration. The .-licivd tl, ,: lhat the war conhl have Uvn averted.
rh'ht of asylum ha-, been luo.-t :'o.-
violated in the peron of C"l. Arguellcs,
who was arrested, and without a bearing,
by order of the President was placed on
board a ship and sent to Cuba, there being
' no extr.cuiiou treat v tor the rendition of
fugitives from justice lie! ween this country
and Spain, and in his case there was no
evidence that any crime h i I been com
mitted. The " Monroe Doctrine,'" which
our people had learned to regard as a car
dinal and vital principle, has been treated
with contempt ; and upon the ruins of our
sister Republic of Mexico a monarchy has
been established by foreign bavonets.
It has been attempted to drag the white
man down to the degraded level of the
negro; and the repulsive doctrine ot amal-
gamation, under the new and euphonious
name of miscegenation, has lx-en publicly
and unblushingly advocated. And to
crown all, the operation ot the great writ
of Jlitbeiis Crj.a. has been suspended ;
i i . - t i . i . : . i
ami any inaiv i rovosi .warsiiai, uiui i
cause or without cause, upon oath or
without oath, may arrest an.i consign to
a bastile any citizen who may happen to j
oliend his official majesty. That great
writ of liberty never was intended to, and
did not, screen the guilty, but was int"ii- !
ded for the protection of, and did protect
the innocent. Under its benign influences
no guilty culprit escaped no innocent
victim could long stiller. It is the ein
iKxliment of our liberties the only pro
tection of our rights ; without it our Con-
stitution is a cheat, our form of govern
ment a lie, our boasted freedom a bubble,
a dream, a wild fancy without substance
or icamy. aiiu an ims i i i ; wnsiuc-
l".-- K.I .11 .1 - . ; . .1 ... Ill
rauon ne leeeivu 101 wie iuw oi 0111
fathers, brothers and sons ; the (l-?trnct,ii
or our noerars is v,e j,rx jhim j or our
. IV . " - .1 1 . 1
i ins government wa mane tor of tho of cltxtnm aU(1 C()ntonipt
the protection of human klierty ; for that fop lhe m lfWt 1:l,Vj as expounded bv the
the hardships, privations and suher.ng of j , constitutional i-ower, would not he
seven long years of the Revolutionary j UmM for an !lour :ulll vt.t
struggle were chiHufully endured; and j t,iis has lx-en done ; and upon a p.o
when that protection fails, when Ireedoiu ; K. cUhnhl,r to K. fiw boasting thev
has become a mere subject for a vulgar j anJ UM(o. ,hc ,iroU.clioil uf a Constitution
i icsiiieiu .siiuuiv jokc a pivming in
the hands of a. childish Secretary of State
a foot-ball to be kicked round by a
Secretary of War, who is as tyrannical as
incompetent, it behooves all true patriots
irrespective of party, nationality, or reli-
gion to rally as one man round the broken
and shattered columns of the Constitution,
gather up the fragments, re-erect the
grand old monument and cement it with
the blood of the patriot mart rs who have
died in its defense, that it may forever
stand as a mighty bulwark between free
dom and slavery, the oppressor ami the
oppressed, the despot and the citizen.
When that is done, then indeed may we
soon expect an honorable and lasting
peace.
Our foes are as cunning and wily as
they are unprincipled. To perpetuate the
despotism which they have inaugurated
no means, however dishonorable, will be
spared. Many of them are held by secret
leagues and oath bound associations ;
money without stint will lie used and
fV.. 1 1 -1 r tirM ViiMit ntintYult twill I oHm.-i t4 ml !
lldlHiS W llliwu iiuiuovi lil K7J ICJll I'tll.
Rut let us to work, and at once. Orga
nize in your respective election districts
now ; no time is to he lost. There is jiower
and energy and patriotism enough in the
i Democratic organization to yet save our
! beloved country. Waste none of them in
futile quarrels among yourselves. Iet
no differences on minor quest ions of jiolicy,
or hi regard to men for a moment divide
j ( o eminent : from the assaults of men
( who nr.; growing rich and powerful over
the wreck of the liberties of our people..
Let not the blustering threats of bloated
army contractors and other hired mimuj,
of power, who are coining into gold the
blood of oiu- fallen heroes and the tears
of their heart-broken widows and orphans,
deter you for a single instant from the
per formance of your solemn duty a duty
which you owe to yourselves, your fami
lies, your country and vour God.
PI I Hi" S. NOON",
Chairman Dem. Co. Com.
Lus.nsiu u:, June 11, i8(l.
! I'oir thk 1).-:3:(k;,;at ;n: Si-:ntinki 1
j L , J
j 'I "he present unhappy
con iilion ot the country is the only ex
cuse i offer for writing to you on thi- c
eaMon The war which has afhicted oiu'
i Ll" 1 iur ov-1' tlilt!,J years. di s not sc.-
in
to be. eileellTi
the put-nose tmteiisibly
''"' hy ihii
Adinmi.-a-ntioii at Washing
no doubt everv well tiiinl."n:
ton.
I h.
an. i ine n-iiio;.- oioo.iv cou-cqii.-n vs e
its continuance might Lave been spare:.
1 had the management of the poliii -a!
j fairs ot' the country Ien in oih.jr and
j wiser hands'. Rut why need we, a-a
' poop!; wond- r ih.it .-uch has been o-ir ne
; happy lot. We were told Ion" it,, 'v
i t!ios now in power, iii.it the days o! v:
j ji.'tlr c was iloi u List :oiir. The
' prcsr-ibil: colliiiet " was all. '.:t to hi; .!,' ,
: the question of half tree and half s!ac
1.. . t.
must b
i ;
in other wo:!s. t1
ri-hts ot' sovereign S'.ates in the l"ni..n.
must be ignored, that the progressive prin
ciples whit h the Abolitionists' of the North
base lu'en preaching f r years must be
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j i;lt ln.m ,lU(1 m.,rt.rilVi rt,rv f,,t f
j in thtf (.,.mitV t() nu b,,.,
j (,o!1.ir o J(01.t(.(.t that' end. The advent
j oJ. Mp l h.r,!u u, t,lv. lli:m.1J,e,llont of the
; C;,unJ. . m,(,Y to 1k, .lesi-n-
urs in the country eei:trn
ed for an honest purpose, the wnr was to
be conducted upon C'oiistiliuion il ground-,
the " Union lire-served, the r'lL'his of the
SuU.s YivW, ,lluK.v t!lo Cothmi.m.
the riln-llion supoivssed in that wav, the
war should eea.se : has this been faithful!-
carried out
No man who has any regard for '.!:
truth will pretend that any one important
principal of the Constitution has b-en re
girded or respected by the present Ad
ministration, the most sacred rights have
been set at defiance, the dearest privileges
of the American citizen have lieen denied.
j him u,ulor t,C snnrkms fUul newlv
doctrine of " Military necessity." Why,
sdr, in the days gone by when our Govern-
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.t p.fudly subjugated, when the Con-
' '
t it ut ion meant something, when the rights
of the States were respected such viola-
: tioa, of (,K. constitution, such disregards
that defines their rights and privileges as
Americans. I say most emphatically
they are fast loosing their rights, and un
less they wake up to a seuseof their duty,
the day is not far distant, when the coun
try will not bo half five and half slave.
but the w,ok, ler ,ww he
party in power may talk of the Constitu
tion and the Union ; the one they despise
as a covenant with hell, and the other
they would not preserve or respect unless
slavery was abolished and the slave made
equal to the white man in all respects.
Had I time and space in this article I
would prove most conclusively that the
Administration of Mr. Lincoln has been
marked by a wanton outrage on the rights
of the people, for which he should be ar
raigned and tried ns a traitor, that his re
nomination by the office-holders and con
t ractovs at Haiti more is an insult to the
intelligence and virtue of the American
character. The platform, as it is called
on which he again demands a re-election,
has been in part repudiated by his every
act, and now only regards the action of
the Convention as a Dutch story. Tra
ding horses while they were swimming
across a creek, in other words, he says to
the Convention, there is no other man can
be nominated but myself, I have got into
the contract for abolishing slavery, the
only cause of the war, the principle on
which our Administration came into pow
er, and I will ignore the Constitution, M