Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-10-01

extend all over our country system which
makes the child of white woman descended
from slave, a slave, be he as white as white
can be-though his blood be Caucasian, and
his spirit as free as that of Jefferson, or of
/ scorn the Democratic party
because it has silenced its own leaders, or ex-
PEELED them from its ranks, and placed itself
in charge of the disunion orators of theSouth.
scorn it because it has in the Cabinet of its
President, JEFF. Davis, Disunionist from Mis-
sissippi, and it has, sent through the whole
North, stumping in its cause, Senator Benja-
min, of La, Disunionist, Senator Toombs,
of Georgia. a Disunionist-because its columns
are led on by men who are pledged to dissolve
theUnion, aad sacrifice the Constitution of my
country. l scorn the so-called Democratic
party Of Pennsylvania especially, because, hav-
ing silenced its former leaders, or expelled
them from its bosom, it has taken those as ITS
champions and its leaders, with whom have
had lifelong political battle.
Why, what is this Democracy? II puts me
in mind of knife which a French gentleman
of my acquaintance had, of which he used to
boast great deal. He was a good fellow-a
little thick-headed at times, but very kind
hearted. ssThere,'' said he, "Mr. X, is one
very good knife, vieh I brought from France
wis me. values him very much, both be-
cause l brought him from France wiz me, and
because he met wiz some accidents, and get
him repaired, and he just as good as ever
First, soon after came to this country,
broke &c blade, and take him to Mr.. Schivc-
ly, in Chestnut street, and he put in new
blade, just so good as re old one den, good
vile after dat, broke &c handle accidently,
and go to Mr.. Schively again, but Mr.Schive-
ly move away, and / go around in I'd street, TO
Mr.. Richardson, and 1 get a new handle on
so l have my same old knife just as good as
new" ILaughter.] The Democratic party
has got new blade and new handle, new
principles and new leaders, but it is, they say,
the same old party, just as good as new.
My friends, don't believe them-don't be-
lieve them. Look for yourselves, think for
yourselves, inquire for yourselves. If you
have thought OF voting either for Mr.. Buchan-
an or Mr.. Fillmore, pause, ponder and study.
Do not take my assertion. Do not take the
assertion of any partizan leader. God knows,
do not propose voluntarily to become your
leader. / did not seek the position in which
1 stand. was absent from my home, and
far distant when | first heard that had been
nominated. My ready answer was, l cannot
accept cannot serve and nothing but a
sense of duty has brought me to the mind to
serve. But ask you, while you listen to me
to thfnk-when you leave me to examine the
question which have put before you, and to
look to the authorities. If have made mis-
statement, / have been misled by the law books
which have studied-by the authority which
l bring here, [Benton's Thirty Years View, ]
by the various ones which my library furnish
es, by which test it. | have presented to you
the doctrines of the great fathers of the coun-
try, without division of party, without divis-
ion of section, and ask you to stand by them.
ssWell," say some, 'syou are right in theo-
ry-you are tight in doctrine but the Union ,
the Union! save the Union - Why the T.
nion is in just about as much danger as the
Rocky Mountains. Laughter.] 1t would be
quite as easy at this moment to dissolve the
Rocky Mountains, as it would be to dissolve
this Union. Our party is the Constitutional
party. Loud cheering.l We stand where
the fathers of our country stood-we stand
where the Whig party and the Democratic
party agreed in standing, down till the pres
ent Administration. And there can be no
dissolution of the Union for adhering to that
doctrine.
"But," say some, ''you have taken up two
candidates from the North-two from one sec
nj NJ h. l..
not to stand that" They stood it when our
distinguished townsman, Richard Rush, ran
as candidate for the Vice Presidency, with
John Adams, of Massachusetts,, for President.
They stood it when General William Henry
Harrison, of Ohio, ran with Granger, Of New
York. We stood it when Andrew Jackson.
of Tennessee, ran with John C.. Calhoun, of
South Carolina. 1t has been stood so often
that there is no danger of dissolution on that
score.
But, our position is this if we are beaten,
we acquiesce-pick our flint, and fire again !;
and if we are victorious, ,re iriH see cho tciil
dissolre the Union. [Vociferous cheers. A
voice-'sThat's itl''1 Why, there is as much
of Andrew Jackson in John G. Fremont, as if
he were a sschip of the old block or as there
is in any other human being that lives. TGreat
applause.l cold Hickory himself lived
upon acorns, and Fremont has tasted little
dogs meat-just as Caleb Gushing has, though
Gushing did it by mistake. When on his
Chinese mission, he was dinning with China
man of rank, and according to the rules of
Chinese etiquette, had to taste of every dish.
One he tasted which pleased his palate exceed
ingly- Wishing to inquire what it was, and
being unable to speak the language, said he,
supposing it to be duck, ssQuack, quack 20