The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-11-17


some source entirely independent of the
Republicans; and, therefore, must have
been furnished by such of Browns broth
er Atoliticnists as sd not sufficient brains
to comprehend the craziness, the wildness,
the insanity, and the utter impracticabill-
ty of the consup N alton of such scheme
The last question as to not one OF the
Democrats being connected with the at.
tempt. This is entirely mistake, for
one Democrat testified that the Democrats
succeeded in shooting several Of those de-
luded men, and after they bad succeeded
10 shooting one so badly that he could
no longer hold bis gun, four or five of
those Democrats charged upon hin and
carried him on the bridge. aud there if-
teen brave Democrats fired fifteen bullets
iato his PROSTATE abolition soul case; and
then those brave Democrats seized hi
dead body and threw it over the bridge.
Such is the connection Mr. Democrat, of
sour party with the Insurrection. So
rnuch for the question directly-now for
a little philoSopbising iu general, and we
are done.
Notwithstanding the acute and abuud-
antreason and knowledge that sit enthron-
ed in the substantial Uranium OF the VI on
roe Democrat be Jet. in order to be per-
feet man. seems to lack just oDe thing, and
that is to comprehend the difference be-
tween the Republican Democratic and All
olitioo doctrine But in order that be may
be entirely accomplished or finished
of. we proceed to eDligbten him: !. The
Republicans claim, with Thomas Jefferson
aud with oil the great statesman OF bis
iay. and down to 1850. that it is the
right and duty Of Congress to prohibit
slavery 10 all the Territories that we're
free at the time they came into the pos
session Of the q. S Government. But IN
all places wherein Slavery is established
by local legal Law, the Republicans do
not claim to have any right. claim OF ju
risdiction over it whatever. 3. While the
! Administration Democrats claim that in
all Territories over which the constitution
extends, that there slavery is carried bJ
| Al he
abolition doctrine i, that slavery is po-
litical curse aud moral esil, and that it is
the imperative duty of the GovernmcDt
to take the necessary steps to abolish it;
snd the most of them contend that it Is
their duty to free fbe slaves whenever an
opportunity offers, and a duty too, which
they usually put iU practice. Can the
Democrat now see Of which doctrine the
Hsrper's Ferry raid is the most logical
Consequence. IF he cannot, let him AK
. bis al-wise man on the other ,ide of his
Establishment.
But suppose Giddings knew of the in
surruction, and that Douglass and Smith
zere Republicans, which we EN- phstically y
deny snd challenge proof to the contra,
~, would this in the slightest degree con-
meet the Republican party with that in
sane enterprise T! The Republican press
throughout The country universally de-
nounce the act of Brown snd his confed-
crates as foolish. si.ioDary aud crazy
e transaction. But how was it when Atch.
: icon, the Democratic United States Sena-
tor, invaded Kansas with about two thou
saui Democrats to force slavery on the
people Of that Territory, and 70 murdered
, sc ores Of free State men because they
we're opposed to slavery! The Demo.
= cratic press broushout tie country eth
n openly applsuded it by attriputing the
faul; to the Emigrant Aid Society, or said
= nothing sgaiust it; aud consequently
thereby became parties TO the foul and
: blackoning murder Of those men.
Again. how was 1t when Bully Brook,
assaulted Senator Sumner with blud
, geon, for depicting in glowing colors sne
with unanswerable logical force, the higt
crime the Democratic party was guilty o
towards Kansas1 Why the Democrats
: press ain ost universally cried out all right
Tor il was ongeu,lenanly in Sumner t.
mention those glsring truths in the pres
+ ence Of those who were guilty of sidn;
s aud abettiDg the perpetrators of those
g disgracefu! and dsmning crimes. Th,
Y apostles OF the Democratic party sent ou
e BY the Democratic high priests to preacl
Democracy, would frequently draw them
J. sel.es up iu sarcastic shape and exulting
ask US hether I'VE did rot think Sum
b aer's eote head would be all right afte
q the election"