Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22

take up each case at once, and place the
matter before the courts without delay. The
people will sustain the action, however Sc
we're, provided i. be legal and the vast mass
of our citizens will rejoice in it as another
sign of determination and courage on the
part of the Administration. The arrests OF
Muir, Serrel, and Faulkner have been loud-
ly applauded equal gladness would be man
ifested, were every disloyal paper in the
North promptly and justly dealt with"
We copy the above opinions from these
three reliable papers-and could increase
the pumber-to show our readers. the good
and loyal citizens of Centre, That we are not
alone in our opinions. We have received
letters from different parts of the county,
from men of all parties, condemning the
course of the Democratic Watchman and ask
il g US what should be done with it. Our
answer has invariably been, refrain from mob
Uiolencet And we now say to our corres-
pondent, ga Union Democrat of Harrie,"
resort not to force. this would please them
too we'll. This thing carried out would &C
complish for US to some extent, Just what
JEFF. Davis and his Southerrrebels want.
divided North.
If the Watchman is guilty Of treason, it
should be proceeded against in legalwsy.
If itsdoctrines are not reasonable, aud are
in no way aiding or abett5ng treason, then it
is entitled to 60 on, entitled to all the free
dem of speech and OF the press But this
question should be determined soon. We
would, therefore, call the attention of Judge
LINN to this fact. Let him, in his charge
to the Grand Jury, next week, define what
treason is, and if it falls upon our neigh bors
of the Watchman, let them be reported to
the proper authofities and let them be dealt
with according to law. But let no NAB Uio-
lence be used !
In our humble opinion those who oaon
a paper are as much responsible-in NOR
al point of view-as those who edit it. And
these who take or support reasonable
sheet, no matter where it may be published
are the a;ders and abettors of and sympa-
thizers with treason. Now we charge not
treason against the Watc7tman, but that it
has qsser sgly of showing its loyalty to
the Government, all loyal men must admit.
If its course dees notsuit the proprietors
of that paper. why do they not SO control
as to make it at least loyal.
We are in tie midst of great rebellion. -
Every loyal heart is distressed on account OF
the condition of the country; and every 10y
al citizen knows that this war was forced up
on the country by Sou bern CemagogueF, who
all their lives long acted with the so-called
Democratic party. That there are thousands
of good loyal Democrats no one can doubt,
that there are whole regiments of them now
fighting for the Stars and Stripes is equal.
ly true. But admitting all this why is it
that the Watchmaw has not one word of
praise for these men, or for such noble and
oval Democrats as Hon. Andrew Johnston
of Tennessee, and Hon. Jos. Holt of Ken
lucky Why is it that it does not rejoice
over the great Union vote of Kentucky, and
continues to abuse Union men in Baltimore,
and everywhere else, who will not shout
pens of praise to The perjured traitors Breck-
inridge and Valandigham And yet these
men are deceiving the people by calling
themselves Democrats. Sacred name, how
hast thou been abused? How long desecra-
ted and employed to carry out the most in
fernal schemes by the very niger driving
rebels who have at last taken up arms against
the Government, and forced us into war to
maintain the very life of the Government
and Constitutional liberty throughout the
world. God grant that that the whole North
may lay aside their prejudiCes, become fully
aroused to the great work that is before us,
to wit: the salvation of the Union. Better,
far, sacrifice all we hold most dear-families,
farms, money-than to see this blessed Union
dissolved, discovered, and we reduced to an
archy, military despotism, or negro driv-
ing monarchy. Let the people arouse. Next
week we will publish the names of the Pro-
prietors of the Wdtchmon. The people should
know who they are; for certainly if the
WatcAnsan is odious to loyal citizens, these
men sympathize with it.