Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-25
The Douglas Men.

| comfort and Sympathlse with the eneni' :
Of the Union, are of that motley crew
who supported Mr.. Breckenridge, for presi-
dent in the late presidential campaign.
The great mass Of those WHO supported
Mr.. Douglas, while they of course differ
with the Republicans on the subject Of
slavery, ard slave holding compromises,
yet on the question of secession and treason
they molly respond for the Union. Upon
this Subject therefore it is gratifying to see
so much unanimity at the north. In some
of tie northern legislatures, resolutions a
ganst treason and secession, have passed u
unanimously. As evidence Of this state OF
feeling we give few from democratic sources.
The first is an extract from the Rutland
Courier. He is addressing himself to the
South
While you stand by the Union we are
still you friends, personally and politically.
But the moment you oblitreate one star
from the national banner, then shall you
meet US, not only as foreigners but as foes
and enemies. While you remain in the
Union, the Northern Democracy will do all
they can TO s-e justice done to yourselves
and to your institutions, but the moment you
20 out in the cold we look on you as
traitors, and shall make no effort TO prevent
the Republicans from Furnishing you for
treason
We clip the following from the Bath
Times Dougls democratic paper of Maine:
g For good or for evil, for veal or for
wo, we have got to take Mr. Lincoln for
President for the next four years, and to
please no one shall we labor TO get up a
prejudice against him in advance, by con.
tinualy representing that he and his friends
are alone responsible for the evils of the
hour; for we don't believe it."
Here is gun from the Albany On. "
Atlas and drgus, very different from its
namesake in Bellows Falls: .....
s "Why was Fort Moultrie abandoned as
if TO an advancing army? 1t was easy to
have held it; and it seems to US the nation
might have been spared the humiliation of
such a surrender. Two hundred more could
have prevented any attack and it would
have been easy to have sent two thousand
more TO say nothing of ships-of-war TO sus-
tain them. Major Andersen has acted nobly
in saving his little garrison from massacre,
but why were they left thus exposed? We
repeat what we said yesterday, and what
We proclaimed long ago, that the duty of
the federal executive, in regard to the pub
lie property and defenses is a clear and sim
pie cue. Ii is 10 hold and defend them so
long as the United Stats exists as govern
nent We repeat what we said when this
danger appeared ouly small and distant that
our government cannot afford to live under
such a disgrace as the capture of its forts by
the sacrifoe of their garrisons, and still less
afford to die under it."
We close our extracts from these demo-
ocrats authorities from the proceedings of
Congress on Wednesday of last week, i'll
the House of Representatives
Mr.. HOLMAN (Dem., IND. } argued against
secession. No one would question the
right of revelation for iatolerable opressons.
but those did not exist Therefore, il the
Government was OVERTURNED, it would be
without justification or excuse. The people
whom he represented would not consent thai
the Union should be DESTROYED. They
would rally around it, He could not, how
ever, despair Of the Republic, and trusted
that it would continue 10 endure.
MIR. Nouns (Dem., IlI.) said: There
is treason against the Constitution, and it
has grown to large proportions, and bis
heavy footsteps are heard all around us.
The most hopeful begin 10 despair oil the
Republic. The sooner we make up our
minds 10 resist disunion the better. We
should move on with steady nerve and I'M
tallering step in the line of duty. Such is
the verdict of every patriot. The last
scene in the Lecompton drama has been
played out, producing on one hand the over
throw OF the Democratic party, and on the
other the destruction of the Government,
Who would have supposed that Mr.. Buch.
anan, on his return from abroad, would
have become the instrument of the nations
ruin. Nero fiddled while Rome was burn
ing, and Mr.. Buchanan, while the whole
Republic is falling into ruin, complacenly
comes forward and says he is not RESPONSE
BILE for it. But he (Alr. Morris) said with
the whole country, as Nathan said to David.
Thou art the man." The blackness and
darkness will oyershaduw Mr.. Bdchanan's
memory. II there were needed any other
inscription on his tomb il should be, .God
have mercy ON him." A voice from the
Republican side---''Ame ri He referred
10 his former remarks 10 show that his pre-
dictions have been realized respecting the
breaking down of the Democratic party by
an odious Administration. The President
had descended from his high position to
msliciously operate against Mr., Douglas.
Il bad been said by outsiders that Buch-
anan is the last Cf the constitutional Presi.
dents, but il might with more truth he re.
tyrants and usurpers. The President had
virtually surrendered the Government to
the Secessionisis, who gained his ear. lie
Travelled with them TO the verge Of dissolu-
lion, but refusing to take the leap they turn
their Keen blades against him. and he now
cries for help. While lac breaches ike a
patriot his acts are like those of a traitor.
lie would say TO him, "Deceitful nan. be
sure that yours sins viii find you out In
the course Of lis remarks, he said tie Adj
ministratiou lent itself TO the Disunionists.
who, emboldened by his course, DESTROYED
the Democratic party. The Union would
have been IN safety if Douglas had been
elected President. The Southern peouIe ar.