Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-09-28
Correspondence.
For the Columbia Democrat.


thinks that my ideas are scattered over
large surface. That would seem to discst
them of sectionalism. Why did he not
answer theml The reason is obvious they
we're founded on facts ; and to confutc them
would be to erase history and reason -
He said that Jeffcrson's principles corrob-
GRATED his in favor Of emancipation, that
is, to free the slaves, for that is the mean
ing of the word, and that is all that Helper
contended for so we have another en-
dorsement of the Helper Book, making
10, one of them being a good Back Town
ship Democrat.
He says if the Abolitionists had not
meddled with the South that the Border
States would ere this have freed their
slaves. That is just what Old Abe said
How great minds should come to the same
conclusion, is, no longer a mystery, since
Phrenology is understood.
He refers to the good feeling existing
between all sections, when Jefferson wrote.
sWe had no John Brown Raids in those
rood old times" And members of chur-
ches could then meet and worship as their
consciences taught them. If the teachings
of Jefferson were trac, should they yield
to error, when passion governs and reason
is dethroncd 7 Certainly not. Mr. Town
ships position carried to its logical con-
: clusion would force him to acknowledge
this. Now, will he please to inform your
readers where people were prevented from
worshiping as they wished Was it in
any State where Republicans made and
executed the Laws? Let lin answer this,
= and blush if shame with him can produce
!, that effect He must know, if he knows
=. anything about it, that all those enormitles
e were committed, when the Democratic
g party ruled Supreme. He must be hard
}, up, to disturb the bones Of poor old Brown
. whom, no honest man with half an ounce
: of common sense, ever classed with the
y Republicans. But suppose he had been {
d Republican, would that make the party
! responsible for the murders which he com
mitted If SO does not Mr.. Township Sc,
! that he is in bad box, along with Bull.
o Brooks and other distinguished men Of hi
n party; such as, Davis, Stephens, Floyd
C Thompson, &c.
"If, as you say, the present Republican
party is the true Jefferson Republicans
how happened it you are not willing to b
S known by that coguomcn :" l was no
: aware that we were not willing to b
known by that cognomcn. Surely ther
}. is a prophet in the back township. Wha
y We mean by "uuiou," is, for the Rcpubli
: cans to unite with AL such Democrats ; a
John sou of Tennessee, Holt Of Kentucky
!. ! Dickinson of New York, and a host of othe
IN good Democrats, including some in tn
lo back townships, to save aud perpetual
n, this Union, and hand it down to posterit
io uusullied, as it came from the lofty an
,o pure minds Of the Fathers. We will nt
ne renounce the name, as long as, the Const
es tut on requires us, to give to all States,
us Republican form of government,
nd nd MI Township thinks Know nothingis
ly is loathsome. Thanks to him, that is Il
to reason why we left it. That is our cha
'St acter. We leave all such things, for Il
~, ~ present, to the Democrats. We left it
he time but Democrats keep it up und
nd another name, the X. of the G. G. a d
he tnsuishcd member of that body left t
ur city of Biotherly love, in great hurr
ou because he was detected or in danger
ba And two other Democrats, one candida
to for Congress and the other his Brothe
and are now doing battle for their count
ch in the Southern army, whose names
40 only suppress. on account OF the respe'
a.. - which l bear, for some of their Democrat
led friends who are good union men, joini
The heart and hand with the Republicans
an save the Country.
, He says that, last winter, the Rcpub
ia- cans denounced the Democrats as uni
ia. -,
tb. savers. If he will change that, to true
ul, ling to traitors, he will then have it rig
ON The Republicans were, for saving t
IN union, to conform to the principles
.ogg Washington and Jefferson, But Den
,tv erats were, for changing it to suit traito
cy, with arms in their hands, ready to conn
to murder, as they have since done by who
oie sale.
tho I He refers to my attributing the kno'
Ity, edge, which enabled me to reject the Dr.
owe Scott decision, to the author of all go
to Certainly, l believe the intellect to be
' gift of God, If there is any other pow
70 l would like to be informed from wher
l. L., la4