New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-07
FROM NEAR nARPER'S FERRY.


her borders. Yes many, and am glad of the oppor-
tuny of testifying and publishing the fact to the
world through The TRIBUNE. That one man of marx
lie true and that the people of this section can ana uo
respond to noble appeals to their patriotism ana
defiance of traitors and rebels has been eleary MANI
Tested here to-day. At public meeting heiu III 'nis
town to hear the address of exGov. FRANCIS lhornas
candidate for Congress in the Fifth District, compns-
ing the three western counties of the State fredeIck
Washington and Allegheny, that gentleman ably al
tested his adhesion to the Constitution and the Unon
and the multitude who heard him gave unmistskable
evidence of their sympathy with the sentiments
he uttered, by their hearty but discriminating ap-
proval.
Frank Thomas as he is commonly called, is no DEM
agogue and bis speech not mere electioneerlng
harangue to catch Ii it of this character
should not refer worthy of notice IN your col
umns. Thirty years ago, i'll the days OF Jackson he
was a prominent public man. and but Tor domestic
aflicton would probably have become more eminent
but for twenty years he has declined political honors
and lived secluded his farm The peril of his coun-
try however has reused bis patriotism, and, entirely
unnfluenced by any political ambition, at the sponta-
neous call of the people, who nstnctvely in great
crisis select leader equal 10 the emergency he has
again entered into the political say this conf
IDENTIFY, knowing the facts and judging the man by the
honest expression of his heart and the logical soundness
OF his views the great question OF the day. go clearly
and vigorously expressed in his address 10 the people
He was a jackson Democrat, and his political expe-
yience in the days of Notification enables him to give
personal testimony to historical facts showing the orr
gin and progress of the atrocious rebellion incted by
Southern traitors which has eliminated after long
years of cunning plotting, and political intrigue.
MI IT. ,ha oballi of
pretexts and impudent assumptions for justification,
which have deluded the weak and unsuspecting and
made traitors of whole communities through their
preiudces and sympatbies, and fixes the infamous
crime of treachery to the most benefcen Of govern
neuts upon its real authors and sbettors-un
principled and ambitious Southern politicians. Such
arguments as these enigbten tue mind of the people
here and dispe tie delusions under which many Of
them labor and we may hope that when our armies
have crushed rebellion in every Southern State, the
Federal authority again holds undsputed sway every
where as it does to-day in Maryland and the leading
traitors have expated their crime the galOws, that
the ignorant masses of the South will be made in the
same way TO understand how hey have been be-
trayed 40 well as the Government, and be brought to
O willing and sincere allegiance.
The history Of this rebellion in all it's manifold de-
tails from its inception 10 it's caninaon, has yet to
be written MANY Democratic eyes will be opened by
Late events to the significance of party movements and
political of which they never dreamed before
the designs of cunning conspratos having been coaked
by hypocrisy. The Chapter of lnquity can now be
un sealed.
The persopal "reminiscences Of Frank Thomas to-
day were edib ing and his reference to the famous
toast of Gen. Jackson, which is bow the inspiring
motto on the banners of the ParotSates "The Union
must aud shall be preserved shows how valuable
would be such Political History Of the Rebellion dis
closed in all its paths and vainous intrlgues
THE occasion Of that toae private dinner TO jackson
on Jefersons Birthday in 1879, is little known, and
Ghe secret of it's inspiration has been hidden entirely
from the public eye. Gen. jackson probably never
did more patriotic and deed than when be proposed
nc toast that emphatic and indignant rebuke OF the
designs oftsitors phO Uentared 10 tamer WRh h. az
tegritg and has deUotlo" TO The Constitution and the
L,non There is, at least historical justice and retri
button in the fact that this concise formula of Consti-
tutiona doctrine and patriotic resolve, elected by
base attempt compass treaebery 10 the Government
v insidious appeals 10 ambition in the early days Of
rebelious conspiracy should be the watchword with
which true Patriots charge home their convictions
and their determination upon full-grown Rebellion.
Mr. Thomas freely confessed some OF his political
alma among which he ieckoned az heinous ones, were
his votes for Frank Pierce and James Buchanan for
which he adjured the forgiveness Of God and his
country He told when be had bis suspicious first
sroused of treachery in the Southern politicians In
1857 he was in the Democratic Party Committee which
introduced the famous AtherOn Resolutions, and, at
one of its meetings Dixon II. Lewis Rheit and Pnck-
pey, who were not members, bat represented the
Calhoun faction, proposed the introduction Of plank
In the party platform a. the price Of their allegiance,
declaring the unconstitutionality of any interference
with Slavery by Congress in the Territories This was
one Of the nsideous schemes of the pottes at that
early day to excite animosty between the North and
the South, and bring about dissolution of the Union.
Agitation was the keynote then, and the vile hypo
critics, who have instigated agitation of the Slavery
question by every cunning device TO effect this diabo
cal object, have had the efrontery sgmatize the
Moth with this political Sid, while they have system
acay used their most potent engine OF treacbeiy
The opponent Of Gov. Thomas is Col. Geo. Schley,
prominent lawyer OF this place, who Ha Peace Union
man, or one of those strange political monsters Of
recent creation nearly or quite extinct in the North,
but stn extant in the Border Slave States-a Union
man with Secession prDcples lie VIII he beat out oi
sight. Thomas is a thorougb-goiDg Coercionist-he
goes for to the knife against traitors. While he
deprecates and deploes the neutral position OF Mary
land as incompatible with the patriotic duty OF her
citizens and blot upon her escucheon which will be
lamented in the future he s unwilling since the imme-
diate peril Of the Government has passed, ard the
glorious uprising Of the North has furnished
20 fight s battles than needed that she shall not
take an active part in she contest but If ber arms
were REQUIRED in defense Of the Union he would
Ger men al every cross road in the State IL, at any