Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-02-13
THE RAFTsMAN's JOURNAL.

which, on the 25th of May last, by his vote, he
swore it did not need. When We are candi-
date for the Presidency, then suppose We are
all equal brethren in the confederacy but al
ter We have attempted and signally failed OF
an election, then suppose the enemies line
commences just where our defeat commenced.
The Senator from Oregon assumed that South
Carolina could obtain her rights out of the u
Mon, which she could not get in it. What did
South Carolina ever ask in the Union that she
did not get? She can get no rights by going
out on the contrary, by doing so, she lost all
her rights, and got anarchy, taxation and trou-
Bile. The Constitution has not infringed upon
the rights of South Carolina; but the cause
of the apparent breaking up of the Union is
that bad men North and South-bad men from
either section, in both branches of Congress
wish to destroy the Union to crafty their
unhallowed ambition. He believed there was
a spirit of Union among the mass of the peo-
pie, and if the question could be taken from
the politicians and given to the people, the
country would be safe. An appeal had been
made TO the Border Slave States TO join Gulf
Coniederacy. This was simply question of
interest to those proposing it. Whenever
line of disunion is drawn in this country, it
will be line of civil war, and the work OF ex
tinguishing slavery will be that day COM
menced. He said the Senator from Mississp-
pi (Mr. Davis) had sought by inuendo and by
calling him the ally of the Senator from Ohio,
(Mr. Wade,l to injure him. When the U.nion
was in danger he did not stop to ask questions
about antecedentS. If the Senator from Ohio,
or any other man. was willing to come up TO
the great work of saving the Union, then he
was his ally and would work with him. The
Nullifiers and Disunionists Of the South and
the AbolitioniStS of the North are both work
ing for the same end, and they are allies. If
it came TO a question, he (Johnson) would
much rather be a Black Republican than Red
Republican. Thank God, he was not the ally
of such men as Wendell Phillips. He defend
ed Tennessee from the charge of being born of
secession. She had come into the Union with
Andrew Jackson, and he believed if that man
had been President to-day there would have
been no secession and no war. Tennessee had
always been willing to give treasure and blood
for the Union, and he hoped she would stay in
the Mon as she always had done. He spoke
in high terms Of the conduct of the gallant Of
ficer, Maj. Anderson, who defended the flag of
his country against insult. Tennessee stood
for that flag, which Washington carried and
she was not now prepared to make war on it.
A reign OF terror exists in the seeded States,
and he did not believe his State was goirg TO
be lashed to the car of South Carolina even
if the Convention passed such an ordinance, it
would have to take the people out OF the Union
at the point Of the bayonet. The Union was
not gone. 1t is still in eXistince; but if the
Union to be destroyed, and the old flag
struck TO the dust, he wanted no more glorious
winding sheet than that same flag, and no bet
ter grave than to lie with the U non. He APP
pealed to the conservative men of the opposite
party to sustain those who fighting for the
Union, and do something for the safety of the
country, at least let the question go to the
people, in whose patriotism and integrity he
had an abiding confidence.