The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-10-02
Hon. A Kendall on the Peace
Movement.
The Hon. Amos kenda!l las addressed

peace movement, in which he says:
! The Democratic party has, for half al
century, witnessed the rise and fall of
many other parties, always maintaining
the honor of It's name. Its vital princi-
pie has been devotion to the Constitution
and the Union. But for the waaton re-
belion of the Cotton States, it would now
be the ruling party in Congress and the
country. You call the Southern conspi-
rators our brothers. So was Cain Abel's
brother. Shall we stop and cry peace
while the club of the fatricide is aimed
at our heads, aud his bowel knife at our
threats? Shall our unresisting blood cry
from the ground for vengeance against
niurderers worse than Cain-murderefs
who would kill a nation in the persons of
their brothers-traitor not only to their
country, but to the cause of liberty in ali
time and throughout the world
Democrats! No, they are DO Democrats.
The shades of Jefferson and Jackson dis
own them. They mistake their proper
name, and their true home They are
the white slaves of King Cotton, and their
true home is in his presence. Let them
go to the Cotton States and faunt their
poace flags in the presence of their King.
Let them get up peace party there who
are willing to live in peace under our be
nign Constitution, and they will then be
responded to by all true Democrats of the
North
Some men, in their zeal for party, seem
to forget that they have country, and
that the President, to whatever party be
may belong, is the representative of that
country. What if you or [ do not like
some of the principles of Mr. Lincoln, or
approve Of the means by which he was
elected? Still he is our country's Presi-
dent, and to sustain our country in its
present conflict, we must sustain him
What if, in discharge of the tremendous
responsibilities which depends upon him,
he sometimes exercises doubtful powers,
or violates the letter of the law, shall we
therefore abandon the cause Of our coun.
try by withdrawing from him the men
and money necessary for its defence
Shall we 90 further, cspouse the cause Of
the enemy, and throw every possible OBJ
struction in the way of our own Govern
ment? If so, the traitors doom and the +
hangman's halter would be our just re-
ward Let Us save our country first, and .
then call its rulers to account for any un-
necessary usurpation Of power. 1t were
madness in the crew Of a sinking ship to
deprive their commander of the power to
save it. 1t is madness to quarrel about
the Administration of our Government
until we make sure thai we shall have
Government to administer.
Does interest influence any man to ''cry
peace, peace, when there is no peace ?''
If that interest be one of trade, it can
only be promoted by suppression of the
rebellion. IF the armed resistance were
put down in the South, trade would at
once resume its former channels, and the
North would continue to profit by selling
It's manufactures to the people of the
South. But should the rebellion succeed,
Northern men may bid farewell forever
to all profitable trade with the South. 1t
is one Of the avowcd objects Of the rebel
leaders to relieve themselves from all COM
mercial dependence on the North, and to
that end they have already commenced
to lay heavy duties on Northern products
and manufactures To the end of recon
cling their people to gtAing preference
to Great Britain and France, or any other
foregn power, they ioculcatc upon them a
deadly hatred Of . Yankees and Of every
thing Northcin. Is it not strange that
meh Of Northern blood are found to sym
pathize with those who have thus not
only struck blow at their business, but
are daily heaping contumely and insult
upon them and the land which gave them
birth? SHAME SHANE!
7. S.-Since the above was written,
have met with an extract from a leading
rebel paper in Georgia, which commences
as follows, viz:
1--WE claim to be superiors of the North
ern men In every respect, and we are
but we have got to prove it to their salts
faction before we can expect peace"
Yes, Northern men, you have got to
be whipped into the admission that the
Southerners are your superiors in every
respect" 1t is only when you make this
admission that you can have peace. Who
SO base as ever to make it on such terms ?
Who so craven as to raise the white flag
Of peace IN response to pretensions so in
sulting? No true Jacksoulon Democrat,
| am sure.
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COMMODORE 5TRINGHAM AND THE
GIANT.-An "Old Salt" who sailed with
Commodore Stringham, the hero of Hat
,eras Inlet, in his earlier days. relates the
following interesting incident When