Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-12-18
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Mr.. Salisbury, Of Delaware, is one of
those patent democrats who would obtain
peace at the sacrifice Of our country as a
whole, and lately offered resolutions in the
Senate for that purpose. To show how
such projects are relished by the Southern
traitors-and particularly for the informa-
ton of cringing spaniels here who still
talk about "Southern Rights"-we pub
lish the following, by which they can see
in what estimation they are held by their
brethren:
a Peace Commission from Yankeedom.
From the Norfolk Day Book, Dec. 81
We gee by the proceedings of the Federal
Congress that, in the Senate, on the 4th inst
Mr. Salisbury offered joint resolution that
Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, Roger B.
Taney, Edward Everett, George NJ. Dallas
Thomas NJ. Ewing, Horace Binney, Reverdy
johnson, John j. Crittenden, Geo. Z. Pugh,
and Richard w. Thompson, be appointed
commissioners on the part Of Congress to
confer with the commission appointed by tn,
"so-ca!led Confederate States, -" for the pres
eryation Of the Union and the maintenance Of
the Constitution"
We conceive that this is pretty bright
idea on the part Of the Yankees but we are
at loss to fully appreciate the compliment
Of their call on us to MAINTAIN an instrument
(the Constitution that they have long since
smashed into smithers, unless it is that there
is party among them that still believe in the
superior craftsmanship of our Southern lea
ders, aud they wish to get them to fix it up
again for their especial benefit seeing its de-
struetion has enabled the Autocrat to trample
rather severely upon their liberties.
We would recommend to those "COnstitu-
ton" cobblers the peculiar virtue of q" SpaI-
ding's glue" for their purpose, with the AS
suranee that they will find quite as much
virtue in that article as they would likely find
} IN the combined wisdom of all the statesmen
in the world for the repair and preservation
Of an instrument that has been so badly rent
as what was once the "Constitution of the
United States" As for their Union. nee
lcoittd remind them that II as an ercellert In
ion far them, being composed Of such despica-
bLe, God tOrSdteH Sc0uEdrelS as lcere nsuer ra.
hed together IN one parcel sance the acorld has
been q agorld. u is noC a perfect dog eat dog
c0nqtomerGtt01 Of fnegrO-ttieces and pirates
and, as they haze got rid Of the honest people
q tie South. they are no1o at liberty to 90 1t
tcib rush"
May be they would like a cessation of hos
tlhties for a time-during the palaver of the
commissioners, as another resolution propos-
es-ln order to get an opportunity to accom-
pLsh some object they have in view But
possibly our people have had enough of such
lodges in the Crittenden compromise schemes,
which were afterwards proved to be but
means used to gain time on their part.
If they desire peace they have but to with
draw their troops from our soil, and let US
alone, snd until they do this zoe should perse
ceTHgty scoTm any proposition epsanatiHg
from them.
We wonder if these poor, miserable, degra-
ded, negro. stealing wreches do really think
to CANNON the people of the South still fur
ther? What under heavens should we want
With union with them? To share the debts
caused by their folly? To share alike with
them the contempt of the world? For surely
we can conceive of nothing else we should
gain by any future alliance with them.
The following, from Tennessee paper,
SHOWS how near the savage state the South
ern rebels are getting:
Hang En-"
From the Memphis Avalanche of the 2dJ
Hang en-" yes hang them, every one.
Every East Tennesseean found recreant to
the viii and interest of the State of Fennes-
see, and known to be actively conniving with
its enemies, should be hung, and loftilv.-
When the citizens of State have, by an
overwhelming majority at the ballot box, de.
termined on its foreign policy, and by that
policy have been necessitated to arms for the
defence of their homes and fresides, every
resident on the soil of that State who lends
or gives aid to the invader deserves as little
mercy on earth as Belzebub will give them