Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-08-23
THE SENTINEL,
Who are the Disunionists,

can be done by violating the Constitution, and
prostrating the constitution and laws of this
State and the rights and liberties of the peo-
pie, by arguing that the war has been brought
upon the country by the Democrats of the
South, who would not peaceably relinquish
the offices, and the honors and emouments of
administering the government This is a
plain admission that the Republicans have
commenced and are carrying on this war for
the sake of keeping the offices and admins
tering the government, to the exclusion of the
Democrats, and the Union men are aiding
them in carrying out their policy. Would it
not have been infinitely better to let the De-
mocrats, under whose administration we have
heretofore lived very happy and prosperously,
keep the offices, than to involve the country
IN war and ruin to turn them out, and to let
the Republicans and Abolitionists have them :?
But weldcny that the Democrats have occa-
stoned The war, because they failed to elect
their candidates The Wings beat the Demo-
crais when Harrison was elected, and again
when Taylor was elected. The Democrats sub
mitted, and stirred up no war. The Repub-
licans elected Lincoln on a platform purely
northern, and entirely by northern VOTE
The Cotton States, without regard to party
ties, seeded, as they alleged, upon the prin-
ciple of selfdefence. When the Border States
had conclusive evidence of Lncoln's deter
mination TO make war upon the Cotton States
to subjugate, they, for the most part, deter
mined to oppose this disunion and aggressive
policy, and also, without reference to party
ties, seeded, and united with the South, to
prevent its subjugation by the North.
From these facts, it is plain that Wings and
Democrats are equally responsible for the Sc
cession of the Southern States, ana that Sc
cession was considered by them as a measure
Of self-defence.
Maryland refused TO secede, but claims the
right, If the Union is divided against her
wishes, to choose to which section she will
unite herself, and denies the right of Massa-
chusetts, or OF all the Northern States COM
bined, 10 choose for her her future political
position. And Notwithstanding this clear
enuncation Of herloyalty TO the constitution,
large numbers Of her citizens are treated as
slaves, and the constitution and laws of the
State disregarded and trampled under the
heel of military despotism, as if she were a
lawfully conquered province.
Arain the enormities of the Lincoln ad-
a tr8iion are justified, or, at least, excused,
because it is alleged the Southern men were
bent on destroying the Union; and if compro-
misses had been offered them last winter, they
would not have accepted them. Senator
PEUGH, of Ohio, gives a fiat contradiction to
this, in his speech in the Senate as reported
in the Congressional Globe Hesays:
The Critendoa proposition has been en-
dorsed by the almost unanimous vote of the
-4-szsislsstsg,- ~ -@so4s4Rky it-has been en-
dyIsed b. the legislature Of the noble old
Commoaw ca 10 j.. Virginia. II has been re-
titioned for by larger number Of electors of
the United States than any proposition that
was ever hefore Congress: ! believe in my
heart, to-day, that it would carry an over
wheming majority of the people of my State ;
ay sir, and of nearly every other State in the
I.aion. Before Tie Senator's from the State Of
Mississippi leh this Chamber, heard one Of
them ,chO assumes al ieasf, 10 be President Of the
Southern Corfcderaey, propose 10 accept 10 and 10
maintain the Union, If that proposition could re-
ceioe the rO,e IL ought to receice from the other
side of this Chamber. Therefore, of all your
propositions, of all your amendments, know
ing as do and knowing that the historian
will write IL dorm, al any time before tie FIRST Of
January, a t,eo-thirds rote forhe Crinenden re-
sotutionshl this Chamber wouId hare saDed erery
State in Tie Union, bull South Carolina"
And SO did Judge Douglas, who said:
a. The Senator has said that u The Crittenden
Proposition could haze passed early in The session.
il could have sdUed all the States, except South
Carolina. Ifrmly beliege IL 'could. While the
Crittenden Proposition was not in accordance
with my cherished views, ! ayowed my readi-
ness and eagerness TO accept it, in order to
save the Union, if we could unite upon it,
No man has labored harder than have to get
il passed. can confrmMe Senator s declara-
non, that Senator Darts himself uhen on the
Committee Of Thirteen, lcds ready at all times
10 compromise on The CriHenden Proposition. !
will 20 further, and say that Mr.. Toombs was
also"
This was said in the presence Of the Black
Republican Senators, and we are not aware
that any one of them attempted to deny Mr..
Peueh's facts or refute his logic. Mr.. Doug
las-whose craftsmanship and whose patriot
ism some men profess TO hold in highest reye-
renee. but who are urging on this fratricidal
war Notwithstanding he declared, that wor
,cas disunion--.fnal and irreparabie disunion-
confirmed what had been said by Mr.. Pcugh.
The correctness of these quotations from
their speeches may be verified by reference
10 the Congressional Globe, the official organ
of the Senate for publishing the debates. Then
LET us hear no more of this assertion, that the
Southern men did not desire TO compromise
the slavery agitation, put at rest forver, and
10 perpetunte the Union as our fathers formed
II The true disunion party Of this country
is the Black Republican party. They have in
volyed the country in ruin, to please the ADO
,itionists and retain their votes; and upon
than with their aiders and abettors, must rest
all the horrid consequences Of the downfall OF
our free government with all the awful con-
seauences attendant upon 1t.
ra- The Union State Convention, which
convened in Baltimore on the 10Th instant,
nominated AUGUSTUS W. BRADFoRD, Of Balti-
more county, for Governor and SAMUEL 5.
M.ryrrT of Cecil county, for Comptroller Of
tbe Treasury. OF these nominations, and the
views held by these gentlemen, we shall have
something to say hereafter.
MORE ARRESTS I've understand that on
Monday night last, Lincoln's troops arrested
several persons in Berry's District. Among