Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-13
Letting Politics Alone.

In the Democratic Watchman of May 23d
we find an article headed ''The Democracy
and the Crisis" which gives an account of
Democratic meeting held in Beech Creek
township and also the Resolutions passed by
the same. As we were not issuing our pa
per at the :ime, we could not notice it any
sooner.
After giving the Resolutions in full the
Editors of the Watchmah proceed as follows:
Since .he day for compromise of the un~
happy differences existing between the North
and the South has seemingly past, the true
patriots ind good men Of both sections hav>
ing been overluled 10 the last Congress by
the bad men in each, we believe these reso-
lutions to be expressive of the feelings of
Democrats everywhere, aud of all Rcpubll-
cans who have not been led astray by the
false teachings Of abolition preachers The
second and fourth resolutions we recommend
to the careful study of that small band of
political agitators 10 this County, who, in
times of reace, have cried war, and now that
war is upon u.s. instead Of shoulderiug their
muskets and assisting to fight the battle they
have contributed so much to bring about.
still remain at home and talk about hanging
b honest Democrats for the expression of their
opinions. Verify is the adage trus-,he
men who talks the loudest are not the meE
to fight. The Democratic party has always
Favored the settlement of the difficulty be-
tween the North and the South by compro-
mise as long as there was any possibility of
it being accomplished, and are yet in favor
of any compromise that would be honorable
for In NJ h,rk hof. al
nohe such will be offered they show the r
patriotism and devotion to the Union by
rallying to the defence of the Star Spangle6
Banner. where the fight wages the hottest
They. like all true American citizens, will
rush to the rescue when our country is in
danger and fight to the bitter end to MAIN
tain its honor and those highest and noblest
principles of the Constitution, freedom of
opinion. freedom of speech, and freedom Of
the press.
Now we find fault with no man for differ
ing with as in opinion, but at the same time
we claim the right to think, to speak and to
act as an independent freemsr. We do not
know when we read more contemplate
piece of slang and .alsehood than is contain
ed in the above.
Fbe Democratic party, the Democratic par
ty is the constant cry Of these Demagogues.
The Democratic party say they haye been in
favor of Compromise, but the day of compro-
mise has seemingly past. Yes the Demo-
cratic party has compromised with slavery,
and then violated and repealed those com,
promises, until we fnd ourselves and the
country in the midst OF civil war.
But says the Watchman again, the sec.
ond and fourth resolution we recommend to
those &c., who in times of peace have cried
war, and now that the war is upon US in-
stead of shouldering their muskets and
assisting to fight the battles they have con-
triLuted so much to bring about &c., &o.-
This we say is falsehood, and we must call
the attention of the Watchman to few facts,
and facts you know are stubborn things
lst. All Democrats are not secessionists we
are happy to say, but every ring leader in
this secession Southern rebellion was Dem
ocrat. %. No man living can point to a
single Republican North or South who is
not opposed to secession or in other words in
it, the Union one and inseperable and the
enforcement of the laws. They all say that
mobs must be put down, and this Southern
rebellion is but mob conspiracy to break
up the Government
Last Winter we were opposed to the Crit
tenden amendments because we considered
to the honest and loyal citizens of the North.
We were also opposed to the Border State
or amendments because they
were very little better, and we considered
them in violation of the spirit and letter, not
not only of the Republican platform, but Of
the constitution itself. We made speech at
a meeting held on Wednesday evening OF the
January Court, we hold now and the people
see it, that every position we took in ebat
speech was right, and the only ground that
aLy Republican could take and at the same
We blame no man for thin king differently
but no man has a right to abuse US for our
opinions especially, since the history Of the
times and the events of the last two months
have proven clear as mathematical demon>
stration that we were right. Every honest
man can see now that if President Buchanan
had done his duty and issued Jacksonian
Proclamation last November, the war would
have been ended before this, indeed we be
lieve that it would have been so effectually
nipped in the bnd, that there would have
been no war. Iostead of this it was COM
promise, compromise. Every one that was
offered only emboldened the traitors and
made them more insulting and impudent.-
We saw this and we said, no more comrro-
mise with traitors.
And now, because We were opposed to
these contemplate humiliations, our enemies
and some 1uld be friends, think we should
shoulder our musket and go to war. Had
We been as ready az We were willing, we
would have to day been in the army. But
will any honest, sensible man say that we,
poor as we are, should resign our Office, sac
ri6ce $1,000 or $1,000, when other men worth
their thousands are considered honorable,
because they gave two or three hundred doll
lars to support the wives and children of our