The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-12-19

| nevertheless l have opinions, and will eX-
press them, even if the distinguished
archangel who got put out OF Court on a
memorable occasion had his carriage at
the door. (Cheers and laughter.) Here
is my platform Take China and Japan
for model that is, live a few years by
ourselves -(cheers)-clap an export duty
on our cotton and our tobacco, and double
the Morrill, tariff. Destroy the port of
Charleston, make Sebastopol OF its forts
and channels, and give Beaufort or Sa-
Vannah all its commerce. Partition the
State, and ink-blot her name out of the
map. Build the Pacific railroad. and es-
tablish a line OF swift steamers between
San Francisco and China. Make New
York the stock market of the world Es-
| tablish military schools have a decent
army-it looks respectable when you want
a rcview. Laughter.) Augment the
navy, and give Spain hammering for
her impudence in landing in st. Domingo.
Wait till she gets into Mexico, under the
guarantee Of France and England, and get
the military roads built; then let the
Northern and Southern army close up
and take Cuba as a dependency, and carry
out the Monroe doctrine. We want more
room. Oaughter.) We are getting
cramped and crowded, and we must have
an outlet for the rush of emigrants that
will pour into the country when we declare
peace. Put discriminating duty on,
shutting out English goods, if England
continues to side with the rebels.
Don't get alarmed, gentlemen, you know
it is all fun. cloud laughter) You
know you call me eccentric, and L must
keep up the illusion. England has slept
in the middle of the bed long enough =
The times are changing. The speck on
the horizon is already bigger than an OK
cart. The fires of free opinions have been
smOuldering in Europe for nearly fifteen
years. Poor Poland is in sackcloth and
ashes. Hungary sleeps awakingly, and
will shortly spring upon the enemy's
camp, when Caprera's chief will land in
Venice France groans under disordered
commerce and diseased finance. Europe
has enough to look after without troubling
herself with America. Let America lock
her gates for a while-economize-b
no foreign fabrics-live within herself
manufacture her own cotton, and take the
profit we have so long given to England
Our strength is shown by this contest
Six hours of such rebellion would have
changed dynasty in France; six days in
Austria, or Prussia, or Spain. Six weeks
without Ministry would capsize the En-
glish Constitution, but after six months Of
preparation, America begins to show her
strength. 1t was a clever move of the
President in this great national game Of
chess to give up Fort Sumter-always
give away a castle to checkmate your op-
ponent. Hear, hear.) The Cabinet
have done nobly; Seward upheld our for
eign relations, and proved himself the
man we knew he was. So has Chase, and
Welles with his five hundred ships Of war,
armed to the teeth and Cameron, too,
with his half million of fighting men.
(Hear, and cheers.) don't believe the
reports of corruption in the departments;
they are circulated by rebel spies and en-
emies Of the country. | have faith in
Seward and Cameron and Welles and
Chase, and know the President is an hon
est man. | like the strong measures of
the Administration. In times like these
one cannot do things too firmly. Act
first and apologize aftcrward strain a
point in the Constitution. if necessary, to
Save q pdtiou oNSi VIII tiiS SpiSS OOWU
with the traitorous women; down with
the vile boards who infest the country
with their treason; macadamize Fort La
fayette with the best bones of the land if
they have crystalized into patricides
The civil power is nothing when a coun-
try is to be saved. Give us martial law
overheard with Habeas Corpus Act, and
command obedience with the sword and
the gallows. Yes, ger tlemen, TO put down
treason | would put on the thumbscrew.
Out with the guillotine raise the inqui-
sition and enforce the law, at whatever
cost of money aud men. Break up the
printing press shut the mouth that dares
to breathe against the "Army of the Con-
stitution." Who thinks of saving brush
and comb, sponge and towel, when the
house is in flames? Who stops for over
coat and carpet-bag when the ship is in
the breakers? Who thinks of wearing
white kids when shells are exploding in
the drawing room ? Let the Administra-
tion save the nation and overlook any lit
tie thing that may have been omitted.
Christians hate Iscariot, Romans despise
Cataline, Americans Ioathe the name of
Arnold So will the Southern pirate
chieftains in their exile be marked with
contempt by the patriots of the Constitu-
ton Separation is impossible Ami
hilation is absurd. Who ever heard of