Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-06-21

people luis hope was cherished BY Union
men North aud South, and was never aban-
doned until actual war was levied at Charleston,
and The authoritative announcement made BIZ
the revolutiona ry Government at Montgomery,
that the secession hag should be planted upon
the walls of the Capitol at Washington and
proclamation issued inviting the pirates of the
world to prey upon the commerce of the United
States
These startling facts taken in connection
with the boastful announcement that the raw
ages OF war and carnage should be quickly
transferred from the cotton fields of the South
to the wheat fields and corn fields of the North,
furnish conclusive evidence that it was the fixed
purpose of the Seccssionists utterly to destroy
the Government of our fathers and obliterate
the United States from the map of the world,
ln view Of this state of facts there was but
one path of duty left to patriotic men. 1t
was not party question, nor question in-
volying partisan policy; it was question of
Government or no Government, country or no
country; and hence il became the important
duty of every Union man, every friend of
constitutional liberty, to rally to the support
of our common country. its Gsvernnant aud
t'g, as the only means Of checking the pro-
gress or revolution aud Of preserving the union
of the States
am Uoabie ia auSwer your questions ia
respect TO : te policy nf Nr Lincoln aui his
Cabinet. | am not il their cehfience, as sou
aud the whole eoantF, 0aEht 10 tie swsre.
sm uelfaer the saepftsr al f;is partisan policy
nor he apolgiS' for the rfrars at the y lssuis-
ira'ion. Ay prssioa, reI4tiaa. TO slss,a re-
main auel.tatei bai [ { ass tie time sill ueyer
some @hsa | sll.l nai oe willing make ang
aeedfui sacrifice of perepai fsel.ug 5Hsl p.rly
policy for ID e il au7 insos .ty of ulg eoaa-
uy.
! kn9w as n9 node whici loyal eiizag
my veil dem)qs.ra ais devutiaa 70 ais
eouAtfy ~ <iSta.nlpg be 4 q tie G0nss;s
tuition, ard thr Union. uh.l.'r "A erys ls'e-lsfs
and uuler every Administration, frea.r sle-s
OF parIg p0iIies,l reails: ali assasIai.ss. a.
Webster towards lie AaaiHs tsssisa al Il.s,..
] Feksau, ID tisc days nf Aaii t.ei.ss,, ~ sea.s
q noeie an worthy exau.ple Tor 81 cue gt-.
triot<. AZ lha very soa.na't ssi.s4 sdat faar.
fol crs's vas prtaipit ,tri afop the srop,frg.
parts u slr ie yetwetu Euiss auI pzmocF4la
WAS quite as b:t.er anl reienlsss Is SOY be-
.ss.e ca Z q aFa's z@3 hsp0 e ms. TIE g4.f
which sap raied party iesJ.fs 10 ts9se 5s-s
was qaite as broad at rs aac7 as that rhi.ss
gov separates Deaso .racy froli ihe Rspabi;.
cans RGt the nlamsut an enemy arose in
our nlid t, patf.ng ibe disn4.a5et.aeat If The
Uuoa aud the destruction o( tie G vcrnncut
the voice of partisan strife w1s Assagd Ia
patriotic silence. One of the brighlest chap
ters ID the history Of out country will record
the fact that during this eyentful period the
great leaders Of the Opposition, sinking the
partisan in the patriot, rushed to the support
s1d 6rsycst offenders assisss III assailanls
uEti the conspiracy was crushed ana abandon
ed, when they resumed their former positions
as party leaders upon political Issues.
These acts of patriotic devotion have never
been deemed evidences Of infdelity or treach-
cry, on the part of Clay and Webster, to the
| principles and organization OF the old Wing
party Nor have | any apprehension that the
hrm aud unanimous support which the Demos
cratic leaders aud masses are now giving to
The Constitution and the Union will ever be
deemed evidences Of inddelity to the Demos
cratic principles, or a want of locality to the
organization aud the creed of tde Democratic
party. II We hope to regain and peFpetuats
the ascendaney of our party, we should never
forget that man cannot be true Democrat
unless he is loyal Patriot.
With the sincere hope that these ny con-
/ scientious convictions, may coincide with those
Of my friends, | am, very truly yours,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS
To VIRGIL HIoKox, Esq
4 Chr'n State Dem. Com.