North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-10-01
LETTER FROM EXETER, WYOMING
COUNTY.
EXETER, Sept. %, 1862.

| Mr., Editor THE Constitution and the
equality of the States are the symbols of ever
lasting Union. These are the principles upon
which our Republican Government is founded,
and until the Administration feels the force OF
these principles and adopts them as its rule
of action in>its efforts to suppress the Rebel
loo, we shall witness in the future, as in the
past, that Union founded on consent, can
not be maintained by force alone. Until it
strictly adheres to the Constitution, which
the Administration has sworn to preserve,
protect, and defend, anarchy and confusion
will mark its progress, and dissolution will su-
persede its efforts. The past eighteen months
| have been forcible demonstration of this
fact, with an army of 100000 men under its
| control, and the whole resources of the North
at its command what has it accomplished p
| The Constitution is made for every emergen-
cy; for peace and for war. By it the duties
of the Administration and the people are well
defined. The violation of its sacred provis-
ions by an official or citizen, entails upon the
violator the same penalty. The Magma Char
ia of our liberties says: "The freedom of
speech and of the press, shall. not be sup
pressed" There is to-day no press in the
| United States that is not trammeled. Visit
the Bastiles of Fort McHenry, and De Lafa-
yette, and there behold the victims of free
| speech! The nations groans under oppress-
ION and wrong management. The people are
tired of, and disgusted with the chicanary
and imbecihty of the party in power, and be-
meath the surface of public opinion may be
heard the thunderings of stiaed sentiment
that is already sweeping over the North like
a mighty tornado, sweeping with irresistible
force Sectionalism, Aboltionisu, and (Abol-
| tion) Republicanism, into one common 1)0iiti-
cal grdre,-it spoke on the 17th nst.-it will
speak in thunder tones in October, that will
be felt. The people see tie necessity OF a
chango' in the administration of public af-
fairs. All they want is leaders, true leaders,
bold uncompromising advocates of Democra-
cy. The men who are really, sincerely, truly
and emphatically in favor of the Democratic
party, and who would like to see it restored
to power, are majority in the North now
and always have been. Why, then, are We
out of power Why is the Democratic par
ty defeated ? 1t has been done through the
receptions and intrigues OF our leaders, The
reason they come out as they do is, because
they think it necessary, in order to succeed.
For years, when our State Convention has
met and the wirepullers have got together to
fix up a platform of principle, the great ques-
ton has not been what is right, but lcltat can
zoe succeed upon. If this or that measure
was considered ever so just, it was set aside
t once, if the leaders thought it was policy
to do so. No higher notice of political NOR
ality seems to enter the heads of our would
be leaders than that of immediate success
They stand in mortal fear of the thunder Of
Republican papers, under whose opinions and
threats they cove like slaves. For years, this
system of deception has been adopted-that
is, by making them believe that they were in
favor of that which they were not. In order
to carry out this line of political policy, it has
been necessary to follow exactly in the wake
of the Republican party. They simply find
fault with the management Of affairs, not
with the principles upon which the Republi-
can party is based. They present no higher
issue than of immediate success.
We are finally rid of these political knaves,
who are now known as renegade Democrats,
and the old platform of Democracy is present.
ed to the people as a basis upon which all
conservative men who really desire the res
is the dnty of all citizens to use their infu-
ence to suppress Rebellion. We have gi-
gantic rebellion which must be put down, |
mean the Abolition Rebellion of the North,
of which secession is legal offspring. There
is but one way to meet and defeat this mon
ster, that is clutching at the vitals of our Con-
stitution, threatening it with destruction, and
that is the ballot box. There are now but
two political parties, the Abolition and the
Democratic. The issue presented to this
Congressional District, is fair and square
one. 1t remains to be seen which the people
will ratify by their votes.
Mr.. Editor, having the Constitution for our
rule of action, and the Union and the Coun-
try our object, we feel firmly convinced of the
success of our cause; and under the auspices
of Him who guides US in our actions, we trust
to poll such a number of votes in October
next, as this county never before recorded,
and we beg to assure our brethren in the
other portions of the county, that we will
make it our business to reveal them in thus
doing our duty to our country and to the
great Democratic party. S. H. S.
English papers continue to be filled with ac
counts of the great distress in the manufac-
turing districts. Thousands of persons are on
the verge of starvation and although every ef