Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-08-09

and make faces to terrify their adversaries.
The plunderer of the pubic Treasury is
the loudcst in words to denouncc rebellion
and the boldest in professions Of loyalty
1t is cheap and safe service, and in every
country he is ready to perform it.
The WI als of Jerico were overthrown by
blowing off rams horns, but history furn-
ishes no other instance of warfare carried
successfully on by such means. Certain it
is, this rebellion cannot be put down by
denunciation. 1t cannot be beloved down.
1t must be put down by armies, with the
sword, by the bayonet, by battlss and by
siege. Skill in the officers, endurance.
courage, drill, discipline among the men,
are necessary to its overthrow. All the
men, all the money that was asked for, and
more, have been freely given to the Presi.
dent. He has had millions of men from
whom to select commanders. lie has the
power to make and uumake generals. Ii
the rebellion has not been crushed sooner
the misfortune is not chargable to the fail
ure of the democratic address to denounce
the rebellion and the rebels.
But, sir, another objection is made of
a very singular character. A gentleman
from Massachusetts objects to any restora'
ton Of the Democratic party to power be-
cause he says it would bring back the Bu-
chanan men into place, and they have been
condemned By strong and correct public
opinion. Il quote from memory, an not
the words of the gentleman, but the sub
stance and meaning) propose TO look a
little in this matter. Elsewhere it has
been SAID that this address was Buchan-
an movement. During the canvass of
1860, the supporters of Lincoln and Breck.
inridge were very complimentary, If not
cordial to each other. The Lincoln man
said, III am Republican, and conse.
quently am opposed to both wings of the
Democracy; but the true Democratic
ground is that slavery has the right to 60
everywhere, if the Constitution protects it
anywhere. You Douglas men are wrong
in calling yourselves Democrats at all, fol
you do not pretend to defend slavery; and
to be a Democrat is to be in favor of sa-
very.' The Breckinridge man would say
''there are but two parties, the Democrat
ic and Republican; the Administration
and those opposed to it. If we ever qui
the Democratic party, we 60 into the Re-
publican we oppose all such doctrines a:
those advocated by Mr.. Douglas Aad
, if the speaker happened to live little soutf
5 of Mason and Dixon's line, he would g
into glorifcation Of the beauties and glo
. res of slavery, aud denounce Douglas al
a worse abolitionist than Hale, or Sum.
ner, or Giidings. Thus things stood al
G the election Of 1860. We were routed a
=, every point; Mr.. Lincoln was triumphant
e ly and constitutionally elected. The CAM
5 followers of Buchanan, of course, looked
0 out for themselves. They were not Dem
f ocrats from conviction. They are the
e 'tplace men," walters on Providence. Th
= great body of the Breckinridge party Nortl
. never intended to be betrayed into hostili
ty to the Democratic organization. But
o sir, it is strange to hear this objection
S come from any Republican, that Buchan
S an men should never again be called t.
= office. Who is the present Sccrtary o
r War, and what has been his political as
S sociations and antecedents? Fresh from
h Buchanan's Cabinet, he has been calleC
e into that of Mr. Lincoln, next to the Pres
y ident, the most important position now il
d this country. With energy, and doubles
T. some ability, he sets himself rapidly tt
work to scatter our armies under differcn
IS commanders, so that massed corps o
d rebels under jackson of twenty five o
It thirty thousand men defeats three diyis
= ions of our army under as many generals
l. holds in check sixty thousand men, ant
then aids in defeatsrg a fourth division a
l. Richmond.
J. Mr.. CAMPBELL. 1 would inquire wha
le four armies have been whipped
h Mr.. RICHARDSON, Fremont, Banks
is Shields, and | fear McClellan's army hat
II the worst of the fight before Richmond
Al The Secretary introduces the Austrian
d war tactics which Napoleon exploded Ion
i ago, and made their failure so plain tina
!, every school boy had learned it. Thes
four divisions of our army were and are S
" scattered that no two of them can cooper
Sc ate together, and when the great battl
y at Richmond took place, three division
We which should have aided to win it wer
~ inactive and not in situation to aid