Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-10-11
Keep il Before the People.

Keep il Before the People.
The Republican editors, unable to de.
fend the Abolition actions of their party
leaders-indeed, driven 10 the wall at all
ponts--seek to shift the responsibility for
the present state of things, with its vast
expense Of blood and treasure, from their
own to the shoulders of the Democratic
party. But no sensible man can be cheat.
ed by any such transparent dodge. Lock
at few items in the record:
The Democratic party was unanimously
in favor Of settling our national difficulties
upon that fair and honorable plan, the
Crittenden Compromise. The leaders of
the Republican party opposed this, and
having majority in Congress, DEFEATED
1T. Wbyl Because such a settlement
would have finally arranged the slavery
question-removed it from the arena of
politics-and, in the language of Governor
Andrew, of Massachusetts, 's0ouli haze
broken the backbone Of the Republican
body," which they considered "a greater
caiamity than csv1 war"
This was in the beginning of the troub-
les. What followed! Corruption of the
most stupendous character. The Fremonts,
the Cummings, the Morgans, and hosts of
other Republican clans, put their arms,
shoulder deep, into the public treasury,
and millions corruptly disappeared
"M the first year ofa Republican i'd
nainist alton, ,chich came into power upon
professions Of reform aad retyenchment,
there IN elatdiabte evidence abroad an Tie
Iana Mat sosnebofly has 2'lunderea The
Public Treasury a0eN nigh IN that single
gear as much rs The entire current yearlv
expenses Of The Government during The
administration achich the people hurled
from po'cer because Of us corruptson"-is
the language of member of their own
party, (Mr Dawes,) whose sworn duty it
became to investigate these frauds.
The present Republican Congress voted
ONE MILLION AND A HALE OF
DOLLARS for the negro in the District
Of Columbia, besides other appropriations
for his benefit in quantity yet unknown.
Then it is estimated tha, ONE HUN
DRED THOUSAND blacks are in the
aggreg gate supported by the Government,
at various points, in almost total idleness.
Saying nothing of the clothing, the ira.
tons Of this number, at cost of twenty
cents each, amount to TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS DAY, or over SEVEN MILL
IONS OF DOLLARS per annum And
now on top of ali this, President Lincoln
has issued his Proclamation declaring his
purpose to emancipate all the negro slaves
in the United States-those of rebels to be
freed without compensation those of the
loyal TO BE paid for.
There will, therefore, be at least one
fourth of the slaves to be paid for-that
is about 81 900 600. These. at the com.
pensation paid to slave owners in the Dis
trict of Columbia, (s3OO,) would cost the
nation $500, ,O00 600 more. And then
President Lincoln is determined to colo.
nize the negroes-4,OOO,OOO of them
in all. How much more would that cost,
supposing that it could be accomplished :
Not cent less than $1,000, ,OOO, 900.
We could add count after count of the
same character. For all these en- or mites
the Republican party i, responsible, and
its leaders hnow and feel it. They may
seek to hide their heads from the frowns of
honest and patriotic men, by giving their
organization new names --"Union Party,'
PEOPLES Party"--or anything else but
its true title; yet there is no escaping the
righteous condemnation which the people
have in store for them. In the language
OF Senator Wright, of Indiana, "radical.
ism must be adjured," AND IT WILL Be!
The Lie
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