Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-05-28
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.
The Cloven Foot of Toryism Showing
itself

The Cloven Foot of Toryism Showing
itself.
A document called the address of demo-
cratic members OF Congress to the Democ-
racy Of the United States appears in last
weeks LeEistown Democrat, acih The en-
dorsement Of the editor. 1t is signed by
only fourteen members of the House, two
of whom are from Pennsylvania, namely
VA. RICHARDSON, of Illinois.
A. L. KNAPP, of Illinois.
J. c. ROBINSON. of Illinois.
JOHN LAW. Of Indiana.
D. w. VOORHEES,, of Indiana.
w. ALLEN. of Ohio.
C. A. WHITE, of Ohio.
WARREN P. NOBLE. Of Ohio.
GEO. II. PENDLETON, of Ohio.
JAS. r MORRIS. of Ohio.
c. L. VALLANDIGHAM. of Ohio.
PHILIP JOHNSON. of Penn.
S. E. ANCONA, of Penn.
GEO. X. SHIEL, Of Oregon.
This list of signatures embraces every
prominent man in Congress who, since the
commencement of the rebellion, has given
aid and comfort to the enemy, first by op-
position to appropriations, and secondly by
speeches, and NJ more emphatic admoni-
tion of the purpose entertained by the lea
ders of the present Democratic organiza-
ton could have been laid before the Ameri-
can people than this extraordinary produe-
ton. Not single 'cOrd appears in this
address an .fauor Of the oear for the main
tenance Of tie Government, or IN oppost-
ton to the reJels aehO are fighting for its
overttrow. Is it not amazing, in such a
crisis as this, while nearly seven hundred
thousand freemen are offering their lives
as a sacrifice to the fag-while hundreds
of families are mourning the loss Of their
husbands, fathers sons, and brothers, and
with the record before their eyes of the
monstrous atrocities perpetrated upon the
wounded who have fallen into the hands
of the traitors, and even upon the dead
bodies of those who have died in honorable
battle-that distinguished gentleman, pro-
Tossing to represent large portion of the
people of the United States, should delib-
erately and coldly refuse to say that the
war in which We are now engaged is a just
war, and that it is being conducted to pre-
serve the ireest and most generous govern
ment in the world The bravery, and the
skill, and the moderation which have ex-
torted from the hostile and foreign nations
of astonishment and praise, do
not awaken throb in the breasts of these
" Democratic members Of Congress" In
stead of this, we find studied effort to
the Administration Of Mr..
Lincoln, and the freshest and plainest
events OF the last two years.
If anything were wanting to show the
falsehood and utter reck lessncss of this
tory address, single sentence from the
first paragraph will furnish its character.
1t says:
lie pIcSeut ADMINISTRATOR WAS CHOSEN
by party, and in all civil acts and appoint
nents has recognized and still does, its feal-
y and obligations to that party"
Now, as no administration since the days
Of Monroe has admitted to its counsels so
many of an opposite party, and in the ap-
pointment of high officers made selections
from political opponents of all shades, so
that they were patriotic, such charge is
is gross lie as ever was uttered by
southern traitor when prating about the
C-o-n-s-ti-t-u-t ION, or a northern toady
who echoes the niger leader by crying
1ut Alb o.l-i-t-i-o-n.
With this band of blue lights the old |
democrats of Miffiin county are now invi-
ted to ally themselves, and it remains to
be seen whether they will follow the lead |
Of the Democrat to again make them the |
mere tools of southern slave propagandists.
O..