Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-08-13

eu 10 Sucn consequence that the people OF
the slaveholding States became alarmed,
and began TO form counter combinations
to resist the threatened overthrow of what
they claimed TO be rights that were inten-
ded TO be sacredly guarded by the Consti-
tuition Of the United States. AT the 81. me
time there had existed an insignificant,
and of themselves powerless, band of dis
unlomsts in one or two of the slaveholding
States, who seized upon the opportunity
thus afforded by the aggressive action of
the Abolitionists to stimulate these coIm-
ter movements These efforts were too
successful ; and materials too, for such
efforts We're being continually supplied by
the successes of Abolitionists. Abuse and
obloquy against the STAKEHOLDER steamed
out from some pulpits iii the North, where
the virus of Abolitionism had been infused.
Retaliatory epithcts were INDUCED in by
pulpits in the South by the Abolitionists
Church organizations in the Union Were
split up into organizations North and
South. Nominations for the Presidency
were made upon issues, in fainter or boldcr
terms, involvin" the question OF the ex-
istence or limitation of the area of domes-
tic slavery. The decisions of the Supreme
Court of the United States were resisted,
its integrity assailcd, and is reDtodelling
avowed. These were followed by out
breaks, as illustrated bv the raid of John
Brown into Virginia Meantime the re-
taliatory and dismion movements in the
South, crystalized and proclaimed the
monstrOus hcrcsv that the Union was but
an alliance of sovereign States. and that
any one of Its members might, in the cx-
ercise of an unlimited sovereignty, which
was claimed for it, withdraw from such
union. This hcrcsv was designated. and
as we all know, is familiarly called s,eces-
Sionism, and, under It's banner, Il great
and formidable party in the slave States
was rallied.
Thus were confronted two great sec
tiOnal partie$-the Abolitionists North,
and the Seccssionists South-the very an
tipodes of each other in their sentiments
they met on the common platform of Dis
union. Each alike tended to overthrow
the Constitution and the Union Each
alike are the enemies of the Republic
The SecessiOnistS, claiming TO act from
the apprehension that the threat for Z. the
ultimate extinction of slavery" would bc
put into execution, succeeded by bare
maiorites in some cases. and bv the more
efficient organization OF probable minori-
ties in Others, in procuring the adoption of
ordinances of Secession, or for the with
drawal of such States from the Americm
Union as are now banded under the dcSig-
nation OF the Confederate States OBJ
tanning thus the formal organization of a
government, they set NJ defiance the Con-
stitution and laws Of the United States.
and undertook 10 resist their execution
within the pretended jurisdiction of this
revolutionary government. The Govern
ment OF the United States. in strict ac-
cordancc with its powers. undertook TO
enforce these laws and TO demand obcdi-
cnce TO them; armed resistance was at
once inauguratcd on the part of the Seces-
sionists, and thus began Il rebellion and
civil war that has become one of gigantic
proportions, and for many of Its charac-
teristics of one of the most formidable
that ever existed among Il civilized people.
At lis outset, the appeal was made to the
loval men OF the North To fly to arms. in
order TO uphold the Constitution and laws,
and to maintain the Union. With the
rapidity of magic this appeal was re-
sponded to with unbounded enthusiasm,
and an armed force of over 700, 900 men
stood ready to obey the summons to meet
the foes of the Union. President Lincoln,
in his inaugural address, had said:
Il have no purpose, directly or indi-
rectly, to interfere with the institution of
slavery in the States where it exists. L
believe | have no lawful right to do so, and
have no inclination to do so"
The Congress of the United States, i'm
mediately after the battle of Bull Run, in
July, 1851
Resoiued, That the present deplorable
civil war has been forced upon the country
bv the Disrmionists of the Southern
| States, now in arms against the Constitu-
| tional Government, and in arms around
the capital that in this national emer-
gency. Congress, banishing all feeling of
mere passion or resentment, will recollect
only its duty TO the whole country; that
this war is not waged on their part in any
spirit of oppression, or for any purpose OF
! conquest or subjugation, or purpose OF
| orerthrowing or interfering with the rights
or established institutions of those States,
but to defend and maintain the supremacy
of the Constitution. and 10 preserve the
Union, with all the dignity, equality. and
rights of the several States unimpaired