Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-04-17

willing TO bear their part in the sacrifice Ii
is terrible for each one of Us to have our dol
lars decimated but if it is necessary, iu or
der to save the country, very well and we
say to those slave owuers You, gentlemen,
must bear your part. We will not ask you
to bear more, but you must contribute your
quota 10 some form, manner or shape, tc save
the country "You observe, sir, / do not enlarge
upon these ponts-only touch them-for de-
sire to be very brief Both of those Senators
agree in declaring that the democratic party
is the conservator Of the country and Consti
tuition. Now, no man must find fault with me
for alludng to partyism here in the Senate.
did not introduce the subject, but rather the
Senators on the opposite side; and am ready
TO follow them in all their windngs upon this
question. They affirmed that the great demo-
cratic party is the conservator of the Constitu-
tion and of the contry, and, as usual, they put
you and myself, and our associates, upon the
defensive. That is the custom, here and else.
where. We, miserable fanatics, are the ones
who have done all the mischief, and, lik Mil
tons sn we are the ones who have brought
all the evils upon the country. Before the peo-
pie, in the papers, aud everywhere, we must
stand upon the defensive. Now let US reverse
that While aOs may be accountable for some
things, tell you there is a heavy account that
| they must square up
The modern, degenerated Democratic party
is the great conSerVator of the country, is it !?
The imperSonaton of patriotisml The embodi
ment OF political wisdom-the very byperboe
OF party purity Il What party has for years
| cOoperated with Shareholders in this country,
worked with them, coalesced with them, and
faithfully done their bidding Tue Democrat
ic party, Mr. Speaker. do not wish to ridi-
cue any great association of men !; but | re-
member to have seen (aud you have seen the
same,) in the streets Of this city a small man
| with crust Of bread in his fingers. He holds
up the crust, whistles, and forth steps the dog
a long haired, devil eyed mongrel hybrid.
Mark the drill that follows Speak The
| dog yelps Lie down He obeys Roll over!
He heslates not for dirt Go lie down in the
corner He goes, looking as subdued,
| complacent dog only can look Slavery has
for the past twenty-five yearstreated the Dem
ocralic party precisely in this manner Hold.
log the presidency or some other Office in its
| thumb and finger it has whiatled, and that
party has said, here am l." 1t held up the
crust and that party laid down it said "roll
over In the dirt" and the party rolled over
party, it said, go lie down in the corner"
do not ridicule anybody Z; but | say that
slaVe leaders have made the party speak and
lie down as they desired. Gentlemen have
come here and talked about Compromise
Good Heavens ! Why did they not compro-
mise with their brethern at Charleston when
the old craft ran aground and when they run
it into the dry dock of Baltimore for repair
hyy 4 . Al
reprove me for refusing to compromise now ?
What did one of their leaders say years ogo
Said he I'VE, through the influence of sls-
very at the south and the Democratic party
at the north can hold the government and
when the time shall come that we cannot hold
it we will separate and destroy it." That is
what Calhoun said who plundered the treasu-
ry 7 A Democratic agent. Who stole your
national arms A Democratic officer. Who
preached treason 10 Congress until the nation
al countenauce turned pale Democratic Sen
ators. Aud, sir, they ought to have hung
higher than Haman instead of beiLg allowed
to depart, as they were. Who sat in the
Presidential chair, tied had and foot, admit,
and under bond and mortgage-who sat there
looking feebly on while the alton, with throb-
ing heart and quivering energies, appealed to
him to nerve himself up ane put his foot, like
jackson, upon the treason, but who sat there
like the mummied fungus of au oVershadowing
power aud did nothing-who was it A Dem
ocratic President. Who abrogated the Mis-
souri, Compromise and alarmed the fears of the
millions of the North The Democratic par
tv. Who turned the fields of Kansas nto field |
of blood The same party Who throng our
national prisons, put in durance vile for social
colluSon with open traitors, members of the
same party Who constitute The rebel army ? |
Democratic brethern whom the Senator from |
BerxS proposes to restore to full communion |
and fellowship. And yet, sir even here, con- |
tinuing the same old ditty, that party claims |
superior excellence. 1t resembles the hand of
the corrupt, dying monarch, who had become |!
so accustomed to singing lies and death war.
rants, that when smtten with the chis of
the grave, bis fingers still continued the mOti9aS
They began with the glories of democracy and |
wind up with the sacredHeSs of fsIavery, remind |
ing one, (and ] shall draw an illustration ger
name to my subject, )-reminding one of the |
poor shareholders who was not able to own
whole negro and whose daily prayer was, "Oh
Lord bless me, my wife, and my half of Cuff"
So, sir, with the democratic party; they wind
up eternally with their half of cuff" Now, |
want the gentlemen if they see fit, here or
elsewhere to defend those things,I desire them
to reconcile their party claims with their party
conduct. When this rebellion FIRST broke out,
the cry was change the Constitution, ,compro.
mise do anything" they were ready to amend
the Constitution ; they were ready to neutral
ze it, eXpugate it, sturn it inside out upside
down, any way at all, in order to accommodate
the nrovsi0DS of that Constitution IN tho wish
es of their southern masters Now we see
the hopes of the slaVholder rest upon the Con-
stitution remaining as it is, and he being per-
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