Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-06-04
VOL 9--NO. 26

adopted by the 50 callei) Union members
OF our State Legislature.-Therei Is much
there about slavery; but little q nothing
about the Constitution. There Is no decla-
ration against abolition or general confsca
/ tIc:l; 70 assurance TO loyal Southern men
( that their rights shall be respected; 10 rscog.
milton of any rights remaining 10 the reaple
( Of the seeded States: 10 condemnation If
T that most absurd form IF secessionisrn which
: converts States into Territories and erects &
mlutary deSi,c:.sl.I upon the ruins Of the
Cois.i tuition. The rlay y; Hamlet with tie
/ part "a Hamlet lett oUt Is not more r:iicr-
ious than ? Union party that leaves out the
/ Constitution.
! entertain the hope that the conservative
Z men cf the No-:h Will in some way unite
/ and act in concert with the loyal citizens of
. Kentucky, Maryland and ali other Southern
! States that are or nay become free fryin the
/ usurp"d power Of jefferson Davis. tr.st
( that there Viii be some movement fo- this
purpose at Washington before the a,'i,u-D-
ment of Congress. But whether this shall
/ 6e accomplished oT no.. certainly can enter
/ into no combination with Republicans 10
/ overthrow the Democrats cf tins State.
/ Whatever faults they may have committed
IN the past, the Democrats Cf lie Nor1h are
| il the main loyal and patriotic; they are tie
chief bulwark against the assaults Uf the
: Northern disunionists; upon them rests, IN a
great degree, the hope OF the Union.-TLey
. hay MT gnr.lr-
from lac:ious opposition to the Government,
/ but have even made no slight sacrifices Of
/. partizan feeling in its support. They have
sustained the President when many cl his
proiesscd part.zans have assaile3 him: and,
If, a. L continue 10 hope and believe, lie
shall prove trGc 10 himself and to bi, country
he may. perhaps, fad among them sO-.c OF
MS best friends and firnest supporters
have written somewhat at length, he
cause, having 20 opportunity Of personal
consultation, IT Is only in this way that
can present to you, and through vou TO
other friends in thc ci;y. the reasons Of nv
course Ny opinions aud M feelings upon
this subject are both strong. ! am. and
have been from the beginning. IL favor of
! putting down the rebellion bv force OF arms
4 Bot ar for mercy, for humanity, icr cons
>titutional law and liberty; and l a!Lur the
/ ianatical spirit that to hberate the degraded
( Africans would put the whites in chains,
/ and condemn to misery and despair eight
3 millions Of people Of our own race ana blood
. ! know indeed that this atrcciuus scheme
! can never be accom- pliShel; know that the
/ North would not support a Nay for this pur-
/ ros"; 1 know that the South would rtsist it.
/ - long as the white race should s.-vive; |
know that all Christendom would rise and
! forbid it. The end, reached at last. would
( be the dissolution of the Union. but after the
! most frightful expenditure Of money and sac
/. riice of life.
am confident, my dear ST, that after
some experiments perhaps, You VIII st last
! reach :he conclusion at which have arrived
/ For myself, see no Use n meeting with
/ gentlemen With whom am sure beforehand
/ to disagree. The whole basis oT iha propo-
sed organization is wrong 1t wants The
vital principle Of Union party. fidelity t,
! the Constitution. II imposes Z test that the
/ Southern Union men viii not admit. !, eIn
/ braces men who ought to be oxcludta, ana
/ excludes those whose cooperation j. caseutial.
1t is but the Rl-.. -.,.l..4 .. party without the
Republican name; and fear Is tendency
may be 20 strengthen the radical branch cf
that party. and TO weaken that portion
which is best disposed to support the Presi-
dent in q conservative and constitutional
policy.
( II an aot mistaken, the Executive Com
mittee of the Constitutional Union patty,
OF 1850 still survives and ycu and myself
ase Uoth members Of 1t. Indeed, l surrose
that it is in that capacity your letter E4s
addressed TO me. =
Be So good as to communicate nv answer
70 the ether gentlemen Of the committee, as
l suppose the question to which 1t relates
may come before them; and believe ne sin
cerely. your friend and servant.
WILLIAM DCER.
T. J. BRowN, Esq, New York.
The invitation was addressed bv Mr..
Brown, whose name vas placed at the head
OF the Legislative Caucus Committee 70 Mr.