North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-09-10
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One Of the standing appeals of the Abol--
ton faction is in favor of the abaD donment
of all party ties and designations, in order
that the Government may have the united
support of united people at this crisis in
the history of our country. But while this
has been talked about in otder, if possible
to deceive the masses, all the acts of that
dangerous organization have been of the most
marked and offensive partizan eharacter.-
Not only have they removed from office eve-
ry man who would not vote a full and en-
tire Abolition ticket, but in the so-called Ma
tional Union City Convention, which was
held in Philadelphia, on the 28th ult., David
W. Sellers, Esq, an officer under one of the
City Departments, offered the following res
olution, which was adopted amid loud ap-
plause:
Resolved, That the President of this Con
vention be instructed to appoint committee
of five, and that the Committee of Superinten-
dence be requested to select like number,
who are hereby empowered, on behalf of this
body, to wait upon the President of the Uni
ted States, and request the removal of any
Federal appointee who shall not express, in
writing, his willingness TO personally and Of
ficially support the nominees of this Conyen-
ton.
valued Philadelphia correspondent, for
merly a resident of this county, in comment
ing upon this novel electioneering scheme,
uses the following sensible language:
The "Natonal Union City Convention"
met yesterday. enclose a report of its pro-
ceedings. The resolution, unanimously adop-
ted before the bal!otng commenced, is very
extraordinary in its character. The propos-
cd removal from Office, by the President of
the United States, of every man, however
honest and capable he may be, however faith
fully he discharges his official duties, who
Will not pledge himself in aoritiny to person
ally and officially support the nominees of
the convention at the approaching election,
is another specimen of abolition arrogan ce
and domineering impudence.
1t is to be hoped that good men have been
put in nomination when such measures to en-
sure support for them are adopted, for other
wise some of the honest Office holders NAV
be troubled to know how to act-they will
have either to break their written pledge, vi
olate their conscience, or loose their bread
and butter.
In years gone by I have heard of various
means tried by political parties to secure
votes-rnass meetings, music, transparences,
little bribing now and then, and humbug
all the time. But the plan now proposed
puts all these into the shade. 1t ignores the
old fogy notions of freedom of opinion, and
the right of private judgment, aud endorses
and adopts the plan SO successfully carried
out by Napoleon the Third--and if it was eff
fective in France, why may it not be here
Why should any one enjoying the pat
ronage ofgovernmenl" be allowed to think
To be sure President Lincoln may not want
| to be dictated to in this matter. He rebuk-
ed an old friend tie other day for telling him
show to do it,"-and he may possibly send
| the" Convention Of FIVE" back with large
| flea in their ears. He may say to them as
did Nehemiah to a committee that waited on
him: have great work to do and |
cannot come DoWn"--at least not so low
down as to help you in your dirty work.
| The abolitionists must think their cause
and prospects desperate, when they resort to
such measures to uphold their falling for
tunes. They must be conscious that they
have been weighed in the balance and found
wanting, and that an overwhelming defeat
awaits them in the City and State next Octo-
! ber.
The great democratic meeting in IndeTen-
dence Square the other evening, has stricken
terror to the souls of the abolitonists, and
encouraged the hearts of the aw-abi1ing
constitution loving, Union men. We expect
to have still larger assemblage if possible,
on the 18th of fSeptember, when the campaign
will be fairly opened campaign sure to re-
suit in glorious democratic victory.-Ez.
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