Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-06-25
Democracy as it Was, and as South
ern Panderers want it to be again.

hunters, are Just now busily engaged IN IN
stilling into the minds of the people the
specious plea that their party must be re-
stored to power In order that the people
NAV act understandings in the matter, we
nropose to show, by quotations from that
paper, what beautiful thing that patent
democracy was which they say must again
be restored to power in order to give peace.
In that paper of the 28th February, 1851,
but little more than year ago, will be
found the following editorial:
Attitude of the Southern Confederacy.
Some of the Republican papers are endeav.
oring to reinvigorate the dropping spirit OF
coercion by representing the speeches of
JEFFERSON DAVIS, President of the new
Southern Confederacy, as breathing defiance
and inviting war The Tribune says that
Mr.. DAVIS talks of war as welcome con-
tingency," and it urges more extensive pre-
paration in the Northern States than have
vet been made. 1t seeks to convey the im-
preston that the Northern States are abso
lutely in danger of an attack from the troops
of the Southern ConfederScy, with the evi-
dent intention of inducing military prepar-
ations by the North Now nothing could be
more false and dangerous than these state
ments. The inaugural address of Mr.. DAVIS
does not contain a single word which even
hints at aggressive war. On the contrary,
he states clearly and explicitly the desire of
the separated States for peaceful recognition
of their independence. If words like these
can be tortured into menace of the North, we
are at loss to understand how. Mr.. Davis
says: GAS necessity, not a choice, we
"have resorted to the remedy of separation,
land henceforth our energies must be direct
"ed to the conduct of our own affairs, and
the perpetuity of the Confederacy which we
" have formed. If a just perception of mu-
" tgal interest shall permit us peaceably to
"pursue our separate political career, my
"most earnest desire will have been fulfilled.
" But if this be denied US. and the integrity
" of our territory and Jurisdiction be assailed,
" it will but remain for us, with firm resolve,
"to appeal to arms, and invoke the blessing
of Providence on just cause"
The substance of this language is, that the
separated States are in earnest, that they de-
sire peace, but if they are attacked they will
defend themselves. They don't threaten to
make war upon the Government, bat if the
Government attempts to coerce them, then
they will resist-and their separate COnfed-
eracy would be a ridiculous farce if they did
not. There can be no war without the North
insists upon it.
1t will be seen that the arch traitor and
cutthroat JEFF Davis was as ably defended
as he would have been by one of his own
satellites at the South, and that the agrari-
an doctrine of non n-coercion-the last hell
conceived idea of the band of perjured vii,
lains then at work to destroy this govern
ment and create Slave Despotism in its
stead-is not only endorsed, but the trait,
orous sentiment uttered that if aear aoould
cnsue, 1t acou1d be the fault Of tie Norh! !
People of Mif1in county, men Of property
who have something to lose, patriotic citi-
zens, aye all who desire to have their children
live under great, glorious and prosperous
country, such as ours was before thieves
and traitors ruled it in the name of democ-
racy, are you willing that such democracy
shall be restored to power? Will you act
with such people in county meetings or
county conventions, or will you vote for
their nominees for office? Though more
cautious now than they were then, the clo-
ven foot Of concession to The rebels is al
ready advocated by few who expect to be
rewarded With 2 postmastership or clerkship
for their devotion to those who deserve ex-
termination for their infamy in plunging
this once happy country into rebellion
greater than the world had ever seen. Aid
these men by your countenance and sup
port, and the first President that will be
elected under their patronage will carry
out the infamous doctrine of non on-coercion,
and State after State will separate from this
confederacy until at last the tories of Mary
land will even block up the highway to
your capitol, as the Baltimore mob attempt
ed to do last year. Aid these men and
on the first appearance Of another rebellion.
iron Monitors will be found in the hands
of Tatnalls or Hollinses who will have no
scruples about delivering them up to South
ern conspirators, and thus be prepared to
enter en- war in which Pennsylvania will
be the battlefield instead of slave territory
Take warning BY the past, and be not
again misled and deceived by men who
seemingly have lost all reverence for our
institutions as formed by our forefathers,
and in their thirst for Office have led you
from one step to another until they had
nearl ly made you the allies or tools of the
worst traitors the world ever saw.
1t you cannot live until this rebellion is