Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-04-02

granted, aud listen to their answer. Tbs:
answer will be, that they are fgi.;inE 70 4e>
store a Union Of equal ami honored MEM
bers;' that t''ey have e-oounterod the polils
Of war to restore the Constitution exactly rs
II came from Washington. and to enforce
all the laws,to uphold ali the Institutions.
10 protect and defend ali lie rights Of every
person AID State under that Constitution.
and that If such Is 10 longer lie policy Of
tie Government, t,ey viii turn their faces
aumcward, deceived and betrayed. Go and
and ask The tax PAYERS and tie voters Of
taae noble State for what thev ts:l and
r"ur out their money. They MI. answer
that they live on the great tributaries q lie
srras t7aICugaiare yf Their trade ana com
meroe, the Mississippi .iycr, tl.at their E5r.
tuleS are forever linked 10y nature and lie
great laws of geographical fyrmatiun with
tie States which are washed by lis Gescea-
ding waters aud that by virtue Of, and in
I strict accordance with the Constitution they
+ intend to secure q free passage 10 tie gulf
Mexico; and THAI tlley viii everywhere mp
F hold tae rights Of others as well as their
own; that they labor TO maintain and PIC
serve the laws, and not TO traInple them III
der foot; and that they seek a reconstruc-
ton Of the Union on precisely the sane
basis on which it was made Iy tie founders
Of tie Government. They want no four
millions Of slaves free. They have no mon
ey with which 10 purchase territories for
vast shelaes Of colonization. They are op-
posed 10 gigantic standing armies, with
which TO hold, from year - year, and
through II. tine to ccme. degraded States
III So j-l.ion. Ia ;lis hour Of trium! the
true friends Of tie Union everywhere de-
mand that a policy flr the rec instruction
Il tie Government be proclaimed from here
which VIII insure far the future Union os
equal &u3 hvauIe6 members L: our
'kindr-- and ouunlrv.nea' e tie South
know that liberty and u.a.ua.i..af.v g animate
cur ceulc,ls, and HAT tie s;ir;t Ct ven
=eancc, intolerance and spgila,iaa. has 10
place IN ou- midst. Il this 6ay uf victory
.e, fha her..l6> Of Tie Government 20 befUle
eur armies, and proclaim peace and Unsoa,
on tie bass Of equality, on tie basis OF the
Crus'itut.ea, ana aa the basis Il tie laws
let them announce that tie pledges g. tho
, Government SO freely given IN the early
uars II this struggle uiiI not be trokcn a.
the mad bche>ts Of Abol-tiUniSul but that
tie condition Of every human being IL the
= South snail -emai- unchanged, whether the
revolution shall succeed or Lsii.
S.E. 10 nv mind !: Is al omen q evil tia.
To- -
S cul cf mischief. q Mr-his.o-lseles # inicr;-
p IS should boldly stalk n here. ana. IN such
q. ,r.s-s as this. assume 10 cuutr,l American
legislation Is croakiuE raven CIV Is s
D banziUl sgu-l to :l.c cause the Union
- Is arrogant and 2Cfiar.t demands fl the
future with Gl-om. IL u0 longer comes IN
here tie s6u.kIIg ana a,spised miscreau:
" that II once WAS Int with tie elevated
S uae.u and swu-geElug port of a Cuuc uerer, L
Q sin8-> forward over tie maaclei form al
- C institutional Government l. 10 le--er
hides and cowcIS aIid denies lis name and
IL Ia-ure. and assumes ial>s shapes. like
IT Satan II the garden q Paradise, with
- which TO beTuile aud de'eive. a. i did i
e few >huTt years ago Tie vailed prophet
, cd hl-TaS~an has revealed himself. and Ii.
h.cou> face is almost cDsl-a 10 alE1igLt
= ul.an lu6 coucoIi from tire land
e Why comes tins fell sIlrIT he.e naw &C
n panied hy lis tram OF huTTcrs l. has I'd
. merit IN the past T. elJilie IL 10 control IN,
present and shape the future. I; can paint
' u To Euaa act Il las ever accomplish ID
a TIE cause Of ahalItioriSm ! barren E Lene
Il fetal results. M State, H. Territory has /
-- ever Dictated TO iEoe labor, ami uo slave hs
Il ever =. free lZ0eisc IN violation # law
~ 1t las ueve~ ha2 tie sanr;irn II the grea
d and -ui names which, Ike sta-s in IN
n clear uPPe- ky, a1orn ard illuminate ou
~ history On the contrary. IL h.s been IN
object IF their 'noessaut ualc3lct:uns fruu
> tie hour af It's birth. Ir> presence IN ;h
IN Halls Of Congress was thJir shhorrence. -
er they proEuusiic.stes .eyii. and evil only, an
IEa. continually from its influence IL pub
lie affiiTs.
Why comes il here now2 Il never VS.
a friend to the Union, and 1t Is not io~day
ne il never waEtei = Union with slave State.
nj or a fellow ship with slave holders, OF doe
II not now. Ii Is 4 war with the Constitution
!. i an e0emy 70 the Government; IL Is th
''' twin lnouster 10 the doctrine of sscessicI
,e' ani like the witherCd aud hateful hsrs o
As the leaths II Scotland. ;ke tao toEeihs
he cuuoocted the hell iraih 4 the RS ut ciri
-. war. let The spirit Of the Union. born
tie Constitution. ri>e M between them IL
"i bright angel and banish them both fl-ere
on Then VIII tie Eatioa renew its might
&c youth. and ~ on again - is swift flight ,
-. prosperity and ren0En- Then will kinSre
and countTyuen once 1z0Te assemble md,
20 the same same fsg, and obeyinc tie cor
" r.anc Of ths Primes of Peace, 'I-vs- 80 -
h o-hsr.