The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-03-20

not now do to bet on.
l was, Charles, as you we'll know, al
ways friendly to Southern people and
Southern institutions. Of this L gave
ample proof in and at divers ways, times,
and places. | showed it by my public
speeches and votes before nay nomination
for the Presidency by my acceptance of
that nomination, and my unqualified en-
dorsement of the Cincinnati Platform by
my inaugural address; oy my endorse
ment of the Dred Scott decision; by my
course on the Lecompton question; by
all my Messages by bestowing my best
appointments on Southern men and by
giving my ear to Southerners as my Con
stitutional advisers. Nay, more, Charles ::
you know [ always was ladies' man +; and
as such used TO heed the prattlings Of
those dear, beWitching creatures from the
South, who were all the while whispering
Southern Rights to me; but who, | am
now satisfied, were only binding me hand
and foot with wreaths of flowers, so that
they might eventually carry me captive
down the highroad to Secession. And L
confess they had well nigh succeeded.
For you may remember, that up to a very
late period of my Administration, back
ed up or connived at every movement the
Southerners inaugurated, and overlooked
or excused every crime which they COM
mitted [ allowed CAss to 90 out Of the
Cabinet, because he wanted to do what he
considered right, and permitted FLOYD,
and COBB, and THOMPSON to remain when
everybody knew they were traitors aud
thieves. [ really thought hard of South
Carolina when it seceeded, for | had trea-
ted it well and [ begged it to remain in
the Union, because [ knew if it would go
out, the Union would be dissolved, and a
bad example set for other States to fol-
low. bIy policy was a peaceful one.
When ANDERSON wanted reinforcements,
[ wouldn't send them, though | knew all
the while that the South Carolinians were
making arrang gements to drive him out of
Federal fort and when he took the
precaution to leave Moultrie and go to
Sumpter. [ would have ordered him back
with fitting rebuke-but then, Charles,
I had begun to ''smell MICE" and |
was afraid the people of the North
wouldn't stand it.
All these things and many similar ones
| had done and permitted, Charles, in
order that might exhibit my friendship
for the Southern people, and to indicate
in the most unmistakable terms that the
Federal Government, so long as [ con-
troled it at least, had not the slightest
disposition to tread on their corns. These
manifestations, together with the hearty
support which [ had given to your dearly
beloved friend BRECKINRIDGE, 4 South
crn man and Southern candidate, [ had
hoped would be satisfactory to my mis-
guided fellow citizens in that section );
but in this | soon found myself a victim
of the most bitter disappointment. They
reminded me forcibly Of set of spoiled
brats-the more they got, the more they
wanted. When they finally discovered,
that I had begun to consider that ''for
bearance had ceased to be virtue" and
that | was no longer to be moved by their
opportunities, they began to buster, and
swear, and threaten, and one by one, and
State by State to secede-iust as though
thes could scare me And even the
southern ladies, Charles, yes, even they
began to slight me, and finally the dear
creatures ceased to come to those princely
halls of the White House, where before
[ had so often made them the recipients
of my unbounded hospitality. Base in
CRATES that they all were, their conduct
aroused my anger-which, by the way,
is terrible-and the result was / was
brimful of fight. / felt for a time like
pitching into the South, men, women,
children, niggers and all, and was about
making preparations to that end, when
presto =
[ happened to think of certain Mes
sage sent into Congress a short time
before. In that document, dictated by
some evil genius, | had taken the position
that the President could not make war