Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-10-03
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Two years ago, John Hughes of Potts
willie was the "pemocr2t!c' candidate for
Congress iu the Sctuykill AMI Northum-
berland district, and his bosom friend and
blood relative, T. u HgJhes, did his best
to nominate aud to elect him they Sc
cured the nomination, but John lost the
election. That same .Jhn Hgyhcs is mar
IN lie RrJI army, .Jroa. Norh CarO'i"a
and f. w. Hgytcs is Chairman OF the
penn'a Democratic Committec-t3h r.
boring for lie same Oye't, which Is the
overthrow of the Administration Of Pres.
Liucolu. John comes openly forward
with sword aud bayonet, while Frank
works indirectly with "Addresses" and
party prejudicOs and falschoodS.
History will record the fact, that the
Rebels had expected tha; New York city,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, aud the Bor-
der Free States, would join the Mont,
gomery Coufederacy under jeff. Davis.
1t was with that view that the Harrisburg
Democratic Convention was called, on
Feb. 22d, lS62-"to reconstruct dte Laioa
on Democratic principles" Read that
again "To RECONSTRUCT THE UNION On
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES" That is to
say, the Union, (they ASSERT was divided,
aud had not been on a Democratic princi-
pie! Undoubtedly, the new "principle"
wouli have been SLAVERY, which
Vice-Pres. Stephens declared was the
corner. stone of the new ediicc-ard the
Free or ."Abolition" States should be ex-
cluded from that "re.constructed' Union
on Democratic Slavery principles!
That was the game Of the leaders. But
when they got together, they found the
masses were not prepared for the step.
+. W. Hughes and Isaac Slcnker were
delegates. Hughes had a resolution, in
favor of Renn$g'oaniu, as matter of self
interest, joininy hie Southern Cogeterdcy
or the "ffteon Slavcholdiug States" in
case they should succeed. ExGov. Big
Ter aud hundreds of other Democratic
leaders had declared-likc Bob Tyler,
now in the Rebel ranks-that they would
20 with the South Its leaders did not
deem it expedicnt to offer that resolution,
but resolutions did pass saying that the
South we're right in demanding Slavery
in all the territories, and also that they
would thwart the incoming Administra-
tion if it attempted to suppress the lie
bellion which then ragged. The following
are the Resolutions of Hughes, Slenker,
SCo, Fob. 22d, 1861 /:
DEMOCRACY AT HARRISBURG.
Resolued, ;. That the people ol the South
,rn States contributed IhclT eNerIun and
sure IN the acquisition ut The Territories
equally win those OF other States, and that the
prInciple which recognizes the equal rights
of all the States in the same, Is founded on
the clearest equality and supported by the
decision of the highest Count ui the country
II 0ugLt Merei,rc, 10 be sustained by every
law-aoIdlng cluzen unri satisfactory diri-
ding hne can be settled BY amendment OF the
Constitution.
18th. That we viii, by all proper and legl-
,mac means, oppose. di>COuntcn-
slnCe and prevent amy attempt
On the part Of an0 Republicans =
fil power 10 make any GTHl,d G-,groastOf'
upon The SourHERS STATES, especially 81 long
as Laws ccniravculnE their rights shall remain
un:epeaied on the statute book OF Norihern
States, and SO long a the rust dcWntds "i the
South shall continue 10 be unrccosn'zed by
the Repubican majorilics ia these tates,anI
unsecured by proPor a"ac"aaiOrg tIPAa"ai'OHs
of tie Constitution
ls.ys the Official Report, ''Tho reading Of the Ee'ou
tioGs called forth much alp'1u- Nh"n that deoliflns
,he determined opposition Of The Democracy If fgnHsy! !!
van's I, armed ssion upon thr sc'e-uins state
rstI the whole Convention l.ass". aud,
With III waving pt hats and the violent shouts OF cntha
s4sia, siok very walls OF thc building that held
them Thry adopted by aocIaUation
Ii that was not rank Treason in words,
such things as Unreasonable words can
not be uttered!
In 1862, Isaac Slenker-Vice Presi-
dent Of that Convention, who continued
TO oabole against personal liberty bills"
down to the last war meeting in New Der
lin-is nominated, by the same party, for
Auditor General. And the same L. W.
Hughes has control Of the party machin-
cry to try and elect Mr.. Slcukcr. Theu,
they demanded that the Constitution be
altered to suit the Rebels. now, they
contend vailiantly (uobody opposing) for
"the Constitution as it is" And Hughes
wants to be US. Senator!
Arrange Business 50 as 10 Vote!
Let every Union man s1cri6cc eoery-