The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-07-24

and energy, until rebellion is uttetlv
crushed, the integrity Of the Union in N
its borders restored, and every rebel reduced
to submission, or driven from the land
and that to accomplish these ends We
pledge to our rulers our faith, our fortune,
and our lives.
Resolced, That the course Of the Hon
David Wilmot, in the United States Sen
ate, is manly, consistent and eminent,
patriotic, and we hereby endorse him Is !.
true and faithful representatives Of the
loyal people Of this State.
Col. John w Forney arose, and spOE.
to the resolutions as follows:
What voter, what Democrat, who has
lost brother or friend in the army, will
not, when the argument is put to him, see
the propriety of these resolutions? Ia
the battle of Red Bank, in 1777, a reg.
iment of Rhode Island blacks reached the
ground in time, and turned the fortunes
of the day and Andrew Jackson called on
the free blacks of Louisiana for the de-
fence of that Territory, and by their bra.
very victory was won. Do not be afraid,
gentlemen, of being called Abolitionists.
The only Abolitionists to-day--the only
practical Abolitionists-are the rebels
themselves. They have set more slaves
free than ten thousand Genral Hunter
could have done. We did not begin the
rebellion. Edward Everett, at Albany, in
1860, when making speech, said to the
Democratic party, 'Gentlemen, you have
a majority. Unite-come together, and
you will beat us. If not Mr.. Lincoln will
be elected, and you must take the conse
quences. The Democratic party produced
this state OF things for their own aims, and
they desired it. The great object of the
Democratic party, fellow citizens, is scarce
ly to be concealed. | say the Democratic
party, because they insist upon calling
themselves such. They desire a peace,
and In order to effect that peace and to
degrade us, they are trying to divide
the Northern people. They are for uni.
ting the South and dividing US. This is
their object, and what peace it viii be
Does any man suppose that such peace
would end the war? The first attempt
would be to throw Pennsylvania into the
arms OF the South, as was VIM. b. Reeds
plan. Then there is Fernando Woods
idea Of making New York city great
free city. Then California would secede;
Oregon would secede, and the great West
would finally secede, and in this Secession
do you not suppose that there would be
an internal war? A war of section p
Such a war as the world has never seen
Can it be supposed for moment that
man, looking at the probability of things,
does not sec them as l do?
~ & na+ II do
serves all honor for the manner in which
it has deported itself in this struggle. 1t
was Gods providence that Republican
President was elected in eighteen sixty.
have seen SO much duplicity under the
head of democracy l have seen 50 much
falsehood, such an utter disregard of the
most solemn oaths and obligation have
seen ruined country as the legacy of
that party, that when Mr.. Lincoln was
elected President, hailed it because l
knew he had no record to fall back on
His hands were clean. He was clear of
the taint of Southern traitors. / hope
these resolutions before us will be unan-
Imously adopted. What is to be hoped is
unity among ourselves. If we cannot
harmonize, the battle must go against US
IL the ITleEuS VI Tue administrator duu
the war cannot come together as one man,
the Breckinr'dgers must triumph in the
coming election, and your House IF Rep
resentatives will be turned against US, and
our President will be harmless, so far as
the exercise of power is concerned. We
can afford to lay aside the name of Repub-
licans, Americans, and Democrats, and
remember only the Republic. 1t may be
though [ trust in God it is not so-it
may De that we shall never have a united
country again and, gentlemen, the only
way to secure such a country is for our
selves to be united.
We viii publish Col. Forney's able
ard patriotic speech entire next week
We had intended laying the remarks of
Hon. John G. Knox, upon the occasion
of his assuming the duties of Presiding
Officer of the Convention, before our
readers in this issue, but our space viii
not allow. We viii try and print them
In our next.