The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-07-09
vALLANDIGHAM DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS
What Southern Union Paper thinks Of it.
From the Nashville Union, Nav II.

certain Democratic Congressman, we'll
known as allies and sympathizers with
Breckenridge. Cobb, Floyd, and Hum
phrey Marshall A meeting was held
the other day by these old party hacks,
whose regulations are as battered and
soiled as an old harlot's, and addresses
sent forth to the United states This
formidable prounuciamento, after circu-
lating five or six weeks, got fourteen
signatures.
Unavoidable absence, we presume, on
public business, prevented the names OF
Hewell Cobb, Jefferson Davis, Jesse D.
Bright, Humphrey Marshall, Gustavus
A. henry, Wigfall and nellie Brown,
froln adding their lustre to this newly
risen galaxy of patriots. So much for
the authorship of this address. And now
let us see what are its provisions. The
first proposition is conceived 10 the very
spirit of selfish intolerance as far removed
from any patriotism and genuine Demo
cratic feeling as anything that can be
Imagined
THE present administration was chosen
by party, aud iu all its civil acts and
appointments has recognized, and still
does, its fealty and obligations to that
party. There must and will be an op-
position"
Vallaudigham and his crowd want to
continne in office, and get their old friends
back again. and for this purpose there
must be opposition" to the present Ad-
ninistration. We thought that, as the
nation was struggling with a mighty
rebellion, it was the duty of all citizens,
without sect or party, to fly to the support
of the officers who had been put 10 COM
mand of the laboring ship of State, IN
order to rescue her passengers and save
her precious cargo, "No," say the four
teen, "the first thing is to settle the ques-
ton as to what kind of a flag the ship
must carry And next, we must have the
offices Nobody has confidence 10 US
We were turned out of Office for bad con,
duct, but the ship shall perish unless we
are restored.
But that address tells<a monstrous
falsehood when it says that in Gall its civil
acts and appointments the administration
has recognized its feaIty and obligations
to par(y" 1t is an impudent glaring lie.
| Whom did President Lincoln offer to
appoint Secretary Of War? Joseph Holt,
Southern Democrat, who is indeed
worthy of the name OF Democrat Whom
did he appoint S cretary of War? Hon:
4 NJ Stanton, another lifelong Demo
crat Whom did he nominate as Major
! General of the u. S armies? George B.
Mcclellan, another firm, unwavtring
Democrat What are General Dumont,
General Buell. and General Halleck 2
| Democrats nominated by President Lin,
coin aud confirmed by Senate over
wheuingly Republican. The signers of
the address to make out the falntcst show
of pretext for the plot were compelled
to insert a falsehood Had we space we
coulu enumerate hundreds of other ap-
Observation-Disclosures Johnson, as Gov
ernor of Tennessee, for example-whO
have ever been warm political enemies to
the President. But let US torbear
The next proposition is most signiti-
cant one, showing clearly that this ad-
dress of the fourteen is to tickle the
ears of Southern traitors.
ITO begin the great work of restoration
the ballot. box is to kill ABOLITION. The
bitter waters of Secession flowed first aud
are fed still from the unclean fountain oil
Abolitionism That fountain must be
dried up.
I'm this great work we cordially invite
the cooperation of all men of every party
who are opposed to the fell spirit OF Abo-
lition, and who, in sincerity, desire the
Constitution as it is and the Union as it
was. Let the dead past bury its dead.
Rally. lovers of the Union, the Constltu-
tion. and of Liberty, to the standard OF
the Democratic party, already in the field
and confident OF victory That party is
the natural and persistent enemy OF Ao-
oltion."
Look at this attentively. What is the
first duty of the people? To put down
the rebellion, and restore the supremacy
of the Federal laws in the revolted States
That is what we had thought. That is
what the loyal men of Tennessee, and
Kentucky, and Missouri, and Virginia,
and Maryland say-Johusou, and Camp
bell, and Prentice, and John NJ. Bolts,
and Gamble, and others Not one 0ort'
does this address sag about putting do'0n
and crushing outtke Southern conspiracy.
1t utters no rebuke against the rebels.
1t deprecated neither bridge burning, nor
wire cutting, nor guerrilla marauding, nor
destroying railroad cars, nor any Confed-
crate outrages. 1t is as dumb as the
Grave On the horrors now sweeping over