North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-08-20
WHAT'S TREASON

From certain indications, which have gone
to the world within a short time past, we
are led to ask: What is Treason? Horace
Greeley, of the New York Tribune publish
es the following:
We have repeatedly said, and we once
more insist, that the great principle embod-
led by Jefferson in the Declaration of Ameri
can Independence, that Governments derive
tieirjus powers from the consent of the
governed, is sound and just and that if the
slave States, or the Gulf States only, choose
to form an independent nation, they have a
clear moral right to do so.
Whenever it shall be clear that the great
body of the Southern people have become
concluslvely aienatcd from the Union and
anxious 70 escape from it. we will do our
best to forward their vlews.n
Is this Treason?
Greeley utters it, and is permitted to roam
at large aud defame the Government and the
Democratic party.
A meeting Of the Aboltionists was recent
ly held at Boston, where several speakers
boldly ayowed their hostility to the Un,on,
and Parker Pillsbury spoke as follows j.
{" Halt million of the sons of the North
have gone to that worse than Ganges croco.
die that inhabits the rivers of the South,
and now 100000 more are demanded. Why
did not voice go up from the United North
that not another soldier should go until the
war was turned against slavery (Great ap
pIause.) Abraham Lincoln, formerly called
the slave hound of Illinois, has increased and
enlarged his former tendencyn
Is This Treason?
Plllsbury utters it, and is unnolested,
and is at liberty to preach his Disunion doc
trlnes wherever he can get an audance to
listen to them.
Wendell Phillips, who was taken upon the
floor Of the United States Senate in disre-
gard Of the rules of that chamber, and is
honored aEd fawned upon by Vice President
HaHllin, has proclaimed himself the open en-
emy Of this Union for years, and says that
not one man should be permitted to leave
the States until President Lincoln has de
dared q principle and states what we are
fighting for.
Is thlS Treason?
Senator Chandler yilifes and abuses Gen.
Mcclellan and the President IN such way as
to give aid and comfort to the rebels, and
they print his speech in their journals wth
approval.
Is this treason ?
An officer of the army publishes long let
ter in one of the public prints, which is cop
itd BY large number of papers in the SER
vice of the Republican party, proposing to
rase-not company, nor regiment of he
groes-but an army of 10000 negroes, and
take them to the field.
Is this TredS0n2
The Adjutart General Of the State OF
Rhode Island has issued an order for the en-
listment of a regiment of colortd volunteers,
and says the Governor will lead them in the
field.
Is thiS 7reas5hf
A leading Abolition Republican of this
| borough denounces General Mcclellan as
ga d-n cOWdrd, and d-n traitor"
Is h,S Treason?
Some one connected with the Office Of the
Harrisburg Patriot and U~ion printed a
handbiH, calling a meeting of the negroes OF
that city in The Market Square at O'Clock
| in the afternoon :; that the great Gen. Lane
would address them that they W. uld be
armed and equipped, &C., as white soldiers,
I" and no distinction aoould'5e nsade" This
till was issued as a joke by scthe of the
boys; it might be said, with great truth as
practical comment upon the sayings and
teachidgs Of leading Republican orators nd
newspapers, who have long advocated The
arming and equpping of the negroes: This
joke was practced upon the Abortion brawl.
ers by Democrat, and therefore is Treason,
and the editors and proprictofs are arrested
and hurried off to Washington and imprison-
ed.
Where is Senator Wilson now to raise his
voice against illegal imprisonment in Wash
ington? But we forgot these men are
ichite-those he WIS 50 particularly interest
ed in were negroes. Is it Treason to state
this 2-Er.