Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-09-03

ofhclal form. He has most faithful lv lived mn
to his pledged word. Congress, in the midst
OF the war, passed the Crittrnden resolution
alhrming the same principle, and making it
the chart of the Governments policy, The
clamo orous radicals and destrnctives of the
/ Sumner, Wade and Wilson stamp were Mt
| terIy defeated In their ultra-aboitiop policy,
and went home bowling over their discomfit-
| are FremOnt's and Hunters abolition proc
latnations we're rebnked and annulled Slave
property has been carefully and scrupulously
! guarded by our Generals in the South
/ All the Rebels know these facts well and
| knowing them, it is scarcely possible that
they are in arms because of their .sapprehen-
sions' about the insecurity of their slave
property in their States But If, by any re-
| mote chance, they do entertain these ssappre-
| tensions" with this powerful array of evil
dcnce before them, how is it possible for hu-
| man testimony to remove .r-ss-s ss....-as.ar-s
.f-,-.- 1aaney skeptically set aside all these
! pslpable historical facts, will a successful
anti Abolition electioneerng campaign in
! Pennsy lvania convince them They have
had a uperabundance of this kind of evidence
of the good faith of the Free States, and one
additional example would have no more ef-
feet upon their alleged "apprehensions'' than
would the discharge of Colts revolver a
ganst the batteries at Vicksburg.
And in addition to this, the attention of the
authors of the address is called to this
other stubb rn fact. When the Slave States
went into the Rebellion, they and their devo-
ted, urfalterng friends from the Free States.
| mad possession of both houses of Congress
A successful anti-Abolition campaign at the
| coming Congressional elections, cannot by
any possibility place them in stronger posi-
tion than they then occupied. How then is a
simple restoration of state of affairs which
they repudiated, cast off, and rebeIed against.
to be So etcacious now as to induce them to
lay down their arms? Can anything be more
preposterous than such an expectation
We thus demonstrate the proposition-ei.
ther that no considerable body of the Rebels
can entertain such s'apprehensions. O., that.
holding them it is not possible Tor the Gov
ernment or the people of the Free States to I
remove them by evidence. But there is no
such thing. If there are any people in the
insurgent States willing to be reconciled to
'he ohIon' they are kept in hostility to it
nor oy Hars ABOUT their slave property, bnt
by the ieientiess arm of the powerful despo-
tlsm thst now rules their section of the coun-
try. Tlis being the true condition ofafairs
the tacics of the Northern States. Mr.. HuGH
Es, is tot to diride and ,ceaksn themselves in
the van ehdeavor to allay supposed shppre-
heos'ais' out TO discard all unnecessary
themes Of division, and to harnlonize! unite
dtd f'ncs"'rate AT their energies to effict the
overthrow Y that despotism. First Idefeat
the armies AID annihiate the power d. s.the
leaders" WHOM you admit can NOT be recon
ciled; Tor 1t = only when that is done that +
we can reachfnd argue with those who can.
we bestoWthis much space and considera-
'ioh upon ting democratic s'Address'' only be-
cause We reret most profoundly 10 see a
Po"eHhi ofRnization, that is capable Just
no" OF aolngso much good for the country,
'"ro"ihg any golden opportunity. 1t
might, by ptriotic and judicious action, ex-
''rt most fiutary influence. 1t might eff ,
lec'uaIy cfck waste and corruption in the {
otate ana general Governments. II might {
s'ahdi as a arrler against unnecessary and 7
dangerous assumptions of power. 1t might a
oring TO tIehearty, unanimous and entbusias- O
TIC supportfihe Government the masses that
nave hithftoi composed the great war ele- c
ment OF t4t country. But by its own voIun. S
tary, suiclai act, it proposes to parayze its 4
almost heTf iItary and acknowledged influence il
oy the ldh pursuit of a past issue, aud leave Y
the county to suffer. This is not worthy of! fl
It's proud history and its time honored tradi- Il
tions. 1t should place itself in the van of D
lnis momentous conflict. e P
1t should plainly and nneguivocally declare d.
The Rebellion to be what it is-causeJess and t
nonstrons, without regard to its anteeedents. to
t should denounce and renounce the conspi b,
ators ana traitors who raised it, without con- ce
ition or saving clause. 1t should rank itself to
$ party beside its heroic soldiers i'm the az
eld, to whose cheeks its schemine politicians
re now bringing the burning blush of Shame. no
should sound its clarion call to arouse its tw
arlike masses, whose hearts and souls are il
ith their country. while their arms are held on
ick by their party instincts, fears and preju- y,
ices, warmed into life by just such talk =
srvades this plausible "Address.' 1t -.
'clare its resolute and strong purpc,,.. y
tie all It's energies against the P'oeiio"
the Rebellion is crushed, ~ TO oe party
ly to oppose proagacy I'D waste ana aou- r.,
5 of power. feH
Unless the Derocratic organization does PIT
is, its ssAdaesscs'' will fall upon unwilling bari
d ofelSed ears, and its appeals will awake Sta
responsive echos among the patriotic mas ior
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