Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-04-02

the gates Of the capitol. In that hour Of
extremity and peril. when a new army was
to be RAISED, and the old one encouraged and
ri vigora;ed. Congress announced to the
country, and to the whole world, the policy
which should govern the future conduct Of
the war. On motion of the distinguished
gentlemen from Kentucky, Oh. CHt,cn3eu)
Congress said:
Tha. this war Is net w7cc5 On their
part in any spirit of oppression. nor for amy
purpose OF conquest or suhiuga-ion, nor for
any purpose OF overthTowIug or interfering
viii. the rights OF established institutions #
those States, but to defend and maintain
the supremacy f the Constitution, and "a
preserve the Union with al the dignity.
equality, and rights # the several States
uuimpaircd and that as soon as these ub-
. jects are accomplished, the war ought 10
/ cease"
The nation heard this and tie loyal men
trusting and conGiing. again poured with
military tread from the loyal Stares to tie
bank of Sire Potomac. They were repeliel
! by 10 "u.c-y from either end ortle capitol.
! tlas slavery as the cause Of the MAR, must
be sbrlizhcd, and ;llt the seeded States
! had committed political suicide, and must
be reduced by force ofarms. to territories.
and governed as such bv Felera, authority.
M. Chairman, am amazel, utterly anna
zed. when I contrast the present yri-a tae
past m this subject All Is cLa --1 at
least 50 far as Col-T-ss i concerned F.-1-e
, npau pledge has lcou made by every de-
pan ,mcut Of the Government in tie opening
stage # this conflict. The I.atioual ia.th
las been plightcd ~ home and aLrlai IN the
most binding and obligatory manner, that
tie domestic laws aud customs Of .Le srce>
.,e. sat We're not t. be v.a'are,l, that
slavery was not Z, be abolished that sava-
ges were ncJ {, be let lo9se' We heard no
Indignant protests den against this policy.
/ Tongues that are lo.. luu3 IN its ieuGEcia
rion were then mute Voices THAI are EoV
high IL wrath gains, e were then silent.
Tie army. however, or X hundred th, u
sand men stands bar,s5 together under tls
stern cgnr-a, IF military discipline. Ia ;h-t
surrr$a. tlo object { conservative pledge.
Is accump'is' cl. -,.3 lle time has arrive.
Irr the ralfllment IF thc purposes Of size Wa,
according - tEc Views # tie abolition
They demand n-w tl.at AL tlcsa rlelgr
shall be broken. They demand that tht
faith Of the Government Sta.i be G1shuuo-cl
They demand that the present alu.iHistra
riou shall he Gaserac,l IL tie eyes @. I'd ID,
world by aIanLouing It's ovn deliberate
g. instruction Cf tie Crns.i.s.rnl-it ovi
boldly and openly markell line oI policy
: They demand that the army shall be d.
ceived that tlf promises hy which It wa
/, raised shall be proven false thai tle sa'dio
-, shall now -lt aus. de IN tie Te-secuti.
+. of purposes which were conceded from hin
wien BE enlisted. and which hc abhors.-
They demand that tie people shall be be
travel. and their hard earned money take
to support :his war, conducted IN principle
= - which they utterly re.udiate- And. ADO,
al. they demand that the Can-t.tutiou Z
: rutl.lessly violated that the LAWS bo stricl
en- down. and the old Union. such as @,
fathers made 1t. shall never be restored
Had they aycyed their purposes At Il
opening Of the war. and appealed TO Il
= country 10 support the atrocious docirin
- which they now avow had they ~,
their demands then, no rruud army won
lire thousand miles Of border; but rath
As my colleague (Mr. DUNN has well At
truly said oQ this foor, our army W u
" have been composed of a small aul 3e'ul,
al baLd. such a. followed john Brown to Ia
pcr's Ferry. Let these demands 3e Egaut
= now. and the appalling fact WI, stand co
'" f-s>ei that d stupcnlous franz has bet
u practiced on the nation. and that the arm
b. Of the United States has been raised I
Il false preie,,ses. Let these demands he IT,
ted now. AMI no American Union VIII ~
IA more bless the eyes Of men Ne more
"e .-WiN bloom the thunder blasted tree,
as Or the stricken eagle soar
,ht Mr.. Chairman, represent, IN par. t
tes people of a great State. Iadiaua may pc;
me proudly to her escutcheon. 1t il gemm
of all over with honor She did not want Il
ed war She was for compromise and pea
liy and is now, when they can be obtained,
they once could, with honor and upon t
on principles Of the Constitution. But OF
get cast into the conflict, though by no act
or hers she has welded herself to victory
II? every battle field where her troops Ia
lar drawn the sworb. Go and ask hs- six
sat thousand soldiers now IN the 6el8, eccirc
ur- as thev are with halo Of gallant acai,
1T meu.s. whether ttsss demands shall