Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-04-12

contained the only doctrine to secure the
! preservation of the Government. 1t was
sustained by those master-statcsmen, Web
ster Clay and Jackson. | stand now as they
stood i'll the first storm of State and for
this ] am prosecuted. DO not blame Inc,
but yourselves. who have gone wrong; come
up show your manhood, acknowledge the
error OF yourpurposes, and resolve to support
the United States Government the greatest
and best fabric of God and man. In 1872
the year of nulificaton-Jack wrote
letter to Mr.. Crawford, of Georgia. inv itc
your attention to it. What did he say Z
'rhcrc existed an effort to break up the
Government
1t is now twenty nine years since; fcw
differed with Jackson then, as to the prtscr
walton OF the Union none can differ now.
Were il possible for Old Hickory to return
to us, and see what is going on. what would
he the treatment of Southern traitors is
illustrated in the answer of an old man who
knew and loved him well He came to see
me a short time ago, and in reply to my
question if any had been impious enough to
plant the Stars and Bars over the old hcro's
grave, he said Yes and I'll hc damned
If didn't expect to see the old man jump
from his grave, and order the laet traitor To
be ANONYMOUSLY hanged ~ Fit were posi-
bic for the dead to know what is passing
here upon earth, and leave their lonely
tabernacle to minglc again in the busy scenes
Of life. / would long since have expected to
see jackson at the seat of Government, and
heard him cNcIaim, with that extraordinary
finger clcvatvd-"By the eternal the Union
must and shall hc preserved - Tariff was
the prctcAt for disunion in 1889, and the
slavery or negro question is the prctcXt
now How Go the facts stand when we
come TO examine them.
Let us go back to the proceedings of the
last Congress. What was the true phase of
the times y compromise, YOU rcmcmlcr lcr---
the Crittcndcn prOpo,itiun-was introduced.
The Southern Senators. including BENJAMIN,
Toomls, lvcrson, and list of others pre-
tended that If the measure passed, the South
would hc satisfied; hut they desired every
tinng else but compromise. Senator Clark
offered an amendment which lac believed
would hc acceptable TO the South. had
critically kept pace with these prctcndcrS
Their protest WAS only to disguise their real
intentions. When the vote WAS put on
Clarks amcndmCnt-mark wcil-Unlv fifty
five ballots were recorded. The amendment
was adopted ly two votcs-thus defeating
the original compromise. Who is response
southern Senators standing there and rcfl-
sing to record their votes If the Crittcndcn
compromise had been adopted. they would
have been deprived Of a prctrXt for their
treason.
Judah Benjamin. sncaking tli,f and
pcriurcr, and an mConsCionablc traitor, was
seated near me while the vote was being
taken. ! told him it was his duty to come
to the relief Of the country 10y voting upon
this important proposition. He SuCCringly
answered that "whcn he wanted my advice
senator. and | demand that Your vote I've
recorded. With six Others he contriVcd to
defeat the measure by slipping out They
wanted no compromise. This, then, has
caused the present difficulties. These six
Senators destroyed the compromise, upon
which they based revolution. Let Us exam
inc ourselves, gentlemen, and females, too,
that we may arraign the guilty ones at the
shrine of public suffering. Did Lincoln or
the Republicans dissolve the Union No.
Who, then, are to blame Men who in
themselves were capable Of aNcrting the
storm. and vet cried there was no hope for
the South-no escape from separation.
If the Southern Senators were sincere, all
their apprchcn>ions about Lincoln showed II
wonderful lack of >agacity. When Mr. Lin
coin came into power on the 4th OF March,
we had six of a majority in the Senate
against him. lie was powcrlc>S lnr evil.
lie could not form his Cabinet without our
approval he could not send a minister to a
foreign court We had power to reject treat
les entered into 10y CnNOyS; he could not
send Il consul abroad. Lincoln could not
even draw his $50, 600 a year with which to
buy bread and meat for the Whitr House.
without our cooperation. Where Was the
danger then Why not remain and control
his action Hence all the prcteNt for the
crime of secession is unreasonable and silly
Who is jeff. Davis! When 4 boy he was
taken under the fostering care of the Gov
cnmcnt Of the United States. and educated
/ at West Point. All honors and reputation
were obtained AT the expense OF the United
States. Now you find him with sword in
/ hand and arm up-liitcd, ready to plunge the
deadly weapon into the bosom ui his mother
the United States. Are you prepared To
, bow the knee to him--a traitor to his Coun-
, try and GOYCrnmCnt-a Government oI the
people, and, consequently, Of God-thc
wisc,t and most hcnctiCirnt which WAS ever
( devised or ever will exist What kind OF
government were these cuncoctors of treason
about to establish Read the Richmond
: Wkig, which publicly and boldly expresses
II preference for Queen Victoria over the
United States Government. Queen Victoria
is doubtless a good woman, but do You de
sire her To rule over you All our women
are equal to Queen Victoria. The E.1tmia0
saws "A dictator should be had.
The Chronicle and St"tisI, Of Augusta,
Ga, and many Others advocated similar all
surditics. The Memphis irdianchc wants
Harris for king, and the Mayor OF Memphis
Il dcspot. lsham &. Harris to be Il dictator
| know the man lsham g. Harris to b,
king lsham c. lIarris-who fled from the
capital with such dastardly precipitation
We are to be his slaves lie should be m!
slave, much less my master
As we travel along, what more can WI
find The provisional government of the
pseudo, so-callcd Confederate States prohib
its the slave trade while their leaders de
clare that a slave republic is the only repub
, lie for the South. No white man should III
allowed to vote unless he owned slaves
because no State can enter the Contederac.
unless with slavery. In South Carolina II,
man is eligible to Il seat in the Lcgisatur
f unless he owns ten negroes and Il proper
tionate amount of land. Their principles o
representation and taxation is most unjus
to the poor man.