The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-04-03

rant, barbarous, and savage TO such an
extent as coupled with the fact that they
belong to race towards which ours en-
tertains strong antipathies, and from their
degraded and servile condition it would
be impossible to restrain them from com
mitting outrages not allowable even against
the enemy, they ought not to be employed
in our ranks; and to do SO on our part
would bring down upon Us the odlum OF
all Christendom, and the condemnation OF
all good men," But this is q question
which the Senator says is for the Presi-
dent and his military advisers to decide,
and he is content to confde it to them,
as he is all other duties deyolved upon
them by the Constitution.
There are, of course, other powerful
arguments used by the eloquent Senator
against the bill in question. But time
aud space will not permit them to be
noticed here This imperfect review
would do him injustice, however, did it
not give in his own words, that portion Of
his speech in which, as RepuGlican, he
protests against the proposed measure
1t administers wi,hering and timely
rebuke to the miserable dough-faccs Of the
North. who, for their own selfish ends,
have all along been asserting that the
Republican Party is sectional in its char
acter, aud that it would, If successful,
WELD Its power for the abolition Of Slavery
in the States OF the Union.
Now, sir, as Republican, protest against
any measure of this kind crian4ting from the
legislative branch of this Government. | do
so for my own and for the sake Of the great
party which came to the rescue Of the Union
aud the Government just at the tinlc when
the conspirators had almost cOnsumated the
ruin of both and both OF which, trust in God
with the aid OF good loyal men everywhere, it
VIII be strong enough 10 restore and wise
enoLnh to preserve IN all their former yigor
and glory Now, sir. if ever there was one
SANDER more foul than another, or more mis-
chieyous 10 the peace and happiness OF the
country than another, ii was the allegation
made by the conspirators Of the South, and
reiterated Overland over again by their scarcely
less wicked confederateS of the North, that
the sole object of the Republican party was
the abolition of negro slavery in the Southern
States of the Union. That sLAHDER was the
moving cause of this war that was the catch
word which intiamed the South, which en-
abled the leaders of the rebellion TO coEsol-
idate her people and abtain over them n con-
troll which prevented US ever since 1904 from
having n hearing before them, which shut
out from them all Testimony as TO oUr real
principles and beliefs, and left them exposed
TO ha Oh hpi hI-r he 2
and wilful falsehoOd OF their allies in the
North. And, sir, have but q single word
here TO saw of those allies, and that is this :.
that have thousand times more respect for
and faith in the poor soldier in the rebel ar
my day, and in his patriotism and loyalty,
than have in those editors OF the North who,
year after year, month after month, and day
after day-knowing the same TO be false
published and sent down to the South this
gigantic lie and base SANDER against the true
men of the free States, nine hundred and
ninety-uine out of every thousand OF whom
never dreamed of disturbing anybody's con-
stitutional rights, never thought of aboEshing
negro slavery when it lawfully existed in
States men who, on the contrary, were as
obedient to the Constitution as TO the behests
of their religion, reyerencing il next to heir
Bibles, and giving now on the battle-felds Of
the South the offer OF their very lives to sus-
tain it -; men who never cared took q
thought of slavery as imposing single re-
sponsi6ility upon them, and W no never would
have come into collision with it anywhere Of
their own choice. But when it insolently at :
tempted outside of its legitimate sphere and
within their lawful reach TO provoke strug-
gle and contest with them as to whether the
common Territories of the nation should be
the homes of free white men or of Servile ne
groes, they resisted il, as they had Il ri ght to
do. 1t was a simple question between the
" mn and nprrnPS-NVbirh
have the Territories if the negro succeeded,
the white man scouGG not inhabit them in
his company; and If the white succeeded, the
negro should not.
THE victory was won by the white man ;
and the creed and doctrine which animated
him in achieving it is "RepubIicanism. .
Nothing more-nothing less. So it vas de-
clarcd and published everywhere; so it is
understood by the people so elevated into
power by the nation; so put forth almost
unanimously by the present Congress. We
have said we had no right and claimed none
to meddle with slaves or slavery in the slave
States. All which has been and is now per-
fectly understood by all not wilfully blind
''Then, sir, say again, that asa Republic
can, standing upon the Constitution as con
strued by that party, | protest against the
second section OF this bin, as being total
and entire departure from the principles OF
that instrument most mischievous at this
time, because il uselessIv distracts, divides
and weakens the friends of the country when
they ought to be united and Of one accord in
action, II ever such were needed before. In
addition to this, it would make us do of all
things in the world that which would most
CRAFTY and strengthen our enemies every
where-wortk to-day more than a hundred
thousand armed men to the traitors of the
South, and worth Ioore than five hundred
thousand votes to the would be traitors OF