Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-09
VOL 9---NO. 81

Of Turkish bean which are,v up TO lis
horns When his bean was dried up 10y
the heat he twisted a roaP Of straw by
which 10 descend, fastening one end totlc
horns Alas, like many similar schemes.
II WAS too short But, holding fast by
the left hand, with the night he cut the
long and useless upper part, which, when
tied to thc lower end, brought him safely
10 the earth, Such Viii he the result Of
thc~e lmatic experiments upon labor sys-
tcms of the country. The sooner they
descend from the moon with their rope OF
straw the better. Thus, with loss to the
South and damage 10 the North, both ir-
reIarable, and 10 gain TO either, the wear
OF negro jubilee Is to be ushcred into ex-
istencc.
In conclusion, then, if the negro cannot
be colonizcd without burdens intolerable,
and plans too dclusive; II he cannot be
freed and left South without destroying lis
labor, and without ruin TO Northern in
du>try and society, what shall be done
/ Where shall he 60? He answers for
himself The Ia'l.i5raabas of drove Of
negroes, the other dav, in the valley Of
Virginia, was asked, ''Where are YOU 90
ing dun no, massa, dun no, gUinc
somewhere l racken-" TLaughter His
friends can answer very little better But
such answer Is not craftsmanship.
What shall be done2 1 answer; Rep
re-cntatiyes, that our duty Is written IN
our oath, It IS R the Constitution o. Tie
Ji,it,E .Stytss, Leave to the States their
OWN institutions where that instrument
leaves them, keep your faith TO the Crit
teTden resolution, lac rid of ambiguous
schemes, and trust, under God, for the
revelation of His viii concerning theSc
black men IN our land, and the overthrow
iug by o,Ir power Of this rebellion Have
YOU 10 faith In God, who writes the his
tory of nations? Great as Is oar power,
wise aS i or systam of government.
brave ~ are our soldiers, unequalic,l ~
are our fleets Of iron, It Is only for Him II
breathe upon us, and orr power VIII fade.
/ know that His power can solve these
, dark problems OF our fate. Let US DO our
duty 10 the order established by our faith
f ers. under HIS wise inspiration, and an
may bc well
In this night Of our gloom my faith L.;
been in Him, even aS my cath 10 the Con
S;ituiion, which He inspired, Is made,
80 help me God,'' Cleaying 10 that, l
can see the dawn of hope, leaving il,
, see nothing but perjury, fI.,uland a dark
l or night OF disaster In our Constitution,
r alone. under God, Is our national saliva
4 tion cnshrined,
But have no faith in and no hope OF
r this Congress, for they have no faith il
D God or the Constitution. Greece had I
e law called the Indictment Of illegality,
D whereby any man was tried and punished
e in a common court ike a criminal, f..
i any laws which had passed on his motto.
= ia the assembly Of the people, if that law
appeared unjust or prciudiccd TO the pub
r lie If there were such a law here, kov
: few oc the majority OF this House woul,
@ escape the dock Of the criminal aud ih
II rope of thr gibl,ct. The member iruu
j., Illinois CsIr. Loyeiny-l would then rccsiy,
n the I,rstitu,lc~ which follow suspended an
# imation- [Tau-hter-l But what of Ia
- m,mbcr ct Pennsylvania, tAIr. KcIiey- -
ID lie has been ever r,.,,lv. IN his dclcnca q
o black men and black character, 10 a-sai
n personally those with whom be difi,rl
- lie could not pass by my humble spcccl
s. n 10 IIavti without some sarcastic fling
3, and much misrepresentation, which hc N
" fuScI 10 allow M 20 answer. lie did ~
p like INV -t,l, Of dc=cription, and wondcne
%; why thrrc was no laugh At my humo
about IA, negro in court drcss. lie
tc lnorc successful lie never speaks but h
Is, l. laughed at His speeches have bee
Ju well described a being every word :
IA pulcher. every sentence 4 tomb, and ever
Il speech a grave ward. Laughter.
n this grave ward he thought TO bury me, ;
py he had buried others. But even IL:
To voicc-rer et TTetgrg r,iIll-wlrich l.
~ kcncd to the .'erv. of an itineIs,nt bull