Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-02-01
A New Taunt.


John Hiekman's man Friday who edits
the american Republican, at Whestchest-
er is man Of extraordinary genius. In
addition to being sort of small tail to
Forney's kite, he has lately on his own
hook, attempted to fix new name, in
taunt and dersion, to the democratic party.
1t is of piece with Greeley ,whoused to call
u.s. Union Savers !" In common with q few
other papers, he has taken fright at the
resolution offered by Col. Tate, which we
print elsewhere, and pours out the vials Of
his wrath upon the whole party: And
the most violent and abusive charge he
can make against it is, that "they sing
psalms to the constitution"
The democratic party is constitutson0,
arty 4; that the head and and front o.
their offending. They are for the Ua'io"
and Co"S tuition /; and upon that platform
the are imp regnable. See the contemptu
Gus manner in which Hickman's man
speaks of the constitution,
"The Breckenridgers are great on the
Constitution, when that sacred instrument
can serve their purposes. Up here they
sing psalms to the Constitution aud at the
same moment pat on the back the cotton
lords who have torn it into tatters. Mr.
Tates bunkum resolution was very prop
erly hustled into the room of the commit.
tee on Federal Relations, where it ought
to be put to rest on a constitutional pillow,
with few drops of constitutional lauda-
mum to compose its nerves into an everlas-
ting sleep"
If the resolution is "bunkum" why don't
you let it pass and die; instead of having
it "huSt(ed into the room of the committee
on FEDERAL relations,' where the rcpubli,
cans intend to smother it? The truth is,
the resolution cuts to tho core-strips the
veil from every abolition emanci patiouist J;
showing him in his naked dcformity to the
country. Well may Hickman and his
crew take fright. The fall of Fremont
the removal of Camcron-the appointment
of Stanton-are but the shadows of those
coming events which will restore the union
and the constitution and destroy forever
the abolition agitators who are the fathers
of all our troubles.
Even Forney, abandoned and shameless
as he is---admits that the Democrats are in
favor of the "Union and the constitution. I"
There is no difference between democrats
on this point and Forney cannot keep up
any distinction. They are as one man.
While among the republicans, Some Gin
influential quarters" rather than have the
"Union and the constitution are in favor
OF prompt separation Of these States.
Hear Forney discourse in the following
paragraph of letter from Coca asional"
published in the Philadelphia Press of the
2lst inst. 1t is significant
"Some Of our public men do not hesitate
to say, that rather than bring back the Sc
ceded slave States into the Union they
would agree to q peaceful and prompt
separation. They contend that in the
event of reunion the slave despotism will
rule by its unity, and with the aid of the
Breckinrdge Democrats of the free States
and by means Of the divisions of the Re-
publicans. the dcstinics Of the future of our
country will be completely controlled by
traitors to the Federal Constitution. AL.
though no open demonstration in favor of
this theory has yet been made, it is un-
doubtedly sincerely enter,q;ned in certain
Influential quarters"