Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-05-17

Legislative, the Executive, and the Judi
cial- each equally part of the Govern.
ment, and equally entitled to the conf
dence and support of the States and the
people; and that it is the duty of every
patriot to sustain the several departments
of the Government in the exercise of all
the constitutional powers of each which
may be necessary and proper for the pre-
servation of the Government in its princi-
Piles and in its vigor and integrity, and to
stand by and defend to the utmost the flag
which represents the Government, the
Union, and the country.
In this sense the Democratic party has
always sustained, and will now sustain,
the government against all foes, at home
or abroad, in the North or the South, open
or concealed, in Office or out of office, in
peace or in war.
Ifthis is what the Republican party mean
by supporting the Government it is an idle
thing to abandon the old and tried Demo,
cratic party, which for SO many years and
through so many trials supported, preser.
we'd, and maintained the Government of
the Union. But if their real purpose be
to aid the ancient enemies Of the Demoora.-
oy in su6verting our present Constitution
and form of government, and, under pre-
tence of saving the Union, to erect strong
centralized despot.sm on It's ruins, the
Democratic party will resist them as the
worst enemy to the Constitution and the
Union, and to free government every
where.
We do not propose to consider now the
causes which led to the present unhappy
civil war. A filter time will come here
Gfter for such discussion But we remind
you now that COMPROMISE made your
Union, and COMPROMISE fifteen months
ago would have sa we'd it, Repeated efforts
were made at the last session of the Thir-
ty-sixth Congress to this end. At every
stage, the great mass of the South, with
the whole Democratic party, and the
whole Constitutional Union party, Of the
North and West, united in favor of certain
amendments to the Constitution-and chiel
among them, the wellknown "Crittenden
Propositions" which would have averted
civil war and maintained the Union AT
every stage, all proposed amendments in
consistant with the sectionGl doctrines Of
the Chicago Platform were stgenuonsly and
unanimously resisted and defeated by The
Republican party The "Crittcuden : rop
osi.ions" never received a single Regubli
oGn vote in either House. For the proc
VIC appeal to Tie Journals Of Congress ant
to the Congressional Globe.
We scorn to reply to the charge tina
the Democratic party is opposed to grant
ing aid AID support to the Federal Gov
ernmcnt in maintaining It's safety, integrity
and constitutional supremacy, and in fagol
Of disbanding orr armies and succumbin!
to the South. The charge is libellous ant
false. No man has advocated any sucl
proposition. Democrats recognise it a
their duty as pasricts 20 support the Gov
crnment in all constitutional, necessary
and proper efforts to maintain its safety
integrity, and constitutional authority
but at the same time they are infezibly
opposed to waging war against any Of th'
States or people Of this Union in any spiri
of oppression, or for any purpose Of con
quest or subjugation, or OF overtLrowint
or interfering with the rights or establish
ed institutions Of any State. Above all
the Democratic par3y will not support tn,
Administration in any thing which look
or tends to the loss of orr political or per
sonal rights and liberties, or a change o
our present democraticGl fer Of govern
meut.
But no, Democrats, it is not Tie supper
OF the Government in restoring the Uniol
which the party in power require of you
You are asked to give up your principles
your policy, and your party, and to stan,
by the Administration of the party i
power, in all its acts. Above all it is de
IN anded of you that you yield at least
silent support to their whole policy, and t
withhold all scrutiny into their public cor
duct Of every kind, lest you should "en
barrass the Administration" You ar
} thus asked to ronounce one Of the frs
principles and the chief security of
} Democratic G Government-the right to hol
public servants responsible to their maste
the people; to render the Representative
accountable to the constituent; the ancier
! and undoubted prerogativc of American
t to canvass public measures and publ
! man II - thic Glitch oonSttt,t;ono1 y,N;,