Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-06-11

| a monarchy or aristucracy on the ruins o
| Democratic institutions.
The man who is ignorant of this is ignorant
OF the speeches, addresses, resolutions anC
newspapers OF the Cotton States for the las
| twenty years. He is ignorant of the celabra
ted speech of Hon. l.. W. Spratt, one of the
| leading men OF South Carolina, who declared
/ that ''SfaUeTy cannot share Government tcifE
| the Democracy :" 'Slavery having achieved
one victory TO escape Democracy at the North,
must aehiege another TO escape IL af the South -
/ He must be ignorant of the declaration OF
/ ice President Stephens, reported by the
4 SAVANNAH Republican, that "SLAvERY''-not
Democracy mark you, or the right of man to
rule himself-but, 'ssidrery is the chief corner
I stone of our Government. The ideas OF the
ffamers of the old Federal Constitution rere
JuH9ameniaiiy crong.'' In these declarations
OF the leaders of the rebellion, which we are
obliged TO cut short for want of space-for
they could be extended indefnitely-we find
the true cause Of this hellish rebellion. Ii
was enmity 10 free Government. 1t was a de-
termination on the part Of an arislocratic
Clique not TO submit to the people, and be
controlled by an "ignoraut majority - as we
heard John e. Breckinridge say, at HOpk ms
vile, Kentucky, in the summer of 1861. AS
further proof OF this, the Democratic party
was bopeiessly split at Baltimore year before
Lincoln came into power, and split by the
very men who issue this address. Ii is also
10 be remarked that on the advent of Mr..
Lincoln TO the Presidency. the House of Rep
resentatiTes, Senate and Supreme Court were
IN the hands of the Democratic party. Why.
then. did the cotton wing fly off and set M
new COnfederacy The Northern Douglas
Democracy would not be controlled ly the
insoleut Buchanan Democracy, and so a dis
ruption took place. But this address of the
inglorious fourteen goes on to gloriiy the Bu-
chanan- Cotton Democracy in this grandilo-
quent manner
'.It is the only party capable of carrying on
war; it is the only party which has ever
conducted a war TO a successful issue. the on
ly party which has done it without abuse of
power, without mOlestation To the rights OF
any class of citizens, and with due regard TO
economy. All this has heen done all this,
II need be, 1T is able TO do again. If success,
then in military point of view be required,
the Democratic party alone can command it,
1t then proceeds to say that its restoration
(ihat is, OF themselves and company to pow
er is demanded by the following consider
alton
Economy and honesty in the public ex
penditures, now at the rate of four millions OF
dollars day demand it.''
Such economy for instance as that of Bu-
chanan's Secretary OF War. Johh b. Floyd
that paragon OF virtue, and such honesty as
that OF ISham @ Harris.
''The rapid accumulation Of an enormous
and permanent public debt demand it-a pub |
lie debt already one thousand millions of dol |
lars and equal at the present rate in three /
years, TO England's debt of a century and a |
half in growth
1t is a dreadful thing to go in debt. isn't it. /
to save the nation The war should be car
ried for little or nothing. 10 fact, it would 1
have been better, as Buchanan thought to 4
have no war at all. Just let our Southern /
friends alone. The s'thOusand million - story |
is big,ie.
"Reducing wages, low prices, depression OF /
trade, decay OF business, scarcity OF work, and /
impending ruin on every side demand it's
Every body knows that the '.reduced wages |
etc.. are all the fault Of Lincoln. The loss of .
fat salaries by the Southern friends also ssde-
mands it, but the fourteen are quite too mod /
est TO say SO.
We have our own opinion TO the rebel |
origin of this damnahle attempt. The South |
rrn rebel leaders are at the bottom of it. Moth
ing is more certain than this to our minds.
The chiefs of the rebellion see that their work
is about TO prove disastrous failure. and go
hey send word TO this effect to their Northern
allies: ''Give us two three free States to
sote for our men, and we will bring back the
Cotton States in solid pbalaBx and hold the
offices together as before" This is certainly
he programme. Will the people see it per-
ormed
Fellow-citizens, all you who love your conn
ry, by whatever name you have been known
n the past, let Us frown down all sucn niSer-
.bly selfish plots of partisans this which we
rave been reviewing, and. casting aside all
Id party ties, unite together on the broad
platform of the Union. Away with partisan
and names at hour when the
lation is struggling for life. Our dear mother
country is in peril, let us fly 10 her rescue.
let US all be true Union men, true democrats,
rue republicans, not in i partizan, but in a
Iational sense. We close this article with
uotation from the last letter written by the
,old. patriotic, and lamented Douglas. Let
be traced in letters Of gold over every door
o the land
81 know of DO mode in which loyal citizen
nav so well demonstrate his devotion to his
ounrry as by sustaining the flag, the COnsti
ution, and the Union, under all circumstan-
es, and under erery Administration, regardless
party politics, against all assaiiGHts at home
nd o5road.''
Noble words Let them be the motto of
very loya man in these turbulent and stirring
ines.
A ruunber of flour barrels were recently re ! ,