Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-23

ccNc -uNAA NlAoIl the SONtFNt-llk
of our government-not only does ii seek
TO overthrow the constitution which forms
the Union, but il DESTROYS all our material
interests, and all the political greatness of
the people of these States and of the Union
The Mississippi could never he cut I'm
twain The people of PENNSYLVANIA will
never submit TO see the mouth of the Sus-
quehanna river, nor of the waters into
which the Allegheny and Monongahela
flow under the jurisdiction and control of
foreign government-ScceSsio never
can be submitted TO by the people of the
Northern States, and armed rebellion must
be put down by the loyal men of the
country by force of armS-bv all men
who viii stand by the sovereignty and ex-
istence of the Government. But i equal
ly their duty TO put down that other trcil-
son and sentiment that bce;lt SeceS<ionisrn:
cheers AbolitiOnism Is the parent of Sc
c,ssionism, although the issue NAV be
illcgitimate. cheers There are but two
parties in the country: one the friends of
the Constitution and the Union and the
other their enemies. These enemies are
Secessiunists South and the abolitionistS
North While the friends are the loval
patriotic men, of whatever party, who
stand 10y the Constitution "a il *, and the
Union as it was. cheers The man that
cannot stand upon the platform that Won
have constructed TODAY l. a traitor to- his
country, and Is either one who is know
ingly engaged in the conspiracy Inaugural
ted for the '.ultimatc extinction of slave
ry," cor is bceIIiled. dcluded fanatic and
instrument. There Is one grcat end TO be
achieved by the Democratic party, and
that l.. the restoration of the Union. and
the bringing about of a peace and an end
of the civil strife that now prevails
throughout the land. This we seek To
accomplish 10y upholding the Constitution
in IFS integrity. and bv putting down Abo-
itiOnism and ScccSSioniSIn-alike It's
deadly enemies. War i nj all times a
dreadful calamity TO bcf;l a nation. but Il
civil war. and such an one "a that in
which this country now writhcS. str1Ig-
Cling for its life. l.. for the extent of coun-
try which If embraccs-the great material
and political! Interests which ii icoparlizcs
and the bravery, encrgv. and intclli-
gencc of the people engaged in IT, of pro-
portions and MAGNITUDE which the world
has never seen. How LONG shall this con-
test rage! 30 long ~ the schemes of
abolitioniSm such as those before Con-
gress during It's prcson: session are either
enforced or pressed upon the attention of
the national legislature, just 80 long would
this struggle in some form continue \
n4' Il
affections and LOYALTY of the people would
BE- an impossibiliiy.
Constitutions and MONS formed there
by, must after all have ihcir foundations
in the hearts of the people All other
Constitutions and Unions exist only on
paper. Carry out the emancipation
schemes of Abolitiuni>ln and how soon
will YOU get an affection for tlic CcnStitu-
ton and the Union. based iii,rson. that
rmdcrtaks 10 protect The people of the
States IN the right To regulate their u,vn
domestic institutions and which cunf;-rs
lay IFS provisions alCne. the RIGHT Of the
people Of the States IN the ri.it 10 re.,lt-
late their OWN domestic institutions and
which confers 10y IT. provisions alone. The
right of the master TO rC;akc fugitive
who owes service or labor To hone 10
reSt"re the nion by such means l. io cN-
pet To build it up by DESTROYING it In
the language of Il representative from a
borlcr Statc-NIr. Wickliflc-:he Young
est man here will not live to <cc pc:,,-c r.
stored bv such means Whether this oh
iect of 9 the utter dis.inctinction of S'a-
very Is 10 bc accomplished bv a military
proclamat' on declaring the slaves of the
rebels irec-W hcihcr IL l. To bc accom-
piished under the pretcNt-I NAV bc p.r-
mittcd TO sly the fiaud-uf the con.i>c;l-
tion of the slaves of rebels. or bv WHAT
ever of the various schemes tha: have
been introduced info the pFz-~en: Congr-sS
for the purpose of bringing abJu. the same
cnd-the effect must H. to make this CIV
il strife intcrminab,c. There i not one
of them that Is no; mcnd:ciouS usur1ra-
ton, or does not propose III The project its
elf, mendarious uSliTTation of the Con-
stitution. Whatever. in fact. might H.,
the ultimate effect of the abolition of Sla-
very in the Cotton States. IT i convi..-
ton thoroughly rooted In the minds of the
people there. that cotton. rice and sugar
cannot be raiS"d without nero scrvilc la
bor. If ~. then if we destroy their do
mcStic institution, we DESTROY the whole
value 10 them of their wharvc~, their
warehouses. their dwellings. their rlants-
tions and everything else that Ciycs them
p-CtmIaTv wealth. AMI nI"gal social and