Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-08-14

SaWpaiSu. DutI on SCu'iSuicH, tHoSc VI yOt
in this quarter who are today following the
lead of certain 90 P F"-as indicated il
certain of his newspaper organs hereabouts
should look well at the same time to the less
ons that are taught to you by the Breckenridge
Democrats, Butler and johnson. If these
men have one feeling of hatred and hostility
more bitter than that they entertain against
the traitors in arms, it is for those men in the
loyal States who dare TO stay here and Sc
cretly aid and sympathize with the foes Of our
glorious country. Is there q Douglas Demo
crat before me He cannot be one to aid in
dividing toe people iu the dark and trying
hour. Such a man would forget his own IA.
ther and slander the mother that bore him.
His great leader sleeps in holy and unforgot
ten solitude near the Metropolis of Illinois. -
In life the embodiment of high principle, en-
lightened progress, and daring purpose, he raj
lied TO his standard mighty army of believers
and devotees. The highest type of knightly
| gentleman he was the best ideal of an un-
daunted patriot He died early, after leaving
| behind him a fame that will endure as long
as the great lake that rolls by its busy and
| popuous shores and with his last words he
uttered truth aud warnings that shouldstir the
| soulssof all bis cOuntrymen, and should COZ
found the men with shame who, in their blind
| party hatred, hold the Republicans responsible
| for the war, aud thus relieve the murderers Of
! our country's liberties Of the damning guilt of
having commenced aud continued it. can
not avoid, as well to awaken the Douglas Dem
| ocrat to his duty, as to shame those who SYM
pathize with traitors, calling your attentions to
these familiar farewell words of the lamented
| Douglas
The election of Mr.. Lincoln is a mere
| pre:ext The present Secession movements is
the result Of an enormous conspiracy formed
more than year since-forned by leaders in
the Southern Confederacy more than twelve
months ago. They use the slavery question as
meaus to aid the accomplishment of their
| ends. They desired the election Of q Northern
candidate, 10y q sectional vote, in order to
| show that the two sections cannot live togeth-
er. When the history of the two years fro q
the Lecompton question down the Presidential
| election shall be written, it will be shown that
| the scheme was deliberately made to break up
| the Union.
They desire a Nortbern Republican to
be elected by purely Northern vote, and
then assign this fact as a reason why the sec.
tions canuot live together. If the Disunion
| candidates in the late Presidential contest had
carried the united South, their scheme was,
| the Northern candidate successful to seize the
Capitol last spring, and, by q united South
aud divided North, hold it. Their scheme was
defeated, in the defeat of the Disuuion can
ddate 10 several of the Southern States.
" But this is no time for detail of causes.
The conspiracy is now known arnes have
been raised, war is levied to accomplish it
| There are now only two sides TO the q.estion.
| Every man must be for the United States, or
against it, There can be no neutrals in this
war only patriots and traitors ~
! Can Douglas Democrats require other H.
dncements TO duty? Need tell them that al
the men who sustained his course in 1860 with
some discredtable exceptions, are now the
uncompromis!ng and unquestioning friends Of
the war-that they are trusted by the Presi-
deut aud his Cabiuet, and that they are as ell
oquent in the council as they are intrepid
| in the field ? Were Stephen A Douglas liv-
ing this day-and speak as one who knows
bis inmost thoughts On this great question
he would be among the foremost champions Of
the whole policy of Me-. Lincola's Administra-
| ton.
We should hear from him no criticism upon
our public agents, who have no interest save
| TO prosecute the war vigorously no demands
,, ior leniency to the traitors no lamentations
over the suspension OF the writ Of habeas cor.
pus no advice to the people to resist enlist
mentS and taxes, aud no advice to his friends
to unite with his foes to embarrasS the Gov
ernment of the country.
AS my eyes rests upon this vast throng
recall many Of the scenes of other days, when
in this la1uriant region, the adopted citizen
grew from poverty to opalenre in his efforts to
improve the modern thorougbfares of our no,
BILE State. Coming from a foreign land, he
found here welcome and a home Some of
! the defendants of this brave and brawney race
are no doubt listening to me to day. Many of
them are away in the athletic columns of the
Union army, under Hambright and Welsh and
McCarter. Many have died iu the imminent
deadly breach a3d 3d some have returned among
you mutilated monuments of unsel6sh intre-
pidity. Side by side with their German broth
erS, they have marched to victory or to death
the one shouting the war song of Schiller,
the other advancing to the exharatng strains
of Erin Go Bragh There is southing impress
sive in tins practlcal gratitude of the adopted
citizen. How hdeous the spectacle Of en-
Irish or German traitor If d native born
recreant is entitled to infamy. what must be
thought of him who, having grown to wealth
on the generous bosom of this country, should
seek to take the life he was specially sworn to
defend
Have you ever reflected, fellowcountrymen
upon the signal evidence of the loyalty of our
adopted citizens that there is not an Irish or,
German general in the rebel army? What
more significant protest could be uttered
against the bloody ritual of treason There
is no Meagher, or Shields, or Mulligsn, or Cor
coran. or O Brien-no ,Sigel, or Blepker, or
Schurz under the flag CT the ratt.esnake and
scorpion. Why is this ? 1t is because the
traitors fear 10 trust our adopted citizens 10
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