The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-07-24

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Slavery 3d. Party l was convinced
that if could, at exactly the same time,
get these dangerous topics deeply exciting
| the whole American nation, at least "a
| temporary estrangement, if not an actual
collision, would result between the States
| This in turn must agitate every kingdom
in Europe, but more especially England
and France, who, envious of our CONNER
cial prosperity, and increasing power as
nation, would, to weaken Us, immediately
recognize as an Independent power that
portion of the Union whose institutions
promised to most closely resemble their
| own.
Upon the defeat of Fremont in 1856,
| and the boast of the Republican party,
that they would elect the next President,
I carefully surveyed the whole field Of
action, and found that the greater number
of chances certainly favored such con-
| clusion. At the same time / saw that
the Presid ential contest of 1860 must bring
all my movements to climax. In 1860,
therefore, / must either fail or succeed in
my grand scheme, and accordingly my
utmost energies were bent during the
ensuing four years to the task.
As every doing Of the Buchanan ad-
nlinistration, no matter how trifing, has
been we'll trumpeted through the land, it
is unnecessary for me now to recapitulate
its acts. But there are two facts that
even the sharpest and most astute have
never suspected. They are, lst. that the
division of the Democratic party was really
accomplished by my influence and 2Dd.
that the election Of Abraham Lincoln was
insured by my money, as well as by my
influence, All worked well thus far, for,
as l supposed, Lincoln, who Is, know, an
honest man, aud a man of untiinching
determination and courage in whatever
course he conceives to be the right one,
Immediately, upon coming to the Presi-
dency, announced his intended policy,
which ] was aware would unite the South,
and, as ] had calculated, at least one-half
of the North. But here was my first ir-
reparable disaster the North presented,
after but a momentary vacillatlcn, firm,
unbroken front to the tide that | had ex-
pected to roll, with but little resistance,
over the Union. This prompt and unex-
pected unanimity of feeling in the North
ern States has insured the final destruction
and scattering of my plot and hopes =
Had this been otherwise, | would quickly
have made mvse'f master Of Washington,
New York, st. Louis, and other great
cities North, and, through the influence
of my emmissaries abroad, would inlme-
diately have had the Southern Confeder-
acy acknowledged, and thus forced Europe
to fight for US But, as regiment after
regiment came rushing to Washington in
response to Lincon's Proclamation, this
l I IL Il, 10 Il
! against me. From that time | was de-
feated, but I shall not quit the field till
death finds me, and then this document
Will perhaps reach you, my injured
countrymen, OF both North and South
and to its concluding paragraphs then
earnestly commend your attention.
When the dark clouds that now lower
over your fair land from Maine to Texas
shall have cleared away, and the flag of
| Washington and his compeers shall again
be triumphant, then, nay countrymen, see
to it that your preparations for the great
future be properly made. Settle amicably,
people Of both South and North, the vex-
atious question of Slavery. 1t will, with
out doubt, be impossible to do away with
Slavery suddenly, or within short period
of time but as you value the happiness
of your children, the generations yet I'M
| born, get rid OF the incubus at your
earliest opportunity. There can be no
doubt that, further to insure the unity
and preservation of your government, the
principle of States Rights must, wherever
| it comes in contact with the Federal
| interest, be abandoned. And lastly, and
most important of all subjects, and one
which should constantly be before the
| American masses, is that of Party. While
ever suffrage is allowed to all, so long
will party spirit and rivalry exist. This
party spirit and rivalry, also, must natu-
rally increase, until at last, under the
adroit management of unprincipled and
ambitious Political Leaders, it must, unless
checked in some manner by the working
men. themselves, bring total destruction
upon the government that fosters IT. Now,
the only true and sure method which the
masses have to keep party under control,
is to spread as much general and useful
intelligence as possible among themselves
aud their children. There is at this very
time, notwithstanding all the noise We
hear concerning it, not one American IN
one thousand who really knows what the
Constitution says, or what 1t does not say,
and. the ratio IS even still smaller OF those
who have in their memory ten pages OF
American History. If, Americans. you
really value your future liberty, and that