Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-05-30
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niah, CIV - th.ta nAa cduSe, sAdl sSeiuS "
give hin I little right TO federation;
but ydh miserable, sneaking hypocrite
that sympathizes with him, and yet has
not the courage to commit the crime,
team expect nothing butte be despised
"by shonorable emen.& Now, these men
are going to reconstruct party My
God, what a party it will bel just
think Of it. the Southern buchanan
traitors recono.ructing with the Brock
inridge traitors of the North! They
will be harmonious just us far as their
courage will permit them to go to-
sgether. They willinot differ on any.
/, thing else but as TO the length to which
they can carry their proceedings.
s& But, sir, there was salt in the old
Democratic party. They do not talk Of
recenstfuet;ng With the followers Of
stephen a Douglas. Mr. Douglas was
onca q strong partisan OF the Democratic
Sfaith He went along with them until
he foand they we're bent upon treason
and the destruction of the country in
which they lived. The moment Mr.
Douglas aseertained that this was their
tuH, deliberate purpose, he cGme out
IIOhi tuSul lIhO du HolCcf
aud became seperate, and his honorable
followers came along also, and they are
cooperating most cordially to-day with
i. the Republican, party every where. The
Senalor seeks no reconstruction with the
Douglas party. for how could they join
in any reconstruction? They- would
look well coalescing again, with the
wretches who have prosecuted their
great and venerable leader to death
How could his disciples form coali-
tion with those who crueified him; with
those reconstructors under the lead OF
Mr.. Yallandigham of the House sol
Representatives. ~ I 5I ~
The Senator talks about things being
done in the dark. should like tc
know where this meeting was held fol
reconstructinG and fixing the policy
that w@s to govern the Democratsc party
q in its renovated form. 1t was some
dark purlieu, perhaps, of this Capitol
tit place for the conspirators who con
cocted the idea of rising in their places
and assaulting the Administration, ac
cusing it of tyranny. and comparing i
= to an inquisition. Every man Of tha
= stamp in the Senate has already risen
n and belched forth his anathemas gains
the Administration of the country, and
especially against the Secretary Of War
Mr.. Stanton.
What has he done? The Senator say!
that he was in the Administration O
4, Mr., Buchanan. That is true. WheI
ss Mr.. Ruchanau's s Administration became
so corrupt with treaehery, when it be-
cameSo we'll known that it could moi
hold together any longer, when its rot
tenness had torn it to pieces and sunk
that they should call an honest man
into their Administrations man who
went unwillingly: a man whose char
acter has always been above reproach
man who, thongh of Democratic pre-
dilectious, had retired from politics; a
man whose great mind and clearness Of
intellect had placed him at the very
head Of one of the most honorable pro-
fessiens; man who could command AT
his will whatever price he asked. He
did take it upon himself, at the call OF
Mr.. Buchanan, to take part in his Ad-
ministration. So far from acting with
those corrupt traitors who had broken
itdown I say here in my place, and |
speak what is known to many Senators,
If this nation was saved from utter ship
wreck by treachery, Mr.. Stanton, in
that Administrations of. sMr. Buchanan
did more to uphold it than any other
Sir, he saved 1t from utter shipwreck:
he seved your Constitution from revolu-
tion and ruin. Is he to be assailed here:
Sir, he never sought any Office. His
pure life, his great knowledge of affairs
and his ability, had commended him in
81 these perilous times as the best man the
President could find to heal the wounds
of this Republic, and guide the Ship Of
State through the terrible storm which
sisupon it. He is an inqnisitor Why
Mr. President, that man is not quite
honest who thus argues constitutional
questions in this Senate and invoke es
the Constitution in behalf of the rights
of every man percisely as he would il
times of peace, where there were isolated
cases of delinquency, and where it was
safe to bring man to trial. The mai
who says it, and would have you pro
.ceed with these traitors precisely as you
? would in time Of peace, is endeavorine
to deceive the public. Can you prose
cute a traitor south of Mason and Dix.
on's iline?s Assthe old saying is, you
might as we'll try the devil in hell, and
summon as jurors his chief angels. Il
is isimpracticable; it cannot be done. Why
then, stand up here contending that mel
should be tried by all the constitutions
guarantees that are thrown around then
in peaceful times? i repeatwhat l said
as no jnrist has yet undertaken to define
the limits to which man might 60 il
the honest defense of his life when as
sailed, so no statesman would underta ke
to limit the powers that the Government
might use to preserve its life when as
sailed by traitors. Il defy the gentle
man to make an argument worthy o
the name against that proposition.
o. Do you think that we will stand by
Welding to your argum ents, while yol
fetter our legs and bind our arms will
the Constitution of the United States
that you may stab it to death? Is tina
your idea of the Consti alton, that it il
made to tie the hands Of honest mel
from its defense, while traitors may stal
it to the heart? That is the use yo'
would make of the Constitution of tA'
United States. Sir, say again, l hav
mo scruples about the Constitution o
the United States as welded agains
traitors in this time of violent revolu
lo,,a coon that the ordinar-