Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-08-13


aster, 1t was sought TO re-ailirm IN the
present Congress, through a resolution
offered by Mr. Holman, of Indiana. In the
following terms:
ReSOiUed, That the unfortunate civil
war, into which the Government OF the
United States has been forced by the trea-
sonable attempt of Southern Seccssionists
to destroy the Union. Should not be prose
cuted for any other purpose than the res
toration of the authority of the Constitu-
ton and welfare of the whole people of the
United States, who are permanently IN
volved in the preservation of our present
form of Government, without modification
or change.
This resolution was defeated by mo-
ton TO lay it upon the table. made by Mr..
Lovejoy, by the following vote: yeas 90,
nays So OF those who voted 10 thus
defeat the resolution, 80 were Republicans
while every Democrat, excepting one, and
every border State representative whose
vote Is recorded, voted in the negative
In cooperation with this most signifi-
cant declaration, by the Federal House of
Repr sentatives, we had the military
emancipation prOclamations Of Generals
Fremont and Hunter. Along with these
we had the project of Mr., Sumner. in the
Senate, 10 blot out the State governments
of the rebel State, reduce them to Il terri
tori;d condition, and TO govern them as
such. Then followed various cmancipa-
ton schemes, and among them the project
of c0niiscdtlon of slaves nonultdliy but re,,E-
~ Il bill TO eH,aaciDate them We cannot
probably better prove the operation OF
such measures upon the Southern mind
than TO quote the following extract from
the reply of twenty ont of twcnty-cight
representatives from the Border Slave
States TO President Lincoln, in reference
TO his appeal TO them to adopt his project,
that the Federal Government should aid
them with money 10 pay the master for
the negro upon his emancipation. VIZ:
The rebellion derives its strength from
the union of all classes IN the insurrcni
States: and while that union lasts the war
will never end until they are utterly cN-
hausted We know that at the inception
of these troubles Southern society WAS di-
viied, and that a large portion. perhaps a
NNAt slslf1-A-'A Az StNN~SlA4l- NOW
the great mass of Southern people are uni
ted. To discover why thev are -. we
must glance AT Southern society and notice
the classes into which IL has been divided.
and which still distinguish IL They are
III arms. but not for the same object; they
are moved 10 4 common end, but hy diff
crent and inconsistent reasons. The lea
ders, who comprehend what w.ls previous
" known ~ the States rights patty. and
l. much the lesser class, seek TO break
down national independence. and set up
State domination With them ii Is a war
against nationality. The other class l.
fighting. as il >uPpo~es, TO maintain and
preserve It's rights of property and domes-
tic safety, which ii has becn made 10 be
leve are asSailed by this Government.
This latter class are no disunionistS per -
they are 50 only because thcy have been
made 70 believe that this administration i
inimic,,l TO their rights, and l. making war
upon their domestic institutions A. long
az these two classes act together. they
Will never assent 10 peace The policy,
tlen, TO be pursued l. obvious The for
mer class will never be rcconciled. bat the
latter may be. Remove their apprchcn
sions. Satisfy them that no harm Is in
tended TO them and their institutions that
this Government Is not making war on
their rights OF property. but Is simply de-
Tending lis legitimate authority. and they
will gladly return TO their allegiance as
soon as the pressure of military dominion
imposed bv the Confederate authority X
removed from them.
Congress, adopting the spirit of your mes
sage, then but recently sent in, declared
with singular manimity the objects of the
war. and the country instantly bounded 10
your side TO assist you in carrying 1t ON.
If the spirit of that resolution had been
adhered to we are confident that we should
before now have seen the end of this de
pIorable conflict But what have we
seen? In both Houses of Congress we
have heard doctrines subversive of the
principles of the Constitution, and seen
measure after measure founded III sub
stance on those doctrines proposed and
carried through, which can have no other
effect than to distract and divide loyal
men. and exasperate and drive sill further
from IT'S and their duty the people of the
rcbeIlious States. Military officers, fol-
lowing these bad examples, have stepped
beyond the just limits of their authority
in the same direction, until IN several m
stances you have felt the necessity oi IN
! ,rrfcrinc ,o arrest them And even tho