Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-21


rebe;lisn. and who are, therefore. Loyal cit :
z.ns. Ii is an extraordinary deduction IRON. / = =
the aLlezci war power that the forfeiture q
rEe riyiit Of ioyal citizens, and brinSiiiS "t''I
,nsn the same punishment imposed upon
the insurgents. IS calculated 70 "'''
.he success Of the war. u uphold the t'h- I
stItutf17 and restOre the II Mon the "-''9S .
nf Ioval citizens who. above All OtuerS' "'7
entitled - the protection ol the CIoNes
are hose whJ have Tema'nei tru' - tiie ~
oF o,,- c,rJtt-v. AMI yet the sp.e force "i
This p-,cIarna-fln Is directed against them ,
Nzy1l+ this measure, So clearly nP"iI;lc. ,
,,ri,7st and unconstitutional, and which /
;,ti.ill..ei y create - many barriers ID the
restoration Of the Union, he mIsconStrued 'E
rbe world a an abandonment Of the nope
or the purpose Of restoring It-a result 10
the State Of New YoIk l. unalterabiy "ppn>
sei. and which will be eiiectuaiiy resisted
We must not only support the tOn7t!tu-
,:an II the United States and maintain the
rights II the States. but we must restoTe our
Union rs II WIS before the outbreak ct the
Way. The assertion that this war was the
Flnav date result of slavery IS not only err
r,.er.gs but it has led u 2 disastrous po'l
cv IA lis pr, rSecutiOn. The opinion tina,
slavery NUT be abolished t. restore our
IT.li. n creates an autagDujsrl between the
free aud slave StHteS which ought not tn +
exit II It Is true that slavery must re .
ab,lizhsi bv the force OF the FedeTa! Gov .
c--lrleut that the South must be held IN
military subiection: that fuur millions oi
negroes must. f,r many years. be unfer the
direct MANAGEMENT Of authorities at Wash
f1rt1n AZ the public expense then, IEf-e'i.
yra must endure the waste Of our armies 10
the field. farther drains upon our population.
and still greater burdens VI debt. " e must
clnvcrt our GDvernment INTO military
despotiSn. The mischjevous opinion that
in this contest the North must su@iu5Ite
AMI destroy the S NTH t. scve oar Union
has weakened the hopes of "ur citizens,
at home anl destroyed emf icnce in our
success abroad.
TIE CENTRAL. AND WESTEEN STATES.
Icis a sugg .stiye fact, aff riding Instruc-
ton ani hope for the future, that the the1-
res which have exercised an eva! Influence
on oar national politics dill not originate IN
what NAV be called the heart Of the Uuion.
among the intimate and well>acquaIntcd
nominations of the GENITAL and western
States. where the States permitting and for
hjt,Iila slavery are in actual contact, nor
in tine portions traversed by the great east
and vest lines Of commerce and intercourse.
They have been developed almost entirely
IN t,yo sections comparatively is'.ated by
nnsiri,u. traditions and peculiar habits Of
thought. and least connected with the more
homogeneous mass of our people. There
have been extreme northern views and eX-
rene southern views but also the broader
and more tolerant views of the more popu-
lous central and western States. These ex
tend on both sides OF that lndenturlng
boundary between d" slave " and % free .
States. which is not a line Of opposing
oniuious. but of interlningliuG interests
Their plains are interlOcked by Contiuen'
rivers. and not aiviGed by mountain ranges
These States are a region of harmoni2In!
views and sympatnies. THey are not ONLY
bound together by peculiar Interests, 6u
also by strong reasons RESISTING a ulELSi'i
on that boundary, which would make then
frontier States. which would replace thei
cordial intercourse by hostile relationship
and throw upon them all the greatest al
saarpest evils OF the separation Thu:
while they do not share the passions au
,.raiuJices of those extreme States whiC
str0ve To- enlist them in the contest, the
have motives of the highest interest - T
st,,e the old oT.' er Of things, n Ui the gr,
vest apprehension from separation II!
WI bights and destroys the hopes ard 4
I,nnine,s Of this region, while the sectio
xyb.ise passions an | interest kinilal i a
rosinly rem ,te from the terrible suffering
The western and central States enlist
warmly in tie war for the Union and c.
stitutiJn. The Northern tier OF st.'
States Except E 'stern Virginia. earEe
" supported the Government in Its poi
while it was consistent with this pl
nose willie II was known tAs - BJF,
State policy" Both the Admiuistraii
and Congress then declared their sole pr
,1,e To be to restore I'll, Union and ma
tain the Constitution. When the Admin
t-a.ion abandoned this policy. and took
the views Of extreme Northern States. il
at the late el elton, nearly al the palIti
su,port which the central and western Sta
afs,rde1 in the elections ol 1860 and 1851
While the North cannot hold the nth
States 10 subiection without destroying
principles Of our Government, the great c
tral and western States can control the
extremes. They will not accept the vI
of either as safe guides in the c1ndUC
nublic affairs This Is shown by the pO
cal history OF our country during the
four wears. When 1t was believed that
la.e Administration was controlled by
views Of the Gulf States 1t lost Its powe
the central aud western region. The oF
sing party, to gain public support, y
ubliged. by assurances and resolutions
repeI the charge that they would inter
With slavery in the States, aud they
nounced as unjust the imputation that
bala the views Of the AbJltionists Of
extreme Northern sectIcn. Without t
,,Iais,es they could not have gained poli
power.
slave States, by large majority, refuse
act with them. They sought 10 avoid
and division by the peace conference
in Washington. Unfortunately, the d
nant leaders of the party which had