Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-07-29

only at this time torn by one of the bloodi-
est wars that has ever ravaged the face of
the earth, or of which history gives an
account, but, if we turn our faces to our
own loyal States, how is it there Do
you not find the community divided into
political parties, strongly arrayed against
each other, and using with regard to each
ether terms of reproach and defiance? Is
1t not said by those who support more
particularly the administration, that we
who differ honestly, patrioticly and sin
cerely, from them with regard to duty, are
men of treasonable purposes and traitors
to our country? % Hear, hear"] But
on the other hand, is it not true that many
OF our organization look on this admins
tration as hostile to our rights and Eber-
ties; look on our opponents as men who
would do us wrong III regard to our sa-
cred franchises? l need not call your at
tention to the one Of the press or the tone
of public feeling, to show you how, at
this moment, parties are thus exasperated,
and stand in almost defiant attitudes to each
other. \ few years ago we were told
sectional srtife, waged in fines like these,
would do no harm to the country but
you have seen the sad and bloody results.
Let us be admonished now in time and
take care that this irritation, this feeling
which isgrowing up in our midst and about
our homes. Now, upon one thing all
parties are agreed, and that is this =
Until we have a united North we can
have no successful war. Until we have
united, harmonious North we can have
no benifcent peace. How shall we have
harmony! How shall the unity of all
parties be obtained Iwish to say few
words to you on this point, which, l firm
ly believe, is one of the most important
considerations to which could call your
attention. Is harmony to be coerced
| appeal to you, my Republican friends,
when you say to us that the nations life
and existence hangs upon harmony and
concord here, if you yourselves, in your
serious moments, believe that this is TO be
produced by seizing our persons, by in
fringing our rights, by insulting our
homes and by depriving us of those cher
ished principles for which our fathers
fought, and to which we have always
sworn allegiance Great applause. |
do appeal to you my Republican friends,
and beg that you Will receive this appeal
in the same earnest and patriotic spirit
which prompts me to make it | appeal to
you if you are not doing yourselves and
your country a great wrong when you de
harmony and unity of parties are essential
10 save the nations life, essential to the
highest interests of the land, and yet
stigmatize men as true and honest as
yourselves and whom experience has
proved to have been wiser, too, as men
who do not love their country, and who
are untrue to her institutions
How, then, tllen are we to get this in
dispensible harmony-this needed unity p!
Ii is not to be obtained by trampling upon
the rights; it Is not to be obtained by
threats it is not to be obtained by coer-
| sion; it is not to be obtained 10y attempt
! ing to close our lips when we would utter
/ the honest purposes of our hearts and
/ the warmest convictions OF our Judgment.
But, my Republican friends, there is a
mode by which it can be reached: there
is mode by which the nations life can
| be saved: there is mode by which, III
/
/ and bring back those glorious privileges,
which were so wantonly thrown away
We come 10 you in no spirit of arrogance
| We do not come to you asking you to
make any concession Of advantage TO US.
/ On the contrary, we only ask Of you,
holding in your hands and in you control
almost all the political power OF the coun-
try, to exercise is according to your char
tered rights. Tremendous applause.
We only ask that which you claim for
yourselves, and that which every freeman
and every man who respects himself, will
have for himself-freedom of speech, the
right to exercise all the franchises con-
fered by the Constitution on an American.
Great applause. Can you safely deny
us these things? Are you not trampllng
on US and upon our rights, if you refuse
to listen to such an appeal Is 1T not
revolution winch you are thus creating
when you say that our persons may be
rightfully siezed, our property conhscated,
our homes entered Are you not exposing
yourselves and your own interests, to as
great peril as that with which you
threaten us /? Remember this, that the
bloody and unreasonable and revolution
ary doctrine of public necessity can be pro-
claimed by mob as well as by govern
ment Applause. Remember all the
teachings of history; and we implore you
with regard TO our own interests, to stop
and inquire if you are not doing yourselves
and your own families, and all that you
hold dear to you, an infinite wrong when