The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-01-22
A Ge0a Union Democrat.


resenta:ives at Washington, in answer t.
TRADE OF treason from the notoriou
I FALLANDIGHAM, in which he excoriatec
that recraant Chioan most severely. Al
ultra buchanan Democrat, his Reputation
OF al! schemes Of peace except upon the
unqualified submission Of the Rebels. end
his declaration that we must fight until
JEFF DAyIs's hellish crew was extermi.
nated,' electrified the House, and brought
rounds of irrepreSsible applause from the
galleries: Coming from the source it
docs, the speech will do much good, and
should be read by every man-and espe-
cially by every Democrat-in the nation.
After Mr. SALLANDIGHAM had de-
! hvered himself Of his semi i-Secession
sentiments, in which he suggested that
New England should be lett out of the
reconstructed Union unless she entered it
III humble penitence Of her Anti-S!ayery
humanity, Mr.. WRIGHT spoke substan-
TALLY as follows:
Mr.. WRIGHT (Un. Dem, PENN diff
tered, as lar as the East was from the West
from some of the positions Of Il G gentle
man from Ohio. lie (Mr Wrieht} was
peace man but not Il peace man If peace
was to be erected IN Il broken and destroy
ed Union. lie was for peace If peace
could be obtained with the Rebels who
were striking at ,he heart Of the Republic
n ~ h oil To =
while he was peace man he was no cow /
ard and while he desired peace he shrank I
from no responsibility lie would even
place himself in position Of absolute |
humiliation for peace. He would even
Kiss the sword OF the arch traitor at Rich /
mond, dripping with the blood of his OVID
loins, If peace could thus be secured =
This resolution declared that an honorable
peace was desirable. Bat no peace should
be made while armed opposition menaced
the Capital and threatened the overthrow
Of the Union. While the Rebels said they
would make no terms with us, he was no
peace man. Under these circumstances
he could not preserve his own honor and
hat OF his country. Did the gentleman
rom Ohio suppose peace could be obtained
rom the Rebels in arms? Nothing would
BE more satisfactory than to say they
should have the Republic for which they
we're now struggling. Ii the doctrine of
he gentleman from Ohio had prevailed a
ear ago, members of Congress would no.
low hold their seats here, and the chief
raitor and his cohorts would have nos
essed this capital. The Rebels first fred :
ke'r gun at the American flag They {
Tere the first to Withdraw States from the
ltnerican Union and establish within {
heir boundaries the reign of terror, rails i
lg the standard OF opposition, ard senG- {
lS pratical ships TO the seas to plundcr, :
ur commerce, and were we TO fold our /
rms anu say, Peace let the war stop =
LAD we not the manhood to raise our c
oices against it, and courage to protect '
II wives and children and luaiutain our /
berties NoI While God has given us Y
over TO maintain our position, let US Ii
ght this thing out like men The day c
rs passed when we could compromise '
ith traitors. The Rebel States had I
~ mltted great wrongs. The soil is ?
turated with the blood Of our children
g cannot degrade our National characte ter
@epeated, no terms could be made with =
s DisuniOnists. Ii we are to have peace. rl
: must bring it about ourselves. Jeffcr- d'
n Davis aad his ooadj tutors say they viii o'
Yer listen TO peace. In this connection "a
read resolution unanimously passed I'll
the North Carolina Legislature, saving al
ey would not listen to peace at any time h'
on any terms and also the card of
'vernor fletcher, in which the latter co
serted that there could pc no considera io
N OF any proposition for a reconstruction re
the late Union OF ans terms or condi 20
rs whatsoever pa
Mr.. ALLANDIGHAM,i VI in reply to Mr.. IN
right, said the ballet. box is still now bu
ul weapon in the bands of the South de
through It's agency, when passions III:
III have cooled ard reason resumed It's me
ay, ne expected to see return Of the ley
ION sentiment he had Indicated: and tht
II IN the Confederate and State Govern
nts would be superseded by other mea, thi
as thnse who have waged war on a lou
illiar line Of policy have been superseded wa
he North aud West. INV
iIr. WRIGHT could mo, coo y, rh. 81.
rs or principles Of reasoning such a or
llt was to be expected. bon
ir ' Observation-Disclosures, ellis
and human nature"
ir- DAWES (Rep., Ma>s.) inquired Sc,
ther he expected the Rebels at some ,r
re day to revolutionize by the ballot
while IN arms-or must we wait FOR ''h'
revolution sucl
n. VALLANDIG HAM replied. The Bio
IL down Of arms must be a matter of Y
mon consent. He would, if he had :,
power reduce both armies IN n reason ~