Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-03-18

Snau De applled ana conf1ned 10 It's apprO-
pirate uses that there shall be no invasion
upon liberty by it in short, that it shall
be subjected to the domination of estab-
Eshed laws. And we are perfectly per-
suaded that government will be all the
! stronger, al the more successful, by fol-
lowing this policy and sternly refusing TO
| yield to the temptations which assail
those entrusted with authority in reyolu-
. tionary times. Let our rules carefully
initiate the example of Washington, who
exercised military powers in the Revolu-
lion with constant respect for the laws
and the authority of the Continental Con-
gresS, unsettled as the times were, and
! fruitful of pretexts for departure from
regular ana legitimate action.
In addition to the signal advantages
which will be secured to our cause by
reversing the policy of the administration
by establishing other and fruer doc
! trines than those just examined-the
! Democracy can take into account as one
| of the agencies for restoring the Union,
the powerful and invaluable aid Of allies
in the border and. Confederate States
men who have gone into revolt reluctant
", or Who newsstand with divided incli
! nations, uncertain of the pOs;tion they
shall assume. The issue of the war has
always depended as much upon the de-
termination and union of the Confederate
States as upon the magnitude of the
efforts put forth by us against them
( Manifcstly, therefore, our true line of
policy has been to divide them TO con-
ciliatc a part of ;hcir population. and
! dampen the arTlor of -the revolutionary
spirit by subjecting it 10 conservative
opposition in the very communities where
it arose The subjugation Of the South
5y the mere cxcrtior OF physical force
against it, assuming 1t TO be really united
and in earnest, is Il work of extreme diff
GUILTY and -os,uires amount OF N'iDdorr,
and vigor which our administration has
failed TO exhibit In war of invasion
upon the South, most formidable natural
obstacles are 10 bc encountered, and also
the powers of the enemy, and our strength
must be. or be made TO be, adequate TO
overcome both. In short, in this case,
allies IN tie cnen.ys country were necessary
TO certain or prompt success, and TO Sc
cure them all the arts of policy anu all
the means of Cancellation within our
power. should have been exerted-
But what is the policy of our rulers ?
Is it not written in the history OF The
Critendcn Compromise and of the Peace
Conference resolves? in Congressional en-
actments and Presidential proclanlations
No concession, no Cancellation, but only
sheer force to compel complete srrbmis-
sion This policy, at once matchmaking
ard inlpassioned, was persisted IN until
repeated disasters came TO exhibit Its iol-
ly and impotency Yes, the necessity OF
allies. utterly scoutedin the outset, became
demonstrated on the plains of Manassas
and in the swamps of the Chickahomlny.
The course of events taught us that assls-
tance would be useful, If not Indlspensa-
bic. to the great work of subduing rebellion
and restoring the integrity of the Union
Recognizing this truth, the men in
power have turned their attention TO the
neeroes-the subject race OF the South
and propose to arm and employ them as
allies N the war This experiment Is
/ likely TO be carried out, TO be freely test
4 ed, and to produce results which, TO say
! the least, will be instructive to future
times
In marked contrast to this desperate
! experiment, conservative men look tor
/ alliance and aid TO the white race-our
own stock and kindred-and propose to
secure their cooperation in restoring the
! Union by policy of Cancellation, and by
I the example Of return by our own gov
ernment to true constitutional rule, un-
influenced by fanatical passion and
regardful of all State ard individual rights
rs established by our fathers. In their
poIicv. the conservative element along the
border and in the South is TO be encour-
AGED and developed, not repelled, spurned
and insulted.
Great allowance is doubtless TO be
made for an administration charged with
the conduct of great war, and particu-
Iarly a civil war. The difficulties to bs
surmounted are great, and often tbs
course TO be pursued is but choice be
tween evils. AT such time a generou:
mind will not seek occasion of offense, anc
can overlook small points of objection II
reviewing public affairs
But the subjects now brought into de
bate by the policy of government ar
Fundamental and vital; ii is impossible Il
, be Indifferent 20 them, and 1T would b
E uumanIy to evade them. Frank, full
, opsn debate upon them, win lead TO use
f1I conclusions. and give due direction &