The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-04-16

We have heretofore given occasional
extracts from the samples of conservative
loyalty published in many of the leading
opposition papers Gf the State, but, as an
open violation of United States law, the
following ''gem," from the Johnstown
Democrat, exceeds in boldness anything
yet attempted by its disloyal compeers:
"iFor God ssake, Boys, Resist the Droff.'
We are informed that as the cars,
containing soldiers intended for service in
the West, passed along the road at this
place, the men cried out to people along
the way-.For Gods sake, boys, resist
the draft We have no doubt of the
truth Of the information, for we firmly
believe that there are hundreds of thou
sands in the army who would give the
same advice to their friends at home
They DO so, lst, because the coLscription
act is unconstitutional and tyrannicI ;
and, %, because they are growing tired
Of war wagcd for negroes, barren OF
results in re establishing the Union, and
fraught only with destruction of life,
waste of treasure. and beggary and misery
to thousands Of widows aud orphans"
The statement that the troops passin g
westward. over the Pennsylvania railroad
made use of the expressions attributed to
them, we believe to be shameful false
HOOD, knowingly repeated by the Demo-
crat for the purpose of instigating resis-
tance TO the enforcement Of the laws of
the United States. Is there not in Cam.
bria government officer, competent
to take cognizance Of such fragrant
offence? II = high lime that such
unblushing treason should be checked by
the courts The sole object of such an
article as that above quoted is to inju-e.
IS far as possible, the government against
whose eractments tis directed. Those
is asserted that the gallant men who have
been engaged for year and half in an
attempt to stippfess the rebellion, have
counselled resistance to the laws by which
their ranks are to be recruited aud their
term of service shortened, it possible; yet
it is we'll known fact that the troops in
the field have always been clamorous for
the enforcement Of the laws referred to
1t is asserted that law passed by con-
stitutional majority of Congress, examined
by the Attorney General and approved by
the President, is s'nnconstitutional and
tyrannical," and this falsehood will be
repeated, in every conceivable shape, to
poison the minds Of the people and stir
up the elements of revolt, so long az the
government suffers the authors TO do SO
with impunity The repetition of the
stale slang Of "war for the negro" is
simply an absurdity, but when the
Johnstown Democrut asserts that the
war for the perpetuity of the Union
"a war in which every eree and loyal
man in the North has heartfelt in
terest-is contest "fraught only With
destruction of life, waste of treasure, and
beg gary and misery to thousands of wild
ows and orphans" paper perpetrates
a malicious ialsehood for which it should
be held responsible. Too much has been
ventured in this contcst-the people have
shown their love for the Union by the
sacrifice of too much blood and treasure
to permit snch shameless attempts in our
midst to destroy every advantage gained
by that sacrifice. That this causcless and
wicked rebellion has brought upon the
North dreadful measure of grief and
misery is but too true, but the aim of
such articles as that quoted is simply to
orotract and increase these evils until the
people Of the North are forced to yield
every principle for which they have con-
tended at such fearful cost.