North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-19

In popular Government, the people are
sovereign, and the sound sense Of the whole
community corrects. at the polls, the errors
of political parties. The people of Pennsyl
vania have seen, with regret, the unconstitu.
| tional aims of the Abolitionists substituted
for the original obj cts of the war They
have with Indignation many gallant SOL
diers of the Union driven from it's service.
because they have not bowed down to the
Abolition idol. They will see with horror
the war protracted in order to secure the
triumph ofaparty platform, or, as Mr.. Chand-
ler said " to save the Republican party from
rupture" The time is now at hand when
the voice Of the people will be heard. The
overthrow of the Abolitionists at the polls
and the re-estab!ishment of constitutional
principles at the North is the first, the in
dispensable step towards the restoration OF
the Union and the vindcation of civil liberty.
To this great service to his country eact.
citizen may contribute by his vote. Thus
the people of the North may themselves ex-
tend the Constitution to the people of the
South. Ii would not be specious offer of
politicians, to be observed with no better
faith than the resolutions of July, 'Gl. Tt
would be return to the national policy O
the better days Of the Republic, through the
intelligence of the people, enlightened be ex
perience. 1t would strengthen the Govern
ment; for constitutional government is
strong when exercising with vigor its legiti-
mate powers, and is weak when it sets an ex-
ample Of revolutionary violence by invading
the rights of the people. Oar principles and
our candidates are known to you. The reso-,
utions Of the late Convention at Harrisburg
were, with some additions, the same that
had been adopted by the Democracy in sew
eral States, and by the General Assembly of
Pennsylvania They declare authoritativeEY.
the principles Of the Democratic party. 1t is,
as il always has been, for the Union and the
constitution against all oppesers. The
twelfth resolution declares, :" that while this,
General Assembly condemns and denounces
the faults of the Administration and the en-
croachments of the Aboltionists, it does. also
most thoroughly condemn and denounce the
heresy Of secession as uhwarrantod by the
Constitution, and destructive alike Of the se-
curity and perpetuity Of Government and OF
the peace and liberty of the people and it
does hereby most solemnly declare that the
people Of this State are unalterably opposed
to any division of the Union, and Will persist
emily exert their whole influence and power,
under the Constitution, to maintain and de
fend it,,
We have renomnatcl Chief Justice Lowrie
for the bench which he adorns. Our candi-
date for Governor, Judge Woodward, in his
public anl private character, affords the best
assurance that he will bring honesty, capacity
frmness AMI patljotisrn to the direction of
the affairs of the Commonwealth. Long with
drawn, by judicial functions, from the politi-
cal arena, he did not withhold his warning
voice when conservative men took counsel
together upon the dangers that menaced our
country. His speech at the town meeting at
Philadelphia in December, 1860, has been
vindlcatcd by subsequent events as sigma
exhibition Of statesmanlike sagacity.
Under his administration we may hope
that Pennsylvania, with GODS blessing, viii
resume her place as 4" the keystone Of the
Federal arch"
CHARLES J. BIDDLE, Chairman