Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-04-01

pun pocc-a continued NaCHldtlo0 OF pol
icy and purpose has characterized this
administration from lis inception it has
had thus policy to-day and tomorrow it
has wanered here to-day and there to-
morroa; it has proposed this thing as
war measure to day and that thing to-
morrow, until, little by little, it has
| crushed out the Union sentiment of the
South and almost exhausted the loyal
people OF the North, by arrousing
a trembling apprehension for the preser-
vationSof the liberties guaranteed by the
| Constitution This yacillation of pur-
pose on the part of the Administration
mas knitted sogethei the people of the
South as one mighty mass in arms against
US blood has flowed like water and
treasure. by the thousand millions, has
already been expended in the hitherto
fruitless efforts to conquer peace and
crush the insurrec.ion. Unless reason
shall resume It's throne North and South
unless honesty of purpose and fealty TO
our constitutional obligations shall, gain
the asccndani-:here is no ray Of hope
fer the future
Mr. Ridgway. would ask the gen.
tleman, whether he is supporting the Con-
stitu:iOn for the purpose Of protecting
slavery or lberty'
MIR. Wallace ] am supporting the
Constitution for the purpose of protecting
myself and my posterity. am unwilling
10 entrust the right to control my consti-
tuents, and, my children. and myself to
any " Que man power" We have
written law, and bv that written law We
must abide.
Sir, again Indignantly repel the as
scrtion of Senators upon this floor, that
the Democracy are disloyal Thousands
of the noble Democracy of Pennsylvania
are now in the army they promptly re-
spondcd to the call for troops: they have
nobly sacrificed their private interests and
pursuits and have devoted themselves to
the support Of the government, and are
now engaged in vindicating by arms the
power of the government
When gentlemen undertake 10 make q
distinction between the leaders of the De-
,nocracy and the Democratic masses, they
fall into a grcvious error. Sirs, tell you
: the leaders are behind the people on this
question. tell Senators that the people
of Pennsylvania are far in advance of
their leaders in their zeal for the maintc-
E nance of the Constitution. They say
> &" s,sn1 bv every line, cling to every letter,
| plant yourselves upon its eternal doctrines
and let no power move you thercfrom -
they reproach their leaders that they do
, not more defiantly and emphatically de-
nounce these continued and repeated usur-
pa.ions Of the rights of the people
Sir, we are for the Constitution and the
law; and when Senators call US ' disioy-
e al" ask them in what we have dis
, obeyed the lawt Obedience to law is
, the true test of loyalty He who obeys
, t e law is the loyal man, and he who is
= willing under any p!ea-aye, even the
plea of recossi.y-to trample beneath his
n feet Ihe liberties of the people and the law
: of the land is disloyal man. APPLAUSE.
n | huri back back upon such the imputa-
: ton of disloyalty. We are are the loyal
: men because we aro for for the law. Lsi
: those who seek TO subyerverl the law re-
e receive themselves the damning record o
f disiovaliy. The Democracy of Pennsyl.
e vania and of tho whole North are loyal
f the people maintain this Government un.
e imp-ired and as It it has deccnded to them
8 from their fathers
VI In behalf of this Government and ir
! support of the law, two hundred Thousand
|. of our noble people have gone forth (
e battle OF those two hundred thousand
: thirty thousand have bravely died with
e their feet to the foe and their faces tc
n Heaven. Are these the evidences of dis
ir loyalty. Is this the conduct of a disloy
: al peoplef No! mol noi sirs Thes
: men have nob.y died in defence of tn
Government that has fostered and pro-
e tected them and say to Senators now
= that the gaping wounds of these thirt,
i thousand soldiers are mouths vocal will
a imprecations upon the heads Of those VIII
IS have 50 criminally misnanaged this war
i Their corpscs, stark and stiff, will rise IL
re Judgment against the men who strive Z
II wrest from free people the PLANES
W teachings of that law. in defence ofwhict
,r those brave soldiers nobly died
1T In speaking as have spoken Of tn
er Constitution, LIDO not wish TO BE- under
l. stood as intcrposing its provisions rs
ct protection TO rebels in arms. IF the
s. have violated the law, let them be trie,
D. by the Law and be punished by the law
A. / do not wish my position upon this ques
Sc ton to DC misunderstood The histor
ne of the world shows us that occasions
t public com,notion are seized upon hY de
De si,nips men TO sweep away the iibertis
of Of tbs people, an sc!icitous for th