Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-09-19
Let Freemen Rem ember


Let Freemen Rem ember
That the country was warned for years
that the triumph of the sectional, disunion,
abolition party would give civil war and
dissolve the Union.
LET THEM REMEMBER
that as soon as this abolition party came
in power, the Union crumblcd, and that
while democrats were in favor Of the Crit
tenden compromise, which the South
promised to accept, the abolitionsts were
opposed to it and voted it down against
the petitions, the protests and the votes Of
the democratic party--thus throwing US
into this stupendious civil war.
LET THEM REMEMBER
that the abolition designs of. the party in
power, were soon after developed, 'by try
ing to strike down the freedom of the
press of speech and by the adoption of
the universal emancipation and amalgama.
ton policy.
LET THEM REMEMBER
that the party in power have plonderea
the government of millions upon millions
of dollars, have made an odious and op-
pressive system of taxation, have burdened
US with a most stupendous national debt,
have created scores of new Offices for the
benefit of their favored partisans, have
quartered troops upon US without cause,
and have shown the most astonishing prof
ligacy and extravaganza to enrich their
own partizans at the expense of the coun
try.
LET THEN REMEMBER
that the party in power, after making the
most solemn promises of free press and
free speech, and keeping the motto stand
ing in their papers, have since shown their
disregard of all pledges, by trying to des.
troy by mobs and brute force, these great
rights of freemen.
LET THEM REMEMBER
that their promises to the poor man, like
all the rest, were false and deceptive, as
the poor man must now pay double prices
for all he consumes, must compete with
negro labor and be classed by this admin.
stration as nogro's equal, and not only
that, but must, because he has not $500
be forced by bayonets, away from his fam.
lily into the army, while tho rich do mol
feel the loss of the price which oxempts
them.
LET THEM REMEMBER
that this is the old Know Nothing party,
with Curtin Know Nothing at its head
is in favor of breaking down the sovereign
ty of the States, and erecting dcspotie
form Of government, in which the wealthy
and aristocratic shall have. a monopoly
and rank above the laborer, as in despotic
countries in Europe. Can the poor man
aid them by his vote to destroy his own
liberty ? If he does, he is not worthy to
be freeman, and will not be one long.
LET THEM REMEMBER
that Andrew G. Curtin is not only a
Know Nothing, in favor Of denying for.
eigners rights which he would give to ne.
groes, but that he is reported as having
once asserted that the Pennsylvania dutcl
all had
DOUBLE SKULLS
and that he has favored the violations o.
both State and National Constitutions by
arbitrary arrests, and has favored mobs
outrage and riotings by pardoning rioter.
and rufians, after they were tried and
convicted for outraging decency, law and
humanity This he did in the Columbi;
County riot case, and in the riot case il
Muncy, and yet he asks law-abiding and
constitutional men to give him their votes
They will give him an invitation to leave
Harrisburg.
LET FREEMEN REMEMBER
all these things when they go to vote or
the 18th of October, and cast their ballots
for Woodward and Lowrie, men of char
acter, who respect the law and obey the
Constitution, who hold principles Of equal
ity between the rich and the poor, and
who make no lieing promises to the people
as ths abolition party. have done. Lei
them remember that democratic prime pies
do not change-that they have blessed the
nation with peace, plenty and prosperity
in the past and will do so hereafter
Remember these things and vote the Dem