Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-02-04

places and property seized from the United
States, and commanding the insurgents
Ia dlsperSe IN twenty days. Again the
gage was taken mp hy the South, and thus
the flames of civil war. the grandeSi.
hloodiest. and saddles, in history. lighted
up the whole heavens. Virginia Forth
with seeded North Carolina. Tonnes
see and Arkansas followed Delaware.
Mary land. Kentucky and Missouri were
in a blaze Of agitation, and within a week
from the proclamation. the line of the
Confederate States was transferred from
the cotton States TO the Potomac. and
almost TO the Ohio and the Missouri.
and their population and fighting men
doubled.
In the North and West, too, the storm
ragged with ihe fury OF a hurrycane-
Never in history was anything equal 10 i.
Men, women and children. native and
foreign born, Church. and State. cieruv
and laymcn. were all swept along with
the current. Distinction of age. sex.
station. party. persisted IN an instant.
Thousands bent before tine tempest. AMI
here and there only was ore found bold
been, TO bend not, and upon him it f.Il as
a consuming fire. The spirit of persecu-
ton Cor opinions SAKE. almost extinct In
the Old World. now. 10y some mysterious
trlusmigrafion. appeared inc3rTa:e In the
New. Social relations werc Dissolved
friendships broken mp ;he ties Of family
and kindred snapped aSunicr- Strips
and hangin" were every where thrratrncd.
sometimes executed. Assassination vas
invoked: slandrr sha,pcncl his teeth;
lai-chond crushed truth 10 earth rca-
son fed; madness riGned. Not jas
tice oniv escaped to the skies. but pace
returned 10 the bosom of God. whence
She came. The gospel Of love pyii~hrd
hate sat cnthroucd, and the sacrifices o.
blood smoked uion every altar
Bu. the rrign Of The mob WAS Inaugural
TED only 10 o. surplaated by the iron
domination Of arbitrary power. Cca-ti
tu.ional Limitation was broken down
E,,J,1s corpus fell liberty of tie press. Of
speech. of person. Of the mails. Of
travel. OF ones O~n hoaSe. and OF reii-ion
tIc ri.ht to boar arms, dIc process of law
iu5ici.ti irial. TRIAL by jury, trial al all:
every badge and mummcnt f freedom IL
republican government or kin-iv govern
ncnt-all went down nj blow: the
chief law officer OF the cr0vP-I beg par
don. ii, but ii l. easy to fail INFO tins
couyilv l::uguagc-The kti0rncv-G,.urTal,
first OF ali men. proclaimed IN IL. [ niied
States the maxim OF Roman scry yilitv
tIgr, 747- yiIra>ss tie Prr-s,Lnt ',1f .> lar =
Prisoners of Stale wer. then first heard OF
here. NI;dui-h; and arbitrary arrests
commenced: travel Ms inicr,licic,l: trade
ernbargoel. PASSPORTS demanded. basiil,~
were introduced; strange oaih- invented.
a secret police oTEaaized Piping
began imfnrmers multiplied. spies nov
first appeared iu America. The n-hi L.
declare war, to raise and support armies.
aud to provid,. and maintain a navy WAS
rIsrIrpcd 10y the Executive: and IN a little
more than two months land and naval
force of over three hundred thousand men
was in the field or upon the sea An
army Of public piundcrcrs followed. and
corruption Struggle, with power IN friendly
sirii;. for the MASTERY al home
On rh.. iih ct Iuly Cungr,ss met. M;
to ~-ek peace: not to rel'lk- usIlrTsation
nor 10 restrain power. Ho; Certainly 1"
Deliberate not yNvu io lcg:-iatr: hul L"
register auI jo r.lii.y the o,liris am acts
nt an, lN,cutiys: ANIL ia yoar language.
-ir. upon ih. fit ,iay OF the session.
tn invoke 2 universal I,ap:iSm al iip'
and blood aHsiI tuc r.tr II cannon
and ;hc din oi BATH. Free spesrh WAS
nuiv hal At thc r;-N "f "a prison: possibly
o. lita. Opposition w.is >ii-nood ~ the
fier,-. clanur uf =. liSlovalitv Al hu>-
i,tc-s nut o. war was voted on; ~ order.
Five hundred thousand ns,n, an IminenSg
navy. and two hundred AMI iiliy millions
uf money were speedily granted la
tgy,n;y. Al mn>t N sixty day-- ths rel'eiilon
was - b. crushed "'lf To aHuh; = was
treason. ALjcct submission WIS D.
mandc,i. Law down vour arms ssle iUI
r..acr. surrender vour ir;,irr--furi-iiure.
dc;th-this WIS the oaiy lsT-rIlss h-;ir'
IN the floor. Ihe g;Ilicr3cs responded
the corridors echoed and contractors and
pIacem5n anI other yeT'al patriots every.
where gna-Irsd upon the frieiad- oi p.ac
as they passed by- In five weeS- seventy
eight public and private acts and join
resolutions. with dcclaraiorv resolutions
in the Senate and House. quite ~ nunner
Gus. all full Of slaughter. were huGTi=,
through without delay and almost wiihou
debate.
Thus was CIVIL WAX inau-lratod Il
America Can any man TO-DAY So III
end of II
And now pardon mo. 'ir, II pans