Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-04-25

with the church, was fred by some Of tho
soldiers, and in short time burned to the
ground. Before the flames had fairly
reached the church, the soldiers burst open
the doors and commenced sacking il of
every valuable The organ was in a mo.
mcnt torn to strips, and almost every SOL
der who came out seemed to be cclsbra-
ting the occasion by blowing through an
organ pipe"
Is it possible that We have come to this!
that the temples Of the living God arc not
TO be spared from the vendal ravages of
this bitter, vindictvc, and uurecntine
war ! And yet this is war waged BY q
protesting Christian people against breth-
rem oil the same lineage, and worshiping at
the same altars. in the light of the civii-
xaticn Of the nineteenth century, l for
bear further comment, as the deed is too
attrocious to contemplate.
Let Abioham Linooln retrace his steps.
withdraw his emancipation proclamation,
cease arresing pcaceable citizens contrary
TO law, restore che sacred writ of habeas
corpus, and not attempt any longer to in-
tertere with the liberty of speech or of the
eress--let aim again make it a war for the
restoration Of the Union alone, as pro-
claimed by the Congress of the United
States, and the Democracy to a man will
sustain him, and carry the stars and
stripes into every one of the thirty-Iour
States. We want no divided couutry-
no North, no South, no East, no West
nor will we willingly consent 20 auy per-
mancnt disruption Of this great sistcrhood
of sovereign States, The Gag Of Rcpub-
lie must be sustained, and the integrity
of the Union vindicated at all hazards,
consistent with honor, but this can onlv
be accomplished in the way pointed oat
by the Constitution. When its landmarks
have been departed from, as they have
been by this Administration, there is no
hope for the country unless it speedily re.
traces its steps nor will the Democratic
party be held responsible by the future
historian, in whole or in part. for the sad
late which inevitably awaits the nation
from per sistence in such suicidal policv
The Democracy have always fought the
battles of the nation. They fought for the
country in the war of 1912, when their
political opponents were plotting treason
in New England, and burning blue lights
TO guide the enemy ships safely into port.
They f'ught our battles successfully in
the Mexican war, when thcir opponents in
Congress were refusing to vote supplies TO
our brave soldiers, and encouraging the
enemy 10 "welcomc them with bloody
hands to hospital graves" And they are
fighting the battles Of the country in the
present gigantic war, and have chccrfully
endured the bardships and perils of the
so that they might be instru-
mental in bringing back the recusant
States to their allegiance, and restoring the .
old Union as it was with all'the guarantees
of she Constitution in fact and inyiolate
And more than ell this, while our Dcmo-
cratic brethren arc in the field and in the
camp confro nting thd enemies ofthe Union
i'll the South, we who remain at home in.
tend to take care that the Republic shall
suffer no detriment at thehands ofthe abo-
lnion dlsunionists Of the North. We have
a Ing and holy duty to perform for our.
selves and our posterity-a duty which we
cannot shirk if we would, for the issue
has been forced upon us by the Abolition
lists tEomsclvcs--and be is unworthy the
name or the privileges OF a freeman who
will cover before the minions of despotsm
in this trying hour for constitutional lib
erty. | know not what others may do in
this time of sore trial, or what they may ,
be willing to suffer for truth and the right;
but as for me, although my time and Of
life has fallen into the scre and yellow
leaf, | will remark lin the vigorous and
expressive language Of the greatest of rev
olutior airy orators, Patrick Horny gire me
i1efty, OF Siue me &eath
Tkists no time for mincinc matters
with cur political enemies, who arc at the
same time, the enemies of the country
The people have an earnest, longing desire
% be enlightened on the great and funda-
mental principles of civil liberty. The
'rath, which has been suppressed for
season by the iron heel of despotism, must ,
pc brought out, re-invigorated and Olsen / /
hralled-for, in the language of the Poet, I
',,I''u'h Crushed to earth will rise egain,
4'he eternal years Of God hers
But error, wounded, writhes in pain. I
And dies amid her worshippers. ,
Buckle on your armo-, then fellow-eiti- :.
,ens. and in the eloquent and patriotic |
anguage of Daniel Webster, bo deter. |
mined to Selling to the Constitution as tho t
hipwrecked mariner 'clings to the last ,
blank when night and the tempest close
lround him. and let your watchword be
me Union, one Constitution, one destiny. I