Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-06-24

they know that if we had all stood firmly
by this great principle, it would have pre-
served the Union of these States, and the
peace, prosperity, and happiness of this
whole people.
1t is said by some that we should not
do anything except what tends to put
down the rebellion; nay, more, they say
we should scarcely dream except for the
purpose of putting down the rebellion. 1
am willing, for one, to be measured by
that standard, but l want to put these
Republican gentlemen to the same test.
During the continuance of this war, from
Its commencement to the present time,
my heart has continually yearned for the
restoration of the Union. This Union
does not belong to the Republican party
it does not belong to Mr.. Lincoln; it is
your Union; it is my Union; 1t is the
glorious inheritance that came down to
us from our fathers, and no man or set of
men may claim it; it is the Union
which gave US flag, representing on its
azure sky a sparkling star for every State.
This Union belongs to us all, and 1 want
to see it restored, 50 that after all the
simple questions at issue between myself
as All individual, and, have no hesitancy
in saying, between the Democratic party
and the opposite party is-ho,c can the
! Union be reStoreds
1 claim that the Democratic party has
always been strongly in favor of the
restoration of the Union and in favor of
that policy which was alone likely to
bring it about while, at the same time,
the opposite party, if not in fact opposed
TO to the accomplishment of that object,
have at least followed cource of policy
not likely to bring it about. How much
l would give to see this infamous rebel
| lion put down, I cannot express be-
lievc that l would cheerfully give up all
that / possess nay, more, l believe l
would he willing to give my life itself II L
might only have the privilege of seeing my
country where it once was.
And now 1 want to ask the gentlemen
of the opposite school, those who tell us
that we should do and say nothing that
does not tend to put down this rebellion,
how the measures adopted by the present
Administration at Washington and by
Congress have helped to put down this
rebellion? And, in the first place, L
would like to know how it helps to put
down this rebellion to set the negroes tree
in the District of Columbia, and to COM
pei you and me to pay taxes for that pur-
pose. When the plan is fully carried
out-the negroes all set at liberty and
sent forth to become worthless vagabonds
in our midst-I then would know how
| that has helped to put down the rebellion.
Another thing: The Republican Con-
gress of the United States saw proper, IT
its wisdom, to pass a law recognising the
Republics of Hayti and Liberia as indie
pendent governments, equal in dignity tc
the Americon Government, and equally
entitled to the respect of all nations
They provided ministers to reside at the
courts of Hayti and Liberia, and made
arrangements also to receive, with be-
coming respect, the ministers who shoult
be sent from those governments to repre-
sent them in the court at Washington
All this costs us great many Thousand
dollars, ian important item, one NIGH
think, in times like these, but small IN
deed compared with what contractor
make now and then,) and when it Is al
done-when we have sent some OF thes
, Abolition gentlemen to represent the sover
eignity of the American people IN tn
sable courts of Hayti and Liberia, AM
received in return some good looking ne
groes to represent them in our capital
and for our officers of government t
! hold social. friendly intercourse with
when all this is done, I want to know
how that helps to put down the rebel
lion2
!, Another thing: They passed lay
5 that the Southren people should not b
: allowed to 90 into the Territories wit
t their slave property. l do not beilevc
' that law. in be in favor of its repeal; fo
a / believe that in the aquisition OF th'
r territory the Southren people had the sam
: rights the Northern people had 10
n recollect how our national Ierrltorls
i were acquired. They were acquired by tt
: common blood and treasure OF both Sc.
= tions. the South, as we'll As the Nortl
!. furnished men and means for the accom-
d plishment of that object The blood
y the Northern boy and of the Southre
+ boy mingled together on the sands
d Mex;co. they slept beneath the same ten
e f,uoht shoulder to shoulder upon the ba
sr tle-6eld, and, when the conflict was owe
d thew were buried side by side in the san
,e or,ye And in view Of all this, when
,e The close of the war the North said, '
IL will take all this territory for ourselve