Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-10-24
COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Columbia Democrat
MILLY1LLE, Pa, Oct. 10, 1868.

Mr. Et(ator Permit NE through the
columns of your paper to say to Dr. John
and his deludcd readers, that did say at
tho Light Street meeting that | was a
Southern Sympathizer," but not in wick
cd rebellion against the best Government
that ever existed-not in the great guilt
and crime of resisting the bu'wark of our
national liberty; our orious Constitution
not in a Southern minority denying a
national majority the right to rule. But
because Mr.. Lincoln and his Abolition
advisers have by their speeches and their
acts furnished the leaders of Rebellion
with facts to prove 10 their deludcd lol-
lowers that this war in which we are en-
gagged is waged for their subjugaton or
determination because the conduct Of the
war is ia defiance of the Constitution o
the United States, and in violation Of the
sacred rights which the States enjoyed be
fore the Constitution existed. Because the
Union men OF tue South (now the rank and
file of the rebel army have been driven
away from this stand point by the di-un-
ioni>ts of the North. Because Jeff Davis
and his supporters kept up the flames OF
rebellion, by holding up to the Union men
Of the South, extracts from the Nctc lo L
TyiJune, Ne,O York ZameS, |hiIalcIphi0
Press, Phg'adelphta Mquirer and other
Abolition sheets of the North, whose cdi-
tors are virtually cooperating with jeff
Davis and his crew of "conederates, and
w,o are barking "sccessiouist," 'traitor," "
and "coppcrhead," at the heels Of Demo-
Gratis and other defenders Of the Union
and the Constitution. Because Union
men of the South are falling victims to
bullets, and to disease contracted in the
army, while Greeley, Boecher, Harding,
Forney & Co.., actual aidegs and ubetters
Of treason, and who if living in any other
country than that Of the United States
would have been hung as high as Haman.
Three years are permitted 10 dictate and
spit out their vile vituperation upon the
life long defenders of the Union, North as
well as South.
From April 1861 TO SeptemberT862 in
my humble capacity 1 was Gas DR.. John
and many Of his readers well know firm
supporter of Mr.. Lipcoln's administration.
Yet I was told that this was an Abolition
war, and taunted with being an alder and
abetter of AboliIionism, because advoca-
ted vigorous prosecution Of the war, but
I always denied the truth of these asser-
tions. But after the 22nd Of September,
1869, when President Lincoln issued hi:
Emancipation Proclamation, what could
be my reply 10 these men? Did he (Mr
Lincoln) not furnish them with the proc
of their assertions Did he not furnish the
Southern secessionists with just The argu
ment they most desired Did he not de-
ceive and insult the loyal conservative
men Of the North and South, who though
politically opposed to him, had heartily
sustained him in his efforts to put dowr
this rebellion? Can he ask their future
support, after having thus pondered to the
Abolitionsts whom they regard as traitors
to the Constitution and the country : Blu
further and to the point.
Doctor, l also said at that meeting tina
if six feet and two inches of i'll shaped
bones and badly compacted flesh with
small particle of very chaugeabla mind i
Government, then an l opposed to it. |
Mr.. Lincoln is the Government, then
had better be employed to split rails in tn
wilds of Illinois, than be engaged in wa
for the Union Don't you think so DR.. !