Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-09-02
politital.
Evils of the Times and their
Remedy.
LETTER FROM
HON. CHARLES r. BUCkALEW.

The following letter, written by the
Hon. Chas. r. Buckalew, addressed to
the mass meeting of the Democracy which
was to have been held in Independence
Square, Philadelphia, on the 4th OF July
last, but failed to come off on account OF
the disturbed condition of the State at the
time, has found its way into public print
without the authors name. we make
the correction, while earnestly commend
ing the sagacity and philosophic force
| with which its political views are pre-
sented Mr.. Buckalew'S letter will COM
mand the serious attention OF every think
ing man who will give it perusal-the
appreciation of every one conservative
enough to understand the broad principles
it so admirably applies to the solution OF
the great national problems before u.s.
Patrlot and Uhion.
The capital evils that afflict the nation
are. a broken Union civil war an I'M
mense and increasing debt :; great and un-
exampled bitterness in the social relations
of men and last, but not least, multi
piled and grave errors, usurpation and
2 abuses of power by men in public authori-
2 ty. How these evils can be most surely
removed. and their recurrence prevented,
is the great, the all-engrossing question
which now confronts us and demands
reply.
It That reply is furnished in declaring the
d policy of the Democracy of Pennsylva
nia-a policy SO simple, so just, SO per
j fectly conformed to the necessities o
the times, that none can misunderstood 1t
,e or sincerely question Its fitness Tor the re
" preston of existing evils
N That policy is connected with sincer
in devotion to the laws of the land, and wit
IN a deep conviction of the necessity OF mann
Ie tanning them intact and unbroken. Ihes
u laws consist of the Constitution and sta
IN tutes of the United States, and OF II
no Constitutions and statutes OF sewers
States. and include much of the commo
IS, law of England and those legal guarar
of tees of liberty which are the boast
ID British history. These laws OF the lar
on make up that American system OF tr
government which has insured our pro
perity and given us high place OF hon
he among the nations of the earth
= those laws have been assailed-that sy
am tenn of Government has been interrupt
,ck IN its course-the States are brok
lad osupder and sounds of violence fill
led asuiiue'' '''1
bv land.
II Is time, then, to inquire. who ha'
inr assailed those laws, and who are now
enemies of reunion and liberty Agal
whom, against what interests sll;iii
voice of this great State be spoken
%AIH % her power be eXerted
VINO IInouestionablv the radical Abolltl
ar, lists of the North assailed the laws
90 sistently and earnestly for years-by
ying cendiary documents transmitted thro'
see the mails, to excite insurrectlon IN
South by seducing negro slaves TO
ING scond from their masters, assisting Z
escape. secreting them from pursuit,
and by raising mobs to resist their recIa
hines ton. They also created and kept up
nted tation in Congress by petitions Tor UNI
un- sfitutional laws, and the John Brown
oney into Virpinia-a mission OF rapine
blood-was assisted by their contribute
H. and was followed by the canonlzatlol
. them of its leaders as SAINT. lnstiS
~ bv them, many of the Northern LEG
~ tnres enacted statutes to defeat or I'M
ma 81 the reclamation of fugitive slaves u
the laws of the United States, thus 6
State sanction to the revolutionary s
CES At last the Republican party
their founded. and drew most OF the A
un a tionists into its ranks, and along
o con- them obtained their passions and
Penn fatal dogma that there are laws
Cres> individual will, higher in obligation
.rl the laws of the land, and that the
s; Sotnr. h when they conflict with the former,
v sure he broken without guilt and wltho
les the nroach. 1t followed, in due course
ection. the decision of The Supreme Court
lack if United States upon negro citizenshl
the rights of Southern men IN the
BIN tories was denounced, and aeqmescf
II it refused by the Republicans, ar
validity of any law establishing
w, was denied. in their platform adop
Pa. Chicago They refused to be bou
e. the law, and their platform was