North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-27
Is This Treason .

| Mr.. Vallandigham is now an exile from
his country, driven hence by faithless and
desp.tlc Administration. The alleged cause
Of his banishment is "tredson." The real
cause is, because he had the boldness and in
dependence to denounce the arbitrary and
unconstitutional measures of the reckless
party now in power. The men who sane
tion this gross outrage upon the personal
rights of the citizen, know we'll that the
charge Of disluyalty against Mr. Fallsndig-
hath Is utterly ialse. They also know that
hundreds of their own confederates have ut
tered sentiments in direct opposition to a
! restoration Of the Union as it Was and the
Constitution as 1t Is The Jacobin leaders
have sneered at the Union, trampled upon
the Constitution and shouted for the free
dom of the negro, even "in the midst of its
RUNS" And yet they are permitted to 60
unpunished. The utmost Ii cense of speech
and OF the pen is accorded to them. Instead
Of being condemned, they are applauded -
and the s. architects Of ruin" are encouraged
in their work Of desolation, while men, whose
only thoughts are in favor of the sacred COM
pact which our fathers made, are seized at
midnight by military squad, and, after an
illegal trial, are either sent to military
prison or banished beyone thu Union lines.
The following are the closing pprti ons of
speech delivered in the late Congress by Mr.
Vallandigham, which fairly state his posi-.
ton before the country:
:" We seek no revolution, except through
the ball box. The conflict TO which we
challenge you is not Of arms, but Of argu.
ment. Do you believe in the virtue ane in
tellIgence of the people? Do you admit
their cadacity for self government Have
they lot intelligence enough to understand
the right, and virtue enough 10 pursue it
Come, then, meet us through the press and
with free speech and before the assemblage
of the people, and we will argue these ques-
tinns az we and our fathers have done from
the beginning of the Government, Are We
right or you right, We wrong or you wrong 2
And by the Judgment Of the people we will
one and ALL abide.
81 have spoken as though the Constitution
survived, and was still tie supreme law OF
the land. But ii, indeed, there be constitn-
tion any longer, limiting and restraining the
men in power, then there is none binding
on the States or the people. God forbid
We have constitution yet, and laws yet
To them / rppeaI. Give us our rights give
us known and fixed laws; give us the judi
ciary arrest us only upon due process Of
law give us presentment or indictment by
grand juries; speedy and public trial 4; trial
by jury, and at home tell US the nature
and cause OF the accusation confront US
with witnesses allow us witnesses in our
behalf and the assistance of counsel fo1 our
defense secure US in orr persons, our homes,
our papers and our effects leave US arms,
not for resistance to law or against rightful
authority, but to defend ourselves from ont
rage and violence give us free speech and
free press the right peaceaby to assem-
ble /; and above all, free and undisturbed
elections and the BALLOT. Take our our sons,
take our money. our property, taSe all else,
and We will wait little. till at the time ana
in the manner appointed by Consiltu'l"n
and law we shall eject you from the trusts
you have abused, and the seats Of power you
have dshonorrd, and other and better msn
shall reign in your stead.
Is there any "treason" in these senti-
ments Is there any opposition expressed
/ in this extract TO the Union, the Cunstitu.
ton, and the laws2 Let the people Of Penn
sylvania seriously ponder upon this question,
and give their verdict at the polls on the
second Tuesday of next October Age.
We clip the following GRACE of articles
from the learfeld Republican for their Pc
culiar adoption to this region.
IL We do not exactly understand the
movements and the designs Of the Loyal
Lcaguers, as some of thei: practices are GER
tainly Of questionable character. Tn sever
al sections OF our county, after the news oi
the defeat Of our army under Gen. Burn side,
at Fredericksburg, last December, these new
! light Uniorsts gave vent to their feelings by
music, cbeerings and general rsjocings and
the same programme was re-enac' ed after our
late defeat under I" fighting Joe"-some OF
their leading spirits publicly boasiing in our
streets that " two great victories had jus,
been achieved by the present Administra.
tion.'
An overwrought zeal in our nep Union con
veris, has no doubt led them to commit these
acts Of ndiscretion. They should be cautious
lest they be suspected Of initiating the Ger
gymen of the late New York Conference
who gave glory to God for our first de-
feat at Bull Run and for our second defeat
at Bull Run J."
E There are a number of persons in
this as we'll as other, neigborhoods, who seem
to take great delight in affirming that they
are "loyal," and take especial pains to adver-
tise themselves prodigiously in this particu-
lar upon the street corners and elsewhere,
and at the same time denounee their neigh
bors as traitors, rebels, &c.
What would be thought Of one of our lead.
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