The mountain Democrat., 1863-08-15

ignorant of the true means of quieting {
disaffected people. 1t never occurred tC
the aforesaid Gar that, to squelch re-
bellion effectually, the cause must be re
moved. And had he studied the history
of rebellion in this country he would
have discovered that we always ascertain
ed the cause, the evil, the sin, which
gave pretext to the insurgents. Fol-
example: During the Administration o
General Washington a portion Of the peo
| pie of Pennsylvania got up a rebellion
about whiSkey. 1t was crushed out by
coercion" but the sagacious states
man Of that day determined to strike al
ftbe cause. The result is the people ot
that noble Commonwealth have evcl
since eschcwed whiskey and turned their
attention to contracts. Nothing is now
known in that State Of whisky, and
though Mr.. Buchanan used to recitc some
trad;tionary stories of "old rye" to the
junior members of his Cabinet, it is wei
k~oSn that the sight Of bottle 81! puy,
Monongahcla was as repulsive to his ma
ture as ice-water to mad dog.
Subsequently, while General Jackson
was President, the people Of South Caro-.
lima revolted against taxation, because
some demagogues called it high tariff, aud
asserted that ,he monster stole money
from their unconscious pockets" The
rebellion, however, was " suhiugat.d" Ey
the military power Of the Government,
and the uSe-taxation-of course, aGol.
iShcd. No tax gatherers have been known
since in South Carolina. At later day,
during the administration of John Tyler,
of the firm of "Tippecanoe and Tyler
too," some unwashed Democrats in Rhode
against the sovereignty Of that large and
populcus State. The army and navy OF
the United States, by hearty co.opera.
ton with the "loyalists" of that day,
soon overthrow the insurgents Their
Provisional Governor, Thos. w. Dorr,
was captured, denied the rights Of bel
ligcrcnt,' and sent to the Peniteutiarv.-
The Democratic party-thc cause-wa>
abolished, ,as all subsequent elections have
shown, throughout the United States. -
The rebellion in Ctah, which occurred
during the reign of the old public func
tionarv, is too recent to he forgotten. -
The cause is doubtless fresh in the mind
of every aged maiden lady in the loyal
States. The Republican instincts Of our
people would not tolerate a monopoly in
Heavens "lnst, best gift to man" Gen
Albert Sidney Johnston, was sent to I tai
with instructions to conquer the cOniuga
spirit Of Brigham. The Mormon war end
ell g,grirusIy for our arms. The cause
was removed. Harctns are now unknown
to the Latter day Saints, and Brigham
like some cnc b.rd w;,hout mate, are
fuses To be coulorted.' In Europe pro
tracicd and Saugunary civil wars have
often resulted from difference Of opinion
in regard to the true mode Of construine
the Bible, and especially concerning tie
operation Of the Holy Ghost. they hay,
failed to abolish the one or deny the 9TH
en- The result is that few countries ir
Europe maintain the quiet which usually
"prcyals' along the Rappahannock.
1t should not be overlooked that our
people We're very ignorant or they never
would have been deceived by the trca.
sonable enemies, North and South, Of OF;
noble President 1t was falsely charged
that lie and bis party friends did net de-
sire to suppress the rebellion wilhCut FIRST
subver;ing thg rights of the StatcS-f ee
ing all the slaves and clevatng ;Aem tC
political equality with the whites. Uur
people being, of course, very ignorant
believed all these false, scandalous ant
malicious statements, and among the res
olutions you will adopt at your meeting
there should be one thanking his Excel
lacy the President for the edcctual means
he has adopted to give strength and NOR.
al power 20 the Union men and women Q!
the South, while at the same ,iine lie has
shown how wckcdiy false aud lbellous
were the allegations of Southern traitors
and Northern Copperheads that hc i'll
tended to use the army and nay 20 aLol.
iSh slavery. The Union men of the South
will ever gratefully cherish the name and
memory Of one who, by a scrupul1us re.
gard of his official ard othaG pledges and
his manly adherence to the Chicago Plat.
form, has vrdcatcd the truth Of all the
pledges which from time to time we made
in his behalf and the traitors and Cop
pcrheads who have falsely charged our
great and good President with designing
to suhvert the institutions Of the South
crn States, must hencelorth hide their
faces in shame.
You should by no means fail % adopt
with wild acclamation, mingled with a
few Bully lIallelu;ahc," resolution Sc.
verely denuncatory Of those who critcisc
our military operations, or show impa-
tience at the tardy movements Of our ar
mics in South Carolina and Virginia. -
Such criticism gives the rabes laid and
comfort" and though it may not be felony
without benefit of clergy, is nevertheless
what Mr.. Polk stigmatized as "moraI
treason"-a crime which our noble Pres.
idcnt and other Wings were compelled to
dry up" dni,ng the war with Mexico.
Oar present military diScord is but
harmony when understood" We are
ahundanty able to beat the rebels when.
ever we Try. IS we have them com.
plctely surrounded ed-crowded into a small
circumference Of not more than six thou.
sand miles. Our armies are guarding the
outpoSts Of this contracted line, and eve.
ryYbere daring the pusilanmouS butter.
nuts to pie .ce the centre" We have
forces at Galveston, New Orleans, Pensa.
cola, Hilton Head, New bern, Suffolk (al
is quiet on the Blackwater), Fortress
Monroe, on the Rappahannock, at Bali.
more, along the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, in Western Virginia, in
Kentucky, Tennessee. Missouri, Fort
Smith, and at VickSburg, in the very
heart of rebeldom. How long can the
rebellion exist when thus circumScrlbed ?
In addition to all this. Adjutant General
Thomas, native of my Maryland" :"
and who, last year, was charged by the
malignant tongue Of SANDER with being q
seceSsionist and traitor, following
where such noble men as Butler. Brady,