The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-09-17
Aiders and AbettOrs of Treason.

guided Democratic fellow citizens, to the
fact that terrible day Of retribution is
fast approaching, for those in the free
States, who have been and now are giving
aid and comfort to the traitors in the South
who are in armed force for the overthrow
of our republican government. .
After these troubles have ceased, the
people of this country, and of the civilized
world, will give judgment against them Of
absolute and unqualified condemnation
The leaders, or those who claim to be
leaders, of the Democratic party, appear
to be SO lost to every principle of manly
virtue and patriotism, that they cannot
rise above the low and degraded point III
which they view all political questions
Those men who now assume to lead great
party have been SO long accustomed to
tread in the ways of political degradation,
and so long grovelling in the mire, that
they seem to be incapable of reaching
higher and more honorable ground.
Whilst true Democratic statesmen and
patriots, entertaining enlarged and true
views of the great national questions which
now absorb the attention Of all men, have
been endeavoring to arouse the people to
the maintenance and support of our free
institutions, and to do battle against mill
tary and oppressive and most in:quitous
Il
their mightiest efforts to encourage and
strengthen the hands of those who, in their
blind fury and madness, are laboring for
the destruction of the best government
ever devised or reared by the wisdom of
han, aided by an overruling Providence.
Can there be for one moment doubt as
to the design of the leaders of the rebellion
being to strike down this free republic,
and with one blow to destroy the hopes of
those throughout the world who are long
ing for freedom? |
They make no secret of their motives
and designs being to overthrow the gov
ernment, and enslaving the very beings,
the poor whites, whom they now use in
carrying out their schemes. Their great
and chief object is to establish Southern
Despotism upon the Southern border of
the free States, when all else can be easily
accomplished. If they once succeed in
establishing it, the governments of Europe,
fearful of the example, and growing
power of this great and free republic, will
at once recognize and support it, and the
dissensions of the North created by disloyal
men would paralyze the efforts of the gov
ernment to maintain its nationality.
Nay, the traitor leaders have been
attempting, as part of their great design,
to agitate the North, and produce by their
Vaccinations the disintegration of the free
States of the North, until they shall be
torn and weakened by divisions and con-
tentions and become an easy prey to the
enemies of free government.
The leaders of the spurious Democratic
party knew all this long ago. Immediately
after the fall of Fort Sumter, they spoke
candidly and openly, and manifested their
| Joy at the success of their allies and friends
the Southern traitors. but they could not
foresee that day of retribution was fast
approaching, when the cannon would
batter down that proud fortress which
they had succeeded in taking, and that
the National Flag, that proud emblem Of
freedom aud power, which they had dis
placed, should again wave in triumph over
its ruins
These facts can and will hereafter be
established to the entire satisfaction of al
men, to overwhelm the aiders and abettors
of rebellion in the free States. The organs
and leaders of the party assuming to be
Democratic, have endeavored in every
possible way to excuse the guilty wretchcs
whose souls were stepped in the blackes
perjury, and whose hands were reekine
with the blood Of our fellow citizens. They
had no words of censure or condemnation
of the madness and crime of the men who
were endeavoring not only TO destroy oul
national unity and existence, but also the
cause of human liberty.
Their condemnation has been reserved
entirely for the loyal Administration ant
the brave soldiers in our armies who are