North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-04-20
eTUNKHANNOCK, PA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1864.

Government. The sap Of life will case To
ascend, and the green tree will wither and
die. The tountaina will be dried up, and the
river will ce4sesto fyw. Sir, I am dealing
in no imaginary picture. Go to the regions
Of aerlculture on which all else depends
You " / there hear the cry that the labr
ers are few. One man cannot do the work
of three and two are gone and but one l.
left to SOW the seed and reap the harvest
have seen the wife and the mother tlihng
the soil IN my. own distrc her children !ol
loving in the iHrraw, and their father away.
in the army. have seen broad fertile acres
in the West lying waste and idle Tor the
want Of hands 10 place them i'll cultivation
How long can this s'ate of things Continue
How long will one-'hird of our usual p
duce meet the dema IdS of our inc creased and
stupendous expenditures How long eau
diminished production and multiplied taxa
zion 90 hani IN hand How long can you
continue to des roy The laburer. AID at the
same lime raise revenue from the products
pt labor The tendency and speedy rrsnl
uf our present career are plaln aud inevitable.
Soon very soon the fruits ot industry Will
prove in dequa;e {" meet the annual demand
Of the National Treasury. and then the land
itself the farm, the homestead. must be ex
for this Are You ready for the land tax
upon uncuitIvated E4is, in addition TO the
trtbute " h!ch W. already pay t. ttna'icls
and corrup;iun2 II you arc, then eternal
war, vast conscrptions, no nego iiation, no
reunion, no peace, Will bring with tearlli
rapii,,y the realization Of all tour hop -
But IN the prud gate destruction Of huma.'
life: and wantnu and wicked overthrow Of
81, Ia nt la lllP
how much niger do yon expect the toillng
millions t, endure in senc. When the
curtain fri rose on the bateful scene of this
evil war, the country was mpched with "a
call for seventy five Thon>and men, and on
greedy ears were sltu'ed from high Qparter>
with the fiat 'rring story that tie III '"n
wonll scarcely wax and waBe until the "
ernment would again p'>>rs> It's own, 4n
tell me Of State,man>hIp You tell me "f hon
estv in the present cnniuct of our disastrous
atfurs. SIR, not a plan LAID down in the
beginning bnt wat mas failed, and not a
prrn made bv his A / nin'~tratlon To th'
people bat what has been broken. The
mips Of lhc rebellion still stand with def
ant front almost IN sight Of the Capital and
the hoarSe and terrible demands of a ne.
cpnScrIpTinn are now going "ut over the c0nu
trv "a fatal To tn" peace a"d happiness at the
peupI. as the cr,ak Of the raven To the iif,.
at Du ican. D. the few who How riot in the
lives and fortunes If the many ima4lne that
they can prhong forever the deception whcr
they have imposed upon an anxious an!
traStirg people
But on this vital question Of the rapid de.
crease Of our labpr'ng population, and the
,nsequent prnsirati0n OF the general welfare
/ will dnubrlesS b met by an indignant de-.
nal from the other side of he chamber. |
submit, therefore, the f luwing extract from
the last message of the President:
"I ag submit to your consideration the expeii-
en.y OF ~ abshng a system for the encourag cement
of Immigration Although this Of national
wealth and strength is again flowing with greater
freelon than for several years before the insurrec-
ton occurred, there is still great def lien y i'll
cry fell Of industry espec ally in agriculture. ami
in our nnas. as we'll o. iron ~ the precious metals
While the den nd for labor is thu increased here,
tens of thousands OF pc Ons destitute ot renanera-
tive up,tion thronging our foreign consul ses,
sd Offering to enigrate to the United States, if
ential, but very cheap assintance can be Afforded
them -
am friend to tn. foreigIer-to the
stranger who stek< our shores t. euipv hber
! ~ or two increase ms stores. | stood BY
him when the Executive am; his chief sup
p,rters took the midnight oath 10 d>iran
chise him because of his reiiglnus faith, and
oppressed hlm in all our riders. | weicon,
HIN now with a warm aud extended hand to-
the edua! enjoy nent of all that our SIaI cr,,d
aud delaced institutions. But with what
sorrnwfuI emotions will the people ut TIN.
nnce proud land listen TO the voice IF Amer
l ica pleading with the population 1t Europe,
and oferiag the n prcnnitry inducements {"
come and tlke the places IF our lost an deaf
10 til the empty chairs aTnund the bereaved
reS,de--to supply the demands when war
and death have made IN the curntiei and At
harvest time and vet the destroying angie
l. to Continue To hover IN every blast {; The
! fierce spirit Of the glass and ,crthe i To pu'
she his lpsitlate ee the flower of oar
IN lnhuod are tu be cui dow strangers from
| foreign lanGs are Ia occupy their vacant seats;
and 1t * treason to attempt 10 STAY this hor
rli holocaust nf human sacrifice bv a reSto
| ration of the Government upon the primo,
pies which wrre satisfactory To Washington
The rebel chef at Rcnmond, who max, s
open war against he Umon, and III, Execu
tive here who does n t make war for it, a. |
| who would not accept IT'S restoration to day
on the ancient doctrines Of the Constitution,
are engaged by conscr,ptinn, force and vin
lence in hurting against each other tho m
willing and peaceful populations of ever,
s4cfinn bleeding, paIpitating and mangleu
10 struggle, to cpmb at and 10 die, like the
gadlators IN the amphitheaIer Of r nnc.
bulchcred to make Roman holiday. Tne>,
are facts which will not escape history air;
vet, the,consent Of the governed is The irIsl
measure of power which pubic ruler can
exercise in ftee government, and We foHdty
imagine that we stil are ireei
Bu, IN immediate alliances with the ques
| ton of population arises the consideration OF
| The amount uf burthen which is TO be- borne
! While looking on the one hand in sadness
| ami grief AZ the depletion an destruction Of
| he laborlDg masses, we are Compelled tn
turn and gaze with apprehension anl terror
of the friShtful proportions AMI in reaSin.,
magnltu ie al our public indebtedness. A
the ability Of the people 10 met taxati"n
| becomes each day more feeble. the dem 'uhS
up their toll and their resources accnmu