Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-10-08

could not have issued an order for the ar
rest OF the humblest subject in the British
domnion., or directed resistance to a writ
Of haLeaS corpus issuing from any Court, coll
onial or imperial without being forthwith
hurled from power and having his proud
name stamped With enduring uIamy and
disgrace
Such was the contras. presented between
the administration Of government IN this
country and its adm instration under mon.
archial power. In the one case a rule OF
law, aud in the other case a rule OF men.
In the one, security of private rights and
prompt punishment for their invasion in
the other, insecurity of those rights and to
their nvader impunity. The contrast was
one of humiliation TO an American, but
that contrast yet exists. 1t has not dl'ap-
peared On the contrary lis lines anl shad-
ows have steadily grown deeper and more
strongly marked to this day.
Gentlemen | made up my mind, at the
time referred TO, upon this whole business
and my conclusion was, that ! would snb-
nit to a system OF arbitrary government in
this country ] would submit TO hold my
rights as a citizen Of the United States sub
jecl to the mere pleasure OF power. only so
long as | could mt prevent it and that al
the earis7 possible moment would unite
with those OF my fellow countrymen who
should he like m nded with ,hyscli to rrd-
cue our goyernmen, tom tho control ot
arbitrary principles and restore il 10 ils tor
mer course of just administration.
That time has row come, and for this
among other reasons 81 and before ,ou to-
night an earnest advocate OF the election Of
General MCCLELLAN as President OF The
! United States But i, will he most conge-
nienl 10 piescut this great question Of the
Liberty OF the citizen in connection with
/ other questions Involved III the election ;
/ thus obtaining completeness OF view and
certainly OF conviction, upon he who'e issno
before US.
Nov whal do We desire? VIVA, are the
capital or chief objects upon which our
/ attention may De fixed at This time Let
u' get hule outside tho circle uf passion
/ about US. away from the petty debates
which fill our cars a. We pass 10 and ff6 in
| our daily walks aud in our dairy a.soca.
| liau6 Conceive Gentemen a man UroSa,
| ing a dangerous steam upGn Il narrow
! iootway vhirn oScla'es tPnpah him. He
! is rouheA ct heart, for dangers encompass
| l.: 1 II
nm !sNfn'nol F'"n' al hl' 'ee'' lie
heS'td'es III teW"0eimenI "hA"H 70 pro-
c'ed and 'carce'y ahir 20 stand he swHyH
10 either h""d and is almost lost Ho' III
lha' mone"t"i extreme per" let him ''t
/ his "Je' Ifom lHe dangers 'h'rh -"Ho'Hd
! him ana place 'h'm upon rome cocsri'n-
! Gus. permanent lNed oll'cl u Il1Ie way oil
/ nPo" tie shore, and wha' i the result
why there come lfinno>> to his ioo's"p'
an" courage to has heart, his ne'veS are
brace" again 10 r''oiy rNerIoo, a"" &c
! pa''eS on III 'a'e'y' over 'he tossed AoG 'nt-
enI"nt w"''F7. Ffm iari IS soon t'"ched
and "ang"r LETT behind HIM.
1he terror "l an earhqnake-th" GrHal-
es' o' Paysir"' rommo'Io1S know ~ ~,
reaches rs highest point when we come 10
observe the lns'aHniiy q 0H oble2's within
the range OF N''oi.' not merely those upon
the surface OF Ihe earth but the e"r'h '''eI''
/ for hoIhInG Escapes tie power at ihc
'earlh storm which moves i"F"aTd with
/ universal effect aud lTresisi6ly, in its
/ course OF de'lrnciIon
/ Now Genlle;ncn. in onr present situation
/ OF great erltarrassmeu, aud perI. When we
are hewildered and alarmed Ivy whai j. &C.
earring around us when il appears impos-
] sine to 90 back and unsafe 10 90 forward
ard our hear are troubled and Almost tail
us, torunately there are objects upon which
We can look and gam composure aoi conf.
dc1ce from their contemplation III cousii
etlug them, and proceeding toward them,
we may IeeI IhGr,u-hy assured Nat y sale
and plain path will cprn before Va in
which we need bu. walk TO insure onr