Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-30
who have Favored Disunion.

"We hold that the secessiouists could
have had peaceful dissolution Of the
Union had they really desired it, and had
the people oil their States, after free and
fair discussion, decided to separate from
the Uuion. 50 we told them AT the time
so some Of The leading Republican journals
tcld them all IN good faith. President
Lincoln, Governor Morgan, and nearly all
of u.s. openly favored convention of the
States which (aud which only, as the dis
unionists well kuow,) would have had
power to decree a peaceful dissolution of
the Union" Ne,o York Tribune.
There it s-says The Cleveland Plain
Dealer--the bold undisguised declaration
Of Horace Greeley that not only himself,
but President Lincoln, and "nearly all'
of the Republicans were in favor OF q
peaceful dissolution of the Union More.
over, Greeley av0rs that they SO told the
Secessonists. This, it is,to be observed ,
is no declaration made some time ago, but
is publised in Mondays issue of the lfi0-
,o,e. There isn't "loyal" sheet in the
country which will have the hardihood to
deny that Greeley has now made free con
fession of his guilty completely with the
Southern rebels, charged Lincoln with
being paytic,ps criminis. When it i, re-
membered that the Southern leaders III re-
belion are charged with having been plot
ting the great revolts for years, it should
be craven 10 characters OF fire upon the
memory of the American people, that with
full cognisance of the designs OF DAVIS
Yancey, Toombs s. Co. the leading Repub
licans, through their mouth piece, assured
them that they might peacefully dissolve
The strong fact demonstrated by thi, CON
fession'is that the Republican party real y
coveted the disruption of our glorious Union
ardcntly thirSted for division of the ma
ton. rather than there should be ally fur
ther participation of the South in the
public councils. We have now the very
key to the antislavery excitement Which
was fo.aentod BY radical journals and
stump speakers. 1t sprung from genu'n
hatred of slavery, aud no genuine phila-
thropy for the negro but was mere en-
CINE used to bring about separatlon'-
This wa. the real object Of the statistics SC
often prepared by Wendell Phillips to show
that both North and South would be bet
tered by dissolving political connection
This was the object Of Mr.. Linooln's cele-
brated argument in favor OF the right oi
cyes a segment of a State to revolut'on'ze'
This was the object of the bitter invectlveS
in Congress against the South, winding up
tho taunt that "the South couldn't be
kicked out of the Union" For this OBJ.
iect such men as Thompson were imported
10 widen the breach, and such Legislation
as the personal liberty bilIs"made chrome
and the foolish enthusiasm John Brown
srged on to his mad raid in Virginia. Ii
may be asked what has brought about
change in the sentiments of these men =
We reply that there Is no real change
The terrible recoil after the hiring on Sum
ter, sacred the Aboltionists, and the hope
now OF utterly subjugating and crushing
out the Southern people, placing negro sol
diers over them, and sharing with these
black troops in general plunder of South
ern estates, besides the immediate enjoy
mens Of all the Offices, emoluments and
pickngs incident to the war, make them
for the present prato Of Union but at heart
they are as honest and absolute traitors az
they ever were.
A pretty set of fellows to be denouncing
jeff. Davis and the Confederatesi