The weekly union record., 1864-05-14
Old Buck.

The New York Evening Post has been
shown bundle Of thirty eight FIVE dollar notes
on the Pottstown, Bradford county, Pa Bank
which have James B1ehanan's portrait engra.
we'd upon one corner, and 10 thirty Of the notes
/ the word Traitor" is written across Buchan-
ans forehead in others the letter '1'' is
+ branded on one the following words appear
Give him his deserts;" on another is written,
"Ye old devil" and still another bears this
inscription, False 10 bis country ard his God
but true TO the Democratic party Some in
genious individuals, at a loss TO express their
contempt in words resort to symbols; one has
drawn a copperhead snake, wrigghng in the
mouth of Buchanan, another decora;es the
head with cap and bells, and third encloses
the ueck within roose which is attached to
jbbet"
The above is taken from the Morrow Coun.
-ty IOhiol Sentinel, of March 10, 1864
That the "old maa in his dotage" was false
10 his God aud country as President OF the
United States, history will abundantly prove
in all future time; but it is only IN an osrEND
>ibie light that he can be said to have been
true to the Democratic party.
That party, ere it had been corrupted by
tloason, was an embodiment Of courage euer-
gy, and resolute Will il defence Of human free
dom, as the noble career of lis many illustri-
Gus eaders-its many hard fought battles and
triumphs in the political campaigns of the na,
tion amply testify But political parasite.
which has passed through the successive sta
ges Of nullifcation, secession and treason and
at last eliminated in rebellion and civil war,
fastened itself upon ;hat party thirty years ago
-devouring its substance. draining its life
blood. weakening its energies, eating into its
vitals and ddusing lis own pestiIential venom
throughout its whole system until the body
was prostrated by exhaustion, when the para
site, unable longer to derive any support there
from, aud having grown from molecue to a
mountain, asserted its own supremacy, and
while It's i'll starred foster mother was caspipg
amid the expiring throes Of dissolviae nature,
coiled Itself upon her bosom and with arched
neck and f1rked tousGe thrust deep lis faugs
10 ruin what it could DO longer rule-then Sid
iuto is Sling den, where treason turks, reptiles
crawl and serpeaiS Liss-a political pandemo-
mum, where fierds rcsrnatc rcyel with de-
light, aad feast their greedy eyes en- uarequi
ted labor, and fearless gaze on wants ghaslly
visage then bumpers toss from patriot scui.s
rs they to each other hob mob in drunken
midnight orgies
And to ibis parasi'ical monsirosity, James
Buchauan may have been true. IF TO BE True
was with him a moral or physical possibility
but tell it not within the coufnss of this Re.
public, that the coward'y treason and imbecil.
ity Of James Bachanan was being true to the
noble patriotism hat glowed within. lit up.
warmed. cheered and beaulised the hear; Of
the loyal Democracy.
Proclaim il no; to tie civilized worl & 10 tie
rjacieeuih century. that twenty millions Of
Intelligent American freemen are the coward
slaves Of taskmasters-bu say rather and let
the echo fall upon each traitoroas ear, that
though earth b. red with humaa gore, though
famine, gestilencc and death may desoaie the
land, yet, while one loyal bear, remains to feel
one eye to gaze. one tongue to speak, one arm
to s;rike-ihat heart, that eye. and that voice
shall appeal to The supreme majesty Oh high,
to nerve the arm and guide he stroke against
the foe Of human freedom
Hon. r. c. GAsKILL.-Ne understand that
this gentleman will be candidate for Congress
IN this District before the comiu 9 convention,
Mr. g. is well and favorably known. not Only
in this county, but throughout the State. as an
able and fearless advocate Of the true Fepubli-
can principles Of the great Union party. He
has represented Butte county in the State
Senate for the past three years. in whcb body
be has been an active aud influential member,
and author of macy important bills HIS
earnest and faithful advocacy Of the policy Of
the party now in power entities him 10 the most
favorable consideration Of the members Of The
Disiric, Convention.
ExPoRTs.- California is now shipping large
" Of grain. jonr. and many articles Of produce