North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-10-05

who nominated and elected me, did So with full
knowledge that made this and similar declarations
ard have never rocanted them, I no1 reiterate
these sentmerts and in doing so, only press upon
the public attention the NEST conclusive evidence of
which tho cale is suscepti, ,e, that the property
peace and seeuritysofno no section are 70 be in any
wise endangered by the now incoming AdmiDistra
ticn. add too, that all the protection which, con-
sistently with the Constitution and the laws can be
given, will be cheerfuly given to all the States
when lawfully demanded, for whaseIe: canse-as
ee..uy to one section as to another. '5tA'
These repeated pubic pledges brought
voluntarily TO the standard raised in behalf of
the Union, hundreds Of thou sands of as brav.
men as ever breas ted a bayenet. The armies
thus raised were precipitated on the South
with varied fortunes of victory and defeat;
and war, civil war-alwsys the most bloody
Of all human strits-has ever since ragged
over some of the fairest portions Of that I'D
happy region. ,. s.-.'..
But the long cherished schemes Of fanati
| cism for the extinction Of African servitude
could not be given up. No matter If Massa
sell slave to the people of the Southern States
under the guarantees of Constitution which
she helped to form-still, Massachusetts med
dlels, both in Congress and out of it, now
determined, since they could not rail- they
would rend "the seal from off the bond"
The gallant three thousand clergymen of
New England" worthy disciples of the
Prince of Peace D-rallled to a man, in the
new crusade of fanacism, and wrought, side
by side, vito infdels, who have for years
been in the daily habit of sneering at the
Christians faith, ridcuing tho Christians
Bible and blaspheming the Christians God
The fears of or timid and facile President
I were worked upon, as we'll as his vanity and
desire Of reelection, by the extreme aud rad.
zeal members of bis party, and the emancipa-
ton and con1scation measures were forced
upon him, and made part Of his policy in
the condact Of the war. Every effort of the
friends OF peace put forth in Congress was
| defeated. The hostility Of the Abolition
leaders to Sc rfdom in the South-tc employ
the words Of the larnented Douglas-"was
stronger than their fedel,ty to the Consttu-
ION" They believed thst disruption of
the Union would draw after it, as an inevta
bic conse1 1uence, civil war, servile insurrec.
lions, and finally, through these. an utter ex.
nction OF slavery in all the Southern States;
,ui, it would seem, they acted even on thl.
terrible belief,
Look at the record On the 18th day of
December, 1860, Senator CrttendeI, of Ken.
lucky, the bosom friend of Henry Clay in
his life time, introduced into the Senate of
the United States series of resolutions, as
basis of settlement between the two sec
tions of the Union The secession of South
Carolina took place on the day of the same
month, and her members of Congress retired
rom their. places. We are thus particular
IN reference to this subject, because our op-
ponents, through their Central COMMITTEES
in this State, have introduced 1t irto late
address TO you; and there is a speeious ef.
fort made iu that address to turn aside from
the Republicans, the just obloquy and reproach
which the defeat of Senator Crittenden's
proposition was fastened upon.
! hhe ouSr-. cnmpronlse would, in terms
have sealed more than three, ,fourths of all our
Iterritorfal domain against slavery, forever
placing about 100000 miles under the apro
visions of the Ordinance of 1887, more recent.
ly known as the :" WIlmot Proviso" "--leayiry
4 the remaining 100000 miles subject to what
ever laws those who settled upnn it might
establish for themselv ves,- wtenver thew, be
came State. All the other features of the
proposed compromise were nothing but re
affrmances of the painest powers and pro-
| visions of the Constitution save, possibly
| the fair and equitable stipulation that slavery
| should not be abolished in the District of TO-
lumbia, as long as it existed in MARYLAND
and Virginia, the two States which had CO.
ded that District to the General Govern
ment. rte.. .s..r AZ a'f l... --..e...
On the 18th of January, 1861, Senator
Clarke, leading Republ!ooa moved to amend
-""eh p'opo--'srun po by striking out
",i oTthe ma terial provisions-certainly all
'hat eon' 'ahlea the ohVe-orancn OF peace, and
inserting single resolution breathing war
threats toward the South, This amendment
was carried by vote of twenty five in "a vor
all Republcans, against twenty three Demo-
cratic cratic votes, But. saws the address of the
Republican Committee-'' six Southern Sen
at"rS refused to vote at all on the proposed
amendment and then, with degree of cool
assurance remarkf hle even in these times. il
goes on TO tell the people OF puensvlvanis
that had these six Southern, men voted
against the Clerk mendment, it would b.va
been de feated, and the Crittenden Compro.
mise might have been taken up and carried
| by the same majority" General Cameron.
| opdts frh this ADDRESS, cannot be yerv
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