Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-09-10


And that can be done only by removing
this abomiuable administration l state a
fact; when Mr.. Lincoln entered upon bis
high official duties, went to him and told
him this: Mr.. Lincoln, you were born ia
the State of Kentucky, aud Mrs. Lincoln
also, belit We, and you cannot be ind fer
ent to the prosperity of Kentucky ,and that
OF the whole country and, if you will pro-
ceed to administer the goverDment upon
the principles Of the fathers upon the prn-
ciples OF the constitution aud for the pros
perlty of the wholecouutry, will supp ort
your administration. He told me he would
do SO. But whatfollows was in Washing
ton at the tiae OF the fir Bull Run fight
There was the call for $4,000 men--thcn
for thegreat armies. Then rivers Of blood
didhow, and have been flowing ever since
Hundreds oil thousands have fallen since
Almost every house in the land is 10
mourning, and yet there is no prospect of
ending the STRIFE. Has not blood enough
been shed =! Cries Of Yes "yes.'
have furnished from my own family two
Que has had two horses shot from under
him, and the other commanded ut Shiloh
L have furnished my full share Of help and
now pray to God that this war may ter
minatr. | am tired of this war, | am
tired of the Lamentations in my ears all
around me. tell you, gentlemen, you
know nothing of the horrors OF this war
here. Ii you could see the guerillas pour
ing into your villages and every part of
the State, and citizens dying. as l have
seen them in my town, Lexington, you
you'd know something of the horrors of
this war And when 1 but just now left
my home, my town was guarded by ne.
groes, no white man left with the privilege
of gun in bis hand. am not slave
holder. Eight years ago 1 set mine free.
| emancipated them myself for did not
intend to let any other man imancpate
them. [Applause. So left my family
IN the hands of emancipated slaves, for
my negroes would not leave me- tell
you, have seen those guerilas charging
down through town when | was rather del
icate looking out of the windows, because
you could no, know where bullet might
be coming. | left my family under COM
manders that think the negro little better
than The white man, and they account all
dlsloJal because we lhink the white man q
little better than the negro. In such a
condition | left my lamily-the gueriIas
proving around, and they tell ms il the
government take our negroes they have a
| right to take our horses
Fellow citizens, address you with the
| freedom of an old soldier, and | feel that
| might regard myself as a watchman on
/ your towers. Ahd could desire, when
you ask me "Watchmau. what Of the
light? that could answer, CANS we'll :
let Your babes ret in quiet" But now,
sine, dsspotsm has taken charge Of the
country. and everything is dsregarned ex-
cept the will of one man, if am asked
now, "WatcAmau, what of the night - |
must answer, CANS ILL.," Yet, sir, tell
you all's i'll now, unless the people wake
up, unless you wake up, unless we arouse
ourselves berIre the dawn of day to the
defence Of the principles of civil liberty, if
will be i'll with US, and those sacred prIn-
ciplcs will be lost forever to AS. Therefore
it is that come here to speak to you oi
the principles OF constitutional liberty and
the administration of one man. More than
eis hteen hundred years ago Rome was
governed by three men in the end olthat
Republic One was Augustus Caesar ano-
ther Mark Antony, aud the other IA noble
Rom II. They were all of noble blood -
Aud we, too, have now our triumviratc -.
Lincoln, Stanton and Hallock but, un-
fortunately neither Of them can boast a
very high descent. a laugh / speak
with profound regret OF the powe's that be-
Laughter continued But the parable
was further There succeeded to Rome
an Emperor that could fiddle and dance
when their city was burning, We also
have our Emperor, Lincoln, that can tell
h,s stale jokes while the land is running
red with The blood of our brothers and sons
Aud must this be received as a CLEAN o
glory 10 the future OF our country We
read in ancient history OF the great city o.
the Hebrews, and that whilst Titus was
daily battleing down their walls, the fac
tious Jews were quarreling among them
selves every night. But for Gods sake
don't let Us be like the jews quarrelint
amongst ourselves, and devouring one an
. other 10 these times of the extremity OF ou,
imperlled institutions Of freedom. Fol
myself, am an old line Henry Clay whig
My father was whg; and expect ye
10 live and die national whig But a
the same time tell you all here, if yot
pro csd to nominate q constitutions
Union maa for Presidency, though he b.
, Democrat i will vote for him. Applause
l am an old Baptist, too, baptized I'll owe
in running water, yet if you nominate
, Sprinkler, and hs be otherwise a cou.titu
tional Union man, will vote for him fo
all that Laughter and applause, Shall
, tell you, gentlemen, what further we hav
| had in Kentucky to make US tired of mil
. itsry rule 1t was hut two days beior
? our late August election that mlitar
; commander in our State issued an orde
IT., that one of our candidates for Judge of tn
t Court Of Appeals (we had but two candi
>, dates) should not be candidate, and "
- | ouhn,;ttad undpr the atrass of ho xonats