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

"Vnering uenunclntiOn tnan any o,ner
nan in tho nation. He charged Mr.. Lin
coin with uantonly trampliug upon the
Constitution. and crushing, under the iron
heel Of military power the rights of the
people governed by that instrument. He
charged him with violating his solem
pledge, as repeatedly enunciated at the
commencement Of his administration, as
10 the purposes Of the war He charged
him with violation Of the rules Of civliz.
ed warfare 10 the indsc,iminats, wide
spread ruin which he is sowing broadcast
throughout the South He charged him
with the Inauguration Of 4 policy for the
prosecution of the war which was not only
unccnslitutional and unwi,e, but the inev,
table result Of which would be to prolong
the war, il, indeed. it ever ended in peace.
and, if successful, would as utterly destroy
constitutional freedom as ifil had fallen
under the blows of armed rebellion. Abo
litivnism he handled without gloves, AMI
denounced its advocates 90 enemies OF the
country, disturbers Of the public peace,
and fomentors Of strife. Their fanaticispl
knew no limits, and, to acquire for them
selves power and pelf they scrupled no. a,
,rsmping on laws, overturnins consttu-
tions, and plunging the nation into ire
trisvabls anarchy aud ruin. The effort to
pervert the war from its legitimate pur.
pose, and make it q war upon slavery, va.
an issus which the dominant party had nc
) right 10 make, aud it was startling usur.
patton of power. The recent order for the
enrolment Of negroes in Kentucky he de
nodncsd as unjust and unconstitutional
l! was one Of the usurpatious Of power
and it was the duty of Kentucky to resis
it as a violation OF their guaranteed rights
If they were overpowered. by forge in shei
refusal to obey their order, than he advised
them TO appeal for law for protection
and be believed tha, Gov. Bramlcit1, VIII
, was seated on the platform, would protec
them in their constitutional rights. II
when the people of Kentucky appealed t
this law for protection agains! this uneon
s,itu,ional edic', Mr.. Lincoln persisted i
enforcing it, be would himself be rebe
The people Of Kentucky did not want t
"kcsp step to the music Of the Union
, alongside of negro soldiers. 1t was a
n insult and degradation for which thei
y free and manly spirity were not prepared
while it involved, at the same time, an il
fraction Of the rights OF the State, whic
~, it was the duty Of the Governor, unde
n his oath to support the Constitution an
see the laws faithfully executed, to resi-
with all the constitutional power Of It
-. Commonwealth. He warued the peop
>, Of Kentucky, that if they did not stan
- up for their constitutional rights, whit
% had been gradully cucroached upon sim
=, the commencement Of the rebellion, Il
! day was no, far distant when they wou
be slaves. Col. Wolford closed his .peet
=. BY stating that there were always, in ev
>. ry pubis assembly now.a-day, pimps al
a informsrs, who made it their bushes,
ID report to the fountains Of power and pa
,. ronage what was said in opposition
. them. He called upon them to repo
N what he said faithfully, and among 9th
M things, they might inform Mr.. Lincoln,
=, he des ;red to know what those in the a
49, my, whom he considered hs miDior
c, thought Of his official course, that t
q. opinion was, that he was tyrant and
a. u,urper. who was seeking, by orerrdi
~ con onstitusiena al barriers and limitotions,
cd trample upon the liberties of his countI
Am The speech was received with rapture
~. applause. Since its delivery an order
to como to Washington for Col. WIS ARE
The end is not yet"