American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-03
FROM HARRISBURG.
Correspondence Of the Franklin Repository.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 16, 1856

Correspondence of the tfankht hepostoff'
HARRISBURG, Jan. 16, 1864.
The greatevent Of the week was the ap-
pearance of Gen. Can't, of ARKANSAS, and
Col. Montgomery, of Vieksburg-two old
Southern Breckenridge Democrats. They
spoke in the Haffof the House on Thurs
day evening to an immense audience, in
cluding many ladies'.
CAN'T is quite young man-hardly
over thirty tall and slender bearded in
Southern style, and nbst fascinatingand
eloquent speaker. He reviewed the war;
its causes its progress its disasters and
disappointments; and his denunciation of
the Democratic leaders of the North was
terrible. He did not mince words on the
subject He declared that they were en-
couraged to rebel against the government,
by positive assurance from the Democrat
ic leaders in the North that they would
not sustain the war, and that they would
revolutionize the North, destroy our army
credit, and give the Southern Confedera-
cy Pennsylvania and such other portions
of the North as might be deemed desira-
bic. He boldly charged them with peril
dy and cowardice, and as the responsible
parties for the bloody war
But the most startling declaration made
by Gen. CAN'T, relates to Pennsylvania
Democratic leaders. He said that after
his capture by the Union forces Che was
a General in the rebel service, at Island
No. 10, he was brought North through
this State as a prisoner Of war, and he de-
clared that prominent Democrats of Penn
sylyania then conferred with him and as
sured him that i the rebels aoould hoM
out title longer they 'gould be successful
for the Democrats Of the North 1could ar
rest tie aoar By defeating the conscription
and othe9oise rendering the admjntstra-
ti0R po,ceriess to prosecute a. And he
added with withering emphasis-''I CAN
GIVE YOU TIE NAMES IF WHAT | SAY Is
Disputed A number of Democratic
members Of the legislature were present,
but they did not dare to question the
statement or call for the names. He said
the Democrats of the Northssdvised them
to war, promised to conc tS tfetr assis-
tance, and then left them alone in the
struggle and confined themselves to cow
ardIy, perfdious, stealthy assaults upon
their own government. He said that in
stead of Northern Democrats coming to
their assistance. the soldiers of the Union
came in overwhelming force and conquer
cd us but, said he, they brought GOV
ERNMENT with them and rescued us from
tyranny more terrible than death. His
speech made a most profound impression.
He is on his way to Washington to make
arrangements for the restoration of Ar
kansas to the Union. Mainly through
his efforts 5000 Arkansans are now in
the Union army.
Col. Montgomery followed in speech
rep'ete with humor and eloquence, and
at times with biting sarcasm. His review
of the course of the revolutionary Demo-
cratic Senators was amusing and caustic
beyond description. He said that if jeff
Davis held the balance of power in all the
loyal legislatures, as he does in Pennsyl-
vania by the Imprisonment of Major
White, with Davis everything would be
lovely and the goose would hang high!
The deadlock in the Senate continues,
and all legislation is at stand. The vote
for Governor was counted on Thursday.
Senator Kinsy went into the joint, con-
vention for that purpose; but all the 9TH
or Demecratic Senators refused to partic-
ipate.
Hon. Henry D. Moore was nominated
for Treasurer on Thursday evening with
out a contest. He is eminently fitted for
the financial trials we may have to under
so during the next year. The joint con-
vention for the election of State Treasurer
will meet on Monday, but it will probably
adjourn to another day Everything is
in readiness for the Inauguration of Gov
Curtin. 1t will be a grand demonstra-
tion. HORACE.
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