Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-20
CORRESPONDENTS,


For THE CoLusprA DsseosAr.
Coz. TATE I'll avail myself Of the pres
ent time TO make few brief remarks con.
cerning circumstance which occurred not
long since! There we're some eight or nine
Republicans came from HarvCyvill, Lu-
serne county into our county, to arrest
some fellows who we're drafted and did
not report. They were unsuccessful 10
their efforts to take them Two or three
of the invaders were wounded ,one of whom
it is said seriously. We have learned
since they were driven away greatly dlsap
pointed that they have sworn vengeance on
US and are determined to have satisfaction.
We wish it distinctly understood that we
seek no harm and shall commit no uncvil
acts, unless driven to it. All we ask is to
be let alone that we may peaceably pursue
our various vocations. We would have il
understood, Also that the people do not
intend to suffer themselves to be dragged
from their homes by force to fight for the
abolition Slavery" Let those who in
augerated the war, for this purpose, 90 and
fight, and not hang back like cowards.-
They have made war on the principles up
on which our Government was founded and
now ask US to aid in d,st oying those very
principles. This should not be done. The
restoration to peace and union of the con.
tending sections, or their entire estruc-
ton, depends on the coming election. If
the Democrats fail TO elect man who is
in lavor of equal rights. who will regard
the Constitution and will be governed by
it and who will pursue course calculated
to bring about peace all hopes will have
passed away and nothing but dark despair
will hang upon us. Let US, at the ap-
proaching election, make agraDd united
effort to remove those in power from Office
who have for moro than three years shown
themselves to be too iuco mpetent and dis.
honest to perform public duties properly
and justly and if we prove successful all
may yet be well.
! A. DEMOCRAT.
/
s@- The Easton (Pa.) Argus wants to
know chow, in the name of God, the Un.
ion is to be restored, if President Lincoln
will listen to no Commissioners, will re-
ceve no offers, will hear no proposals .
How are we ever to have an end if he
will allow no one to make beginning !?
On three occasions he has refused to lis
ten 10 offers Of peace"
The Argus proceeds, addressing thought.
full Republicans
We ask you, in view of this things can
you, will you sustain President Lincoln
any longer 1t is plain as the sun at noon.
day that if he is re elected we shall have
four years more of war, drafts, taxes ,mis.
cry, bloodsbed, devastation, ruin, and =,
perhaps, another revolution 10 the North
President Lincoln is either fanatic him.
self or he is uuder the influence of fanatics
and contr ctors, who rule him and shape
his course to suit themselves. We verify
believe that Democratic Admir- strafao,l
could end the Vor and restore The Union,
in three months You can take your choice
then, gentlemen, and make up your minds
between now and November, to vote eth,
er for
l. 4 Democratic Adni nlStrati0n, with
peace, compromise and Reunion, no more
drafts and reduced taxes, or
2. F5,r gears more Of Lincoh1's Ad-
nin,shaiiOn, with continued war and
butchery, more drafts, financial ruin, and
perhaps permanent separation.