Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-10-08
SPEECH OF
HON. PAUL -EiDY,
OF MoNTnuR COUNTY,
AT BLOOMSBURY, FRIDAY EVENING,
SEPT. 80, 1864.
[Reporied by D. +. NupEy.l


FELLOW ClTrzgNs " Unon.saversn
Union savers u! Democrats, look around
you among this crowd and as yon point to
a Republican here, and there ANA there,
recolect that leE years ago. eight year, ago,
isur years ago that Republican was scorn-
lnlly pointing his finger al yoI and Genoun-
cling you as "A " Union-sayer"! And why
was this epithet so scorutulIy applied 10 all
Democrats who CARED to advocate the pTin-
ciples OF the Democratic party They hd-
yocaled the principles oi that party as loun.
ded and based upon the Constitution of The
United States, tie bond of this Union ; and
it was for this reason and this alone that we
were then pointed at and hssed down as
"Unon-sayers" When we talked TO them
about The danger of producing a disruption
OF the Union by the adoption OF the doe
lrnes which they advocated, lhey said 10
US, 'the South cannot be kicked out Of The
Union; let them 20 off, what do We want with
the South? This was the language OF Re.
pnbcanism in It's earliest days.
Tonight the same individuala, without a
particle Of change Of principle or houe-ly,
are pointing a, us as "Copperheads, ," "DIs-
unionlsis," "SympalhiZers with Secession"
"TraOrs to our CnuHuy'. 4 And why? BE.
cause we stand here now advocating the
same principles which we advocated leG,
eight SIX, four years a2o,-;he principles of
The Constitution OF the United States which
is the bond OF the Union, the ouly bond
that holds together these SaDe4 and icrms
us nation. | ask them TO point 10 a single
principle OF The DemocfaIc parry to-day
that was not advocated by US when We
were s!igmatlzei as "Union-savers'. Let
them point 10 a single Characteristic of our
parry which has been changed in that time.
Why men are We now stigmatized as coop
psThead7" and traitors and 'disunionlstsn
aud sym palhizers with secession and re-
5ellion" We sympal1ize with rebellion
We who d1nng our whole lives and our
.crealhers before US as Democrats have
ever advocated Il strict aud rigid adherence
TO the Constitution OF the Uniled States in
all us paris, in all its principles. We dis
unlonIsls !. we who have denounced section,
ahsm Of every characlerand in every iorm,
-sectionaism OF the North and seclional-
ism OF the South we who have proclaim
ed that Abolition and Secession we're twin
brothers we who have fought them both
from the days OF Jackson down TO this time.
=. we dIsunIonists Where il the man who
in day llah! dare utter such a charge against
his fellow clliZen whom he has knIwn dur
ilE Ail7 " lulb pcIlui duN NUOln ne mas
denounced tor these very thngsl II snch
man does not blush, ii is because he has
no shame.
Fellow citizens why are we met here
tonight We have not met here TO encour
age rebellion we have not met here TO al.
vocate secession we have not met here
10 do anything against the interests of this
Union. No man ehlerlains such a suspi-
cion and The man who utlers such charge
does not believe It and knows that he utters
iasehood when he says IT,. We have met
here Tonight for the purpose OF renewing
our vows OF fidelity TO the Constitution aud
tie Unon-lhat Constitution which sheds
ITS protecting power cVer every Stale in this
Union and under which every man iG every
State claims his rights as d citizen OF the
United States.
| am not going to abuse JEFF. Davis.
need not occupy your lime and wasle my
own breath in abusing that man who is so
well abused by Republicans Whenever
JEFF. Davis comes to be a candidate ia these
United States for the Presidency or any
other office, | shall oppose him and shall