Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-10-01
The Prospect.

AhS AoSPCCts
The signs Of the times point unmistaka-
bly, to the coming regeneration Of the gov
erDment and the revocation of liberty
The public. c.plunder, although vast beyond
precedent, is insufficient to satisfy the
cravings of the vampires who suck out
the life-bood OF the nation Insatiably
hungry, they fight over the spoils, each
clamorng for moro, and all proclaimipg
that the reward of "loyalty" should be un-
limited exactions, ,wrung from suffering
people by increased taxation, more fraud.
ulcnt contracts and more suffering wounds
and death. Let the conscription be- en-
forced, let exactions be increased, let the
soldiers be butchered-all this brings grist
to our mill He is traitor who hesitates
to inAict the sacrifice and suffering which
will swell our already enormous fortunes,
and expand still further our bloated car
cases, full to repletion of The fat ofthe land,
at the expense Of starved soldiers and de-
luded people. Such are the sentiments
of the enemies of the Constitution and the
country, who present revolving spectacle
of uncrupulous vice and callous indiffer-
once to perils and agonies which they do
not share.
On the other hand, the great Democrat.
ic party interchangeable, independent, united
presents front invunerable to the enemy,
whether Secession or Abolition. Abso-
lutely united, they are uuconquerable.-
The gates Of He'll cannot prevail against
them. Rallied around the standard of the
Constitution, they still hear the voices Of
the party calling them to defend the
last citadel of freedom. JEFFERSON
and JACKSON live again in the inspiration
of their example, and the wisdom of their
teachings.
No man doubts that only force and fraud
can prevent the sentence of condemnation
on the crimes of those who now rule the
country by arbitrary foroe-who have COW
ered.thc land with mourning and brought
impeading universal ruin.
Let no man despair of the republic
Time makes all things even. Time will
show that the inherent vitality of truth
will triumph over all the arts and schemes
of wicked men.
Practically, this will be dem anstrated
by the election of MCCLELLAN, wfo will
restore peace 10 our distracted country,
relieve us from the oppression of enormous
taxation, and, above all, restore the har.
mony Of the Uoion, the ascendancy of the
Constitution, the supremacy of law, the
rights of the States, and the liberties of
the people,
If citizens are bribed or intimidated, if
they have not the intelligence to perceive
the evils which surround them, or the mis-
cry which is impending over them, if they
are regardless of the Constitution and
have lost their love Of liberty, Lincoln
may be elected. But if they are true to
the traditions of their fathers, they will
emulate their glorious example. They
will purge the land alike of tyrants and
traitors, + and bring both to just judgement
for their crimes
The only hope is in discarding and de-
stroyiDg the vile. and vulgar gang imbeciles
and towards who have, during three years
nearly overturned the glourious fabric Of
freedom reared by the pure patriots Of the
Revolution and protected bv succeeding
generations, until lately, when supinenoss,
lethargy, and over.confdence in supposed
security, combined with unfortunate in.
testine divisions, enabled the enemy to sur.
prise the sentinels on the watch tower oi
liberty, and to usurp the functions OF gov
ernment, Let all honest men unite to
drive these mone-changers from the Tenn
pie. To this end to restore what has been
stolen, aud secure what is in leopard the
party of the people has rallied in its an
cient unity and might under the glourious
banner of the heroic MoCLELLAN,and will
earn the blessings OF after ages by his tri-
umphant election.