Litchfield enquirer., 1864-07-21
WHOLE NO. 2O44
the vote of censure on Long in Congress, being carried by so feeble majority

] ocratic member of Congress (Mr. Long) and the failure of the House to censnre him for it by a large majority, raised the price of the Confederate Loan. and thereby furnished moro funds with which to prolong the war against the Government.
 The Committee on Foreign Relations in the Rebel Congress lately made Report in which 1 occur the following significant rassnges N is grattytng to discore,. Mat certuin htgh spirited and intelligent Democrats ot ths Northern States have of 1ate become crcesdinqly actire in Meir efforts 10 discourage enlistnejtfs and to suppress tue ucar spirit among Meir fel- lo,c citizens, and Mat Meir honest aud patriotic efo1ts hare been alrea>ly attended wiM ma,.ked succcss.'
 The Senator from the 18th District, is un- doubtealy included among the high spirited and intelligent Democrats here referred to, for no one will doubt that he is intelligent and certainly no one without spirit would have the courage to stand up before the public and proclaim the sentiments lie has in his body. The Report continues :- It is believed by the Committee that these efforts will result, ultimately, in the withdraw al of number of States from the presen 1t con- nectlon with otber States of the North and East. and thus enable us to dictate terms to the Federal Government, from the great com mercial emporium, through whose influence, mainly, has this wicked war upon US thus far been kept in progress
 Then it is expected that the results which which are ultimately to follow the efforts of these integentand high spirited gentlemen" will enable the rebels to dictate terms to the Federal Government from the great commer- cial emporium
 ;, bo :,,,1.. 4. tee of the Confederate Congress. Really the exceedingly netve efforts to discourage en- listments and suppress the war spirit, by leading men of the Democratic party of the North, is fully realized and appreciated by those in arms against us. But these gentle.
 men make great professions of loyalty to our
 government. Their syren song of peace and
 good will to all men is heard by night and
 by day. Shakespeare has written ! Thus do all traitors :- ! If their purgation did consist in words,
 They are as innocent as grace itself | Not, Sir, that would apply the " ord traitor to the genlemen for it would i'll be
 come 8 junior member of this body to usa so harsh term. Neither would I use such language towards any man who has committed no overt act against the Government. Bat these lines come forcibly to my mind when [ l think how near the let alone policy of he South approximates to the position of
 the honorable gentleman.
 | The South has asked to be let alone in
 its mad efforts to seize the treasury and ar.
 chives of the nation and break up the Gov
 ernment, and tic gentleman. while protesting
 q great love of country. advocates policy,
 which, l think, would lead to the same re-
 suits.
 ] When Fort Sumter was fred upon, and
 the tocsin of War sounded throughout th.
 country tho Hon. Stephen A. Douglas of H.
 lnois, as true Democrat and pure
 statesman as ever lived, said:
 i Whoever is not prepared to sacrifice par
 ty organizations and platforms on the altar
 of his country does not deserve the support
 and cotntenance of honest people. * 1 When we shall have country and Gov.
 ernment for our children to live in peace and
 happiness, it will be time for each of us to
 return to our party banners according to our
 own convictions of right aud duty.
 Believing that there never was truer sen,i.
 ment uttered, l have, from the beginning of
 this war, given my feeble efforts in support of
 what consider to be the nations canse. A few days since. the distinguished gentle man from the 5th district, (Mr Kehdrck ]
 who formerly acted against the Democratic
 party, but is now shining light in it, taunted me with having changed my politics but be.
 fore he had got the words out of his mouth, the
 thought came to him that he too, had not been
 faithful to his first love. As tho words appear
 ed 10 choke him in his throat, 1 vas reminded
 of that refreshing gem
 The first bird of the Spring attom pted io sing, i But ere he had sounded note,
 He fell from the limb-a dead bird was him l. p..- | ! But the gentleman claims that he has not changed. Have l not at least, as good a right
 to pu, in the same plea? Sir, if have chang ed, l trust it is for the better The Christian
 world has ever applauded Saul of Tarsus for
 having changed from the error of his ways
 when the light Of Heaven broke upon his
 vision, but has given little credit to Judas
 lscarot since he betrayed his Lord and Master.
 remember having been taught in my boy.
 hood, by an old Democratic uncIe that it was
 the first duty of all good citizens to support 1 their government in time of war. But how are the mighty fallen
 It is said If the great wall around the city of Babylon, that there now remains not one stone upon another, and that that uncent city where kings did once reyel, is now level ed with the dust, and the mound which re- mains IS the harbnger only Of bats and hyenas. So, sir, it is with that old Demo cratic party which could once boast of a Jackson, Woodbridge, a Wright, Douglas; and many other great and good men there now remains not one plank of it's Forher construction, and it has become the harbinger of evil-workers against the very principles upon which the party was founded, and so often triumphantly succeeded before the peo- pie.
 Mir. President, zee no way in which this war can be brought to an honorable close; except by the force of arms. Though we may spend, as has been said, sthe last doilar," yet believe it would be better for pGstorty that we should rather than that we allow the fred i institutions of our country to be stricken down by the hand of slavery.
 Sir, 1 have little son just budding int boyho6d. l would rather leave him to hitn \ good government, with free institutions. thai l all that l may have, or can accumulate of this worlds goods. He. at least, can commence life as did, with nothing but the gifts of the God of nature. In conclusion, let me say te those with whom it is my fortune to a6t-to those wi would give helping hand 10 the government in the hour of its.need Ito those who are alleviatinc the sufferings of the wounded-to the christian men and women who are carrying comfort and consolation to the dying soldicr,-iet us stand