Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-01
THE PRESIDENCY.


THE PRESIDENCY.
In our last VIC treated of the coming
contest for the Presidency, and were deal
ing with the Peacc-party leaders, and
concluded our article in replying to some
questions rropounled, but not answered
by the traitor in his Dayton speech, and
promising to take up others. After dra-
matically intimatihg that these 1900, 600
we're all slain and dsmembcrcd, and their
bones be found only "when the Arch
angel shall sound the last trumpet" he
propounds the question I" And who
slew thcm?" "By whose hands were
they murdered 2 Through whose in
strumentality?" I" For WHAT"
= We propose to answer these questions
in order, and according to the facts OF
history. '' Who slew hemF' Such as
have fallen in this war for the integrity
of their country. may and will justly an
swcr, traitors, the disciples and successors
of those, whr, in the days of ANDREW
Jackson, attempted the same game, but
were frustrated by the unfincling integ-
rity and iron will of the "Old Hero"
which they knew would, "by tue Eter-
nal hang them higher than Hanman. "
Traitors, who, by education and habits,
having an undying hatred to true De-
inocracy and freedom, have from :hat
time to the commencement of this inia-
NOUS rebellion laborcd assiduously /" to
infame the Southern mind aud FIRE the
Southern heart TO their own undoing
and the destruction Of the great free Re-
public Of the world, that they might cs-
tablish an Aristocyucyon its ruins. Trai-
tors, who in the hour of their country's
peril, are, like Vallandigham, raising
their traitor voices in denuncation of the
efforts making to restore tho unity of the
country, but who have not the manlincss
to place their cowardly carcasscs where
they might help their Rebel brothers to
maintain manfully those boosted Southern
rights. These men have been the plot
tiers, aidcrs, and abcttors of chat treason
which turned the guns, bought by our
money. to the destruction of Fort Sum
ter, built By our means, and thus inau-
guratcd this fratricdal war
:" By vhose hands ~cre they nuraerya;"
BY the hands Of those traitors who are
writing peace manifestocs, rituals for
X. G. Cs, o. A. KS, etc.; soorct So
e:eties organized and conducted for the
traitorous purpose of dividing and destroy
ing this country. BY the hands of those
traitors, who, wearing the cloak of De-
mocracy in the North, write. Il would
like to see all Democrats unite in open
and bold resistance to all attempts to keep
ours united people by the force of steel.
BY the hands of such traitors who Z" look
upon this war as much and more a wal
upon the Democracy than anything else
a moment for DEPRESSION at this point
1t was leading maxim of the Democratic
party that the majority must rule That
maxim is the foundation on which true
Democracy is built. And that man, be
he. Democrat, Wing, Republican, or what
ever else he may style himself, who, by
his acts, ignores that principle and places
the success of has party above the unity,
prosperity and peace Of his country, is
not q Democrat, and has not the first
Democratic idea III his composition. Such
a man has no country, has no right to have
a country, but is a traitor to human na-
turc. Such men it is by whose hands
cur defenders are nardered Such men
IS Cor, Lone, Harris, VALLANDIGHAM,
vooE1refs. and the WooDsEs, whose whole
aim is to divide tue people Of the North
against themselves, under the false cry of
Democracy is in danger. are they whoa
responsible for the murder Of those brave
men who have gone forth to defend the
institutions and blessings transmitted to
us by our Revolutionary Fathers. They
have thrown aside and would have all forget
tl.c.wiso and patriotic teaching of WASH
tSexoN, in his farewell address, TO g loci;
.uuon thc Federal Onion as the Palladium
of your liberties" They seorn the max
i'm Of JAsKssx that the Federal Union
must and shallsbe preserved" ri Il
:" Through ,ohesc instr,meniolity Pr
Through the instrumcntality of those
traitors who ieo,n themselves into the
Congress Of the United States to make
eo;lftiobs speeches !. to the encouragement
q asned rebeIs lighting against thot eery
f56vefnrfnent from whose treasury. they
ilraw yearly salary Of $4,000 beside
fIipss sndfvhose whole eneraies'are
s PENDED in throwing all tho difficulties
IS their power in the way Of tbs Admin
.fxation, aud adding all the discourage