Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-08-10
Corresponbente. q
LORETrO, Penn'a.
Aug. 8. 1864

FRIEND HAssON In my last letter.
| endeavored to show that the manage
ment of the Government by our present
rulers, was fast bringing the country to
ruin; the people to such a pitch OF des-
pair, as that the greatest apprehensions
are entertained that their power and in
tiuence can no longer be commanded TO
the support and promotion of the policy
that has led TO such results believe
there is no man. however indifferent about
the interests of this country, who will
not readily confess, that the situation TO
which we are now reduced, whether il
has arisen from the violence of party
spirit, or from an arbitrary gSena Of qo,,-
e1m"'ent, justifes the most melancholy
apprehension, and calls for the exertions
of whatever wisdom or vigor is left
among us. What people in any age or
any country, has borne with so much pa
tIence, so many and such violent encroacl-
ments upon their natural and consutu-
tiOnal rights as we have for the last three
years The right Of speech, the right
OF free press, the right of free elections
lor our representatives, under the restrc-
tlons of the law and Constitution. the sa-
cred right Of domicil, the right Of trial
by our country, and the great right of
that great writ that is most valuable and
valued by every people in every country
having voice In their government, all
set at defiance, all rcpudiatcd. all denied.
under the specious pretext Of a military
necessity" In such times, no honest
man can remain silent or inactive. how
ever great by wealth or humble in life.
here we are all equal as Americans. the
least considerable man among US has an
interest equal to the prouIlst, in the laws
and Constitution Of the countrt. and is
called upon to make generous cont.iIu-
ton III support Of them, whether it be the
Heart to coHceire, the uadTshmoiaq 10 di-
ret or the ha,,d 10 errcatr. when our
rulers cease TO administer the Government
within the spirit of laws and the Consti-
tuition as defined by the proper tribunal.
under our system Of government, the pco-
pie as the last source Of power, should
maze It common cause, in which ali are
Interested, iii which all should be engaged.
The man who deserts it at this alarming
crisis, is an enemy to his country. and
should be discarded by his fellow man.
The time Is come. when the body Of the
American people, must assert their OWE
cause, conscious OF their own strength.
and animated by a scncc Of their dutv.
they will not surrender their birt!I-right to
an administration claiming by any false
maxim of government policy. to be the
government itself There IS Just ground
for alarm as to the future. behold ma
tlon overwhelmed with debt, her revenue
wasted, her trade at home and abroad
stagnated if not destroyed her industrial
pursuits neglected and forsakcn in the
pursuit Of arms, the affections of tlc
people from the sad and sickcniug results
of an unnecessary and bloody war. alicna-
ted from their once happy country. The
duty Of the magistrate transferred to th2
court martial, and a brave and callan,
army wasting away 70" the want of prop
cr military spirit TO command it. aud
though last not least All Administration
that has violated every law and principle
of constitutional right, so much that it
has become odious to the whole body of
the people-from such councils we can
expect 10 remedy except poison. no re
lief but death. Some very " loyal" man
Republican or Abolitionist may say,
What has our President done 10 forfeit
the confidence and esteem of the people. ="
| answer, the President has not been hon
est or truthful 10 the people. upon any
measure Of his administration, but es-
pccially has he been false to every prom
lse and pledge he made upon the policy of
the war. In his message July 4. 1861.
he states that the powers and duties of the
Federal Government relative to the rights
OF the States and people under the Con-
stitution, should be preserved and admin
lstered as it was admin cred by the men
who made lt-that coercion, conquest or
subjugatiOn was not to be the object of
the prosecution of the war
On the 23d of August 1862, in his
letter to III. Greely, he says: EsMy para
mount object is to save the Union, and
not either save or destroy slavery. If
could save the Union without freeing any
slave, | would do it. And if | could
save it by freeing some and leaving others
alone, | would DO that" In the proc!a-
nation of freedom issued on the p, Sent.
1862, he says, % That hereafter as here
tofore the war will be prosecuted for the
object of practically restoring the consti-
| tutional relations between the United
States and each of the States, and the
people thereof, in which States the reIa-
tions is or may be suspended or disturb
ed. In his letter TO the Springfield con-
vention in 1868 he repudiates the ociect
OF the war being for emancipation, he
says, " Whenever we shall have conquer
ed all resistance to the Union, if should
urge you to coutinue fighting. If will be