The mountain Democrat., 1864-09-24
rae CrlttsnGen ConpromIse.

The following resolutions passed the
United States House Of Representatives
February nth, 1881, by q yearly unani
nous vOte, and were approved by vast
majority Of the people. the AbOlihOnists
alone Ohjecting to them. Lincoln has
shown his contempt for this solemn dec
laratiOn Of Congress, his contempt for the
feelings Of the people and his slavish sub
mission to Abolition dictatiOn, by inter-
ferine With slavery in the. Southern States
and by declaring that slavery SdaH De
abolished befose he will entertain peace
propositions
Resolved, That neither the Feds:al Govern
ment nor the people or governments IT the non
slAVeholding States have purpose Or Con.
Rtitutional right to legitlate upon or tO inter-
fere with slavery in any Of the States Of the
UniOn
Resolved, That those persons in The North
who do mot subscribe to the foregoing prupOsi-
tiOus are too insignificant in numbers and in.
huenca 70 excite the seriOua attention or alarm
of any portion Of the people Of the Republic. and
that the incrrase "f their numbers and innu.
ence does not keep pace with the increase Of
the aggregate population Of the UniOn.
Congress, with great unAnimity. passed
the following resolution at the extra ses.
sion Of 1851. and President Lincoln ap.
proved it. The passage Of the resolution
increased the war feeling Of the people
and filled the army with volunteers. II
embodied the sentiments Of the war De-
mocracy, and had it been adhered to there
would have been no divided North. no
consolidated South. But the war has
been perverted BY Lincoln and the fanat'
ics who dictate his policy from q war for
the restoration Of the Union to an Abnli
tion crusade, and the people are demand
ing peace. Now as then 'Ae Democracy
are in favor Of carry ing it on "to defend
and maintain the supremacy of the Con
Stitution, and to preserve the Union, with
all the dignity, equality and rights Of the
several States unimpaired;" Lincoln aud
MS thlOwerS are not:
d" That the present depl0rable evil war has
been f,rced upon the country bv the dinunion'
iSia Of the Southern States, ,n0w in arms against
the Constitutional Government. and in arms
around the Capitol; that in thiG National emer.
gencv, Congress. banshing all feeling of mere
paasi"n and resentment. will recnllect only its
duty To the wh''le country that this var IS nn'
wHRed on their part in any spirit At oppression
or "f any purpose Ut cnpiest or SubjugatiOn, NJ
purpose of nverthrnxihH or interfering with
the rights Or established institutions Of those
States, bat tn defend and maiDtsin the suprem.
acy 1t the Constitution, and IN preaervs the
Union. with NIL the dignity, equality and rights
Of the several States unimpared. and that 40
soon as these objects are accomplished the War
ought TO cease"
The original purposes Of the war Gen.
eral Mcclellan declared in his noble order
Of August 9th, 1862, and for promnlgat.
ing which he drew upon his head the
hatred of the Abolition factions faction
powcrless then, powerful now. and which
never fOrga'e him for u,tering manly,
patriotic, Christian sentiments. We ask
the people without respect to party, to
read his memorable order-An order that
all Americans can read with pride and
pleasure order so unlike thoNe iAsued
by Butler, Hunter, Milroy, Sherman and
others:
"The General commanding takes this occa.
sion to remind the officers and soldiers Of this
army. that we are engaged in supporting the
Constitution aud laws Of the United States. nd
in Suppressing rebellinn against their authorI.
"; that we are not engaged in q war Of rSpine,
revenge, or subjuRAti0n; that this is not = con.
test against populations; but against armed
forces and political orgs izations; that it 10 6
struggle carried IN within the United S'Stes
and should be conducted BY us UPON the high
est principles known to Christian civilization.