Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-09-17


sade, when he made his daring raid on tbs
law Office Of Mr.. voorhees,. This Tjtps
Oates in epsuletes, had he lived in the
days Of james II, could have surpassed
that sensation mouger himself, and L hay.
not the sligbtes, doubt, would have been
as thoroughly aud deservedly whipped
"ftom Aldgate to old Bailey" while bis
belowings as the scourge was well laid
on, would have been louder and mora
frightfu to hear than those of the wretoh
whose example he SO closely initiates.
This, then, is the statement OF the On.
tire transaction; and yet upon such 0in.
sy basis as this you did not hesitate 10 in.
sinuste 10 your editorial columns thst
was engaged in an insurrectionary plo. to
overtutp the government. There seems to
be an alarming prooIivity in the war jour.
halls to indulge in this kind of abuse. The
character and good name Of citizos ara
never allowed 10 stand 10 the way Of The
insertion Of sensation paragraph, pro-
vided that citizen does no! harmoniso in
ha politca views with the ptesens Adrip..
istr ltion. Now permit ne to call YOU,
attention 10 the extreme ab'urdity OF such,
a charge, based upon The evidence you.pre.
sented 10 support it. TIE most ordicarY
sagacity, not distorted by the mad fnz,,.
ci,m Of the hour, would have detected II
The very arms that we're to bo furnished
to tHsoUrecit9nary Sp'rHs Of inaiona were
stated in Mr.. Carr's letter enclosed to NJ
Voorhees, 10 BE- l., boni," in the custod,
of tho officers Of The Federal Government
Truly this would have been most foruii
able conspiracy TO incte civil insurtectiop
against tho Government that referred ,
co-cops pirator TO The Federal author ti,,
themselves, to fyrnish the means Tor il,
overthrow. Il you'd have been about a.
shrewd as if Gay Fswkcs had seq. "a,
esby to the keeper OF toe Tower of Lon.
don for barrels Of sunpowder, with which
: to blow Up Parliament House. The fact
is, the uusssiness and reetiessness that
seems 10 be felt by the nistration oul
its supporters in regard to plots and con
spiraci;s seems to indicate @ consciousness
OF that guilt which sforetime has proyok.
ed The ju,. anger Of m OUTRAGED aud ia.
suited people, Oses despo,ism iussrprs.
the band writing on the wsll aud hear ,ha
footsteps Of she areuger The peculiar
,snSitiveness OF the Northern wsr Jour-
nsls IN regard to treason and treasunabls
practices is only squailod By "Zero,' il
Douglas Jerrold's farce Of "Dorothey'.
Fortune ''~|o sniGi treason d" JoN
makers invoics, aat yow4s, il em oy.sr
j0r Scotch snuff" Now, it is high time
Ihese journals threw oil lho infucnsa O.
the laughing gas 1f mock ps,rioii,m.--
What has induced thsm 10 cut 80 tpsvv
snIics aid make themselves So rdirulou,,
Let them return to the more sensible aeG
sober ways 10 which they w.Is aceustou.
Cd, before they inba!ed The pi,ycss oxde
{ Of fanstcism which has compelled thea
. TO Imagine that they were in pos.c.sion ..
superior patriotism sad greator devotion
than she rr.' of :Le wor'A sLouj them
Bat while giving you ibis explanation
NisL you 10 distinctly understand thhl
claim and a-sert tho righ, 10 sell or die.
pose Of arms to any citizen or citizens r..-
idens in tho States DOW in The oman, VII, ,
rec ogrlze the obligations OF tie Uon.usi.
ton. In tho Second Amend nient Of Tia,
Constitution read, "IHe right criAeye,.
pie to h'ep ""d tear ar0ss shat nj dsm
jringeK'
Lincoln loyalty would interpret thi. to
raean-sucA peopte o"iy as ksnco,a p!sasa
to Ps'mn. DO no subscribe to this in.
terpre,ation, never having belonged ios
Loyal League or shared the profit. Of ;.
war contract. The rign. 70 kern GuG
bear arms, , take it, carries with it, tLs
right to sell and to purchase
! Our Fathers seem 10 have set gr,a.
siore by the amendment, tor they plsce It
among the first Of those not uuGgtry call.
ed, 1.-The Ten Commandments ot Amer,
can Freemen.' |. stands next 10 tho :isji
OF an unmoiesied religion, free p:sa,
free speech, aud the r.ght 80 assemble to
petition for redress OF grievances | iheu
we're not written upon tablets OF stJu',
and delivered mid the lightning, OF Siu.l,
they were traced by the finger Of the A.
mighty on the hearts OF freenon sni ibo
man who would deprive be citizen oftbtn
is u tyrant and the people who would aAo'
init 10 such deprivation without o struggle
only f, to be slaves.
You're, respectfully,
! JAMES w, WALk