The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-18
The Democracy and the Rebellion
Letter from Gen. Wooi
rHoI, 9Th October 1864.

+Attnvff ~ Ahe GNltfu otetet 1oH-
gress-Dsar 81 Yea have my
thanks for a copy Of The New York
World Of the l4lh uIiimo. containing
an unlruthful article relating 20 my.
self have not time to notice il 1T
the present moment. but may do 50 al
future day. Meantime you will
please accept the following remarks
! Il IS more than four years since a
/ Democratic Convention met, frat ~
Charleston and subsequently, at Balsi-
more, TO nominate candidates ior Pres
idcnt and Vice President of the Unied
States. The prominent leaders Of this
Convention from the South (sc called
Democrats) were the political disci.
pies Of John c. Calhoun. As declsr4
ed by Rhelt Of South Carolina, since
1880 the purpose was entertained bv
them 10 separate the southern States
from the Union. Their idea was 70
make cotton king, which, ~in few
years" said Rhctt, "wonld rule tho
world" Fooled in seteral previous
attempts to accomplish their object,
they determined as last resort 70 di-
vide the Democratic party ssd rsB
two candidates for President, that the
Republicans might elect their candid
ate, Abraham Lincoln, whom they had
denounced rs ian sbolitionist" In
this they succeeded. The faction Of
the Southern States nominated the then
Vice President, Mr., eckinridge; the
faction Of the Northern States nomins-
led Senator Douglas. The result Was
the election of Abraham Lincoln TO
to the Presidency. In the following
December, the State Of South CaroliA
ma, assigning the election Of Mr.. Liu-
coin as a justifable cause for the act,
seeded from tho Union, and this too,
without the slightest effort on the part
of the President, James Buchanan, to
prevent it,
Thus commenced this nefarious re-
bellion, encouraged and assisted BY
majority Of the Democratic Cabinet OF
President Buchanan. John Is. Floyd,
his Secretary Of War, dsfsulter for
large amount in his own State,
(Virginia,) robbed the Northern
States of arms and ammunition, and
transferred them 10 the Southern
States, at the same time ordering the
greater part Of the army 10 tue most
distant frontier posts. Thompson,
his Secretary of ne Interior, robbed
the Treasury, as reported, Of eight
hundred thousand dollars in Indian
bonds. Toncey, his Secretary OF the
Navy, TO prevent interference with the
rebel ports, ordered the United Ststes
ships Of war to Europe and other dis-
iant regions. Cobb, his Secretary of
the Treasury, violated his oath Of Of
flee and joined the rebels after nearly
bankrupting the, treasury and running
the national credit. Black, his Att0ts
ney- General, was his friend and cou-
fidential adviser and no less guilty in
his encouragement of the South ia
their rebellious scheme than The Pres
ident.
OF such men, called Democrats.
with the exception of Gen Csss, Sec
retary,of State, and Joseph Holt, Post
master General-was composed the
ca binet Of the Democratic President,
James Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan
was himself The devoted friend of Ex-
Vice President John &. Calhoun, who
in consequence Of q quarrell with Gen.
jackson. and his Secretary of State
Martin Van Buren,, abandoned the
party and was the bitter enemy OF
jackson. Mr.. Calhoun became ndf-
Iifer, and after he defeated the nomi-
nation OF Martin Van Buren as Min
ister to the court Of ST. James, resign
ed his Vice. Presidency and wen. TO
South Carolina, where he Was receiy-
ed by the nulifers with open arms
Then he declared, having giSeh bp in
despair his aspirations for the Presi.
dency, tnat the fact was no longer to
be concealed. that heneeforth tho
Southern States, il retained in The Un-
ion, would be only hewers Of wood and
drawers Of water for the North. To
this he would never consent He pro-
tie scheme Of forming grand
slave Confederacy that was to make
cotton king and rule the world. Not
long after the military schools were es.
lsbished in the Southern States, Sc
cret associations we're formed, aDd e.
naliy the Knights Of the Golden CIR
Gle organized 10 carry into execution
the great plan Of the Democratic con-
spiralors OF the Southern States. Ref
erence 10 here made to Mr. Calhoun
in order 10 show the origin Of seeess-
lon, and establish the fact OF the de-
termination Of the Southern Democ-
racy 10 separate the Southern frem
ihe Northern States, dating back more
han thirty years ago, and also TO show
hat the election Of Dir. Lincoln to the
WAS not The cause but tho
Dyetext for accomplishing their hong
meditafed designs.
To aid in consummaiing the treason
able scheme, We had 10 The free States
'uch Democratic representative lead
srs ss Buchanan. Of Pennsylvania
Pierce, Of New Hampshire Gushing,
lf Massachusetts Seymour, Of Con-
iec,ieu, tie Woods, II New York
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