Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-03-18

pented, and wes forgiven, be is not too
old yet, notwithstanding his Political sins
of the last few years, to repertof them and
be forgiven also, II
But the honorable Senator from Indi-
ana raises point Of order; he asserts that
tits not 10 order TO hold al inquest over
the dead body of the Democratic party
when the coroner is not present. Sir, il
the Democratic party is dead, what gi:
gantic corpse wo have before US. One
million seven hundred aud fifty thousand
voters in this country constitute that corpse
If corpse it be. Where is the living man
that is 10 summon the coroner to hold an
inquest ON that dead bodyl By your own
confession, and notwithstanding all the
means to which you resorled you had only
some two hundred or two hundred. and. fif.
ty thousand majority in the last presiden-
tial election; and l now say here, in the
hearing OF the country, ,thatit is my solemn
conviction that had that election been
rightfully and legally determined, George
b. Mcclellan, in favor Of whose nomina.
tion l never was, would at this day be the
declared Presdent-elect Of the United
States.
Why do Isay SO! Why, sir, r., with
other Democratic Senators, in compliance
with the law of the land, in compliance
with our duty, went over few days ago
to witness the most magnificent farce that
/ ever saw exhibited at the other end of
tho Capital and that was to hear the vote
for President of the United States deoar.
ed. l listened to it. II went on and all
the votes from the land of steady habits
and, with all respect for the honorable SEN
ator who sits before Mr.. Wilson, the
land which not many years ago thought it
pious TO burn old women for witches, and
which now thinks it equally pious to
whitewash negro and make him equal to
white man-were recorded for the pres
ent incumbent. 1t went on until 1t came
to the gallant State represented by my
friend from New Jersey, and then there
was music in the sound. That vote gave
out the true utterances of the voters of th at
State. Then ca,ne the vote Of the small
est State now in the Union in population ;
and let me correct history for one moment
1t has been said that Virginia is tie
mother Of States but, sir, I say then
came the voice of the mother ofStats, the
little State which / and my colleague rep
resent on this floor the State which was the
first to adopt the Constitution, and which
By the action Of her sons, has showed her.
self more faithful than any other SO far
heard from to the compact of the fathers,
by being the frst promptly to reject the
unconstitutional proposed constitutional
,amenment. Then, I,say, came the voice
~'.hat State, and though they were but
'uree 'o''-rast'that sound brought joy to
the ear and glao"-s to the heart.
Mr.. President, said "a. in NV ;udge.
ment had that vote been legahy .scer.
tanned, George B. Mcclellan would have
been declared to be the President of the
United States. l was not in favor of his
nomination and foreseeng that he would
be nominated, although delegate to the
Convention, I would not attend, because
he had Unidentified himself with certain
principles and had record and history
which were antagonistic to the votes that
I had given.in this body, land did not de-
sire to condemn my own action by an in
dorsement of his record and yet when lie
was presented by shat Convention, wei.
coming any breoze that would bring hap.
piness and prosperity, and in some meas.
urs restore constitutional liberty tothis com |
try and get rid at once and forever of the
counsels of the present mount ent of The ex
ecutive chair and the party that now con.
trolls the destinies Of this country, 1 sup
ported him |; and repeat my belief that
had that election been rightfully and legally
determined he would have been declared
the President'eleet. Why do I cay so p
l have said that was called upon to wit.
ness farce in the counting of tho votes
in the House of Representatives. What
were some Of the evidences that it was a
farcei l heard the State of Maryland
announced as voting fo- Abraham Lin.
coin. A number of the counties of that
State border on the county in which + live.
have travelled through. thom ), and have
yet to find and evidence 10, favor of this
Administration among that class of peo.
pie with whom l became acquainted in
that portion Of the State. Will you tell
me Maryland voted at free election for
the present Executive ofthe United States
when know the fact that the armed mill.
tary were at the polls; when know that