Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-09-30

the rebcls-that peace was the result of the
courage and heroism of the Union army
that the cause in which he fought was holy
and sacred, and that honor. glory and pros
pCrity to the country, and not debt, dis
grace and slaughter" are the Legitimate
fruits of his toll.
10. Because the Union men expressed the
hope that our troops might soon be able to
conquer the South, even by their exhaustion
and want of food, those leaders of the new
Democracy declared that "wc could never
conquer the South" and that They had
more to eat in the South than we had
in the North"
90. Because when rebels were starving
our brave soldiers by the hundred at Libby,
Belle Island, Andcrsonvile and elsewhere,
these same leaders excused or mitigated the
crime by declaring than "thcy fed our pri-
soners as well as they did their own men :"
that "owlng to tie unconstitutional block
ade of the tyrant Lincoln, they could not
obtain suilicicncy of food.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND TIE OPPOSITION.
The opposition have not been so consist
ent in their cource towards President John
son rs they have on the subject of war
Prior TO his denomination they abused, Wilt
fed and denounced him. From the time
"
epithets were too coarse. From the inaugu
ration until the death of President Lincoln
they continued in the same train. After
that they began to flattcr-then to approach.
When he ordered the execution of the as
sassins they sent forth a loud howl of in
dignation. When he ordered trial of the
Andersonvillc wholesale murderer, and talk
cd of trying Jefferson Davis. they were
about to give up in dispair. But now they
profess to grow u little more confident
They indorSe him in Maine and New York.
They indorse him (provided he will do as
they wish) in Pennsylvania. In 1868 they
spoke of him thus Senator Lamberton, Re.
cord of 1868 page 800; But then he was
Andrew johnson the Democrat. Now, how
ever, he has deserted his post of duty in
Tennessee he is stutifying his past record :;
he has become a pcnsioncr on power, and
a defender of the usUpa.ions OF Abraham
Lincoln; and he appears among us to day
as an Inherent pcddler of Aboltionism."
Senator Wallace page 314: During all the
existence of the rebellion, where Is Andrew
Johnsonl In the Senate of the United
States, seeking protection for himself and
his fellows under the bayOncts of the SOL
dicrs Of Mcclellan. lie is never found in
arms in defence of his State, or valiantly
Z
people against the armed cohorts of the re-
bellon. Never, nevcr." Senator Clymcr,
page 331 :-"I say, sir, that his (Johnson's)
appointment, by the President of the United
States, to that position Was usurpation of
power on the part of the President" -
That is my position, sn far nS conoerne
this pretended Governor of Tennessee But
without regard to any question of his OIL
ciol position, take Andrew Johnson rs an
| individual. * | never, by vote, Will
allow a man to come into these halls,
and from this place speak to the people OF
! this great State in support of what know
! to be Illegal, unconstitutional and tyranica'
acts of the Federal Government l know
sir, that Andrew johnson has gone as Tar as
the farthcst, aud is ready to gostiil farther
to destroy, to uproot, to upturn every pr!nci
pie upon which this great and good gov
erument of ours was innhrd t"m" tn"
he has bent with supplant knee before tht
throne of power; know that for pelf, o.
some other consideration, he has succumb
ed to every measure presented to. him TO
approval or disnpproval."
The political leaders now are simp'.
watching their chances, hoping that some
thing may turn up which may enable then
to return to power. In New York the
adopted platform at variance with al
their past professions, aud actually retuse'
to condemn negro suffrage! They hope I
use President johnson to subscrYc thel
selfish purposes.
THE CHARGE OF NEGRO EQUALITY.
For many years our political opponent
seem to have IL large Investment III SLAYER
, and the negro. Now that slavery is prett
generally admitted to be dead, It wa
| thought that they might allow the old sui
, icct 10 rest. But not so. They return t
The question with as much apparent zei
n and warmth as ever With fun know
! edge of the fact that negro suffrage anu ~
GRO equality are not and could not possiol
be an issue in the October contest, they nj
, making extraordinary efforts to mlsieaa an
: deceive their fellowcit;zens into q contrai
n belief. They think that our hostlliiy an
n prciudices against the negro are SO Stea
q and that they have so often appealed
. these with some show Of success, that 1t
q only necessary to repeat the effort IN ord
!. to accomplish their designs. They tell yt
~ that efforts are being made to elevate u
8 negro, and to place the two races on
70 equality. They seem to be very much OF
,t strip them in the race OF HE. lhey
II us that these negroes are weak, iShora'
Is and inferior to the whites. II SO 1t Won
m seem that tneN ncCNct our hSii o"' "''s'
m ance to educate AMI instruct them. l
Ne only danger of equality we can see Is, III
b. some white men, by continuing longer
,e snch course Of argument, in utter uls
i. gard of truth, experience and history,
ne the base purpose Of reaching the preJudi'
O. of the thoughtess, may at last succeed
n bringing themselves down to OF penet
in the level of the negro The time was WI
: they confidently declared that the aes,r
~ tion of slavery would send swarms oi
lie groes into our midst 10 drive away WI
IS iaborers. Experience has shown that
few we had here ran away from slavery
m. the South, and that had there been no
to very there these negroes in 'he NO
nd would have long since moved South -
he told us, too, that in case of war, the sla
J would all fight for their masters nor u
fill Northern allies have any faith in this q
a a trine now. But these politicians can
re. live without the negro. lie comprises m
me ~ their entire stock in trade. One
ma. it is one phase of the negro question:
he other wear 1t is something else.
nd :, The great work of Bishop Hopkins
ma once one of their standard works, J.
ted rather dull sale this year. The conduo'
of these politicians towards the poor dce
md ed negro would be past all compreheee
- IA no rot n r,cnnorable example OF