Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-09-09

slupendous patronage it had obi aimed lhro'
army contracts, aud otherwise, had fful5
fixed itself in power and in power it ye,
remains, kept together by The cohesive
force Of public punder"
Now, my friends, we have seen how this
! parry was formed, aud we know how il is
KEEP, together. Bayone,s and the dollar, the
purse and the sword, are as nearly irresisi
ible as any social or political forces can be.
/ The yoke is upon our necks, and it only re.
mains 10 be determined what efforts we
shall make TO shake it of.
| This brings us TO our first consideration
I the necessity Of united effort And here,
( The Democratic party may learn lesson
! from her past history. Ii has been asserted
by leading men Of the opposition that If the
Democratic party, at her Convention in
Charleston, in 1860, had remained intact,
the secession Of the Southern States would
not have happened. This may not be so
bu, II is, at all events obvious that that di-
vision in our great Parry had much to do
with the elevation OF The present party in
power. 1t might not be proper a, this late
day TO inquire whether or not there was a
departure from principle by either Of tho
sections OF The party, in that split suffice
IL 10 know that il was one OF the causes Of
the elevation 10 power of bad and un-
scrupuous party, wicked vioIators Of the
Constitution OF our fathers, under which
Constitution we had ptospered as never ma
ton prospered before. period was ap-
parentIy dawning upon the world for which
the oppressed Of all nations had looked
This period had been talked OF years before,
upon the first formation of our Government
but wise men admitted that il had not fully
arrived thai only the premonlions OF a
political millennium were with us, and that
complete recognition Of Democratic prin.
ciples by large and mmovabe majority
OF men was ye necessary. This recogni,
ton had not been attained when the storm
burst upon rr. 1t is true our principles had
been clearly enurciaed but their fixedness,
and sure working had not yet been demon-
suated and then, the labor of tie Fathers,
so nearly consum mated, was, partly through
lack OF energy and unanimity on our part,
bot mainly through the combined and me-
thodlcal working OF he enemies OF Democ.
racy, rendered, Tor the time, OF 10 account /;
and out experiment, apparently on the
point Of success, was al once brought to a
close, aud our history lurled back to The
, era OF George the Third.
Thnsa oC ,L, Io.son, ,,,b; a.
past has taught US. From them we may
learn our duty now. The good men and
women OF the nation must combine with q
6Xedness Of purpose such as perhaps they
never entertained before, to boldly com ba'
the dragon which would devour them. No
standard, in this fight, is necessary, Other
than The Democratic standard no battle
ground should be chosen other than thai
which we have always occupied. The ops
ponents Of true liberty may, and do ask,
wha, is Democracy what is your creed
a sufficient answer 10 them now, is in the
nature Of the answer which the true chris.
tan gives 10 the caviling skcptic, when lht
Written Word is held up as The answer
Not 10 impiously compare human Ihing'
with Divine, we boldly aud proudly hold uE
the abused and proianed Constitution Of ou
Fathers, as our guide and our creed. With
out indulging in dispositions OF minute
or at all OF an abstract nature, al this day
when the liberty 10 violate constitutional in
functions at will, is recognized privilege
among hose who have sworn TO snppor
them, aud who are now in power, it mus
, be sufIiclen, to present 10 their gaze To
abused instrument under which, through tn
voice of The whole people, we obtained an
held our Liberties.
Let Us then go back to the old landmark
watch have become nearly oblneraIed. 1t
us remember that the foundation upo
- which our Government was framed wa
!. laid Tor all time tina! The superslfuctur
G was in accordance with that foundation
:. and that the attempt to pull down tha ST
II persructure must result in ruin to all. w
= began wisely. During the days OF Wasl
5 inglon, Jefferson, jackson, and down 10 tn
/. days Of positive abolition Innovation "
:, went on wisely. Determination of purpos
= on the part of all real friends of America
Freedom, combined with union of acto
# will lead us again into the rue path L
US combine for the good purpose. lie,
10 wofs shoulder to shoulder. Let us not
: dismayed by tho black cloud which vas
first no larger than a mans hand, bul whic
"A now overshadows our land In word,
=. the Govern ment bs once more forced baC
ii to the observance Of constitutional prime
A. pies, and The reign OF Democracy and r
ot lionaI Freedom wiH be perpetual.
10 WHAT rs DEBr Debt is death--li
," ~ ing death, whereby a man sells his livi
body, if not his soul to his creditors.
10 Debt is mortgage of ones arm, on
u head, ones feet, ones body, ones life
of the mortgage.
. Debt thus is slavery, and curse mot OIL
he upon ones self, but, if National De
of upon ones prosperity.
of Natinnal Debt mort0aons hithe