Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-09-23

ilC mas kept auoUS US lu JilhCS ol
peace standing armies without tho con-
sent of our legislatures
"lG has affected 10 render the military
independent Of, aud superior to, the civil
power"
"For imposing taxes on us without our
consent = aud "For deprving US IN many
cases of the beucfts Of trial By jury"
In addition to the above wo would bring
other equally strong charges against the
patty in power, and the principal one
would be the suspension Of the great writ
of right, against law, in sovereign States
in profound peace, aud refusing to restore
it when thcrc Is 40 war or appearance Of
one 10 the land.
We would also support President John
son in his endcavors to bring back the
Southern States to their loyalty. We
want Virginia, South Carolina, and the
rest, all back IN the Union, not as terrific
res, but as free, sovereign, and iodcpend-
EFT Staes, as they were when Washing
ton gave them to Us. We would cali to
the memory of President johnson the Gee
laration he made in 1869 in the United
States Senate, when Le SAID "Whcu the
finn. couos if Il rpnr jons corc. vb,,b
90 rt,i
~" ,Clo'u, 'n'Cu" 10 F'"10 "J '''' oPoN
thaI CONSTITUTION WuIcn nave sworn 10
support, aud 10 stand there and battle lor
all It's guarantees and if this constitution
is 10 be violated or this Union broken, it
shah be doue by those who are sleallhily
aud iusjdioasly making encroachmcnts
upon It's very Sounda,iou," lu this reor
ganiz9tioa we would also ask that some
mercy be shown the people lately in
rebellion. True, when they opposed us
with arms in their hands, We could ioAlct
the usual punishneuIs; but when they
grounded thc'r arms, when they submitted
to the laws IN good nl'b, we should not
cypress them TN" man i IL '0'r"r" who
, woa!d no! insult our iaie t2c*' who would
wreak vengeance on unarmed meu, upon
women and children, Shakespeare truly
SAID
"Thc quality ofmcrcy not strained;
| 1t dropP"th as tno gentle 'Hi" iron Heaven,
up'" u. ace '''''u' IT. is '"'', '',,'1'
ri. mighn.,t in The mlgltisst, tb.conr,
The rh,oned moparal, better than hi. crown;
| His scrrrrr SHOW. htrJrca Of temporal power
lh"a.t''b"t. TO awe and mal. .'y'
n'.', "J. ,,' " "a, o,,-' ','m . ~ "''sS'
I !, rnIhyo,,.J in tn. hearts O., kn,,s,
/ uisan altroototo to GoI nimslr;
Aud carhy power doth then ,h3" Ih.at GoIs
| WheH mnrry scaso"s Justice
Thauk God, none but the political cler-
gy pirate OF vengeance, class of men who
, did more to cause the war aud less to aid
. il than any other BODY Of mcu, But We
regard it as unsuldierIy, uumanly to strike
j. fallen foe. We, through oar general
told them that if they would lay dovn
their arms and rcturn to their homes thew
shonid not be mo.e>ted by the United
States authorities. The plrdccd word O.
a suldier must be kent. and Lcwcye,
nnch st,y.al.b home patriuts NAV urae ,bt
bansine ni General L,e and the men un
der him. the true soldier is opposcd to il
In shcit, we want the Southern States an,
the Sostbern people back in the Upioo.--
We want no more internal dsscasious, bu
let us present un,t,d font to the world
and in few wears our people will be a
GOOD frieuds.nav better lhap we ever wcr
before
We also insist that elections slsl b
free aud equal; that men shall vote Il
their iudgmcuts dictate. The obiecs q
the war was not 10 do away with ycste
RIGHTS but 10 assure them To oursclv1
. aud our descendants. We want cur levi,
, lators TO be representatives of tle peo0h
and not the selections Of department gel
erals, operating through squads of sol