North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-09-20


patton will add 800 600 votes to the Repub-
lican party, and II. Winter Davis, of Mary
land, another high authority, says SIT is
votes, umbers, not intelligence, we want"
There can be No doubt that this party rsis |
pledged to negro equality, They have
adopted it wherever they have had power.
Their conventions endorse it. Leading men
in their party; and their: principal papers
openly proclaim it, and unless we at once
crush that party they will fasten it not only
upon sbe. South bnt upon VS.. Chief Justice
Chase quotes Tacitus, and breaches equality
toshese freedmen, wsfiie- 'oovode, Sumner
aud the lesser lights make il On eternal text.
10 view, then, fellow -citizens, of the per-
nicious tendencies Of the doctrines Of the.only
position, so subversve of government and of
objects for which this war was begun, what
is our duty 2 In the first place we must be
true to the grand principle of liberty, must
never forget what We are, what we have been,
and wha, is before US. BY our example in
l776 we revived liberty throughout the earth.
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taught Italy and Greece the lessons Cf better
days. 1t inspired Koscivsko, La Fayette,
Emmet, Kossuth, and Bolivar May their
example not be lost upon US. But what, you
ask, if our liberties be threatened ? point
to history. When King John attempted to
destroy British liberty, the grim barons on
June Is, 1915, assembled at Runnymsde and
aud exturted Magma Charta, and compelled
their King to give them the Tower and City
of London as security and as often as their
liber ties were invaded would they re-enact
their great charter had it read twice q year
to the peop'e aud Eliminated excommunica-
ton against all such as disobeyed it. Sec.
said, "Nuli Uendemu', null negDbinus aut
enans, rectum reL justuian." 1--WE will
sell to no man, we will not deny or reply to
any man, right Of justice" Again, when the
Sluarts SO pressed prerogative as to CLAIM tie
right of trying ctIzens by Courts of High
Comm ission and the Star Chamber, our stur
| dy ancestors in their vengeance brought the
head OF Charles lSt To the block and when
successor, they made it crime unparionaole
oy the king, to disohey it. Later sti II, our
own fathers for abuses set out in that indict-
ment-the Declaration Of Independence
cast "f their allegiance and appealed to the
God OF battles. So long as We have the bal
lot, W. ask for no other mode to redress our
grievances but if that be taken from US We
will profit by the lessons of history.
| Fellow citizens, in CONCLUSION, let me ap-
peal to you to support the Democratic party
the only national one now in existence. 1t
had its origin with the government, and will
only die when that government is no more.
Our country is still on the verge of ruin
through fanatical doctrines and let it be our
mission to preserve and transmit to our pos.
terity the labors Of our ancestors, We are
but in our youth. The Roman Empire lived
500 befureits decline Babylon existed 600
years. Athens enjoyed its libertes twelve
tunes as Ing as We have, and England has
existed over six centuries since Magma thar
| ta Soldiers, let us renew the oaths taken
three years ago, and swear 10 support only
the Constitution and the IaFs, oppose any
thing to the contrary. We fought for the
| Union because we believed that "What God
had joined together no man should put ssun
| der" aud We have now entered upon another
contest, not with open fpes with arms in their
hands but the no less dangerous but unseen
ones who are insIduously endeavoring to sap
the founlations of our liberties. The war
has opened. We have planted our artillery.
| Our colors spread to the breeze, and we
will neither ask nor give quarter. Our pass
! word is
| "Our cause is truth
| Pure as the virgin stripes which wave r.
| Ger freedoms everlasting youth,
! And spotless as the soldiers grave
| Then let our only motto be, ID
Our country, cause, aud Liberty ...
Our nation and our nation laws,
/ The rights of white men, freed on's cause.
PRIVILEGED CLASSES - The privileged clas.
ses of this country may by classed as follows ::
Class A A-Aboltionists.
- Class -Bondhoders.
Class C-Con,lactors
i ClassD-Drad men. -
Class E-Exempts. .... ..... .-
Glass F-Fauatics. .......... ...... ...
Glass G-Guod or.nothing Generals.