Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-07-01


ak abou, this old man as stealing in the G
ommon scceptatiou Of the term what
, il, I ask the country, ask the Senate,
I II is not stealing, robbery, highway
obbery And yet ,hesc things are thrown
,ut perhaps not intended, but they do
operate as An apology and excuse in tho
minds Of many, for the infamy, the mur'
iers, tae thievipg, the treacherous conduct
,f this old man Brown, who was nothing
moro than a murderer, robber, thlci
and traitor.
III think, Mr.. President, that SO far a'
j ohm Brown is concerned, :hc facts which
/ have presented stand uhcoptr overted'--
The Senator has failed to touch them,-
He has not removed them, but has added
strength aod additional proof to wha. l
said in reference to them. 1t was not my
intention to consume this length of time,
and should not have said single word
on the subject if the resolutions could have
been adopted without discussion, and es'
pecially so if q reference had not been
made to John Rrown not being murder
and thief, involving the reputation anu
character of some Of The citizens OF my
own State.
"There does seem to be q providentia'
iuterpo.ition in this affair. Brown mur-
dered Doyle and his two sons' Dol lie
lief. a widow and four helpless children
Justice seemed to be little tardy, but it
kept constantly in pursuit OF It's victim
and but short time since the man who
murdered Doyle and his two sons, fell a
victim, with his two sous at Harper's Fer
ry. do not say that this was stroke
of Providence but i, was singular co
incidence. He whose hands were red,
crimson with the blood of father and
two sons, fell victim at Harper's Ferry
with his own two sons. 1t seens that
Divine Providence Intended i, as a re-
buke, an illustration that justice will not
only over,ake its victim, but will mtte out
Justice in a similar manner.
ii think, Mr.. President, that lave
shown the tendency Of the policy 20 which
l have called attention, Whether it has
been designed at all times by those who
preached it or not, shall not undertake
to say but will say that the effect of that
kind Of teaching has been the result which
is SO evident and want to say now it
no spirit OF Boosting, 10 my friends Eas,
aud West, North and South, that the time
has arrived when enoroachmcnts on th,
Institutions OF the South should cease the
time has arrived when we have well nigh
done making appeals 10 you on the sui jec'
but all we ask OF you ID, that, as brother'
of the same great Confederacy, you viii
understand and carry out the Con titution
as il is, and let US cease this bickeriDg.-
Let US cease this agitation, and stand upon
the Constitution as the common altar, AID
maintain all it. guarantees, and swear by
our fathers and the God who made US that
the Conststution and lis guarantees shall
be preserved aud, in doing 80, we shall
preserve the Union and, in preserving
the Union, we shall have peace and har.
mony, aud the uncxampled prosperity
which has visited our country will continue
to 60 ou."
1t is fortunate for the cause of truth
aud justice, aud for the future historian
of this terrible civil war, that the correct
history Of old John Browns Inauguration
Of the policy of the Republics or Abo-
lition party, was made by so emiuent an
authority as President johnson aud it
is especially fortunate that this record was
made in the Senate Of the Uuited States
1t is part OF the debates Of that body,
where it stand, uncoutradcted and unre,
futed. 1t WAS the endorsement of the pol
icy of thi. raider aud murderer. by the
North, that startled and aroused the
South, and Gnally y drove it into secession;
! for John BrowH's raid i0aS endorsed by
the North. From almost every church
aud school. house, the voice of prayer and
lamentation went up to Almighty God
canonizing bis name, and endorsing his
infamy.
The whole Republican press lent its
support to this ambomnation and with
entire consistency when the New England
soldiers marched through this city, they
made it hideous as hell by singing and
shouting "John Broa0a's soul is n.aychiag
on" So it is,we have little doubt,narch
ing on, through seas of fire, in company
with fends, thieves aud as,assius, such as
were bis companions and abettors in this
life. So it is marchimS on 10 the music
OF despotism, ignorance, revenge and lust,
that sweils up like a gorgon from the bot.