Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-07-18

Hon. CHARLks Fl. BUGKALEW, of Penn
sylyania, Is unquesionably gentleman of
talent and abihtys ind is one of the ablest
speakers M the Ufited States. We have
thought however that he has been too re-
served In the very Important crisis through
which the countrys now passing and that
he has not made the impress in the shaping
of things as his unuuestioned ability would
have enabled him TO do. Perhaps he has
thought that it would be useless to speak and
that speaking would only be so many words
thrown away withoutaccomplishing any pos
tive good We have thought differently.
We have thought that word from him in
Favor of the RESTORATION OF THE STATES
WITH ALL THEIR RICHTs UNIMPAIRED, would
have had q powerful effect, if not ia Con-
gress at least among the people, and would
have had the effect also of laying again the
foundations OF the Democratic Party anew,
broad and deep AS rallying point, upon
which it will yet most assuredly achieve sue
cess But this may have been simply an act
of omission. We ARE glad however, that
Mr.. Buckalew, has not permitted his name
to appear as an endorsement of the call OF
the NATIONAL UNION CONVENTION to be
held in Philadelphia in August, and recon-
mend democrats to participate In 1T Mr..
BUCKALEw is too sound democrat and
knows too well that the Democratic party
has always been and is now the true Union
party of the country, and the only party
which intends and means to restore the I'm
ion again upon a basis of perfect Equality of
Rights. He knows also that the movement
is intended to end in the formation of new
party and in the entire absorption of the
Democratic party, together with a complete
obliteration of its name, principles and land
marks 1t is doubtless on this account that
he cannot give it the sanction of his name.
Mr. BUCKALEw's course in this matter is
noteworthy and should be very good guide
post to democrats. ats.--NoITtstoeon Register.
In commenting on the above we are not
going tocomplain of the doings of Mr.. BUCK
ALEw he is responsible to his constituents
for his course (; and is, undoubtedly, in his
way, doing good work for the Democracy.
But this we do say that the men who had
the nerve and pluck to stand by our party
when it was down; when it was almost on its
knees imploring for help when thousand of
.deluded soldiers were ordered to charge upon
and destroy us when to speak in behalf of
the Democracy and the country was sure inn
prisonment, if not certain death; when SEW
ARD was ringing his little bell for the
lcduSOl pTOHllnenC DeiliOcraCS Nueu tyTdIluS
with mobs toeye teo,ring doa0n Democratic
printing offices, and prescribing and black
mailing Democrats when towards from our
party forsook us for favor and high places
when Abolition pinps of every county had
a regiment of soldiers at their command to
''scour" and hound down Democrats in Dem
ocratic counties when to proclaim yourself
a Democrat and in favor of Democratic pr61p-
cipIeS was to invite to your arms pair of
handouts, to your legs chains, and to your
breast a bayonet yes, zoe do sag, that the
true men who stood out boldly by their faith,
their organization, and their country, are al
so ''good guide posts for the Democracy at
the present day. Had it not been for such
men as Bright and Voorhees,, of Indiana,
johnson, of Maryland, Wall, of New Jersey,
Seymour and Burr Of New Y York, Pendleton,
of Ohio, Ingersoll Hughes, Wallace and
Clymer, of Pennsylvania, and hundreds of
other brave, fearless and out-spoken patriots,
the Democratic party would have been total
IN dis6dnded. Men who were willing to sac
rifee comfort, favor, pecuniary interest, and
eren their Lres, if necessary, should not be
disregarded and forgotten now. They have
proved themselves TO be the safe pilots of
the great ship of Democracy, and are worthy
of our confidence and support.
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