Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-02

10 southern people, how comes it, that t
en- democrats north, with few exceptions, ,agre
gs IN sentiment with, and were as much in t
ny vor of rebellion, Sas those of the south? 81
n very did not make rebels of these, but del
N ocratic precepts did just as they did in tt
b. south In further proof of this view of ii
1T case, may we'll ask, what other party
t. this country has produced such trio of di
G contented spirits, as those of Aaron Burr,
i, C.Calhoun, and j. G. Breckenridge. Thes
e are fair exponents of the tendencies of th
4 Democratic party, from its rise to it's fal
l, Yet you, familiar with all this, adopt tn
J. thesis OF our opponents, false and insatis
u factory as 1t is in it's conditions, and why
fear more as justification for your defec
+ ton, than as belief it its correctness-
= And 1t is this opponent of ours, the demo
cratic party, after. its sinister policy anC
? unwise measures have eliminated in one O
the boldest, most formid able, destructive
and causeless rebellions, with which any
} nation was ever afflicted, and whose pre-.
cepts and practices you had been taught
must SO result, that you now coalesce with,
IN order that 1t may again secure power,
and which you must know will end in fur
ther evil to the nation. Sir, this is a gre
Vlous wrong, and one that will load you with
more odlum than you can withstand sue
cessfully
When the war commenced the northern
democrats were separated from their south
ern associates by the military lines of the
two armies, and the south organized for it
sell. Now however, the obstructing lines
are down, and these respective divisions of
this party organization, are preparing for
reunion, chiefly from partizan considera,
tons. Old sympathies, and common afini-
ties, to be sure,a attracting them together:
but the hopelessness of political success
from separate action, makes a union a ne
tations, expects any thing else. So for all
political purposes, the northern and south
ern democrats must be considered unit.
Suppose then, that the democrats, with
your aid, that of President johnson, and
other defections from the republican ranks,
succeed in making majority of the people
of the United States believe, that the repuh-
lican party is an unsafe custodian of the
government resulting in the election OF
democratic President and congress for the
next term. Such contingency does not
now appear to me to be probable, but,
it is possible, and if it should occur, the
southern democrats will furnish the largest
number of electors and congressman. This,
of right, will give them the preponderance
in this new administration, and under it,
what will they claim | think they will
desire a restoration of slavery, and will
make an effort to that end and as their
allies, the northern democrats, are not op-
posed to slavery, there will not be many
sorio,,o obotaoloe IN thoir way, you may not
agree with me in this. Then, think they
will attempt to make the general govern
ment responsible for the confederate debt.
Here too you may demur. But, without
further speculation as to the probable pur-
poses of tie southern democrats, should they
soon again become masters of our govern
ment, allow me to advert briefly to this
question Of the confederate debt This
debt is variously estimated but that the
total amount of it is enormous can not be
doubted and it is held, for the most part,
by the ruling class of the south. Now is it
reasonable to suppose, that the holders of
| this debt, with their wasted estates, their
general poverty and helplessness, will make
no effort to recover their losses in the con-
! federate debt in the event of again secur-
ing power | would not believe this of the
northern people, and certainly their morali-
ty in respect of the government, is better
than that of the southern. In short would
believe it of no people. Yes sir, just so soon
as the south gets the control of the general
government, just so soon will the entire
political, monied, and social power of the
south, be brought to bear on this question
There can be no doubt of this and if it
can not be reached in any other way, the
ho1 Of no tod Mt
a corruption fund The holders of the Con-
federate bonds will readily give moiety
to make safe the remainder, and what Con-
gress, where parties are nearly balanced,
can withstand a corruption fund of two or
three thousand millions Is the thonght of
this not frightfui and can any Ens hav-
ing the least regard for the public veal,
contemplate it without apprehension Re
member, that if the history of the democrat
ic party proves any thing, it is, that it
stands at nothing when partizan interests
are to be served. Does ann ono ppose
that party that would MAJ The efforts
: which the democrats have made to break
up the Government, would make any scru-
Piles about running it further into debt. So
/, that whether the proposed amendment to
the constitution, forever barring the assump
tion of the rebel debt, and compensation for
manumitted slaves,be passed or not, it will
all be the same If this amendment should
be ratified by enough states to make it part
of our organic law, there will be allega-
tions of illegal forms, or some other excep
; tions taker to the action of some of the
, states, on which to found an excuse for an
, nuling it. Ouly give them the power and
it will be. done and no sane man, who is
not a democrat, thinks otherwise. Depend
upon it sir, We have no security against
this, save in the present overwhelming re
publican majority in Congress. Should ii
: be much decreased there would be danger
' but as it is, the corruption fund of former
4 Shareholders, and all, will be unavailing.
: Nor will the idea, that ruin to all mus
i follow the addition Of the rebel debt to oul
: own effect this contemplated action of tht
S democracy. For, while it may for time
e very much depress the public securities
t they will, nevertheless, rise again to par
t This supposed legislation may take de
cade to accomplish, and if the wonted pros
3 poets of this country continues uninterup
S tedly for two decades, the public debt, will
that of the rebels added, will hardly b