Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-01-17
Eor the Sentinel.
WHY THE DEMOCRATS SUSTAIN PaEsI
DENT JOHNSON.

Reading the caption of this article, one
might be led to ask: Do the Democrats
sustain the Administration Of Andrew
johnson? We will now briefly consider
whether in fact they do sustain him, or
whether they are merely trying to blind
fold the people in order to attain pow
er.
The record of the Democratic Party,
during the four years of war and blood
shed, is known to every ore. They villi-
fed the administration Of Abraham Lin
celn, in almost every word they spoke, in
regard to our natioual troubles. They
opposed the raising of armies, if not d.
reotly then indirectly, at every opportu-
nifty. When the President called for vol
unteers they wanted draft, when he or
dered draft, then it was 'tyranicaP meas
ure known only to "despots." Every
measure that was adopted to suppress the
rebellion, was, by them decried and de-
noapced az "yielstion Of the Ccnstitu-
ton !" ''usurpation of power" and
known tyrants only. In fact they could
see no point in the Constitution that
logged any power in the President TO sup
press a rebellion. They advocate the
rights of States to secede Their High
Priest, Vallandigham even had tie audi
city to propose, in Congress, dissolution
of the Union, but amically, Of course, he
thought the interest of the different sec
tious demanded dissolution. They
sent their men to Canada, and threatened,
and in some instances even committed vi
oleuce on enrolling officers and resisted
the draft They declared that :hey had
no quarrel with the south, and therefore
had no occasion to fight. When the last
Rebel Notifications were already tottering
udder the roar of Federal cannon, they
yet declared that JEFF. Davis ant General
Lee were "too cunning for Lincoln and
his hirelings," that the independence
of the Santh wnuld yet have to be recog.
nized. Such was the course they pursued,
s1ch their principles and party creed.
Where was Andrew johnson during
all this bloody struggle? Did he, al
though a Southern man, act with tina t
party He did not God bless our no.
BILE Chieftain. In his native State. sur
rounded on every 81 de- by just suci. men
as We have, only little more courages, he
was sacrificing wealth and honor for the
maintaiuance Of the Union, and the ad-
ministration of Abraham Lincoln. He
stood as giant rock, as an immoveatle
pillar, in the cause of his country. But
he was not always in Tennessee. He
was also in the State of Pennsylvania at
one time. He visited our State Capitol
to speak word Of encouragement to the
loyal people of our Commonwealth. How
was he received? With a warm heart of
sympathy by the union men, but was re-
fused the use of the Hall of the House
of Representatives, by Democratic Legis-
lators.
Did Andrew Jodnson ever counsel re-
sistance to the draft. or violence to en-
rolling officers? Did he ever try to send
men to Canada to avid the draft, or did
he ever declare drafting as an unconstitu-
tional and tyranical measure? We call
upon any Democrat to point out Mr..
Johoson's public record, or any act of the
kind, if they will do so, We will cheer
fully send him over to that party, as that
is the place where he would, in that case
properly belong. Or is the past public
record OF Mr.. Johnsan, Gncluding the
four years of war, and the record of the
Democratic party, in consonance with each
other ? Is the condition of reconstruc-
tion, forever prohibiting slavery, which
the President SO emphatically demands of
the seeded States, in consonanc with the
pro slavery principles, SO loudly proclaim
ed by the Democratic Press throughout
the whole country?
The differenc is too obvious, and the
the record too plain as to admit of any
questions. =
But now they come out aud claim to
sustain him as Democrat! Is their sus-
tanning him honestly meant, or is it mere
bait to bring him back into their ranks,
in order to build up their corrupt party :?
The latter, We prusums is the case. 1t is
not possible that 30 great party would,
as body, change principles so sudden.
They have merely changed their base,
still keeping the same ends in view-get-
ting into power.
Their endeavors to coax the President