Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-09-15

uohe oieSece py himscil hRhlust DIS anu |
their traitor prosecutors, WAS even more
eager to illustrate his savage policy BY
clothing with the most despotic bower the |
impenitent md rcvengcful rebels Of New Or
leans. - t Sse,F
Notwithstanding shis heaftiess desertion
and cruel prosecution by Andrew Johnson,
in the States of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennes.
see, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware,
democratic republican principles--principles
which the fathers of the Republic designed
for all America nov making determin.
ed battle with the oligafchical enemies of
free constitutional government and by the
blessing of God these States will soon range
themselves, ip line, with the former free,
States, and illustrate the Wisdom and bene-
ficence of the great charter of American
liberty by their increasing population, wealth,
and prosperity. oi 90 roo go igrr Dn u
In the remaining ten States-the seeds of
oligarchy planted In the Constitution by its
slavery features have grown to be monster
power. Recognition thus wrung from ,the
reluctant trainers of that great instrument,
enabled these States to intrench themselves
behind the perverted doctrine of States
rights, and sheltered by claim of constitu-
tional obligation to maintain slavery in the
States, to present to the American Govern.
ment the alternatives of oligarchy with sla-
very, or democratic republican governments
without slavery. Els tiogoat hsyi.lf.tra bad p j.
A forbcaring Government, bowing to a
supposed constitutional behest, acquiesced
| in the former alternative. 91ag g9HI -t5l .
The hand of the Government was stayed for
eighty years The principles of .constitu-
tional liberty languished for want of govern
erpmental support. IOligarchy nutured its
power with subtle design, Its history, for
eighty years, is replete with unparalleled
"injuries and usurpatiopsn - 1t developed
only the agricultural localities--geograph
cally distinct from the free labor localities,
and less than one-third the whole-with
African slaves. 1t held four millions of hu-
man beings as chattIes, yet made them the
basis Of unjust representative power for
themselves in Federal and State Govern
ments to maintain their, enslavement. 5rt
1t excluded millions of free white laborcrs
from the richest .agriculturist lands of the
world. Forced them to remain,i inactive
and nnproductive, on the mineral, manufac-
turing and lumber localities-7compris
two-thirds of the whole South in square
miles, and real undeveoped wealth--simply
because these localities were agriculturally
too poor for slave labor; l. condemned them
to agriculture, on this nnagricultural terri
tory, and consigned them to unwilling
ignorance and poverty-by denying capital
and strangling enterprise. a .,..s .. 49,.
1t repciled the capital, energy, will, and
skill of the free States, from the free-labor
localities, by unmitigated intolerance and
proscription-thu guarding the approaches
to their slave domain against democracy.
Statue books eroaned under despotic laws
against unlawful and insurrectionary assem-
blies; aimed at the constitutional guarantees
of the right to peaceably assemble and peti
| ton for redress of grievances. , .r.
1t prescribed true democratic literature as
incendiary r .tIi-. ,b Ir. s,...f 7-s
1t nulitied the constitutional guarantees
of freedom of speech and the press. Cd f.st
1t deprived citizens of the other States of
the privileges and immunities" in these
States, an injury and usurpation alike unjust
to Northern citizens, and destructive of the
best interests of the States themselves.
Alarmed at the progress of democracy, in
the face of every encouragement, at last it
sought immunity. by secession and war.
The heart sickens with the contemplation
of the four years that followed-forced loans,
imprcssments, CONSUMPTION, with blood
hounds and bayonet, murder of aged Union
men, who had long laid aside The impe-
ments of labor, hut had Lcen summoned
anew to the field by the conscription of
their sons, to support children and grand
children, reduced from comfort to the verge
of starvation the slaughter of noble youths,
types of physical manhood, forced into an
unholy war against those with whom they
were identified by every interest; long
months of incarceration in rebel bastiles,
banishment from homes aud hcarthstones,
are but partial recital of The long catalogue
of horrors. ........|- .t-,-.
But true Democracy, North and South
combined, defeated them. They lost. What
did they lose2 The cause of oligarchyl They
lose African slavery by nqme only. AS soon
| as the tocsin of war ccascd-as soon as the
claDg of arms was hushed-thcy raise the
cry of immediate admission" and with
that watchword seek to organize, under new
forms, q contest to perpetuate their unbr.
died sway. They rehabiitate their sweep
ing control of all local and State organiza.
tions. The Federal Executive, easily se-
dued, yield a willing obedience to his old
masters. Aided by his unscrupulous disre-
gard OF Constitution and laws, by his
merciless prescription of true democratic
opinion, and by all his appliances of despotic
power, they now detiantly enter the lists in
the loyal North and seek to wiring from
treemen an endorsement of their wicked
designs, ..., .,.,-s..i..,.,- ~ 49,.
Every foul agency is at work to accom-
plsh this result. Falsely, protesting to as
sent 10 the abolition of slavery, they are
contriying to continue its detestible power,
by legislative acts, against pretended va
grants. They know that any form of servi-
tude will answer their unholy purpose
They pronounce the four years war a bril-.
liant sword-scene in the great revolutionary
drama. Proscriptiye public sentiment holds
high carnival, and, profting by the exam
pie of the Presidential pilgrim, breathes out
threatenings and slaughter against loyalty,
ignores and derounccs all legal restraints,
and assails with the tongue of malignant
slander the costitutionally chosen represen-
tatives of the people. ,-. -.s. -
To still the voice of liberty-dangero
alone to tyrants--midnight confagrations,
assassinations and murders in open day, are
called to their aid A reign of terror through
all these ten States make loyalty stand ST.
lent in the presence OF treason, or whisper
in bated breath. Strong men hesitate open
ly TO speak for liberty. and decline to attend
convention at Philadelphia for fear of
destruction. 700 HaIH l3in,iuq IaL 2.
But all Southern men are not yet awed