The Democratic advocate., 1866-05-03

States until 1T Is purged, IL hot che Pio
per tribunal to try the case, Senators
Wade, Sumner, Wilson and others, O
like opinion, being judges, if they are
honest men; and no man, who has eyel
advocated the overthrow of the Union
for the abolition Of slavery as they, and
thousands of others in the Northern
States have done, are suitable jurors
IF the crime of treason consists in an
honest effort to maintain the right ol
Secession, by defending life, liberty and
property in the Southern States, then
all who have aided and abctted by coun.
sci land advice to establish that doctrine,
whether they reside North or South,
either before, or during the war, arc
morally and politically, if not legally
guilty Of treason; and are equally liable
to the penalty of that odious crime
Read the evidence above quoted, and
now place Judgment to the line, and
Righteousness to the plummet" and what
will become of all the Fanatics and Abo.
litionists of the Northern States ?
Now, who is to try the caseY Thou
sands in the South opposed secession,
but were forced by State Laws to take
sides with their section, in defence of
their property, and protection Of their
wives and children-but all are impli-
Gated directly or indirectly, to the mum
Der Of seven or eight millions--thous-
and in the Northern States, with Sum
ner, Wade, Wilson, Garrison, Phillips,
Chase, Hall, Seward, Schurz, Banks,
Beecher, Pike and others, too tedious to
mention, as the leaders of this hcresy
in that section.
Now what does President johnson 's
record say? "No State has NE right
10 renomce its o'rn pietce IN hc Union,
or nulljy HE lars cfM inion' This
doctrine he promulgated in the Senate
and at the hustings everywhere, and at
all times, before and during the war
Whatever else may be said of him, in
this particular he has been consistent
and this doctrine he has maintained
through good reportand through evil
report He warned the South, aud he
rebuked the Fanatics aud Abolitionists
of the North, on this question before the
South took the fatal step. He stands
now, where he has always stood, opposed
to secession. No man has made greater
sacrifices to sustain that principle than
he. He now maintains and has always
maintained, that the Government Of the
United States is limited Government
that the States with proper limitations
Of power are essential to the existence
Of the Constitution Of the United States
--"neither can exist without the other.
and the preservation Of ono is the pres
ervation Of the other" With this rec
ord, he was nominated by thcRepubli-
can Party. Such a man with such a
record was considered essential to the
success of the Party at the last Prcsi-
DENTAL election, in opposition to tho
Mcclellan party. No intelligent politi-
clan believes, that the republican party
could haYesuccccdcd at the last election.
without the name Of some such man in
the South and with such a record cou
pied with Mr. Lincoln's.
Why then thi. opposition to Prcsi.
dent johnson TO the law aud to the
testimony. The Fanatics who dcnoun.
ced the Constitution and the l'uion and
laborcd to overthrow it before the rebel
lion commenced, are still the enemies of
the Union under the present Constitu-
ton. Actions speak louder than words
The man that would advocate the doc
trine Of secession North or South, and
vote TO hang Jefferson Davis for at
tempting to seccdc, is too corrupt, po-
litically aud morally, to act on a jury,
Or legslate for christian people
Thousands Of honest, good men, are i'm
perccptibly led by this corrupt Faction, |
under the plea of fidelity to their party |
for the preservation of the Union,
while the practical operations Of that
party are widening the breach, by exact
ing terms from the Southern States,
which they know will not be accepted, 7
and are subvorsiyc of the principles Of |
the Constitution of the United States
and the rights Of the States This
President johnson has the eye to see,
md has the honesty and independence
10 tell them, and to tell the people. lie
has associated with them too long to be
deceived by them-they cant buy him
and he has too much Of the Jackson
material in his composition to be intim-
Idated. They dcnounce him and cry
traitor" "traitorn in ordnF to ovoito !