Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-16
The Rump Congf ess.

MEssRs JACoBY &; keller :-"When a
Congress like this, representing only part of
the country, arrogates to itself the power
to ignore the Constitution and fix its own
rules for the admission of members from
other parts of the country, it is manifest
that Congress, and not the people, choose
the Representative, because unless he will
suit their wishes and strengthen their party
the door of Congress is closed against him.
There can be no palmer act of revolution to
overthrow republican government than this.
And yet. that is precisely what hasbeen go-
ing on for more than four months Of this
session. This body of Representatives from
the northern and midele States have, in fact,
for the time ibeirg, nlIlhied the Constitu-
ton and seeded from the other States Of
the Union; and are now, as to the legisla
tive branch, carrying on a separate govern
rnent to the exclusion of the other States
based on this act Of secession. They, have
what they cali "a reconstruction committee. .
This committee natures plans and adopts
rules for the larger body; it answers all the
purposes, and more nearly resembles one of
the secession conventions of the South than
any thing else seen in this country since 1861,
Was not President johnson ght when he
charged, IN the Senate in February 1861,
that the abolitionists of the North ''were
.nullifers and secessionists?' ?'i They are now
demonstrating the truth of the charge, though
acting under another name = rgo'l
They WANT no Union, if it is to be based,
upon the Constitution, or controlled by the
majority. They are revolutionary Disunionr
lists and they intend to establish an ohgar-
chy upon the ruins Of Republican Govern.
ment. -
& The northernrebellion, or dis-union part,
of the North, at every period and under al
its assumed names, has been, and now is
substantially the same Always too bus,
with the sins of others to repent of its own
always aggressive and intolerant; always
moved by rapacious lust of powers; its vi
tai principle of action, its motive power, il
native, inbred, political deprayity, To gain
political poweri assumed the garb of phi.
ianthropy, shed, hypocntical tears over the
negro, and struck for the Abolition of sla-'
very. Its ceaseless agitation of the slavery
question from year to year eliminated in q
war between the north and the south, the
most desolating and sanguinary the world
ever saw. Taking advantage of the wal
thus brought on, it accomplished the aboh-
zion of slavery" yn inH Z $40 Sr;es nia
4
And here. SIR, passing by that enormous
public debt that has doomed the white race
TO the grinding and oppressive slavery Of
taxation for generations to come forget
ing the million of brave white men that
have failed and pefished in camp and bat,
,Ile-feld passing by their.1haimed survivors,
with the, multiplied thousands of widows
and orphans that ELL and sadden the land
passing by all this, let us pause and consider
fora momeIit what ab3litionism has done
toz the black race. Four million slaves, By
nature far interior to the white race, 1never
accustomed to think or provide for them.
selves, depending wholly on their masters
ioEsholnes. support, and protection, a large
portions Of them aged and inErm men and
women and helpless children all Of them
are suddenly robbed Of fi,od, clothing, homo
md protection, and turned out naked,
homeless, and pennils 10 struggle. for ex-.
istence as best they can with superior and