Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-02

war, and declares the war for the Union, a
! total failure II for any. purposes, Or to
any extent, those States are yet out of the
Union, then the battles of Antietam, Gettys-
burg, South Mountain, Spottsylvania, Cold
] .Harber, &e., were fought in vain. If, as
these resolutions indicate. eleven States are
yet out of the Union then Slavery is not
4. (" New States may be admitted into the
Union by Congress- but gentlemen, Re
ppblicans, ifftbese, Southern States take
you at your own word, in regard to their
status, what would be. your predicamentlif if
theyyshouh not ask to be again admitted
int. the, Union? I can tell these gentlemen
they have prepared physic for others which
must'go down their own threats. A.
Sir, we all understand well the meaning
of this Resolution. For an extension of the
lease of political power these Republicans
are willing to declare, las Gospel truth, that
Efhe. Union is Dissolved, and broken up, that
the Government cannot be carried on with
out negro statesmanship, negro votes, and and
negro equality . 81 :. 80 ~
I am thankful that in the party to. which
l belong, there is no such crazy greed for
power Nor if such iIl-disguised hypocrisy
can he palmed off upon intelligent men,
have any disposition to arrest this last des-
perate and wicked game, until 1t is played
to its legitimate end, and bring about Its
own cure. 1t is the last scene, in the last
act, of this bloody drama; awicked attempt
to sell the rights and high prerogatives of
white men; to perpetuate the rule and ruin
policy of as desperate and Internal set Of
unprincipled demagogues as we're. ever
hatched in or out Of hi itself
IF the Infamous Constitution is worthy the
honest and herculean efforts, that our brave
soldiers have made to defend and perpetu-
ate it, why in God 5 name can t you Repub-
licans letit alone2 Are you wiser than your
fathers? DO you pretend to beawiser and
better -patriets2 Arc you not oTertTrowing
the labofs of our soldiers2 Are you not
proving true the rdeclarations Of those at
whom you hurled your charges Of treason,
when they so often declared your purposes
to be the-subversion OF our Government -un-
der the Constitution? This Union exists
only by virtue Of and under the Constitu-
ton This Resolution recognizes eleven
States as not 10 the Union How then are
amendments of the Constitution TO have q
| governing effect upon those whom you de-
clare are veto be admitted to fellowship in
the Union? Is this. Union to be better,
and stronger, If you succeed in forcing negro
Suffrage? I think not; and / feel satisfied
that the great mass of the people viii agree
| with me. - a ~
This Resolution proposes to rob certain
States of former representation unless they
give the negro the right TO vote. Upon
what principle OF common honesty do you
endeavor to force negro suffrage upon other
States when you do not dare to propose
such "a thing in your own State? Are the
free negroes of Pennsylvania lessintelhgent,
or less deserving this privilege, than negoes
in the South? The. negroes Of Pennsylva-
ma were forced to bear arms, why not allow
them a vote?- How -deos it come, that sim
Fly bearing arms, lnaturalized the Irishman
and. German, but had no such effect upon
our Pennsylvania negroes? When the South
ser1f Slave was discharged from the military
service, you call him your own equal, he is
a gentleman, he must have a vote, but when
you discharge the Pennsylvania negro, you
say he becomes a niger again, yes very
dog sii@e .eia - e.
! From all this, what are we TO think ex-
cept, that your proposition is time-serving,
rtnprincipled, niggardly cowardly, and des-
titute Of common sense or common honesty.
| But, Sir. what capital joke it viii be if
the extensive member from Philadelphia,
Mr. DAVIS, who introduced this Resolu5
ton, shall really succeed in passing it.. and
dictate the organic law of the nadonl What
fearful obligations Congress will be under
to the gentleman. How win the weight of
thirty millions of people rest upon his
broad souldersl How all niggerdom viii
sing hirn lofty songs of louder praise. How
the very earth viii quake under his tread,
and Heavens high arches ring with his
wonderful glory. Perhaps he may dispIace
SEWARD, or cause STANTON to cut and run;
perhaps become the President of Jamaica,
or the High Priest Of Utahl Bless him,
J all We twinkling stars of light, ,ye suns and
moons, and cold black nights. ye little plea
ninies scream, ye big niggers howl; Missey
Dinah strew his path with richest fowersl
4 An hail the great Lycurgus of the Nine
teenth Century, the great Resolution mani
ARET THE Seeded STATES OUT OF, THE
UNIoN ?-The majority of the present Com
gress take the position that the seeded
Z States are out Of. the Union IF this posi-
; ton is correct, then the secessionists accom-
plished their purpose and dissolved the
Union :. But It is not So The Senate did