Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-05-17
4 Word with Republicans.

Mr.. Republican, or whatever you call
yourself, we desire TO have q few words
with you. The public mind is free from
excitement, hence we can ask your re-
spectful attention.
Was not your party created on opposi-
ton to the South, and does it no! now rest
on that basis
The men who were mass ,ers Of ccrenO-
mes in the organization Of your party
have for thirty years been crying aloud
against the people and Institutions Of the
South.
Your speakers and press have been con-
stant in teaching the people of the North
TO hate those of the South.
In 1856 your party carried flags with
sixtaen stars, representing the sixteen Nor
thern States, thus disowning the South
ern half of the Union.
In 1859, when John Brown was exc
cuted for murder, ard was guilty Of seek
ing to incite servile insurrection in the
South, your party leaders held meetings TO
sympathize for him and to denounce the
Southerners.
You were all wrought upon by news
papers and speakers until yon bore most
bitter hatred toward the Southern people
When Democrats plead with You to a.
bandon your doctrines of sectional hatred
and thereby avoid civil war and 4 dis
membhred country, you' sneeringly called
us s'Union savers" Union -screechers, -
&C.
You didn't care much about the Union
then. Your party knew the North to be
strongest. and that by securing control of
it, you obtained power long coveted.
When the feeling between the contend
ing sections ~vas worked up to the necessa-
ry height, and the people of the South
sought redress in separation, you had a
majority III Congress which refused all
compromises, and also refused men and
money to President Buchanan to put
down the instruction in Its incipiency.
After your leaders were fully installed
in power they were ready TO engage in a
war, which they pretended was for the
Union. After assailing slavery for twenty
FIVE years, they declared they had no in
tcntion of interfering with it.
You encouraged the soldiers TO put
down the rebellion and preserve a union
with the people you had so long and vio-
Iently denounced, ard whose domestic
institutions you had engendered SO much
haired against.
The soldiers overthrow the rebellion
and destroyed slavery. They did all you
asked of them, and vastly more than you
said would be required at their hands.
During the war, you plead loud and
long for the Union. Now when the war
is ended and the people Of the South are
begging for peace and quiet in the Union,
under the Constitution, why do we not
have peace aud unionl
Why do you still cry aloud against the
people of the South ? ~
Why do you incite hatred and engender
strife against a people powerless, Penni-
less and penitent?
Why did you cry ont for Union during
four years of war, and now when it is en-
ded declare the Union Is not and shall not
be restored
1t is because you want to retain power.
You keep the representatives, of the
Southern States out for that purpose
Power is more Importance to your lea
ders than is the union Of the States or the
liberties of the people.
You spent millions of lives and thous-
ands of millions of money for the Union,
us you said
Why do you refuse TO have The Union
now
1t is because your leaders fear the loss
OF power.
They have one hand on the throat ol
the nation and the other in the pockets OF