North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-07-31
The Vialainy OF the Radicals


Is there an American citizen who is not
O member Of the cabal at Washington
City called Congress. who has become
90 debauched by the corruption OF the
Radical party which has governed the
country for the past five years, as not to
feel within his bosom the barbed arrow Of
eternal disgrace. which attaches to the
name of every American citizen, on &C.
count of the proceedings which took place
in Congress, in reference to the Kentucky
delegation elected to seats in that body by
the people of their state.
1t is notorious that the State of Ken
lucky never seeded or attempted to Sc
cede from the Uaion, and it 10 equally no.
torious that at the late election for con-
gressmen in that state, the Democrats had
a majority over their radical opponents OF
more than fifty thousand votes.
And yet when these representatives OF
the people of Kentucky-thus elected by
so Overwhelming majority appeared at
the clerks desk, and offered to take the re-
ouired oath in order to take their seats
and participate in the legislation of their
national government, as provided by the
United States Constitution, the radicals
permitted a single member to be sworn an,
and refused seats to every other member up
on the allegation, without any proof what
ever, that they were disloyal to the gov
ernment of the United States. In the
name of God and liberty, we ask, how
long will the people of the United States
endure such assaults on republican gov
eminent ? How long will they permit a
band of thieves and sconndrels to occupy
the halls OF Congress and deny admittance
to all representatives of the people who
oppose their premeditated purpose to de-
stroy liberty and republican government
in these United States?
Not only did those radical scoundrels of
the country refuse seats to the Democratic
representatives from the state of Kentucky
bnt those from the state of Connecticut
also. They passed resolution approving
of the military usurpation Of military pow
er in the South, while Schenck, of Ohio,
one of the leaders of the Jacobin rabble
rvmps, offered a resolution declaring that
the hireling Nasby and Attorney General
Stansberry are the exponents of the policy
of the President Of the United States.
Is all patriotism dead in these United
States? Shallthe people stand idle aud
see the nation insulted in the person of the
constitutional President of the United
States, Liberty stranged, by refusing tbe
proper representatives seats in Congress,
and military despo,ism established in the
place Of constitutional! law, without rising
ennasSe and marching to Washington City
and hanging to the lamp posts the Internal
scoundrels who are guilty of the act referr-
ed to.
Senator Wilson, "f Massachusetts, late
ly mada speech to the Marylald radicals
from which We clip the following para
graph. He said:
"South Carolina had $500, 100000 worth
of propertn when the war commenced
$200,O00.0OO of il in, slaves. All gone
their railroads worn out-their banks fail
ed-the poorest civilized community on
Gods eurM today. We republicans can
carry that state this autumn by from 90
900 to 10000 majority, and hold. APP
plause. II was told by an ex-governor Of
the state, referring TO district where sla
very was the strength of our principles and
our organization that there a0ould not be
candidate run against as for congress-
You cannot say as much for any district
in Boston or New York"
Countrymen, can you be so lost to all
love of country so utterly degraded by the
republican since it has held pewer, that
nothing can arouse You to sense of duty
you owe yourselves, your children and re-
publican government?-Er.