The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07

coura0ed the enlistment of every soldier de- nounced successively every measure of the war, never rejoiced over Union victory, nev- CT thanked the living soldiers, or mourned over the noble army of martyrs" and never in it's official utterances expressed desire for the triumph of the Union armies or used the words treason" ''rebep' and traitor" and uniformly denied the ballot to our soldiers sa the field; party that, in its two conventions just held, has by resolution declared the re- bellious States to, have been the moment ar9aed residence ceased, resaastdted and re- stored to aU their rights and p7iUileges," " en- titled to representation in the Congress of the United States and to GU 0ther sights and pT5nileges of states, and has denounced the measures of Congress for imposing terms of justice to the loyal, and security for the fu- ture as a Uaolatio of the Coastitatioa, 9'euotas- tiona9y a7ad ty9annscGI, and as the 'J0ctacus course of a matsloted Congress who have in augurated 8 new revolution, determined to rule in violation of the constitution, and to establish their aos1d and tanatical sosW as substitute for the Union!' . .-s.
 Here in Connecticut stands this party. strong in organization and resources, boasting of the wealth of it's candidates, and again vaunting its threats of civil war, shoulder to shoulder with the rebels who. in all save the arms they have lost, are the same as ill the bloodiest day of the rebellion: here in Connecticut a State that sacrificed six thousand lives, not to
 
 into offices and privileges that the contemp- tuously abandoned at the cost of their oaths, not to maintain the mere name of the Union, but to vidicate the principles upon which the Union is based, for which it was built, and without which it fallsv
 Men of Connecticut! Is patriotism dead among us? Have we forgotten the dark days of trial when we promised justice if Heaven would give us victory? Soldiers of the Re publicl Send your ballots where you sent your bullets-straight into the heartsof the rebellion. Citizens of Connecticut! votS as you voted when Terry stormed Fort Fisher, when Sheridan sent Early whirling up the valley, when Sherman sent his shout of encourage ment from Atlanta or when Grant ordered his triumphant legions into Richmondi Heaven bless the women of Connecticut !-their coun- try always has their prayers. How long shall it remain reproach to the intelligence, virtue and true democracy of our people that of all, the States formally distinguished as free States, this one contains the most violent type of rebel sympathizers, and holds the most closely contested electionsl Without this Northern aid and comfort unreconeiled trait ors would yield and speedily submit to the the s rss 5s 1ronosed R I fal Rsaee 9nld bless sullenly lingering social hatreds of the war begin to fade away. That the Northern wing of the rebels shows so much strength, that allies of rebellion are not hopelessly crushed by the infamy of their record must be due to the apathy of good citizens who wish well but work little. .
 The sham democracy of Connecticut stopped short of nothing save taking arms in sustain ing those who fought for the doctrine that capital should own labor" yet it tried to ap- pear as the particular friend of free labor! It sustained and defended men who declared the laboring classes must always and everywhere be the "mudsills" of society, yet it spends money to purchase the friendship of working men And while the enemy of free labor in the national councils, it falsely claims to be it's friend at home.
 But on the contrary the Union Republican party in its principles and candidates is fully unidentified with rights and dignity of labor and will most cheerfully cooperate in secur- ing to labor both by State and Nati07a0l leg islation the rights and benefits it justly de mands.
 In the grand struggle for human rights in Great Britian every John Bright and O'Dono ghue, English and Irish leader or worker in the ranks of the people, is the ardent friend cf the Republican party of this country, yet this sham democratic party hypocritica1ly claims the vote of every immigr
 When the operatives of Lancashire and Cheshire heard their wives and childrenYcrying for bread, because there was no cotton for the mills, secession agents went among them to stir up tumultumous demands that England and France should break the blockade. The working men time and again, filled the halls, called Heaven to witness that they would starve before they would take sides against the Union, passed resolutions in favor of our war for free labor, and gave great cheers for Lincoln! Yet, because the great slave labor rebellion has brought us temporary burdens, these Democratic " allies of aristocracy and rebellion think that the working men of Con necticut, who bore their full and glorious share oe = fo~ ho 1a luded into following apprehension Shall we be less true to humanity than our good l friends among 8 hard-working people three thousand miles away2 ,s... ....-r,- ;. .. Congress of the United States has proposed an amendment to the National Constitution with which you are all familiar. It's cordial adoption and application in good faith would have led to an early settlement. Connecticut was the first to ratify the proposition. The bellious States have unanimously rejected it, | following the advice and encouragement oi their northern allies, and have proceeded throughout their extent to render life and property unsafe and treason euerylohere re- | spectable and lOydty odi0us" Congress has in the meantime been. sustained by over whe1ming majorities, and, thus anew com manded and instructed it has enacted that the l rebel States shall be divided into military dis tricts, subject to the Presidents orders, for the protection of the people where the civil tri bunals fail It has provided that whenever | any rebel State shan have formed and ap proved constitution by the votes of all its people of whatever color, (excludine those leading rebels excluded from office by the pending constitutional amendment) and shall have adopted that amendment, and wher said amendment shall have become part O the Constitution of the United States, ther ! the senators and representatives of said States shall be admitted to Congress on taking the prescribed oath. It is provided also that unti said admission any civil governments in thos' States shall be deemed provisional only, ant in all elections therein all loyal persons ma, vote.
 This Legislation, sanctioned by raore thai two-thirds of Congress. and by votes enougl to constitute a majority of 8 full represents | ton of all the States, is issue in our cleo l ton. Thus again we called at a critica time to indicate the sentiments of our people and our party had anticipated the new fes tare of Congressional action by taking tn only broad, just, generous, true democrati
 ground--the equal rights of all men at th
 ballot box. It is but truth to say that our dt
 feat would be a national calamity Our opps
 nents would exultantly defeat every possibl measure to give security against treason, O extended liberty to the people.
 l We accept gladly the honor of contendin,
 for Justice, Liberty and Equal Rights an