Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-10-02
ADDRESS OF TEE UNION REp;IH.
LiCAN STATE CENTRAL COM
MiEIEE.

COMMITTEE Rooms, 1105 Chcstnu
street, PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %, 1867
To he Iofers Of Ptun$ylcanjq :-FEL
Low CITIZENS: Ooce norc TO the res
cue J he election is only ten days hence
ana seldom, II ever, were more moment
Gus issues presented for your decision -
The majority Of the judges of our Su
prcme Court we're elected before the ~e
cent var, aud upon poriisan, Democratic
| State rights, aud secession platforms
which We're free charters for rebellion -
The war itself was legitimate couse
quence OF these principles, and in stric
accordance with lEesc State rights doc
Tines. When the conflict came, the
Judges and the other leaders of the part,
which elected them stood fast by theiI
platforms, and in so doing deserted the
cause AMI aas Of the cnunlr~. Tley Dc
ned the power of the Nat;olai Govern
men' to co-eTcc rebels, to issue paper mon.
ey, or to make it legal tender, or to
make ana enforce Il draft 20 fl up the
ranks of our armies, or to punish desert
ers by dlsiranchiscmcnt; an! in hun
drct other ways endeayo-cl, by State ac-
tion, to nu'ii,y national laws aud thus
during the whole war, kept mp an uuceos-
ing fire in the rear" These dangcrou,
dogroas and State rights heresies have
been overthrown and repuliated upon a
hundred bloody ba,tle-iiclds. In the
uame Of Heaven, ask Us not to restore
III nj Or not to elect men who upheld and
ma utaIu them,
Of the same grave character is the great
and overshadowinG national question oi
reconstruction This Is the issue OF the
hour, and of the contest Who under
he Constitution las the right to make
laws and regulations Tor States and peo-
pie lately in rebellion? Is it the sovcr
cign people, through their representatives
in Congress? or the man who accidcn
tally fills the Presidential chair These
important questions answer themselves -
Never were living issues more plain. You
and the other loyal people of tbs nation
decided them at the ballot box oniy one
year ago, in the election of the FOr,ieth
Congress. aud by popular verdict tonr
hVn,l,ed MoUsaRd strony, Why has not
this decree Of the people been executed,
and become the settled law of the land
Only because of the perGIy of A John
son. Instead of execn'ing the laws, as
required by the Constitutions, aud by lis
oath Of Office, he openly deGes them, and
endeayors Systematically to nu!lify and de-
ient them. Io this end, he strikes down
and eadcavors TO humilia;e and degrade
our most honored aud beloved patriots,
statesmen and heroes. Edwin NJ. SIAM
toa was a patriot, even iu the Cabinet OF
James Buchanan, aud ever since he has
been luyai faithful aud true Generals
Philip II Sheridan and Daniel T. Sick les
are patriots and heroes who have nobly
earned the gratitude, affection and admi-
ration of their coun'rymen The former,
with his loyal legions, stood in the val /,
of TIE Shenandoah like wall of FIRE be
tween Is and our enemies, and saved our
State from the foot Of the invader. The
latter, in the front OF battle, shed his
blood and lost his limb 4: the cu!miDat-
ing battle Of Gettysburg. As patriots
and Pcnsylvanians, can we ever Forget
them, or forgive him who would wicked
strike them down? Their removal and
attempted humiliation is not only L high
crime aud misdcncanor, but Il wanfon
insult 10 every loyal nan, whether citizen
or soldier Let it be resented, and pun
ishei as such, Wait not for the tariy
progress Of impeachment by Congress
but, TO THE POLLS.
For want of facts and arguman's, our
alversar;es, as usual, resort TO vain boast
ings of th.ir strength, and loud assur-
ances Of victory. Be not deceived by
these stale Chinese tactics. BY false
prophecies they easily elected Lowry
Wooiward, Mcclellan and Clymer dur
ing the last five years, when, in fact, al
every recurring election they were inglo-
riously defeated. and never more slgnaliy
than in the last contest. Rest assured, 10
modern propet can make such dry bones
live. II in view of our solemn duties
and resi- onsi5ilities, we DO but half our
duty, we eau increase our old majorities
Discard all side issues and personal pref
ereuces aud as in the dark and trying
hours Of the war, march straight forward
in the pathway Of honor and ct duty. 10
this We most earnestly invoke you by the
consideration Of your glorious achieve
meats in the past by the solemn realities
and obligations Of the present; by your
duty to yourselves and posterity by the
sacred memories Of the dead aud by the
precious blood Of the slain.
by order Of the committee.
+. JORDAN, Chairman.
GEO HAMERsLY, saorc.,r:os
J.R. DuNGLsoN, oecF''ar'es'
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