North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-01-30
To DemOcrafR.


County on the present state of political af-
fairs as follows:
The Federal Congress al Washington
has become nuisance and curse, aLd If
it be not checked in its headlong career,
will ruin and degrade the American peo-
ple. Its aim and study now are, by crafty
legislation and bold usurpation, to keep
the Mvngrel Republican Party in power
forever, and to plunder and oppress the la
boring ard producing classes Taking
out of the Senate and House the few Dem.
ocrats who are there. the remaining men,
bers 60 yelling and frothing ahead, infam-
ed with disgusting crazy love for tbe
Negroes, and inspired with fierce deter
mination to make them the equals and as
sociates Of white men and women every
where, east, west, north and south. But
the half-witted crew have suddenly run
against some obstacles A firm President,
an upright Supreme Court, State Constitu-
tions, stand in their way. Do they hesi-
tate and consider? No. The Williams are
beut upon striking down President,
Supreme court, State constitution, every
thing, and fully resolved to make congress
the supreme and only power in the Gov
ernment. Ben. Wade is to be placed in
Presidents chair, Ben. Butler made his
Lieutenant General, regiments raise1 10
every congressional district, and martial
law proclaimed over the land. Then eve
ry man who will not bow down before this
vile usurpation will be declared bv act of
congress traitor, forbid to hold any office
to vote. to follow business without a IL
censa, or collect debt Who back and
aid these usurpcrs in their purposes p
The clergy, with some honorable excrp-
tions. preaching loyalty and damnation to
Democrats, and getting their reward in
splendid cburche5 and large salaries: The
Plunderers living by offices and contracts :;
The Mphied men who gouge labor out of
its earnings; the frenzird and befooled
Rank and File of the Mongrel Party who
join hands with their worst enemies to
keep down the Democracy all these are
in the train of the congressional usurpprs,
hound ng on to the destruction of our old
Government, our old ways, our sacred
rights. 1t is only question of time and
policy when they will complete their Usur.
patton aud Despo:ism and fastpn them up-
on the necks of the People The leaders
would do it now. it they dare and could /;
and will do it in 1868. if their Presiden-
tial candidate is elec ed. There is vital
question to be asked and answered, on the
orh,r hand. When is The grand battle to
be fought on behalf of the masses ofthe peo-
pie against these Usn'pers and their organi,
zing forces? Take heed. 1t has to be
fought and must be fought during JOHN
sons administration. Delav the contest
say there is no danger-yield to interes,
and base fears, and our country will exhibit
to the world the sad spectacle Of Federal
Military Despotism, and beggared cowed
disgrsced People.
Is there force enough and heart enough
to save the country from becoming the
prey of these vultures? The Mongre
leaders say no, and point for proof jeering
" to what the Democracy have already
submitted-to martial law to mock trial:
TO fraudulent elcctions-to sweating tax
| Wv Oiu..-:,. ..''d TI"~,rr W. vrULurc
in the name of the democracy, to give &
different answer We say the country
can be and must be saved. Good men
Patriots--take no advice from counsellor:
who argue to you that everything must be
submitted to: who say that in time mat
tiers will become so bad that thev must
mend. Be not willing to be manacled
and to wear the fetters until thev drop of
| only by rusting out. Take counsel of your
own hrarts of your own sense of right
and duty. and urge and help Democrats in
every State to become an armed military
body. The Mongrrls are so organizing
secretly over the land to uphold Nigger-
ism and Despotism Let Democrats sc
organize openly and uphold Liberty. the
constitution and White men and women
In every congressional district theirs is q
population of one hundred and twenty
| Thousand votes In some districts, the
| Democrats have half of tn" voters. in 9th
er districts more, in others less; but there
is no congressional districts hut what could
raise to two or three Democratic Regiments
Of fighting mon. A few townships would
be able to raise a company and to elec
its captain. Several townships conld com
bine their companies into Regiment and
! choose a colonel and these Regiment
consolidated would form in every con-
grrssional district Democratic Brigade o.
several thousand men. with a General n
its head. commissioned from Washington
In one single months time. there could be
enrolled AMI officrrcd, out of the Democra
cv Of the North. Grand Army of a ha'f:
millioned stout bodied, resolute hearted
men, ahlr and willing to save our beloved
country from the anarchy ard ruin which
now hang it. Why delay the move
m"nt? Whv not act at once, by county
conventions. by state conventions, and by a
United States convention, as the grand
representative and head, which shall lead
on the patriotic moses to restablish their
fast expiring Liberty and Union