Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-03-13
esatss we're admitted, even Confederate

egates were admitted, even Confederate
Generals, yet staunch Northern Democrats
whose only crime was honest patriotism,
were forbidden entrance to the consultation
Of purity. But to- follow this up, the same
Doolittls, Raymond and Dixon, who were
the acknowledged orivtnatos Of that Con-
vention turned upon the Democracy Of the
two leading States Of the Union and aided
the election Of the most radical Governors,
and VIC are compelled to believe great ma
ny supposed Democrats were co-conspirators
in the work-for naught but conspiracy to
defeat Democracy was it. Great pretense
of battle was made by johnson and his pre-
tended Conservative friends against negro
suffrage, yet every act Of theirs tended to
strengthen radicalism. Thus they continued
talking conservative ideas and roting radi-
Gals into office. Thus they continued till
Congress met in December, 1867. Thad-
deus Stevens opened the SESSION with negro
suffrage amendments to the Constitution
Raymond, Dixon and Doolittle apparently
become enragcd, froth at the mouth, bray
and act like asses and finally when the test
is about to be made, they wheel into the ne
gro-sufrage ranks. On the sixth of Feb
ruary we find Mr.. Dixon, one Of Johnson's $
Instruments Of conservatism, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, the substance Of which is as fol-
lows:
SEC. ]. "The Union under the Constitu-
ton shall be perpetual"
SEC. 9. Provides that the public debt of
the United States shall be paid, and that
the rebel debt shall not be paid.
Sec. 8; Provides that all persons born
or naturalized in the United States are citi-
zens of the United States, and shall have
all the privileges and immunities OF the cit
izcns Of the several States.
SEC. 4. Provides for negro suffrage in the
same manner that the Constitutional amend
ment proposed by the radicals last winter
did, by making the representative basis the
number Of electors.
Dixon, with other Johnsonites, opposed
this same measure one year ago, now they
wheel about and move with radicals in negro
suffrage questions.
On the 18th of January the same Mr..
Dixon in the Senate speaking Of universal
negro suffrage said I" 1 will vote for it, /
have always been III favor of it. y
Mr.. Raymond course has been so strange
ly varied both in roting and talking that it
would scarcely be possible to learn from his
action whether he is in favor of establishing
negro suffrage or mormonism. lie has said
there is not sparl Of honesty IN Democrq-
cy, and rc,y little IN johnson, and not
quite as much in Radicalisn. Such con-
scrvatism or Johnsonsm we do no. agree
to support, and if we are asked to do
so by men calling themselves Democrats and
claiming to be members of the Democratic
party We reply We wiU not support 1t, and we
dou Awhether any man having the least
Democracy in his heart or desiring the sue
cess Of the party can calmly allow so vile a
serpent as conservatism to nestle in his bo-
som. 1t has stung us once, twice, thrice
and will we compliment it or allow it thus to
cntice us into the foul resorts of fanaticism ?
Let the people cry out against it. Let us
cut loose from the miserable thought of con-
servatism and, upon the fair basis of the
Constitution, declare manfully for the plain
truths of Democracy. If Andrew johnson
does an honorable act we wW support him.
but while he hangs to the garments of the
vilcst political tricksters we wish to keep
oursclf free from the pollution, and we will
not harbor the wretch who would as Dem
ocrat, attempt to draw us into the sloth of
conservatism