St. Mary's gazette., 1867-07-25
lCNNNCNfC fCATED.


f,jt,, nj 81. Muy's Go@ctte SIR =
Since reconstruction is the oT'!eE OF the
,..7. beg leave to make the s7gge''Ion'
~, tho host act of reconstruction tor TIE
s,f.,r md preservation of the rights and
lihcrtv of the people of this country, Is
,l,ot If the Democratic Party upon the
urnciplcs wltlch it co9n'z.d when ID wa,
,,arallzed by tho ambition OF Douglass ana
Tho ;mbccility Of Buchanan. 1t we count
fro,, IN. Mo Granle to Canada, there are a
,,;Il;n of men majority over the hadlcai5,
vbo withetanling have been ingenious
enough by military las, chfrahthi'ench'
~ ,ho NEGROES and disfranchlsemcnt ef the
Whit, rarr to retain to their minority the
mower to rovern this entire country nr-
cordinr TO their own tyranical views MS
rhould not continuc-thc great interests oi
our people (both present aud iuturc gen
,,,t;onsl demand that it should stop. We
must restore the democratic party to pow
or "peaceabk if we can, forclbly If we
must" | should greatly regret to find
tho resort to force necessary to accomplish
this great salvation, but how can IT be
avoided when b, force alone our enemies
nrc inaururating the greatest "utrag'S
upon tho great fundamental prlnc'PieS
which cur forcfathcrs a. they th"u9ht,
frmly established for our country. bat
,bc Democratic Party has been weak even
At the North since the election of Lincoln
il think owing in great measure To IT'S
own undecided and feeble counsrls; or
more properly to the want of nerve IN IT.
councillors and advisers. This has "shrunk
Il n ;,s nrcscut little measure as shown
by its present mcagre representation III
Congress.
When entered tho 3sth Congress /
found there seventy members who were
L,,k,l and acted on the democratic SIDE.
Iudcr the circumstances such number
being more than third of the House III
dicsted great vitality and strength III the
party. How useful would that number
have been to us during the 59th and pres
.cnt Congress in staying the rapid progress
of the radicals to dcspotic power The
masses which those men rcprc.cnted were
the same as now and believe would have
stood firm and would have added to their
numbers could they have had tue and
faithful leaders Their instincts and feel
ings were all right, but those Of their prom
incnt politicians Tin most instauccs) were
merccnary and timid While in thoir
hearts they did not wish as their constt
ucnts knew, the success Of the North in
their ncfarious and uniustifahle war upon
the South, they yet discovered 'ron7n1M
policy in pretending to wish il. They
shrirkcd for the 'nion-made the stron-
ccst war speeches while they whispered to
the knowing ones of their party that de-
ccption was the surcst means Of getting
power and when power was thus obtained,
thcn-thcy would do the expcdicnt. Mis-
led by their own foolish and timid policy,
they mislcd tho masses of their party into
the grosscst inconsistencies, in consequence
Of which the country is now suffering ago
ny. Had they been true and stealfaSt to
the principles of the party, the Union
though then dissolved by secession, would
this day be greatly nearer reconstruction
ty the peaceful assent of the whole people
without the shedding of single drop Of
American blood-than 1t is now after blood
has run like water, and when the Act Of
reconstruction Is bar the mere dcvlmcnt
of few cowardly tyrauts. \ GiSunion Of
hearts can never be anything but an unsafe
basis for union Of States.
This demorilzation Of Congressional lea-
dcrs Shew itself most distinctly early in the
first session of the 3Sth Congress. when n
resolution was offered declaring it 70 hc
the duty OF Congress to pass all bills ne
c"s>nry 10 furnish n'en and noRea 10 put
down Whist they called the rebellion and
also resolution ccnsuring the. member
from the 9th district Of Maryland. fer Ut
teriLg the prayer that they nigh, never
suljugato the South On III, tormrr yy-