The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-20
GEN. George W. Morgan.

This able gentleman. who was gallant
Union soldier and who is now democratic
member Of Congress from Ohio, recently de-
livered speech in that body which has at
tracted deserved attention aud eliaited many
enconiums from the democratic press Of tho
country. We publish the following extract
from it, which has the ring of the true metal,
and which ought to commend itself to the
warm approval of every man who is familiar
with the high handed encroacL neuts Of
Congress for the last three years:
from the Globe, Dec 20.
Mr. SPEAKER There are those, and they
are LuuI bered by thousands, who az the time
of the outbreak Of the war, which closed
Eve years ago, believed that it was the de-
liberate purpose OF the leaders Of The so. called
republican party to force this county into
war for the express purpose of subverting
its free institutions. | was one of those who
were reluctant so to believe. | was willing
to contribute, to the best Of my humble abil-
ity, in suppresSing the armed opposition to
the government. But, sir, win my hand
upon my heart in the presence of the great
God who rnies all nations and now watches
over ours, here declare that ! am now con-
vinced hat the single object of these leaders
Of the republican party was the suOyerslon
of our free institutions ond the desire of war
to that end. The charge that | make is a
bold ope-2 charge that should not be light
| ly m&de-a charge which, when made on
this floor, should be- sustained by proof
What are the proofs
feel bound in candor to say, sir, that In
the charges | have brought aad am about
! 4 4
ership over what is called the republican
/ party, 1 do not include Inc thousands Of hon
! est and patriotic men Eho hare mistakenly act
+ ed tCih that organization.
But charge that there is a conspiracy IN
/ our country to break down our free insLItu-
! tiuns and adopt government similar 10 that
! of Great BIluan. l charge this that there
/ is a purpose to rob the Executive of MS con-
| stitutionai powers. ! charge this that there
! is a conspiracy to rob the Supreme Court Of
! the United States of its rightlul authority
| and to confer upon this House and the Senate
! judicial powers thus concentrating in Con-
| gress executive, legislative and Judicial pow
/ ers. | charge this that the action Of this
! Congress is revolutionary. | charge this
that it sets at defiance the Constitution OF
| the United States as the Long Parliament
set at defiance the EnglIsh contribution, and
as the Assembly of France usurped all the
! powers Of government.
This wide spread conspiracy among the
republican leaders, Necessarily includes
| in lis programme the cru h u cut OF
! State sovereignty. Congress have, during
the last four years, been trying their hands
at that sort of work among the Southern
States, which they have made and unmade,
moulded and uumOulded, according to the
whim and unbridied aud TemoIse.eSs des-
potisn, and regardless Of the constitution
the laws or the promptings of the voice OF
justice. Lock AT Georgia, again in chains
| Listen TO the muttered threats against the
| further existence of Tennessee as a State.
and tell US if the downfall of Pennsylvania 5
| sovereign power Is not q mere question OF
time. Long before that time OF territorial
vassalIge shall have Uyertaken us. what will
have tscome Of the corporations and their
stocks which owe their existence to the SOW
ereignty Of Pennsylvania v nat will have
/ become If CUR railroads, of our telcgra pa
lines, most Of which owe their value to their
local i'm po:tance? They will have fallen
victims 10 the rapacity of the great Con
grcssioDal Ring They and their directors
and their stockholders, ard their stock, and
thoir dividends, and their Safe Charters
will have given place to the huge corpora
llc1l OF llls llALA.lOll congressional (tlfg!
Tney will have gone the way Of The State
BGHts, with this difference, however. that
most Of the State Banks merely changed
their allegiance, but retained their cash, ,
whie cur railroads and telegraph lines will
hive lost everything except the bitter rec
objection that. in supporting the republican
leaders 10 their scheme of centraliz ltion and
their dark designs against the existence OF
the sovereignty Of the States they aimed a
deadly blow at the source # their own ex-
istence aud dug the grave which was to re-
ce:ve the dishonored fragments of their mu
tilated bodies Was ever such blindness
displayed by men who enjoy the reputation
Of being the sLrewdest among the shrewd {
They nurture little rings" in their OWL
State they contribute their thousands tt
carry out the plots of those rings, ana thu;
prepare for the permanent installation o
the huge "rinG" at Washington, which. ere
| long, like a boa constructor, will swallow
them all up, and leave nothing of them bu
the sad history Of their strange infatuation