Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-08-17
ON the Harrisburg Telegraph
Buckalew i'm Canada.
HIS TREASON MANIFEST.
THE DAMNING PROOF.

THE DAMNING PROOF.
u We have repeatedly and distinctly charg-
ed Charles II. Buckalew, with having held
illegal and treasoable conference with rebels
In Canada, whose only business was to in
cite civil war in our midst, to destroy tho
property OF our non-combatant citizens,
and to introduce loathsome and pestilential
diseases into our cities, for the indscrimi-
nate slaughter ofmen, women and children,
and the aged and inirm. We have based
this charge on incontestible official papers
OF the rebel government. The report of
Jacob Thompson to Judah =. Benjamin
distinctly avows the objects for which he,
| Clay and Holcombe were in Canada.
These objects were all treasSnable for a
Northern man to engage in, and some of
them were too horrible for an average
murderer. That these objects were well
known to mary "master spirits" of the de-
mocratic rarty in the North is made mani
fest by the official reports of the rebel ennis
saries and incendiaries. That many lead
ing democrats sped to Canada to counsel
and promote the horrible purposes of
Thompson, Clay and Holcombe is as clear
rs the MONDAY sun. And that CHARLES
r. BUCKELEw ,cds one Of these traitors is
fully prored
The attempts made by Democratic news
papers to parry this charge have been so
puerile that even their editors are ashamed
of them. In dismay at the unexpected as
sault they have denied the authenticity of
the rebel archives, and now ADMIT tnelI
genuineness. They explain Buckalew's
presence in Canada by asserting that he
visited that country to examine into It's In
dian policy, and that he did this as MEM
Der of the United States Senate. And at
last the defence has touched the limit of
protesoueness. Now an attempt is made
| to show that Holcombe only says he saw
Mr.. Buckalew. OF PENNSYLVANIA, and it is
triumnhantlv ossuned that he did not
| speak to ,,in,l list read what Holcombe
writes to Benjamin, and see how fearful
must be the strais which demand such Il
defence. 81 desile To submit to yon, as the
head of the department to which ! am di,
rectly responsible, the history OF
certui,, transactions in ,ctich acaS engaged
| ,rhiIst in Canada. = l was practi-
cally associated by ny friends Messrs. Clay
! and Thompson, with themselves IN the ere-
cution of their more comprehensive and dett-
cate mission. In anticipation OF the arrival
of these gentleman at Niagara,
Mr.. George n. saunders, then residing IN
! that part of Canada, inrited htnlber Of ca
| items of the Unitd States, supposed to be
/ hostile to the existing administration, to IT.
/ sat the Falls AND INTERCHANGE OPINIONS
upon the condition Of the country ana the
/ Gieat question OF Peace, WITH THE PRoMl-
! NENT CONFEDEEATE GENTLEMEN Uh0
,rere srpecttd TO SPEND 4 portion Of the sum
mer ut that place.
| had no hesitation in meeting
| the PUBLIC MEN rho came to the fdttS, AND
EXPRESSED A DESIRE FOR MY CoMPANf.
Besides crowd of less disttn.
qlished persons, saw during the course OF
summer in some instances rePedtedty) COY.
Hunt of New York, Messrs Leigh itch
nsond and Benjamin Wood OF the same
State Messrs. BUCKELEW, Judge
Black and Mr. Vandyke, OF pennsylvania,
M'Lean of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Weller
of California, Judge Bullitt OF kentucky,
and Colonel Walker Of Indiana. we re-
ceiyed messages from other gentlemen
such as VOORHEES, OF Indiana, and fchdie
ton of Ohio. Before Mr.. Clay or myself
! had reached NiaCara, Mr.. Thompson had
! snen Mr.. VollandiGnani. Nv" impression,
s"%;.L Ln,c Lls,, ,,Irdc IN my mind BY WHAT
I LEARNED FROM THESE GENTLEMEN
and many other sources of information
includi,1 interrieacs lcih lenling member!
of The Order of the Sons Of LtJerty,' as tC
the temper Of the Democratic party, and es
pecially of the people of the North'CeSt, dnC
! Inc prospect Of any action an that section FA
YoRABLE TO OUR CAUSE, l shall state II
another part Of this report"
These impressions" we give below, II
the words of Mr.. lIolcombe, and they show
at a glance what work the copperheads
who met Uocombe at Niagara-INCLUD
ING OUR PRECIOUS CANDIDATE FOR GOV
ERNoR, CHAs. II. BUCKALEw-were ell
gagged in. IIolcombe says: at WOULD Ell
4 FATAL MISTAKE, i'll my opinion, TC
ABANDON ALL EFFORT TO SEPARATI
THIS SECTION (the Northwest FROM TIL
UNITED STATES, because no results have
as yet. been achieved commensurate Will
our expectations. Our resource
arc diminishing more rapidly, for o6ciou
reasons, than those Of our enemy. ToKEEl
| ALIVE SUCH DEGREE OF APPREHENSION
AS WILL LEAD TO THE CoNCENTRATION
OF LARGE BODIES OF TROOPS TO REPREs
| INsURRECTIoN. WITHIN THEIR OWN LIN
IT'S, lcW Of itself be an IMPORTANT DIVER
SION IN OUR FAVOR. We should employ mo
ncy and talent lCthOW stint. Too THl
BROoDlNG RESENTMENT THE PRoPOR
TloNs OF ANARCHY AND CIVIL STRIFE
LET US PRESERVE OUR COMMUNICATION
WITH OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH.
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