The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-09-20

s2OO per year for the first Two lines, and siOO for
each additional limo.
s's.-.-rs.s'-y-,s-
right citizens, who were arrested In fat
contempt Of the constitution and laws
of the United States, as pronounced by
the supreme court IN tho subsequent
case of Miligau, from the state of In
diana, and itwill,becomo those who were
engaged in their persecution TO MAIN
tain ut least Il modest silorC9 con-
cerning the whole transaction. Tho or.
rested men were confined in bomb
proof No. Of Fort Mifllin, partly be-
low water level, the Dimensions Of
which were about 81 feet by 10, lighted
imporfectly by Sits in the wall--damp,
unhealthy, aud in all respects unsuited
for the detention Of men accustomed to
active, outdoor employment In an
agricultural region. Ii was not strange,
therefore, that one of them, a most
reputable gontlcmtn. died under the
hardships TO which he was exposed,
and that uthcrs were subjected to at
tacks Of severe discaau aud eventually
seat homo broken in health. 1t is true
that two or three Of the arrested mon
were convicted by military commits
sion hafuro a fLll trial was had, mainly
upon the evidence of government in.
former, whOso credit was 0CGrWaf1
thoroughly impesched, and his whole
testimony con riredlcted and ovnrthOrwn.
lie was himseIfs 2 draft sneak, ,disch1rgcd
from all responsibility, and male q wit
ness under pay at the instance of Col.
oncl Albright, an officer who had coll
lccted quantity Of rubbish in the form
of worthless eCpdTte aflldavits against
the arrested men. The two or three mon
thus unjustly convicted were shortly
afterward discharged by order of the
President.
Last fall tho republic ans Of Columbia
county almost in mass voted for one of
the leading men who were arrested in
1864, at tho time In question, and con
fined for two months in Fort Mitflin.
and they came within few hundred
votes Of clecting him.
WHAT THE MATTER COST.
In common with many others, my
indignation was naturally excited at
the continued occupation uf our coua'Y
by troops, not merely because Of 80
persecution Of innocent men but nisJ
because OF the wasteful and shameless
expenditure Of the public money in
that occupation to the extent Of from
quarter to half million Of dollars. Un-
fortunately the invasion of the county
became connected with the politics of
the year, being continued pending the
state and presidential elections, and be.
coming matter of political excitement
and alteration. agree that much is to
be excused on account of the circum-
stances of the time, but the present re-.
vival of this old matter is without eX-
cuse or justification, and may properly
be resented on behalf of the people of
Columbia county.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
We are citizens of a common state,
and we are interested in thecharacter of
our commonwealth, and in her wclfara,
and in her future, and now, IN the elec'
ton of 1872, we have the opportunity
| presented to us of establishing 81 new
point of departure in her political his
! tory. To some extent the demoraiiz3-
ton produced by the war continues
among our people throughout the coun-
try. You hear of defalcations by public
officers in many sections OF the union.
You hear Of the use Of public money by
| public officers for private purposes.
| You hear of the debauchmout Of lcgisla-
| lures in different states. You hear of
| the prostitution Of our custom houses.
In short, of Illicit proceedings mainly
| instigated by keen, ardent desire of
men to make money rapidly. This de-
| moralizatiOn which follows every war
in every country is upon US, and we feel
| its effect; we see its contamination ex-
| tending throughout the body polite in
various parts of the country, and espec-
tally in our own state, where our OBJ
servation is more distinct and our means
| of information most COmDlete.
| We claim to be Christian and an ca
| lightened community; we claim that
we are under tho government Of an
overruling Providence; we claim that
| human nature is not SO utterly debaseu,
that even in its lowest estate IL may not
be elevated and improved and we think
truly that our race i5 capable Of indpa-
mite improvement, capable of approach
ing more and more unto that high aud
divine itnago in which man was origi-
nally fashioned by the hand of his crca-
tor. We have such beliefs, such cOnYic-
tiOns rs these-what then is our duty?
When we discover that things are amis5,
that moral evils in tho political world
have spread broadcast through the land,
and that, directly or indirectly, al
around us they are contaminating the
social body, lowering the general tone
of human life, what Is our duty? Why,
possessing sovereign power over our po-
litical institutions, and seize upon these
evils and mischiefs, and condemn them
to destruction. Tremendous cheering.
ELEVATING TONE OF PUBLIC LIFE.
1t is to rescue the government per-
vertGd from its just aims, and its proper
management, and to commit its gre t
powers and its high trusts to me2 ia
whom we can conhde, and who VIII
join with Us in eleYating the tone DJ
public life, and thus assist to elevate G,5
tone of private and social life also.
think that we who are engaged in this
cause Of reform in our state the prcSur-
year, can promise TO al honest MOI 10
the state who join with ua, aud wa
give us their support, that this srHr.
) and benefcent object of our Joint eff -'.
will be accomplished. In this good
work / shall look earnestly TO you, u,mpY
of Pittsburgh and Allegheny county
g for your cordial aid and Assistance.
4 | [Applause.1 ] know that you are cora
, petent TO give this, and am sure from
this demonstration that you are di-i"s"
i ed to give it. Now, when W. Ut the Casi
s shall have done our duty; when Va
@ shall have accumulated thet body
4 votes which shall exhibit Ourjudgm". 4
= upon public affairs, we shall expect ~
receive from the west also a cGulrtNn
5 ton swelling the majority upon lhy
t state election, by which ihc honor %. q
! the interests Of our state will bernrg Il
crios Of "We'n do it' aud apIaU II
and put upon sure ana an enduring
) foundation for the future, Nor up
: plause.l
e PLENTY or TALENT.
, But thcro aro others present you viii
/, desire TO hear, aud whom | sha q ia
- TO unto with you in hearing. Hero &
!! gentloman who sat in the cabinc, Of Air
It Lincoln and contributed his adyic. aud
d assistance there in the early ana per
II haps the most dangerous year OF tGt
>! war. l am sure you will listen to hin
J with respect, and l am equally conf
y dent that you will get from him word
o of instruction. Then my neighbor from
II Carbon will also, L apprehond, f.vo