The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-19
WHOLE NO. l406.
MR.. pILE.s RECORD.

In February, 1861, the Democracy
OF Union county elected Andrew II.
Dill as a delegate to the State Con
vention in Harrisburg. Among toe
planks Of the platform were the fol-
lowing:
- That we deprcclte civil war as. we believe
the Union can Rerer be maintained by force 0f
arms, and that as Denocrafs rc are net riHing
10 take up aF1as to support platform which ma
joriiy OF the people repuiiate and oppose at the
polls
THE Lincoln, the Douglas aud the
Bell party were all for the Union,
and had four times as many votes as
the Breckenridge or Disunion party /
10 1860
- Thatwe cordially approve the policy Of the /
National Administration in its rise and couciliato
ny course in the present perilous condition Of the
country"
Buehanan's course-tbus endors
ed-enabled the rebels TO oscltter cur /
ships, steal our munitions of war,
rob the United States and get the /
army where they could best use it,
under traitor Twiggs, etc.
A. H. Dill has generally furnish
ed the Union county newspaper what
brains il had And that paper en-
dorsed these resolutions.
The State Convention TO which |
Dill was sent, adopted the following !
among other similar resolutions:
- That we will b. all proper and legitimate /
means opp0se, disc0unfeHGrce GHd PrereHf any I
70 make any armed aggressi0ns upon the South I
ern States, especially 50 long as laws conirayen-
ing their rights shall remain unrepealed on the ]
statute buok Of the Northern States, and so long
as the Just demands Of TIE South shall continue TO
be unrecognized by the Republican maIOrities In 4
these States, and unsecured by proper amendato-
ry explanations OF the Constitution
This resolution was especially /
cheered by the whole Convention,
and all were endorsed by the paper
which Dill managed
These declarations tended, directly, |
to the rebellious spirit among the
slaveocracy and to give "sid and COM
fort to the enemy" II was upon the
good faith of resolutions such as
these Mr. Key says the South relied
for assistance, and plunged into re-
bellion. Dill and bis followers claim
ed that the demands" of the South
we're "just" and they were willing to
crawl on their bellies to endorse all
their claims even By amendments TO
the Constitution They thus en-
couraged the secession leaders to take
the fatal stand they did about that
time
Well, Dill was true 10 his resolu-
tions. He did discoun "1ance and
oppose, as far as he was able, almost
to the last, efforts of the Government
to suppress the rebellion. Hal his
plan and views succeeded di union
would have been accompl' -heo and
the black flag of slavery would now
be waving over half of our free re-
public ! Thanks to God tina. since
they would not listen to law, to reas-
on nor to humanity, Dill and the
rebels were defeated "by force of
armsr
"Give even the Devil his dues" ia
an old saying. And we admit that
when the rebels violated their own
States Rights claims, and invaded 1
Pennsylvania to barn our cities and .
mines, and ravage our farms, thous-
ands of adamantine Copperheads-l
like Clymer, Piollet, etc.-suddenly |
became patriotic. As hot coal on
turtles back will make him lively, |
so the rebel hate shown in the burn
ing of Chambersburg, etc, caused |
Democrats to forget the spirit of the |
above quoted resolutions Mr. Dill |
turned out in "the emergency" and |
for aught we know did bis duty |
He commanded an ambulance wagon,
but was taken sick and returned /
home Though be gathered no lau-
rels, be could safely say, 81 killed as
many rebels as they did cf me-"
Some of the Democrats speak Of
Colonel Dill" but it is not known
where he won the title The only
position we are aware OF his reach
ing in the emergency was command
er or captain Of on ambulance train
or wagon. Perhaps he may claim the
title of Captain" but be will hard
ly get a pension or reach the Guber.
material chair for glory won in that
expedition, while his mischievous,
traitorous utterauees before and in
the opening of the rebellion will
stick to him like tar, or the tabled
poisoned shirt Of Nessus. HIS re-
cord IS a had one. Hoyt's is all
right from the inception to the close
Of the Rebellion-tbe Giant Shame
of the Era.-Harris5urg Telegraph. /