CETTE * an rts ta i pa A A : — ~ other says of Breckenridge, why is not Mr. | character of the men whom they elect to | must also cordially approve all its acts, and FOR TREASURER. ine i us, and one pegs even al TH { tl ma McAllister just as culpable a8 we are? Is} represent them in the councils of the nation, | express the most unlimited confidence of i 1. speculates on “a rising’’ in this city ! Well, &¢ ie d | I. he better than any other man, that he can | yet even the worst characters are restrained { men in power, whether they deserve it op | Dr: J. B. Mitchell, 0 God knows how soon the Republicans may : i i y hi i i i i i i Christian Derr, 1 drive the people mad, bat one thing we are take upon himself privileges which another | in their action, through the fear of exposure not. And this despotic rule is sought to be Joseph Wilson, 3 peop 1 g r dare not 2 He then reads an article in oar | and the consequent condemnation by their | enforced upon the plea that freedom of opin 20k CANMTSIINEE. sure of, there never will be. any trouble in news column, which was copied from the! constitnents. This power has kept the bad | ion and of the press tend to weaken the Gov- Lor this city, unless the Republicans provoke it. Philadelphia Jnguirer, as telegraphic news, | men we often unfortunately get to represent ernment in this extraordinary crises of ifs | , Alexander, 31 It is a fixed rule in all governments that ss which simply asked who had ordered the | us restrained, or has so exposed their con-| existence. But how can the Government be | Sas. Foresman, 1 you bind down the people you provoke iu- burning of Hampton. Upon this discovery duct, as to cause their recall and prevent | thus weakened ? If the abuses complained P. B. or 3 surrections and disorders, and 8s you give he flew into a terrible passion, at least from forever their re-election. But this right is| of do not exist, then assaults upod imagina- Hober Tho g latitude and freedom, you have peace and the flashing of his green eye, we thought} now suspended, and how shall the people nary evils must fall harmless. If they do AC Witherite, 4 safety. Ausiria has an insurrection every ¢ Here shall the press the people’s rights mavn- tain, : Unawed by party or unbribed by gain; Pledeed but to truth to liberty and law, Vi or sways us and no fear shall awe.” C. T. ALEXANDER, ! Rai ishers. P, 0. MEER, § Editors and Publishers DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. FOR SENATOR. WILLIAM H. BLAIR, OF BELLEFONTE. ASSEMBLY, ROBERT F. BARRON, OF FERGUSON. ASSOIATE JUDGES, SAMUEL STROHECKER, JOHN S. PROUDFOOT, OF MILES AND MILESBURG. TREASURER, JOIN B. MITCHELL, OF BELLEFONTE. COMMISSIONER, AMOS ALEXANDER, OF PENN. AUDITOR, GEORGE BUCHANAN, OF GREGG. That which was intended for a Union seting. We had published the call for the meeting that assembled in the Court House on Mon- wy evening last, with the expectation that it might result in some good, by healing the bitter ammosities that exist in the minds! some men from circumstances growing out of this war. We always believed, and be- lieve yet, that many honest Republicans, when they spoke of there being men in Cen- (re county who believed m and adhered to the doctrine of secession, did dot make such charges through any party animosity but ware led to sincerely believe, through the | influence of some mobocrat, that such ‘men | realy Jive and breathe in Centre county.— These delusions we hoped would be dispelled so that both parties could meet in one gen- eral meeting and freely discuss and lay bes fore the public their views upon the manner in which this war can best be terminated with honor to the nation. The meeting has been held, and has resulted very differently from what we expected. We had every reason to believe that the sentiment of thc] people in general was near the same in fa- | vor of prosecuting this war until secession | was crushed and peace then restored by settlement of the dispute in reference to the negro in such a way that it could never revive to agitate this nation. This we know 1s the almost universal sentiment of the people, and, if they could have had a fair expression of opinion in a union meeting, party lines might have been laid aside for the present and all have united in one great party. We are sorry to sorry to say the meeting has not favored this much desired object. And why? Judge Hale madea | patriotic and telling speech that acted hike a charm. Many things he said was endors- ed by every Democrat present, and the meeting just felt like laying aside party lines and running bat one ticket this fall. The resolutions which were then offered were just in time, and just in the proper language to be heartily endorsed by every one present. At that very moment, when all was harmony who should thrust himself forward on the | notice of the mee ing but blood and thunder | McAllister. No person called upon him— no one wanted to hear him speak. Bat, potentate like, he steps forward with all his tration must be suppressed. erty of the press is ended 3 in the wake of the writ of Habeas Corpus : «The Constitution of Pennsylvania pro- vides, in Art. 10, Section 7, The printing presses shall be {ree to every person who underfakes to examine the proceedings of him mad. That was certainly proof positive that the Democratic WATCHMAN, and, asa matter of course, its owners and supporters From these facts he drew the conclusion, all-satisfactory to himself, that the editors of the Warcu- MAN, and other Democrats, were committing misdemeanor in the law by persuading men from enlisting in the army, probably, in the all sympathized with rebellion. hope that he might be pleading a case of treason or misdemeanor against somebody to urge upon the grand jury present the necessity of findiug an indictment. Oh “:bivalrous "MeAllister, did you not see the portrait of the Goddess of Justice on the wall behind you. She seemed to weep tha one who, for almost a lifetime, to convict a man of a heinous crime withou a Learmg, merely to gratify his own persona malignity. not know that you were in the balis of jus tice, pleading for injustice? dictment, or 2 mob. of her's should plead against the liberty o the press. You garble extracts from an ed itorial, quote, as the sentiments of men what they publish as news, and in this way strive to convey the impression that the edi tors of the WaroryaN were striving to dis persuade men from enlisting in defence o our country. mau if this was fair. from enlisting we will venture to bet tha we can give proof posuive that we have in- duced more men to enlist than he has or His speech on Mouday night has dene more injury m this county than any ever will. thing that has happened since the commence ment of this war. Instead of healing divis ions, he has sown dissension. Instead o | furthering a Union between the Democrats Let and Republicuns, he has defeated it. him be responsible and wear the blame. wpa A New Order of Things. WASHINGTON. Aug. 22, 1861.—A new era War Department, ordering to Washington all the organized in the Northern regiments, even if med and without uniforms, is but one step in the new order of things that has heen inaugurated since the adjournment of That step will result in the for- The men, as has dawned. The recent order of the regiments now States, and all parts of un Congress. mation of a National army. they arrive here, will be formed into com panies and regiments irrespective of the They will States from which they come. be armed and uniformed alike : the naiform being of the army regulation dress of blue A new nomenclature will be adopt- cloth. ed, discarding the names of States, and re- ferring only to the position which ithe re- \| spective regiments will occupy in the grand army of the United States. The Admistration decided to-day to take another step, which will be quite as start- ling at first as the former, but which is The Constitution provides for the freedom of But it also pro- vides for the privileges of the wnt of habeas It has been found that the safety of the Republic required the suspension of The Administration is now sat- isfied that the safety of the Republic requires that those papers in the North which do not equally founded on sound policy. speech and of the press. corpus. that writ. yield a hearty support to the Government, and to all the measures of the Administra- tion, and which, by their sympathy with the South, nourish ac the North a hostile feeling be warned against the Government, shall to desist, and if they persist, shall be sup- pressed. Attorney General Bates has been consulted on the subject, and says that the Government would be perfectly jusufied in doing so. * Thus the fiat has gone forth : “All news- papers that do not give a cordial, hearty support to all the measures of the Adminis Alas ! the hib- it has followed gelf-important dignity, into the midst of the | the Legislature, or any branch of the Gov- audience and commenced his speech. He | ernment, and no law shall ever be made to first deprecated the terribie state of affairs | restrain the right thereof. The free com- whieh he imagined to exist in our very midst | munication of thoughts and opinions is one he was troubled to know that traitors lived | of the invaluable rights of man, and every in and breathed the pure air of Centre Toun-| citizen may freely speak, write, and print, ty. From this assumed stand point he went | on any subject being responsible for the off into a tirade of abuse and bitter slang, | abuse of that liberty.” such as none but,a malicious heart could | Article 1st, of the amendments to the Constitution of the Unit- give utterance to, towards the editors and | ed States, ratified and confirmed March the | supporters of the DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN. | 4th, 1789, provides, “Congress shall make They were traitors in his loyal estimation. | no law respecting an establishment of rol because removing the duty of implicit obe- Then he pulled and tugged at his suspenders, | gion, or prohib ag the free exercise thare had made her precepts a study should so far forget her teachings and his own manhood as to strive Oh, *‘chivalrous” man, did you 1 y Either an in- Did ycu not see the Goddess of Liberty blush to know that ason We appesl to every candid Instead of persuading know what their representatives do. How shall they know when their constitutional rights are infringed, until the iron chain that is already being forged is welded around their necks, and the last vestige of liberty has forever flown. We have given, and will continue to give ourihearty and cordial support to every CON- STITUTIOANL act of the Administration in f| its efforts to put down rebellion, to maintain the Union, the Government, and the Consti- tation, and to restere us once more to peace and harmony. But when we are asked to support EVERY act of that Administration, whether right or wrong, it is wore than we, t| as freeman, WILL promise. Aslengasit supports the Constitution of our country we are with it, but when it violates that consti- tution we are opposed toit. We have been t | taught in the school of Democracy to revere 1{ that instrument, as the palladium of our rights, and when 1t is violated by this or any - | other Administration, we have a right, for which our fathers fought and bit the dust, to raise oar warning voice, however feeble, and denounce the sacraligious hand that {| tampers with that sacred instrnment. But - | this right, it seems, is now denied us under , | the color of mililary necessity, and we sar- r | render with a prayer and a trust, that the - | almighty ruler of heavon and earth may in- - | terfere in behalf of our beloved country, and f]save us from that destruction which is brooding over us. But, Democrats, there is one blessed hope t | remains. Thank God, our people are intelv ligent. They understand our government, and know when their rights are assailed, and this knowledge has set rn argument at work silently, that is accomplishing more for the cause of the Democracy, than all the . | newspapers in the world. f| This paper announces the ticket of our party. Itis a ticket that knows no defeat. Be trae, therefore, Democrats, as you have always been, to the Coustitution, the Un- ion and tne laws, the ticket and the resolu- tions ; the cause 1s just, and it will, it must, it cannot fail to triumph. . The Duties and Rights of Citizens. [he Government owes every citizen pro te ction—protection for life, property and liberty. [In return for this pigtection every citizen owes the Government obedience, — ile may question the wisdom of laws, but he has no right to refuse obedience to them. i is personal services, his posessiong, even his life, constitute part of the resources of Government, upon which it may draw in cases of necessity. In despotic governments not only is this power over persons and prop- erty unlimited, but ralers assume to exer cise supervision over the thoughts and opin- ions of their subjects. Men neither say what they think or think what they say.— A word uttered in opposition to the conduct of the powers that be, subjects the unlucky individual to imprisonment and punishment. Ie may faithfully perform all his duties as a subject, but if he ventures to express an opinion against the conduct of those in pow- er. he is treated as a criminal, Arbitrary authority and freedom of speech cannot exist in the same government, Either the one or the other must give way—and arbitrary power always suppresses {ree opinion. In our Government, which is based upon popular will, freedom of speech and of the press is necessary to its existence. The moment this ie destroyed the whole nature of our (Government 18 changed. When it becomes dangerous for men to say what they think, our boasted liberties cease to be, and we are within the gloom uf an overshad- owing despotism. But this freedom of opinion does not in- clude the right to violate laws or oppose! violerce to the constitutional measures of Government. Law is as imperative in a Republic as in a Monarchy. If the Govern- ment taxes a man’s property, the owner may grumble, but he must pay. If it de. mands his services in the army, he may ob- ject but he mustgo. no man has the right to set his private opinions ahove law, or (o interpose obsticals to the execution of dis- tasteful enactments. Neither has he the right to seek shelter under some fancied ¢ Higher Law,” and refuse to perform his constitutional obligations because disagree- able to his moral sense. This rule, if put! in practice, would be destructive of all law,’ dience. If laws are distasteful the remedy and writhed and twisted himself into as| of : or abridging the freedom of speech, or | is in the hands of the people, who may pro- many shapes as a jackenape walking a worn | press, or the right of the peonle peaceably | cure their repeal or modification by proper fence. He evidently was in the greatest] to assemble, and to petition the Congres | 8nd lawful means. imaginable misery, from some unknown | for a redress of grievances.” cause, {probably his conscience told him Such is the language of the Constitution that he lied.) A happy thought for him, | of Pennsylvania, and of the United States, however, at this juncture came to his relief. | which guarantees to every citizen of this State tle was a subscriber to, or at least was the! and of the United States the free exercise | {0 examne with perfect freedom the nature of | possessor of a secession newspaper, vrinted in Kentucky. fle would read from that, | opinion, freedom of speech, and fr of those most invaluable rights-- freedom of | The relations of citizens to the Government are, therefor . First--Duly io render uns fines obedience to the laws and the govern- | ment adminislering them. Second—Right| i our laws and the conduct of our rulers, ap- eedom of | proving or condemmng as the case may be. apparently forgetting that, according to his the press. It 1s to the free exercise of this | There is no conflict between duty and right. theory of treason, he was giving publication | gacred boon, that we are indebted for the | They co-exist in perfect harmony ; and as to treasonable sentiments. He then referred | preservation of our Government through | soon as they cease to harmonize the whole to an article in the WarcaMAN which was | eighty-five years of its existence, for through copied from a Union paper in Baltimore, | the press do the acts of onr pablic servants {gone a total and radical change. which did not land Breckenridge hLalf as! become known to i highly as did the piece he read to prova the editors of this paper secessionists. If it be reason in one instance to publish what an- | the people, who can call thom to.account for their misdeeds at the preseat National Administration say that it | hallot box. i rence for the people to Le deceived in the | whole duty to the Government, but he It is not an uncommon oceur - | nature of our institutions must have under- | | Some of the intemperate partizans of the, | is not enough for a citizen to perform his| | | exist, they should be removed —and the only way to compel their removal is by directing against them the power of public opinion. Look at the consequences that would fol low the suppression of free discussion! In- stead of the people dictating to the Admin- istration, the Administration would dictate to the people. Applaud every act of the men in power, and they would be free to exercise unlimited authority without the slightest check imposed by the restraining power of public opinion. The Administras tion would no longer belong to the people, but the people to the Administration. Are we prepared to resign our boasted liberties to the keeping of the few men who happen for the time being to occupy stations of authority.— Patriot and Union. Democratic County Convention, The Democratic Delegates of Centre Coun- ty met in pursuance of previous notice, at the Court House in the Borough of Bellefonte on Tuesday evening, the 27th inst,, for the purpose of placeing in nomination suitable candidates for the support of the party at the ensuein: election. The Convention was organized by the election of Gen. George Buchanan of Gregg township as President, and J. G. Moyer of Hains and S. I. Shugert of Bellefonte, Secretaries. The following named Delegates presented their credentials and took their seats as members of the Convention, viz : Bellefonte—S. T. Shugert Reading. Boggs—Wm. Marks and John Poorman, Jr. Benner —John A. S. Mallory Keller. Curtin—Joseph McCloskey. Miles—Adam Shaffer, Sr., and R. HI. Foster. Spring— Wm. Furey and W. H. Noll. Haines—D. O. Bower, J, G. Moyer and Thomas Yearick. Patton—Reuben H. Meek, Walker—A. C. Geary and Henry Beck. Gregg—dJohn Ioshel, John Goodheart and Gen. George Buchanan. Union—Joseph Alexander. Horris—W. W. White and Sameul Gilli land. Potter—Sam’l L. Foster, Daniel Fleisher, George Hoffer and John Heckendorn. Penn—1IL. P. Gepheart, D. A Musser and Henry Krumrine. Rush—A Jackson and Dr. Hoops. Halfmoon— Wm. Cross. Howard— Wm. Randall. Worth—Terrence McAlarney. Ferguson —Geo. W. Meek, Alex. Sample and John. B. Mitchell. Unionville—Thomas J. Geary. Milesburg—James Furry. Snowshoe—Austin Hinton, Burnside—R. C. Mulholland. Marion—John Zigler and Geo. Hoy, Sr. Taylor—John Fink. Liberty ——Ridge. A Communication was here received ' and read from a Committee appointed at a meet- ing of citizens of Centre County held at the Court House on Monday evening * to confer with the Delegates to the Democrat and Republican Conventions, to secure the nomination of a Union ticket, worthy the support of every unconditional Union man.” Ou motion of Mr. Yearich, the Convention unanimously declined to concur in the above recommendation and appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. Yearich, and James and Joseph Geo. Shaffer Shugert and Geary, to communicate their | non-concurance to the committee. The Convention then proceeded to the nomination of candidates for the respective offices, which resulted in the choice of the following as the Democratic Ticket for Cene tre County, viz: Senator Wm. H, Blair ,of Bellefonte. Assembly —Robert F. Barron, of Ferguson. Associate Judges—Sam'l S rohecker of Miles, and John 8. Proudfoot, of Mileshurg. Treasurer— Dr. John B. Mitchell, of Belle- fonte. Commisoner—Amos Alexander, of Penn Auditor—Gen. George Buchanan, of Gregg, by acclamation, The ballots were as follows : FOR SENATOR. 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 1. M. Hall, 17 16 '16 18 Wm. H. Blair, a7 180000 © 99 Jobn T. Hoover, 13.3120 11 FOR ASSEMBLY. Ist. 24. 24. Robert F. Barron, 15 21: 29 ¥. Kurtz, 3 (withdrawn ou 1st ballot.) Dr. Keorr, 1 5 « J B. Shaffer, 9 14 17 John A. Hunter, 5.7 1 Wm. J. Kealsh, 3 at FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGES. 1st. 24. 3d. 4th. Nath. J. Mitchell, 13.16 2 2 Jno. 8. Proudfoot, 15 13 18 99 Jno. L, Gray, 6 7 (withdrawn S. Strohecker, 18 17 24 (elect'd Sam'l Gilliland 6 8 withdrawn. Samuel Mackee, 8 8 T(with- drawn.) s | H. A. Mingle, 3 (withdiawn.) Henry Wilner, 11-13 15°13 John Neff, 11 9 10 (with- drawn.) Win. Allison, 3.3 (with- drawn.) FOR AUDITOR. Gen. George Buchanan was nominated by acclamation. On motion a Standing Committee compo- sed of one from each district was selgeted as follows : . S. T. Shugert, Bellefonte. Henry Noll, Spring. Alex. Sample, Ferguson. John Poorman, Boggs. Jos. Roller, Benner.— Jos. McCloskey, Cartin. R. H. Foster. Miles. D, O. Bower, Hains. Dr. J. M. Bush, Patten. John Divens, Walker.— Jared B. Fisher, Gregg. Geo, L. Peters. Union. W. W. White Hains. John Gar- biich, Marion. John Copenhaven, Taylor. Ebenezer Records, Huston. Dan’l Fleisher, Potter. Jacob Pottsgrove, Halfmoon. I. Buflington, Mileshurg. John Smith. Penn. Wm. Holt, Snowshoe. CC. Munson, Rush. John H. Holt, Burnside. S. B. Leathers, Howard. On motion Thomas Yearick and Capt. Israel Shafter, were appointed Conferces io meet the Conferees from other portions of the District, to select o candidate for the Senate. S. I. Shugert, then presented the follow- ing Resoluions which were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the Democratic party is, and always has beer, true to the Union, the Constitution and the laws, and thai whilst we adhere with unwavering devotion to its organization as a conservator of right, mete- ing to all classes, whether North or South, equal and exact justice, we wage no war upon the present legally constituted author. ities but on the contrary recognize and commend to them the great fundamental duty of seeing ‘‘the laws faithfully execn- ted,” whether in the suppression of Southern rebellion, or infractions of the Constitution and laws elsewhere. Resolved, That our union of States being formed in peace and compromise, and here tofore maintained upon that basis as the spirit of the Government, should be so held, and that whilst we would counsel no relaxa- tion in a determined purpose to crush the re- bellion now existing in one portion fons once happy Unien. at any cost and at ahy sacri- tice, it is mo disloyalty to the Government— it 18 no violotion of our duty as American citizens—it is no sympathy with treason, to prefer, and express the preference for an honorable compromise of existing difficulties at any period of the controversy. Resolved, That the country beng in a state of war and the Government struggling for Nationa! existence, it is no time to dis- cuss a which produced the difficul- ties, or to countenance or encourege private, sectional or political animosities. We therefore proclaim ourselves loyal to the whole Union, as our lathers made it, with an unfaltering purpose to sustain and sup port the Adminstration m all proper efforts to avert rebellion and establish the suprema- cy of the laws. To this end we recommend to our fellow citizens of all parties, forbear- ance in a patriotic devotion and a single purpose to aid, by all the means in our power, a vigorous prosecution of the war to a successful termination. Resolved, That we have entire confidence in the ability and patriotism of the gentle- men named by this Convention for the re- spective offices, and take pleasuw in coms mending the Ticket formed to the unanimous and vigilant support of the Democracy of Centre county. Resolved, That we cordially endorse the course that has been pursued by our iwo Democratic papers—the Watchman and Reporter—in boldiy and fearlessly speaking the truth, and harlisg back, with indignity, the charges of treason and disloyalty that have been cast at the Democratic party by the opposition press, and at the same time they supported the military arm of the Gov- ernment, in maintaining the Union they favored a peaceful settlement of the difficul.s ties in which our nation is involved. Freedom of the Press. Resolved, That itis true, as a general principle and is alse expressly declared by one of the amendments to the Constitution, that “the powers not delegated to the United States by the Consti- tution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are re- served to the States respectfully or to the people” and that no power over the freedom of religion, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS BEING DELEGATED T0 THE UNITED STATES BY THE CoNsTiTUUI0N, nor prohibited by it to the States, all lawful powers respecting the same pip oF RIGHT REMAIN, AND WERE RESERVED T0 THE States or PeorLe.—Kentucky Resolutions. CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAWS, RESPORT- ING AN FSTABLISHMENT 0F RELIGION. OR PRO= HIBITING THE FREE EXKROISE THEREOF, OR ABRIDGING THA FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR OF THE PRESS. — Constitution of the U. S. The wail corues up from an agonizing par- ty just sinking beneath the waves of popular indignation, ‘Help me, Cassius, or Isink.” ‘Suppress all the Democratic newspapers, or we sh.ll lose the fall elections.” These are not tne words used by the War-Disunion press, but no one who reads the signs of the times can doubt that this is their meaniag. The chragrin the Republican party feels be- cause the Democrats wonld not unite with it, knows no bounds, and seeing no other way to wreak their vengeance. they call such journals as onr ‘‘secession sheets,” in order to excite popular indignation against them. They will not place before their readers what we say for ourselves, nor do they cite a single line to prove their charges. It is sunply assertion, and false assertion at that, as they will know. We will give a thousand dollars a line for every one that can be furnished from our columns showing that we have advocated secession. Let the slanderers bring on their proof, orstop their infamous lying. We know very well, how- ever, that they will do neither, but repeat, and re-repeat their falehoods, day after day, without a twinge of conscience or a blush of shame. But it would seem that these men were determined to drive the people of the North iuto rebellion. Their fears lend a thousand rumors to their imaginations. They imag- six weeks ; Italy, before Garibaldi gave the people freedom, was a volcano constantly belching forth fire and smoke, and so it is the world over. It is human nature. All that the opponents of the Administra- tion ask, is the simple right to differ with it as to its policy. If their arguments against Mr. Lincoln’s plan of restoring the Union, are to be met bp mobs or martial law, the people will not be slow to conclude that it must be a very bad case that cannot vindi- cate itself in the arena of discussion. If editors—having nearly all the Jeading papers with a great proportion of the talent of the press on their side—zannot successfully vin- dicate the policy of the administration, then indeed, must it be sadly deficient in statess manship. If these papers break the laws; or if their editors commit overt acts of trea- son, why deal with them accordingly, but if their oftence simply be for opinion’s sake, don’t add hypocrisy to persecution. The freedom of the press is something over which Congress nor the President has any control. No power, tipon this subject, was delegated in the Constitution of the United States, to any Departmens of the Federal Government. Mr. Jeffersor, in the Kentucky resolutions which we quote, shows this. The Constitution is also just as ex: plicit as language can make it. Mr. Lincoln might, with just as much right, dictate to ministers of the Gospel what sentiments hey should preach, as to us what we shall write. Tf certain opinions are treasonable, they are treasonable anywhere, and the clergyman who preaches the glorious Gos~ pel of peace, may, ere long, find his calling gone. It 1s evident, however, these attacks upon the press proceed from the basest and most fiendish motives, The present affords evil disposed people an opportunity to gratify some long cherished revenge—to wreak their cowardly spite, which, under other circumstances, they would be compelled to smother, These men hang like fiends round all social convulsions of this kind, and take a malicious pleasure in producing all the disorder they can, The more the merrier for them. Nothing is too * Satanic ” for their delight—nothing too hellish for their pleasure. Let the freedom of the press be interfered with, however, and no one can answer for the consequences. New York is a slumbering earthquake. Already the mutterings of an angry storm have been heard. The great social problem that bas met mankind at every turn—the eternal hostility between capital and labor—is yet Ti is never wise to turn a simple opponent into a deadly enemy. But attack the freedom of the press, and thousands will cry for revenge soener or later, who would never have thought of it before. [It isan easy matter to start a revolution, but a dif- ficult one to stop it —Ex. Billy Brown Again. This celebrity has again had one of his semi monthly fits, and we hope he feels unsolved. much better since the copious discharge of extraneous gassy matter which sates in his head, and is as the doctors say, caused by an over-charged stomach. The poor fel low, they.say. is afflicted with a dumpleliv- | eous appetite which he cannot refrain from gratifying, and when he does so, it invaria- bly brings on those periodical spasms of which the last Centre Democrat is the fruit. But we are glad to know he feels somewhat better now, and hope for his sake, that he may not soon be afflicted with the like again. : mr i ly Al Ape Our fathers resorted to the bayonet and poured out their blood to establish this gov- ernment, during the period of the Revolu- tion In 1812 they resorted to the bayoust and poured out their blood to maintain it.— Shall we, their sons, not take the same weapon in our hands and pour out our blood in its defence, when necessary ? This Un- ion must be preserved, peaceably, if possi- ble, forcibly, if must,—Democrat. Why, yes, of comse, Colonel Brown, you said more than three months ago, that you would fight and pour out “our blood” inits defence, and it surprises all who heard you make that remark, to know that you have not, ere this, done what you said you would do. « Twon't say, go, boys, but come, boys.” — Now do, Colonel, make those words good.— Be a man for once in your life. Eulist in some of the companies now forming, and go fight for the Union and the Coustitution. It will be better employment, we assure you, than striving to excite mobs to violste that Constitution, which, if effected by you, wil] recoil with terribie weight upon your own head. *. aaa ¢ NATIONAL ZurruG.”’—This 15 the name of a new German weekly paper just started in New York, at the rate of $2 per anpum, or fifty cents for threc months. Ft is a peace paper, and strongly advocates a term- ination of the civil war now in progress.— What its particular plan is for bringing about 80 desirable an end and a restoration of our once happy Union is not yet announced, but we presume will be in due time. The paper is a large one. ably edited and neatly printed in quarto form, and will doubt- less secure an extended circulation, “pi
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