Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, February 13, 1863, Image 2
dhe Thatch, ' Pp. GRAY MEEK, } Editor be ENTE ‘BELLEFONTE, PA. Friday Morning, Feb. 13, 1863. | to So ——— Slavery and the War. From the establishment of the Abolition Republican party, down to the comimence- ment of the present civil war, the alleged eril effects of negro slavery were the themes of innumerable speakers and writers who advocated the fanatical dogmas of that or- ganization. The newspapers, periodicals, and pamphlets, printed and circulated to prove that slavery had a debilitating and efleminating fluence upon the people and government wherever it existed, had they been preserved, would have been amply gufficient to have plastered the wounds and covered the graves of the countless thous- ands who have fallen victims to the insane spirit which these documents aroused in the minds of a portion of the Northern people. The eflect of this teaching was to impress the Northern mind with an utter ;contempt ror ihe Southern people, their characters, abilities, and institutions. In consequence, thousands honestly believed that the South was 80 perfectly destitute of every thing which gives strength and in.portance. to a people, that a few thousand ‘Wile Awakes’ could settle nny force which could bebrought into the ficld against them, in a few weeks overrun the entire South, and if neeessary . drive *Jefl. Davis and his cohorts’ into the Gulf of Mexico. The first call made by Lincoln, for seventy five thousand men to serve for three months, ( a force so entirely TOO LARGE, and a time 80 entirely T00 LONG for the trifling work it had to accomplish) was only justified as a means of demon- srating to the South our immense military superiority, and the impossibility of their making any successful resistance! This delusion, arising naturally from the whole teachings of the Abolition Republican lead- ‘+, made a portion of the Northern people x for the war! They longed and pan- teu fur the s'avghter, with the same fero- eious pleasure that the sLEUTH HOUND exhib- its when he is rapidly overhauling his trem- bling and defenceless victim, Suoh a war a8 they we’ e taught to anticipate, would be mere pastime and amusement! The only regret they seemed to enter ain, was, that the people taey were to fight and conquer, were unable to make resistence enongh to render it interesting sport ! There would be a lack of apirit and animation, IN CONsz- QUENC OF THE FEEBLENESS OF Tig For In- deed it was almost a pity for REAL MEN to engage in 8uch unresisting butchery as would be made of the ‘kid-gloved, weakly, sickly, but pompous, plantation dandies’ of the South. It would be to much like can- nonading a sheep-fold, or charging bayonets upon a company of school child «n! ‘These sagacious STATE:MEN told the pub- lic that this vast difference between the peo- ple of the North and South was occasioned entirely by the perverse blindness of the latter, in retaining in their midst, that ‘great abymjnation,’ that “sum of all villainies,” the institution of negro slavery. That the white inhabitants there, in consequence of this contest with slavery had become so en- ervated in mind and baly ag almost to lose their identity as Anglo-Saxons. They kad become *‘weak, effeminate, and help- less,” Without physical ability to labor themselves, they also lacked ingenuity to devise anything for others to do. Poverty, wretchedness, and destitution were staring them in the face. A crisis was impending over them which nothing but the interposi- tion of Northern skill and ability could avert. With but little accumulated wealth, and no resources but the labor of these ne- groes, who were compelled, to work and wept in subjection by n of the regula tions conceded by, the peonle of the free States, the future presented a gloomy | prospect for these “lords of the lash.’ — They could not raise grain enough to keep thomselves from starvation, nor make clothing enough to cover their own naked- ness. They cculd manufacture absolutely nothing. not even a knife, a pistol, or a gun to protect themselves from their own slaves. Everything they ¢ n umd, or used or had was kindly provided by their north- ern friends at whom they ungratefully rail- ed for trying to remove the teriible incubus of slavery from them. Lands once fertile, were being turned into barren wastes, cities towns, and villages deserted ana gradually destroyed, plantations abandoued and thrown to commons, Churches, colleges and achool-houses mouldering to ruins, and uni- versal desolation was . surely and rapidly creeping over that doomed land the natural consequence of, or the just punishment and retributions for, the great sin of slavery. * 1t was not the, South alone, however, that had to suffer.in consequence of this great Southern +‘inequality.” The North m a measure was responsibie for its continuance, and ought to, and did suffer a portion of the penalty. The free trade doctrine of the South hud to a great extent retarded the g owt of our manufacturing interes's; while our immense mineral regjurces were render ed almost valueless in consequence of the ame policy which was pursued for the pur- pose of supporting the “slave oligarchy." — The people of every Section of the free stttes were heavily taxed to support each and every department of the federal government in the Sjuth. Neither was the airect expense which slavery caused to Northern people all that we suffered in consequence of that in- stitution. Being a source of weakness it er invited the attacks of foreign enemies; and | Who Are the Disunionists ? mn case of invasion it would require ones — half of our entire military forces to keep the slaves in subjection, which would render the other an easy prey to any powerful foe which might devise to take advantage of our situation, While in case of a civil war of any kind. and especially in a collision be- tween the North and South, the whole white populatiou of (he latter section’ would fall victims to the feelings of hatred and re- verge which the slaves were alleged to en- tertain towards their masters and mis- tresses. i BY J. P. M. NO. Im. Is it « treason’ for us to pursue further this investigation as to who first severed the ties which only can make a Union and then openly advocated disunion ? Ifat be treas- on, we are willing for those so inclined, ot «« make the mostof it,” but would flist say to all who may favor our communication with a perusal, tha* the treason herein con- tained, is quoted from those who now stand highest aboye our ruined government, and in the face of the experience of ages, and in opposition to the wishes of the Ameri- ican people, strive to carry out the bloody programme laid down years: ago—fiecdom for the slave and slavery for the free. In our last weswere showing that hostility to the South and her institutions was the avowed pdlicy of the Republican party as proclaimed by its leaders. Avdrew Jack- son tells us that the Union exists only m matupl confidence.” If this be true, (and } ?) anything: cal 1 We might go on and fill columns of like ideas which were proclaimed in every Re- publican meeting. and reiteratea from every Republican press for five or six years prior to the commencement of actual hostilities. During the whole of that period the Democ- racy exerted every power to convince their opponents that all this was a fatal delusion, which, if pursued to its legitimate results, must eventually produce disunion and civil war. We showed them that their theories were demonstrated to be false by the history of our own country and that of eve idence de calc civilized people on the face of the globa.- Fon Erow All would not do. Reason, arguuest and Barper’s Ferry did more, perhaps, to plant facts were ‘all sct aside with flippant levity, hatred in the Southern heart sghindt ther and our admonitions and warnings treated Y deiidl a Th 1d bre thren of the North than sli other causes wa \ Jorien on coniembh e world Was | oombined. Had his infamous conduct been furnished with a frightful example of the 1 h : b. OW condemned, as it should have been, through_ hy of a hihi 3 ‘ i Fo out the North, the South would have regard. 8 wou Bsiroy ¥ cy Hrsimake mad." | eq the whole affair as the insane workings The collision, which might have been avoid- | of 5 for faratics. But the leaders of a par- ed by the least spark of either patriotism or ty so powerful as to be able soon after to Te fhe Repyhilcan leaders, was pre- | get one of their number President, not on- wipated Lani The countly DF Hib treachery ly endorsed the conduct of old John Brown, and fraud of the President elect and his cho- | {| + 4 1ontened vengeance for his well-mer. sen advisers. Many of the results are now ited punishment, We have their speeches before. Jot 29 Soe Akal giperionce hes and writings before us and from them will taught in these ammias who woild lex in select a few choice extracts. At the trial m0. oljer sehogl; of Brown and his followers at Charlestown, fo de end 2 ily fierce 3d Virgina, it was given in evidence, was nev. oody war mn which hundreds of thousands | .\. sp iredicted, and has gone out to the of our best and bravest men have been kill" | 013 oc, history’s truth that William LI. ed or maimed, we find the South is 8s far | goygrq was apprized of the intended movef from being conquered as at the beginning. — | pont upon the South, that the whole affair Both on land and sea our forces, under the was submitted to him, when, instead o- command of our ablest generals and commo_ taking measures to arrest the proceeding, dores, Bare beth holly met, 3d, in MANY, | he whispered back in response that he *‘had many instances, terribly defea:ed. Where- | poor yiot been told.” In all history there atl bays chieved a victory over the is no blacker deed than was contemplated by Southern forces, it bas been purchased at | ony Brown and those who incited him te it the most frightful saciifices. Thishas been | ooo 0 der and inciting slaves to 80 uniformly true that the most bitter and rise against their masters and their master's fanatical conteumers of the people of that family, all combined and all made known section, are forced to admit that we are war- | = yp great Senator from New York. It ring with ren, who in everything that makes was, however, bat the result of his teach- up good soldiery, ave fully our equals. The inz—a practical exposition of the Irrepres- people have also learned that our former Un- | oh. (v1 6104 and Higher Law doctrine. ion with the South was not so disadvanta-| nr Lovejoy. of Tlinois, in a speech April Sn SANs 2 98.23 they ‘were 5th, 1860, thus defends John Brown and ad- indly Jed to elieve, t just now 0CCUTS | oo0a40g the idea of visiting retribution upon to them, that while it was true that we fur-| poo q0 of those who hung him for the Bished ge Sonihern people with hsaly op L.perpetration of the most diabolical crimes. ery manufactured article which they used, [*, This affair of John Brown brings us to the W¥, RECEIVED OUR PAY 18. FULL, FoR 17 ALL, | reality of things. This raid confronts us and that, too, either in money or raw mate- with slavery, and makes us ask, is slave- Biskunoniwhish dhioussids vol fost Mane holding right ? and if so, what right has it? men and women were employed to work. — | 7 Sy U0 to Yoke Brown, ‘you There was not one idea detrimental to the Tete Ti We T will not hs character of that people preached by the re- Job Brown. | You wart zieito Pur ont ox bli ticians, bi e Ee been refined ecrations upon the head of old Osawatomie and overthrown hy the experience of the | | : iia 5 Though all the slaveholding Balaks in the last two years. Their ideas concerning the i frp country fill their houses with silver and prof- effects of slavery have undergone the mos y 3 4 fer it, 1 will not curse John Brown. * * * remarkable change. Instead of it being a y I BERIEVE THAT HIS PURPOSE WAS A GOOD source of weakness, 1t is now alleged to be 3 2 3 ". ONE; that so far as his own motives before the basis of ail the strength of the Confed- | | v : God were concerned they were honest and erate Government, They now cry, ** destroy A 3 » iin truthful ; and no one can deny that he slavery and rebellion will be crushad.” The : } + stands head and shoulders above any other President himself has offizially declared : . ¥ a character that appeared upon the stage in that as long as slavery continues, the South 7 that tragedy, from beginning to end, from cannot be conquered. And these men now |- T the time he entered the armory there, to the expect the people to be deluded as much by | y ; ie time when he was strangled by Gov. Fussa- this assertion as they were three or four | © 3 : tion. He was not guilty of murder or irea- years ago by one directly the reverse. Who : : : : son ! Despotism has seldom sacrificed three can put confidence in men who thus delib- ii i . ; : | nobler victims than Brown, Stevens and erately deceive and shamelessly admit their x ; impostures, while they are still tresh in the Hazhtt, . If the Blood, of innocent men is P : thus taken by an absolute, unqualified, un- minds of all. Such knaves are unfit to gov- | = ; ern anybody, and hardly fit to live with de- justifiable violation of natural law, what £ will it appease, what will it pacify 2 Tt will cent white men. . P i J » mingle with the earth; it will mix with the waters of the ocean; the whole civilized world will anaff itin the air; and it will re- turn with AWFUL RETRIBUTION on the heals of those violators of natmal law and uni- versal justice.” ar On the 21 day of December, 1839, the day on which Brown paid the penalty of his awtul crimes, a meeting of Republicans was held in Cleveland, Ohio, at which a lot of Resolutions were passed. They were re- Tan ported by a committee composed of Judge « ople, anywhere, being incl ; 5, ig out es the right Re oy; ad hy Spanlfing. wltarnds # a of the shake off the existing government, and form | Convention that nominated Lincoln, Judge a new one to suit them better, This is a | D. R. Tilden, a leading Republican of Ohio Wo dares to to weaken that mm ty pe time ti A lady friend, 1n Jersey Shore, has sent us the f lowing extract from a speech male by «Tlonest Abram,” in the louse of Hepre- sentatives, on the 12th day of January 1848 To any one who doubts the facts of his Lav ing given expression to such sentiments, we would say the speech may be found in the- appendix to the Congressional Globe of the, 30th Congress, first session, page 94: ‘most valuavle, a most gacred right—a right | and Rev, Mr. Brewster, a political parson which, we hope and believe, is to liberate 4 2 the world... Nor is this right confined to of the. same school. Although they are causes in which the whole people of an ex- |’ y isting government may choose to exercise it [108 a8 they do, the feelings towards the quite lengthy, we give ther in full, show- |. —ANY PORTION of such people that can, may revolutionize, and make their own of so much of the territory as they inhabit.— More than a majority of any portion of such people may revolutionize, putting down the minority, intermingled with, or near about them, who oppose their movements. Such minority was precisely the case of the To- ries of our own revolution. Itis a quality of revolutions not to go by old lines, or old laws, but to break up both and mace new ones.” What kind of loyalty 18 ‘that? Is not this carrying the docirime of secession as far es can be done by 37 *¢ rebel” of South hi Carolina? Is not this acknowledging the right of Secession? The right of any - por- tion of the people, or any State to revolu- tionize and make war upon the government, and if they possess the physical power, to overthrow the government and set up a sys- tem of their own? Yes, it goes further, it disavows the right of the government to use its physical force in attempting to coerce any State, or PorTION of the people, who may rebel against the government of tho United States, This idea of Secession advanced by Lincoln when a member of Congress 18 as wild as any held by the veriest Southern Secessionist at this day. Many in the South may have learned their Secession doctiines from the Presidential incumbent. Mr. Lin- coln ought to be watched. — Er. ret AR pe 7 Ex-Governor Edwin D. Morgan was on Tuesday elected a United States Senator from the State of New York, for six years from the 4th of March next, to succeed Hon. Preston King. South of those who elected our President : * Wnereas, The peculiar institution’ has this day made strikingly manifest its baleful influence upon the rights of man, by inflicting the death penalty at Charles. town, Virginia, upon John Brown, of Ossa- watomie, for @ conscientious observance of the law of brotherhood as inculzated by Je. sus Christ, and the law of freedom as taught by Thomas Jefferson : Resolved, That the system of negro sla- very, as it now exists in the States of the American Confederacy, 1s but the ¢ experi- ment of Despotism,’” which lives upon con- ceptions, and becomes lusty upon concilia- tions and compromises. It is, in the words of Wesley, * the sum of all villainies’ and can only be subdued by giving it, in South- ern parlance, ¢ WAR TO THE KNIFE WITH THE KNIFE TO THE HILT. «¢ Resolved That the State of Virginia, under the legd of Henry A. Wise, is a con- temptible carricature of the ‘Old Domin- ion’ in the days of George Washington and George Mason. She was onze aptly called the ¢ mother of Presidents.” She may now with significant propriety be termed ¢ the mother of slaves.” She is afflicted with frightful visions of armed invaders, and with a luxuriantly guilty conscience, her chivalry flee when pursued by ¢hadows. * * ‘“ Resolved, That it was in exact keeping with the character and conduct of the cit- a Leb IR SN zens of South Carolina, who had furnished a bully to beat down freedom’s champion in the Senate Chamber, to furnish a halter to hang freedom’s champion at Harper's Ferry. flection. « Resolved, That we fully agree in senti- ment with those fathers of the Republic who, before the adoption of the Constitu- tion, and while that instrument was ander- going examination, patriotically exclaimed, < however desirable a union of these States may be, the preservatio1 of our liberties is still more desirable.” We have by force of, circumstinces, become convinced that the “irrepregsivle conflict’ is upon us, and that it will never terminate until freedom or slavery/zo to the wall.” In such a contest and under such a dire necessity, we say, ‘withot fear and without reproach,’ LET FREEDOM STAND THOUGH THE UNION BE DIs- soLyip"' Query—*“Who are the disunion- ists I” " ¢ We further say, that any religion that sanstions or apologizes for, a government that authorizes human slavery, and legal- : pirit evil in ship with the izes marder, ia barbarous in s and irtual fellow ¢ sum of He, John Brown, who in his life was a thorn in the side of, the oppress- or, has in bis death become to the slave power ‘ more terrible than an army with banners.” His eulogy is best spoken by his executioner— he possesses the greatest in- tegrity, truthfulness and courage, that I ev- er met.’ ¢ Resolved, That boweyer much we may lament the death of the devoted Browu, we are satisfied that his execution wall. b.ing confusion upon his emcmies, and do more to overthrow the buiwarks of slavery than a long life of philanthropic deeds with, a peaceful exit. We honor his memary ! Pos- terity will give him a monument as inde- structible as their aspirations for FREE- DOM.” Judge Spaulding, a delegate to the Chica- go Convention, made a speech in favor of these Resolutions, from which we extract the following : ‘I claim John Brown as a HERO, true to his conscience and trae to his God. We have met to honor him for his faithfulness to his convictions of duty and is principles: We have met TO MONOR THOSE PRINCIPLES AND HE CAUSE in which he died. Gov- ernor Wise was a thousand times more en- titled to the term of felon than old John Brown.” Thése sentiments were re;echoed by the Republican party throughout the entire North. Listen to their great leader, Hor- ace Greely. We quote from the TRIBUNE of Dec. 9th, 1859: « Unwise the world will pronounce him —reckless of artificial yet palpable obliga- tions he certainly was ; but his very errors were heroic, the faults of a brave, impuls- ive, truthful nature, impatient of wrong, and only too conscious that RESISTANCE TO TYRANTS 18 OBEDIENCE To Gop | Let whoeyer would first cast a stone, ask himself wheth- er his own noblest act was equa' in gran- deur and nobility to that for which John Brown pays the penalty of a death on the gallows, «To all whobhave suffered for human good, who have been persccuted for an idea, who have been hated because of their efl- ort to make the daily path of the despised and unfortunate less rugged, his: memory will be fragrant through generations. It will be easier.to die hereafter i a good cause, even on the gallows, since John Brown HAS HALLOWED THAT MODS OF BXI? from the troubles of this mortal life.” John A. Andrews, at a John Brown sym- pathy meeting on the 19th November, 1859, made a speech from which we extract the following: «Jouy BrowN was RiGOT. [sympathize with the maw, I sympa:hize with the idea, BECAUSE I SYMPATUIZE WITH AND BELIEVE IN THE ETERNAL RIGHT.” Is such conduct and language calculated to strengthen the ties of this Union ? Just as far [rom it as are the means now employ- ed, of murder and rapine. But we do not be- 1 hat it ever was the policy of this ad- tration to restore the Union as it was, ming From: the very firs power they have bent every energy. |! destruetion of -slavery, . Lhe Unisn wag an is a feather in the balance, in their estima- tion, when weighed against the negro. But our communication is already longer than we intened to make it. A word or two more on the infamous abuse that has been heaped upon the South, and we come to an ahswer to the question, ‘Who are the Disunionists ?’’ . Howarp, PA., Feb. 9th, 1862 shour - they - Harpers MAGAZINE.—We have received the Febuary number of Harpers Magazine and find it fully equal if not far superior to any of its contemporaries in point of literary excelency. Its illustrations are gotten up by the best artist and are of a superior character, Harper is so well known and so unniversielly read, that it is unnecessary for us to do more than acknowledge its re-, ceipt, Harper Brothers, Publishers, N. Y city. Price, $3 per annum, men AA At. Mgs. DouarAS has written a letter relative to the reports that she was about to be mar- ‘ried again, The following extract is pub- lished. : ** Although T live so gnietly, the world seems determined to talk about me. I have been disturbed by rumors that T am engaged. I hope you will think enough of me not to ¢llow any one ever to say such a thing to you without resentment.’’ > Through private sources we have news of several Illinois regiments laying down their arms and refusing to fight on ac- count of the attempt to degrade them by taking negroes into the army. Well we don’t blame them. ese eee A AA lp inn 175" Hon, W. A. Wallace, of the State Senate, will please accept our thanks for im- portant public documents. ALi IIL ER Nagi we The people of the North have food for re- I’ ‘her assistance. [Prepared expressly the | Vatcaman. | © OMan, W oil rt Thou? © REFLECTIONS ON PEACK AND WAB. BY JUSTICE. { Continued from last Number.) War continues to. be among us. The monster is still doing its work, death, mis- ery and destruction are the consequences, — Almost two years has this blood-stained monster been ruling in our once happy country, and why is this 7 Yes, why ?— They who proclaimed the answer were cast into DUNGEONS, or were assassinated on the streets, Bat for the answer. Be the consequences w hat they may, did this awful state of things exist before this present set of rulers came into power * Verily not.— There is the answer, make out of itall you can, you dare not say it existed betore.— Upon yaur heads rests this * Political con- tamination,” and through your acts of infa- my has this war been brought upon us.— You have left or depar:ed from the mandates of truth, trampled the precepts and exam- ples of your Divine Master to the earth.— But ah, the ewful convulsion, the morning f cternal truth has risen above the and the voice of blood continues its appeals to the great power. And the cloud of darkness whieh overshadowed our once peaceful country through the workings of political corruption, are fast being dis- pelled, To whom is treason chargeable ?— Yes, to whom ? Verily not to those who advocated peace. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits. without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace, —Jas. 1, 17, 18. Have you, men who are to-day clothed in Political power, taken thought of your end, the awful responsibility now resting upon you ; from what cause or from whose in: strumentality has brother beer. caused to butcher brother by thousands and tens of thousands : from whence comes the tears of widows and eries of orphans ? Certainly not, from those who advocated peace, for if 50, then the above injunction has no mean- ing. But it has meaning—who dares deny it. The Devils believe and tremble. Cor- rapticn upon corruption belching forth from every deed and wanton act of cruelty, con- tinues from day to day. The humble citi- zen, charged with disloyalty, and for what ? Simply declaring the truth. And this is what these “Political Crusaders’ wish to destroy, and for a time was truth seemingly crushed out under a false pretense, by these advocates of the ‘Demon War.” Think ye that your acts of infamy can any longer be concealed from view ? Verily not. Suffering humanity can withhold no longer. Dun- geons and Bastiles are no longer objects of terror, and the voice of reason shall and will be proclaimed against the destroyer of our peace, without fear or favor from any, aod who are the destroyers of oar peace and hap- piness on earth ; but political rulers, clothed in fine linen and living in luxury, filched from the humble citizen, and that too, ata sacrifice of human life, Mothers begging from door to door for food and clothing for her suffering family, her husband being butchered on ths accursed battle field. — Through your acts of political infamy, thus has this distress been brought upon us,— You cannot deny it, the blood of that hus- band now cries from the earth, saying pou are his murderer. You have made his wife a widow, and hig children orphans. Deny this, will you ? The trumpet of vengeance is about, to be proclaimed, and the blood of the innocent will no longer be dormant. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be ex- alted. —Luke xrx. 11th. Much of the fruits of the present rulers, have already been given. Bat new scenes in the drama of the hellish Demon, have just been made known. New scenes did I say ? Verily not, for they have become the every day acts and deeds of the present rul- ers. “BARBARITY,” becoming the hea- then in the dark ages, has been enacted, too, m the boasted land of gospel light. as the ancient Goths and Vandals ever committed, and under the cov- er of the accursed demon, WAR, are these things being done. Well may some of our rulers beg that the people look not back to the scenes of the past, but by the scenes of the past are the people of the country be- coming aroused to see the deluded situatien they are now in, by the blood-stained acts of Political corruption. Who can read the atrolitios. of McNeal, and not shadder, Yes, General McNeal. — Some of his acts you have no doubt already read. [Ile is known by this blood-stained political power as Gen. McNeal, doing the work of his master, the Devil, but known only to human reason as a General ‘‘Brute,” not having the feelings of mar. I will here relate a few of his acts. Then, reader, go back with me into the his'ory of the dark ages, and see if you can find his equal for cold blooded butchery. You may find a different mode of brutal atrocity, and that would be the only difference. One commit- ted in heathen darkness—the other within the sound of the gospel. 'W ho is most guil- ty ? Reader, I will leave you to make your own comment. I will not relate the whole narrative here. This great General of blood and misery, put many to death in cold blood, as many as twenty at a time. One of the condemned had a wife and several children, gray ( went to General McNeal, and eptreated him to spare her husband's life, telling him she was in ill health, that her children were all young and entirely helpless, that without their father they would be thrown upon the world entirely dependant upon the public for support, and that her relations were a'l in a d'stant country, and little able to give McNeal tried to put her away with such unmanly expressions as. “(Go away, woman, I want none of your sniffling here. Your husband is a rebel and should be hanged,’’ and such like lavguage ; 4 life. dependant on him for support. His wife |. but finally said, that if thewi‘e could find any ore who would die ir her husband's place, he would release him and spare his This bard condition of release destroyed all hope, for who could ask any one to give up his life in such an emergency ? The wile went away with a heavy heart. A short time before the hour appointed tor the massacre, 8 young man, nineteen or twenty years of age, signified his willingness to take the place of the man whose family was de- pendant on him, saying that he was aware that none were dependant on him, and that after his death he would not be missed, while it would be a serious thing to have one shot whose family. in consequence, would be left alone and uncared for. He was ta- ken as a substitute. agreeable to promise, and gave up his life along with the others, on that fatal day. Another case among them, was that of a man with a wife and one child, a boy nine or ten years of age. The mother was lying on a sick bed, and unable to go to the com- manding officer and intercede for her doom- ed husband. ‘The little boy went to Me- Neal, and in the fullness of his affection for his father, entreated, begged and implored him to spare the life of his father, telling how much he loved him, how good a father he had always been, and how kind he had always been to his mother, that his father had never done anything wrong, and that without crime there should be no punish- ment. Said the manly little fellow: “1 don’t know how mother and me will get along if you kill my father. I know that he did not help to take Mr. Alderman away, for he was not absent from home for a month before the night the soldiers came and teok him out of bed irom mother and me. Fath. er has just got our farm paid for, and was going to build a new and better house than the one we have been living in. We will be very lonely without him, and I don’t know how mother will stand it without him. She says that I will some day be a man, and then will be able to support and protect her, but that will be a good while yet. Iknow General, when you think of these things, that vou will not kil! my father.” In such language he urged the release of his father, but in this case NcNeal was uurelentiag, and would not release the father, but con- sented that the boy should ride out with him to the place of execution. When the wag- ons passed through the streets with the doomed men seated upon their coffins, this little boy was scen seated on his father’s knee, and clinging to him as if determined pot to let him go. It is said that when they arrived at the place of execution, and tne men placed in line, it was with difficulty that they dragged the boy away from his fa- ther's embrace, clinging as they did so close together. The father died with his com- panions, and when his remains were put into the rough coffin, the little boy was seen seated upon the rude box that contained all that was left of his kind and guiltless father. The contemplation of this horrid scene of cold blooded butchery, is beyond all utter- ance, and what heart can behold such a bru- tal act, and not be meved with compassion ? None, save such as McNeal and those with whom he is associated, and under whose cover he is carrying on his acts of brutal murder. You who are filling high places on earth, remember that you will be held re- sponsible for such acts of brutality. Say not that you have no control over this mat- ter. How long are we to witness your acts of cold blooded butchery in silence ? Veri- ly not much longer ; and the day is fast ap- proaching when all your acts will be made manifest, and all your acts of infamy fully exposed. Find me a greater act of brutal atrocity than that of McNeal, in any histo- tory-—in any age. The wife pleading for the life of her husband, which is granted, provided she can find another to die in his place To the astonishment of the woman, a young man offers to die for her husband. He was taken as the substitute and shot in- stead of the husband ; and this monster 1n human hy got his vietim ; but the little boy, after all his pleading for his dear fath- er, was denied his release on any terms, but to add misery to torment the child, is per- mitted to go to the place of execution, to see his father shot down like a brute. Words cannot be found to portray such awful acts of brutality, and this to in a land of boasted gospel privileges. But such are the acts and scenes now committed in our land, which but two short years ago was clothed in peace and happiness. From whence came this fearful change? Yes, from whence came this bratality ? The answer has been given time and again. You whe opposed the compromise measures in the halls of Congress—you Who advocated war—you ministers (or professing so to be) of the gos- pel, preaching political corruption from your pulpits—you who are making war prayers. asking the God ot “LOVE’’ to assist in the murder of your brother—you who traveled over the country leading the people into er- ror, holding war meetings and making war speeches—you who charge the peace maker with treason—you who deny the liberty of the press and the freedomn of speech—-you who dragged peaceable citizens from their homes and families at midnigh', and cast them into dungeons—THiS IS FROM WHENGE THESE THINGS HAVE COME, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which Kkillest the prophets and stonest them that were sent unto thee ; how often would I have gathered thy: children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not.—8r. Luke, xnt, 34th. og 70 BE CONTIUED. tA Pp A Goop Toast,—Woman—she is the only endurable aristocrat—elects without voting, governs without law and decides without appeal. That toaster deserves a medal.” BALL CRE == The most tender-hearted man we eve er heard of was a shoemaker. who always shut his eyes and whistled when he run his awl into a sole. Sit ieee 77 There are many graczherselesres pa on grace—many unckaritable ones on chari- ty. A Beauti ad digham’s Speech. ‘Mr, Yallandigham’s specch was cut short in Congress before he delivered the follow= 1 ng beautiful peroration. It was taken from the Washington Congressional Globe : «I have now. Mr, Speaker, finished what [ desired to say at this time, upon the great question of the reunion of these States. 1 have spoken frecly and boldly—not wisely, it may be, for the present, or for myself per- sonally, but most wisely for the future and for my country, Nut courting censure, [ do not shrink from i. My own immediate per- sonal interests, and my chances just now for the more material rewards of ambition, 1 again surrender as hostages to that great hereafter, the echo of whose footsteps al- ready I hear along the highway of time.— Whosoever, here or elsewhere, believes that war can restore the union of theses States: whosoever would havea war for the aboli- tion of slavery, or disunion ; and he who de- mands Southern independence and final sep- aration, lot him speak, for him Ihave offend- ed. Devoted to the Union from the begin- ning, [ will not desert it now in this the hour of i's sorest trial. «¢ Sir, it was the day-drcam of my boy- hood, the cherished desireof my heart in _youth, that I might live to see the hundredth anniversary of our national independence, and, as orator of the day, exult in thc ox pounding glories and greatness of (he stil! United States. That vision lingers you fore my eyes, obscured indeed by and thick darkness and blood of wiv But, sir, if the men of this genera wise euough to profit by the hard exper of the past two years, and will turn their hearts now from the bloody intents fo the words and arts of peace, that day will find us again the United States. And if not earl- ier, as IT would desire and believe, at least upen that day let the great work of reunion be consumma-ed ; that henceforth, for ages, the States and the people who shall fill up this mighty continent, united under the Con- stitution, and in one Union, and the same destiny, shall celebrate it as the birthday both of Inlependenc: and of the great jRes- toration. the very crisis of this revolution. [f, to-day, we secure peace and begin the work of reun- ion, we shall yer escape ; if not, [ sce noth- ing'before us but universal political and so- cial revolution. anarchy and bloodshed, com- pared with which the Reign of Lerror in France was a merciful visitation,” —Cincin- nats Enquirer. ir Facrs FOR POSTMASTERS AN® OTHERS. — There are quite a number of Postmhsters, and other persons who seem to be entirely ignorent of the fact there are certain defin- ite Jaws relating to the rights of publishers of newspapers. For their special benefit we make a plain synopsis of them ana gplicit their atten.ion thereto. 1. A Postmaster is required to to give no- tice by letter (returning u paper does not answer the law) when a subseriver does not take his paper out of the office and state the reason for 118 not being taken; and a neglect to do 80, makes the Postmasters responsible to the pulli-her for the pay- ment. 2, Any person who takes the paper from the post offi:e—wether directed tc his pame or to another—-or whether he has subscribed or not, is responsible fur the pay. 3. If a person orders his paper discontin- ued, he must pay all arrearages, or the the pub isher may continue te send it on un til payment is maid, and collect the whole amount, wether it ts taken from the office or rot. . There can be no legal discontinuance until the payment is made, 4. If the subscriber orders his paper to be stopped at a certain time, and the pub- lisher continues to send, the subscriber is BOUND to pay for itif he has taken it out ot the post office. The law proceeds on the ground that a man must pay for what he’ uses, 5. The courts have decided that refusing to take newspapers and periodicals from the post office, or removing and leaving them uncalled for, is PRIMA FACIA evidence of mien tional fraud. —-S- A BrLAsPHEMER STRICKEN Duss —A cor- respondent of the 104th Ohio Regiment, writing from the camp, says: “Quite a strange affair occurred a few days ago. — One of the boys got out of hnmor Wedzes- day last, becance he had to prepare for dress parade. [Ile swore ahout it a rood deal, and said that he would not go cut, sad prayed that God would never let him another word, if.he went on dress pa But of course he had to go, and next morn ing, true to the letter of his malediction, he was utterly unable to speak. The poor fel- lowvcried bitter”, but it was too late.— His prayer has been answered! Some of our men said that his language was, ‘hope Jesus Christ will strike me dumb if I goon anothar dress parade or battallion drill.’— Some said he did not go on parade that day, but it is well known he did. However, we all must agree on the main point, that is, he wished to be made a mute, and he now finds himself speechless, Thus is he punished for his rash and foolish blasphemy.” tea 077 Persons often lack courage to appear as good as they really are. Why, the [aunt-eaters on their relations? to be sure. ————— OP J Nearly cvery evil has its cowpensa- tion, SCE {IZ Persons often lack courage to appear as good as they reayly are. R JOHN S. LENTZ, IMPORTER & WHOLESALE DEALER IN WIRES & A3QTORS No. 230 North T.ird Street, PEILADELPYYA ayer’s Cherry P~ctoral Ji BERNA or 0 a. « Sir, I repeat it, welarcin tho midst of 17™ What creatures may iy to live ~ # b —