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The Wlatighmay,
P. GBAY MEEK, |! Editor.
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EELLEFCRTE, PA.
Friday Morning, May 1, 1863.
: fog A press of job work, and the usual
business of an editor during court week, viz
watching for patrons who wish to pay ar-
rcarages has prevented us from paying that
ditention to eur editorisl ard local columns
which is necessary to make them interesting
© our readers,
teen
We have heen informed that the D mo”
cratic meeting which was to be held in Pine
tirpve on Saturday the 2d inst.. has been
posted an account of the impossibility of
the speaks to le present.
eee --
8'gns of the Times.
1n an other part of to-days paper will be
fonnd the procerdings of one of the largest
and mest enthusingtic democratic meetings
ever beld in the Court House in this place,
erery nook and corner in the spacious room
was crowded to tie utmost extent, though
no efforts had been made to attract the mul.
titud +. There was no placards sent out
days ia advance, no hand-biils flaming over
the conntry, no drums of fifes with their
clattering nose, no fire Works end rockets,
nothing bat the simple notice published in
the WarcnyaN alone, telling that the Dem-
ocratd, not intimidated by the Jacohin
Longauis, meant to have ** a taik,” and bun-
drods at once answered the cail. It was no
forced gathering that hal taken wseks op
lihor to cquecza together, but the spontane-
ous gatpourings of the noble and true men
from ail parts of the connby, met to express
their views, and show that no matter to
what means the minions of the administra-
tion mney jesort to check liberty of specah,
Liberty of the press, and the vote by ballot,
they cannot aubjagate the independent yeo-
mancy of the country, Gloriously did they
rally together, nobly did they perform their
duty, and wl may we lovk with brightened
‘hopes to the coming eleciion, when offices
aow disgraced by miserable Abalition tools,
will be fl.led with honest, patristic Demo
crate,
In theSceretar ies report will be fonnd a syn
opsis of Mr. Witte's 3;eceh, from which a
fuint idca can be formed of its cxecllence,
but i a report of that kind, or an article
like this. written as they are, hurriedly and
without time, justice cannot be done the
speaker. When we say that it was one of the
ablest speeches ever delivered in this town,
we are but telling what every one admits,
and what the abolitionists feel to be fear
Inlly true. Mr. Witte is *ho coward, like
ap honest man, he speaks boldly and fear-
lersly, tracing the causes of our troubles to
‘the right place, and charging home upon the
abolitionists the des‘gn and desive to break
up this Government. Mincing words for no
ove, he read the history of the abolition
traitors in language that covld not be mis
understood or denivd. In fact he spoke
as none but a Statesman and a patriot could
#peas, and we may add that such a man we
should love to see fill the gubernatorial
chair.
The resolutions passed, speak for them-
selves, we give them to the democracy wita-
out :omment,
A glomous augury of future success at the
polls, was this outpouring of the dewocra-
cy cf “old Centre," and it. remains but for
those who would see our good old party tri-
umph completely, to put theis shoulders to
the wheel, and help roll on the ball.
The N. «xt House of Representatives.
'I'his houss will be composed as follows :
DesMocrAT. REPUBLICAN.
Maine : 1 4
New Huwpshire | 2
Yermont 1 0
Massachucetts 0 10
Rhode Island 0 2
Connecticut 1 1
New York 17 14
Pennsyivana 12 12
Deleware 1 0
Ohio . 14 5
indiana 7 4
Wisconsin 3 3
Minneso 0 2
Kanans aly 1
Oregon i} 1
Miseouri 4 5
Michigan 1 5
Total 75 88
Republican majority so far,13
The foilowing Sates yet remain to elect:
California 3
Kentucky 7 9
Maryland 6
Western Virgin a 3
Itis pretty evident that the border slave
State men will hold the balance of power in
the House, nnd that vo extreme Abolition
measure will be enabled to pass.
Bur what can the House do? All the ap-
groprintions have been made for two years
ahead, under the Copstitution. « By that
tite 18 own existense will expire ! It can
repeal no laws, because the President and
the United States Senate are against it. It
can debate national questions, and that
is about all it.cando, so far as we are able
to tee,
I77 The news from the army this week
is uninteresting. It 1s reported that the
confederates aro about making another raid
into Pennsylvania from Western Virginia,
bw much troth there is ini t we are aot
pre ated to say sensativn reports cannot be
believed at all times,
Democrats of the Townships.
Friends in the cause ot constitutional lib-
erty and the freedom of the white man, in
the political divisions called townships, or
in some States towns, do not now— your!
=pring elections are past, unl in 80 many of |
these townships gloriously passed—snffer
yourselves to be disbanded or disorganized.
Your work 10 the defense of your dear-
bought rights, guarded by: constitutional
1aw, is only fairly begun. You have yet a
greater work before you, and let one eve-
ning, at least, in each week be set apart for
consultation, and preparatinn to orgamze for
the fall campaign, By these mcetings at
which some one or more will always speak,
or at least. talk over the condition of the
country, you will be able to learn what
your political eneinies are about. where they
hold their secret oath-bound conclaves, and
also what false rumors or open lies they
spread abroad for the purpose of catching
the unwary.
When rou thus ascertain what is going
on, you will be able to meet and counteract
it. You will be able also to ascertain the
amount of reading matter furnished your
townships, and compare notes as to its
value and reliability. Such meetings,
interviews and intercourse, will inspire
confidence and give strength to your ef.
forts, and efficiency to your work.
De Tocqueville, in his very elaboiate and
emarkable book on American Democracy.
gives the division of political organizat ors
into these swall neighborhood towns or
townships, as one of his reasons, not only
for the successful struggle of the American
people in establishing a free constitutional
government, but its strict preservation up
to the time he traveled through this coun-
try and wrote his hook.
They teach people to practice their rights
as a free people, as in common schools, pre-
paratory to large and more ex ended labors
in the political vineymd. They vote by
townships or districts in their largest elec
tions as well as in their more jmwediate and
home concerns. Yhey thus leary and feel
the importance of self-reliance ; and to these
nurscries of freemen must we look in the
last resort, and fall back on them as upon
first principles. Let no township, there-
fore, think itself of ton small consequence
to engage in su great a work-—let no indi-
vidual of a township, or even a school dis-
trict, a still more contined political division,
think himself of too little consequence in
this great last contest for freedom, to act
is part, and act it weli* Neither has he
any time to lose or to slumber, He can at
least walk over of an evening, a quict balmy
spring evening, to his neighbor, with whom
he can hold friendly and patriotic inter
course, and talk over these matters, and
then seek out a third avd a f urth natil
the whole townships gets together and pub-
licly organizes.
One hundred and seventy tho .sand voters
sound, sensible, constitution loving men,
men whese heads are right, and hearts
sound to the core, in perpetual motion, de-
termined to main'ain (heir liberties and their
personal rights under the Constitution and
law, plainly and devotediy expressing their
opinions, keeping always the order and
character of their great truth iu stricy dis-
cipline and subordination to every thing
just, and in accordance with our free iu-
stitutions, and their fortified power will be
impregnaLle, and their influence a com-
plete success, when combined #5 a whole
throughout this State or any other State.
MeN or tHE FARMS AND Tue WORKSHOPS
to you, all must look for the salvation of
our country and the white wan’s liberties.
To you all eyes are turned. We look nog
up to those who have blossumed, ard ri-
pened, and mildewed in the sunshine ot
popular favor, matured, nurtured and made
prominent by your confiding virtue, While
here and there we wee oue bright star
glimmering through the misty firmament,
as beacon lights beckoning us on to safety
end honor, a thousand Lave disappeared
to await a clearer sky and a calmer sea.
We must, therefore, fall back on the oars-
men and the laboring hands, and from
which we never should have depa ted. We
shall. therefore, not only gain strength at
the polls, but secure virtue, without
which success is a mere sje without sub-
stance, a triumph without victory.
Ye need not anticipaie wlal Gur poliu-
cal opponents are going to do—we have
hut to take them at their word, and accept
ihair actions as a sufficient proof of their
designs, There are enough—they lay
broadcast over the country —they fill the
records of legislative bodies —they stand ri-
vited on the leaves of the statute books,
and afl time and all history will attest
the truthful record of their iniquities.
Freemen of the Towuships ! read, ponder
and act wisely, that generations yet unborn
may bless you. ‘Act well your part; there
all "the honor lies.” —CFisie,
—— BP em
We wonder if the fanatics of Boalsburg
thought, that by refusing the use of the acad-
emy to the Democrats of Hanis township
to hold a meefing in it would prevent the
truth from being circalated in that
portion of God's creation. If so we rath-
er immagine their eves will be opened to see
the mistake they made,about the time of the
fall election, The Alolition Traitors have
the use of the building whenever they wish
it, and jto ostracise democrats they will
find i8 not a very profitable business. But
let them, like their predecessors in Boston
close theirflittle Faneuil Hall upon patriots
there are Democratic Barns in that township
where Democratic meetings can and will be
held, there is a democratic sky above and a
Democratic earth beneath a fice air, apd a
free country where men can and will expres
their opinisg, So pile in black backs your
aays are numbered,
‘The greatest fool we have heard of for a
long time, is the one at Milesburg, who
thinks he can frighten democrats into the
* Union League,” by telling them that the
‘“Copperheads” will ali be * Lung up.”—
The old idiot, we suppose, don’! remember
that there is about fifteen hundred more
¢Copperheads’” in this county, than men
* of his stripe, and thal ‘hev have determine
* fo be fread upon Beware viper.
EYE S75 ED Sr
SAE ARE ee. 7
Democratic Meeting.
In accordance with ‘a public notice, a
large. meeting of the Democracy took place
in the Court House, on Tuesday evening,
tae 23th inst.
The Hon. 8. T. Stugert was cl:cted Pres-
ident.
Mr. Alexander moved that the fo!liwing
gentlemen be elected Vice Presiden s, which
was agreed to
J. Macminus.
T. M. Hall, :
John Bing. |v. Allison. Jr.
Robert Hunter. {W. S. Musser.
Col. P. W. Barntart. {James Taylor.
R. Connelly. {Maj. A. Hunter,
Danid Kreps. idesse I. Test. -
Fred. Kurtz. ‘Samuel Noll,
Daniel Riley. [Austin Hinton.
John P. Packer. W. M’Coy.
Cap. John Hunter. 'Capt. G. Shaffer.
John Cook.
On motion of Samuel Gilli'and E«q , J. 8.
Barnhart and W. H. Laurimore were ‘elec-
ted Secretaries,
It being announced that the Ton. W. H.
Witte, of Philadelphia, was in town by in.
vitation of the Democracy to address them,
Maj. W. F. Reynolds, D. G. Bush Esq. and
Mr. Gilliland ‘were appointed a committee
to inform him that the mecting was in wait-
ing. On motion of J. H. Orvis Esq., a com-
mittee of five persons were appointed on
resolutions expressive of the s:nse of the
meeting. The following 1s the committee :
J. II. Orvis Esq., J. Il. Morrisson, J. Hos-
terman, Col. J. Rishel and J. G. Moyer,—
Mr. Witte made his appearance in the midst
of the most enthusiastic applause, was in-
troduced to the andience by Maj. Reynolds,
and addressed the meeting at length upon
the important questions now agitating the
country. .
He reviewed the history of the Demo-
cratic party af the history of the Country,
and traced the first Secession Ordinance to
the Chicago Platform. Every State except
Inns had come into the Union under a
Consititution formed by the Democratic par.
*1John Campbell.
| ty. and that party, that had thus developed
| the growth of t}e Government, could not be
otherwise than loyal to the best interests of
the country. Ile brought home to the Abo
lition party the work of their treason in well
merited terms. and charged upon them the
full esponsitnlity. to which their sectional
{fanaticism justly entitles them to share.—
He alluded to the treason of the people of
Boston, in refusing Faneuil Hall to that
great American Statesman, Daniel Webster,
in consequence of his devotion to the Con-
stitution and the Government, He told how
treason had been working for years all over
the astern States, in urging disobedienco
to constituted authority, how the laws had
been set at defiance by the Irrepressible Con-
flict Doctrine Advocates. and what had
been the consequences. How 1ndustriously
the people of New England had been la-
boring to educate their children in opposi-
tion to the institution of slavery and its
constitutional rights. How the clergy
labored to create a fund by instracting the
children to deposit their contributions at
Sabbath School and at Churches, not in
the boxes for the usual christian aud chari-
table purposes, bat in one placed beside
them for the benefit of the Kansas Emi-
grant ail society. He alluded fo the warn-
ings that had been given by the Democrats
(everywhere against the propogation of such | from the army in language unbecomibg gen -
principles, and such palpable violations of
the Consti ation. He referred to the great
question of opposition which had been ur-
ged by the Abolition party, to every mens.
ure that tended to giving slavery in the South
the benefit of its constitutional rights. Ie
glanced at the present Administration when
it first came into pover, how it prom-
ised to carry on the war for the purpose of
preserving the Constitution snd the Union,
ard how it has yielded to the influence of
Abolitionism in waging the war as one for
the extermination of slavery. lle spoke iny
a convincing manner of how this party ex.
pected to correct the unconstitutional meas-
ures of this rebeliion by the unconstitution-
al acts of the Administration as a military
necesity. I= referred to the uprising of
the people, how democrats co-operated in
the war to preserve the Union--their loyalty
to the Union—their self sacrificing devotion
to principles, and the forbearance which
they have exercised under the unprincipled
charge of treason which the *“ no party” or
¢“ Union League’ has been endeavoring to
thrust upon them. Ile hurled beck with
scorn and indignation the charge of ‘¢trai-
tor,” and in speaking for himself he spoke
for his party. He urged mupheit obedience
to law in all its constitutional measures, and
counseled moderation, patience and forbear-
ance, until we could remedy the acts of the
present Administration at the ballot box.—
Ile spoke in unmeasured terms of the pre-
tension of patriotism to the Constitution, by
the party, which has been so remarkable
for its denunciation of the Constitution, be-
cause the Constitution tolerated slavery.—
Mr. Witte's remarks were eloquent and pa-
triotic, and were frequently interrupted by
demonstiations of the most enthusiastic ap-
rlause,
Mr. Orvis, on behalf of the committee on
resolutions, thea reported the following pre.
amble and resolutions, which wero adopted
collectively :
WHEREAS it is the right of the people
under all republican forms of Government,
to peaceably assembld for the purpose of
consulting upoa public affairs, and expres s-
ing ther approval or disapproval of the
course pursued ‘by their public servants.
And whereas this right has been recog-
nized and expressly guaranteed in the Con-
stitution of the United States, in providing
that Congress shall pass'no law *¢ abridging
the freedom of speech or of the press; and
of the right of the people peaceably to as-
semble and to petition the Government for
a redress of gricvances;" and in the Oon-
stitution of the State of Pennsylvania by
declaring, that * the printing presses shal
be frec to every person who undertakes to
examine the prozeedings of the Legislature
or apy branch of the Government, and no
law shall ever be made to restrain. the right
thereof ; the frec communication of thoughts
aud opinion is one of the invaluable rights
Dr. 8 Strohecker. |
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of man; and avery citizey may freely spesk, |
write afd print «gn Ady Subject. being re- |
sponsible for the abuse of that liberty:” . |
And whereas the free and untrammelled |
excrcise of thege inherent rights of Ameri- |
can citizena.is the oyly security, ve have
against the profligate, corrupt, acd espotic |
tendencies of power, under each and’ every
form of human Government; and the o.ly
peaceable meaas left the people, for com-
pelling those, who, for the time peing, are
entrusted with (h8 powers of Government.
to be honest, and faithfully administer the
laws sc as.scropulously to protect the rights
of individuals :> ;
And whereas we are met together on the
present occasion for the purpose of discuss-
ing political questions, investigating the con-
dition of public affairs, and freely express-
ing our opinions concerning the propriety of
measures which have been, and are yet pro-
posed to be pursued by those in almiristra-
tion ; now therefore be it
Resolved by the democratic citizens of
Centre County in publi; meeting assembled:
Ist. That we cherish sn abiding faith in
the wisdom and patriotism of those great
and good men who origioated and moulded
our system of Federal Government, which
the experience of seventy five years has
demonstrated to be the best Government
ever established over such an extensive ter-
ritory and for the protestion of so many
people.
Seco nd. That we de now, and ever will,
discountenance the insinuations of design-
ing men, that the general government as es.
tablished by our fathers has proven a fail.
ure, and that it has become necessary to re-
sort to the despotic ideas and practices of
monarchical establislunent of Europe, for the
maintenance of the Union and preservation
of the government.
Third. That we are in favor of support-
ing the gengral govertment in its whole con-
constitutional vigor, as the best and surest
protection against the encroachments of for-
eign nations, and the most reliable guaran-
ty against internal dissentions ; and tc this
end we will maintain every provision of the
Federal Constitution, 1uviolate, whether
sach provision contains a grant or limitation
of power.
Foruth.. Thati the State Government mus
be maintained with all their reserved rights
and powers, as the most competent admin-
istration of our domestic affairs, and the
surest safeguard against anti-republic ten-
dencies ; the history of the whole world
teaching us that in a great and populous
country, with diversitiep and conflicting in-
terests, the rights and liberties of individ-
uals cannot bs properly protected and se-
cured, if the local governments are destroy-
ed, snd all power and authority consolidat-
ed mn one oentral government.
Fifth, That we deprecate the action of
the present;federal administration, in attemp-
ting to wrest fron the several States, the
constitutional ontrol ever their own militia
in seizing the control of Railroads, Banks
and other State institutions and various
aets tendin g Jdirectly to the overthrow of the
rightful powers of the State governments
.and the consol.dation of ‘all power in the
hands of the federal administration.
Siath. That we view with contempt the
action of the President and his advisers, in
dismissing brave and meritorious officers
tlemen. for no offence but differing from the
President mn political opinions and ex eicis-
ing the rights of an American citizen at the
ballot box; and also the action of other high
government officials in threatening to
turn the army now in the field against the
freeman of the North for exercising the frec-
dom of opinion aud of speech ; and we rec-
ognize in these several acts a settled pur-
pose on the part of the supporters of the
present Administration, to intim idate Amer
ican eitizens and prevent them by threats and
violence from exercising the great and inval.
uable rights of freemen. Ss
Seventh. That we denounce as illegal and
unconstitutional, the acts of government _of-
ficials in suppressing newspapers and deny-
ing them circulation through the mails; in
arresting p eaceable citizens upon military
warrants, in States where the civil authori-
ties are in full uperation; in transporting
them beyond the State and district where
the crime, if any, wascommitted, and in
denying to them all the rights and privileges
which the Constitution secures to cvery per-
son accused of a criminal offinse.
Eighth, That we are ofposed to the con-
fiscation Act,and the abolition proclamation
issued by the President, believing them to
be impolitic and unconstitutional, tending
directly to aid and strengthen those in oppo-
sition to the government ty crushing the
Union sentiment existing in the South at the
commencement of the war. while at the
same time they distract and divide the
Forth’ by leading many to berieve the
purpose of tho administration is the aboli-
tion of negro slavery in accordance with the
doctrine of the “irrepressible conflict,”
instead of the restoration of the Union upon
any constitutional "basis.
Ninth. That we are in favor of an econ-
omical administration of every department
of tho government, and therefore denounc
ag highly criminal, especid”’ .q times of
great public dangeran® . ress,the whole-
sale extravagance, rruption and frauds
which are unblushingly practiced every-
where by the parasites of Curtin and Lin-
coln. a
Tenth, That we will stibmit to, and obey,
all laws duly” enacted by Congress or the
Lagisiature of Pennsylvania, until the same
shall be.repeatéd or, declared yod by. the
courts ; w hilg at the same time we will on
all proper geoBsions boldly and fearlessly ex-
ercise our rights ag freeman to question the
polioy of any enactment, to test its constjla-
tionality before the proper tribunals, and if
we disapprove of nny measure, to attempt
its repeal by Troe discussions and legal effort
at the ballot box, ;
Eleventh. That the democracy now is,and
ever will be, in favor of the restoration of the
old Union under the federar Constitution as
our fathers formed it,and to accomplish that
purpose ‘we will give a hearty support to!
any administration in all its Constitutiopal
aud proper efforts to accomplish the sage ;
but will oppose by all lawful weang, apy
‘sonable,” yet it is the language of a re-
proposed measure which we believe will
prevent the consumnation of that great end.
12. That we ropudiare the heresy, now
advanced hy the Abolitionests, that the
persons holding politica: offices ars the Gov-
evnment, yet We disapprove .of all. factious
opposition fo an ‘administration * because of
difference in political opinions, and this has
ever been the prircipleand practice of the
democratic. party as is shown by. the hun-
dreds of thouse=ds of its members ‘whe vol-
unteered in this war.as they beleived to sup
port the government even while it was in
the hands of an Administration holding pol-
itical sentiments diff:-ring entirely from heir
own. x :
13, That we entertain undiminished confi-
dence in the wisdom of democratic princi
ples and in the patriotism and fidelity to the
Union, ot the democratic party and here in"
vite the cooperation of all good and patri-
tore that party to power, believing that up-
on democratic principles and by democratic
wen alone, will the Union ever be restored
or the goveroment properly and faithfuliy
administered.
On motion.of D. G. Bush. a voto of thanks
was sendered to the speaker.
The meeting then adjourned with three
cheers for Mr. Witte, threo for the Consti-
tution and the Union, and three for the suc-
cess of the Democratic party.
FEC — .
Southern View of the Connecticut elec
tion.
The Connecticut Election has gone against
the Democrats, Gold has fallen on the
strength of the Republican success, obtain-
ed no doubt by bribery, and the hopes
which rested on the triumph ef Seymour
have fallen to {lie ground. The importance
of this defeat of the Democracy cannot well
be exaggerated ; for if the result had been
otherwise the North-west would have risen.
the peace party would have been organized
on a perinanent basis , the next meeting of
Congress would have been followed by a
summary abrogation of the imperial powers
bestowed upen Lincoln, by the Abolition
Congress just ended, and a cessation of hos-
tilities might have been confidently looked
upon, at or before the close of the prsemt
year. Lincoln has succeeded, Connecticut
is lost, and wilh il goes the hope of an early
peace, based upon parly action at the
North, which so many entertained.
So be it. Whatever is, is the best in the
long run. The Yankees may now run the
full length of their tether, and that 1s all
that 18 necessary to insure a fearful retiibu-
tion of the manifold wrongs inflicted un the
South. Had the Peace party, of which Sey-
wour ard Vallandigham are the chiefs, suc-
ceeded at this time, many fearful wars would
have been arrested, and tho hand of the
avenger of blood would have been stayed.
But justice would have been defrauded ;
they who drew the sword would never have
fel its edge m all its keenness, and the na-
tion, which in its pride and hate heaped out-
rages §0 countless, and crimes so heinous
upon the heads of jts innocent brethren
would have returned to the blessings of
peace without a couception of the horrors
ct war in its own laud, and by its every
fireside.
It was not philanthropy alone, or a large
hearted sympathy for the Southi.that browg |
from Vallandigham and Seymour those eari-
est aspuations, those fervent entreaties,
those cloquent appeals for peace, which the
Southern press have lately republished. [It
was common sense, the far seeing perception
of intellects not deluded by fanatitiam, a
certain looking forward io the wrath to
come—when the measures of’ Lincoln’s enor-
mities shall be full, his power consolidated,
his satraps and soldiers swarming in every
stronghold, city, village and hamlet in the
land; his unbridled will inflicting daily eru-
ellies greater and still greater upon all who
dare 10 oppose him —when, in a word, the
bitter fruits of despotism being fully ripe,
the hour shall strike tor a people oppressed
by intolerable tyranny, but remembering
the freedom so latuly lost, to rive in their
might, unarmed and unequipped, yet burn-
ing with vengeful fury, to contend against
the armed, organized, perfectly drilled and
skilled officered legions of the oppressor.—
Then will come back the poisoned chalice
which the scornful und vainglorious North
commendec to the lips of the South. Then
a revolution, tiercer than that which desola-
ted France, will beg. to end, no man
knows where cr how. Then the blood of
their slaughtered Southern brethren, which
has been so long crying from the ground for
vengeance, Will be appeased by the sights
and sounds of terror, the conflagrations,
massacres, rio 8, battles, great and small,
hich will sweep the North from one end to
the other. Then the Abolitionists, so eager
to provoke war, so slow to engage 1n it, will
know what war is. Hitherto it hug been a
pretty pastime to them. They have reaped
riches, honors, offices from it. Then will
it be what thoy have made it to us of the
South; nay, worse, far worse. And when
that frightful time comes, as come it gurely
will, the innocent 2nd the guilty must suf-
for alike.
This is what Vallandigham and Seymour
wished to avert when they pleaded so earn-
estly for peace. But the divine purpose
cannot be thwarted ; the penalty of bleod-
guiltiness must be paid. The election of
Buckingham destroys all chance of a speedy
peace—all prospects of a party which might
overlurn the abolition tyranny through the
mild and lawlul instrumentalitics of the bal-
lot boxes. ‘ :
By their own acts the peopleof the North
have made Abraham Tincoln their despot,
and they must alide the coasquences. With
the Connecticut election passed the best op-
portunity they will ever have of deposing
the tyrant and of Sesiraining his power by
peacful means. Nothing is left but the sad
resource of fierce and bloody revolution.—
There is literally no escape from the most
sapguinary civil war that ever disgraced
the aunals of hnmnan history, except a umi-
versal acquiescence in ablolutism, This
would be by far the best solution of the
troubles in which the North is already in-
rapidly approaching. But the people will
not accept such a solution. The revolution
in the North cannot be averted. It is doom-
ed, in the inevitable order of things. 1t may
be delayed,; but it will as surely come as
suffering follows crime.— Richmond Dis.
patch.
Exhausting and Bloody War.
The following may te regarded-as bold
language ; perhaps - the abolition “loyal-
ist” may be disposed to denounce it ‘‘trea-
publican member of Congress uttersd on the
floor of the House during the last session,
and we adopt it as unquestionable truth,
ad yet it is but an approximation to the
whole truth in relation to the war and its
ite policy 1s to talk nonsense.
foolish is it to suppose, as some do, that
from the war itself.
ministration now aids to carry out Abolition
priuciples, and hence becomes an Aboltion-
i8t—yea, a practical -Abolitionist. Sach
is the exact position which every support of
the Administration, whether in the field or
not, new occupies. It is the logical conse”
quence of the position which the Adminis-
tration has taken.
to chose between supporting Abolitionism
or refusing it all support and encourage
ment.
‘that so few of those who have been beguil
ed by its deceptions have the courage to
break away from its embraces.
pots are tempting. There are few,in this
age,who would rather be doorkeepers in the
house of the Lord, than to enjoy the pleas-
ures of Egypt, even for a short season.—
Caucasian.
oh
What a County Superintendent Bhould
not do. 5
: thi till ter which af
JORGE WM Yioge MN Sri Whith Me same you would like to hear what he should
not do.
daily increasing debt of two millions five
hundred thousand dollars must all be rais-
by taxation in some form or the debt will
not be paid. The Government is spending | workmen having Le
at a fearful rate the accumulations of form-
er years of jrosperity. Every dollar of
debt contracted becomes a first mortgage:
upon the entire property gnd. productive”
industry of the count'y. Tt effects: the'la-
borer, farmer, mechanic, manufacturer, ime :
chant, banker, commission merchant, pr
fesslonal Man and retired capitalist
erp pound of tea, coffee nnd sugar use
taxed 0 puy the (xpenses of the war, and
the person using these artieles of daily.
consu.nption pays the tax in the increased
price. Fyery person that uses wine brandy,
whisky, beer, segars or tobacco, pays a por-
tion of the war tax. All nceassary articles
of dress such as shoes, boots and bats and
wearing apparel. are taxed iu like manaer,
otic men to uphoid those principles and res- | ‘and al! superfluous and unnecessary arti-
cles, such as silks, laces, diamonds and
jewelry, are heavily taxed. - Every person
tbat rides npon the railroads, reads a news-
paper, draws. a check, or sends a tele-
grepbic message, is taxed for war purpo-
ses. livery body is toxed every day to pay
the expenses of the war. This war debt
is & mortgage alike on all the productive
industry and property of Republicans, D.m-
ocrats and old line Whigs, conservatives
and Abolitionists. All these classes of per-
sons are taxed alike to pay the war debt,
Every Democrai or Republican who chews
tobacco, drinks beer. or: bad whisky, pays
‘his portion of the war debt the same as the
conservative w"o drinks his choize win.
This war tax is already beginning to be
noticed by the people : bul, as the war is
procrastinated and ‘the debt increased, the
vuiden will be moredeeply felt. While we
are running along at forty miles an hour un-
der the pressure of irredeemable paper, ;nec-
essarily issued and circulated to prosecute
the war, the present taxation is easily paid,
and there is a seeming prosperity, but a
reckoning day will surely eome. Look at
the immense army in the field, their commis
sariant, supply of trains, ambulance corps,
sutlers,teamsters, hangers on, idlers and
assistants of all "kinds, extending over a
line of military operations of more than
four thousand miles, and you will be im-
pressed with two important facts: -
1 The enormous expenditure necessary
to their present support and the future
bountics and pensions that must be paid.
2. The number of men that are with-
drawn from industrial pursuits, and the
consequent loss of productive industry which
ought to be added to the wealth of the coan-
try. ’
All this immense army add nothing by
their labor to the wealth of the country und
the expense of supporting euch an army de.
volves upon those who do labor, and those
who have already acquired property. What
a wighty drain this war is upon the produc-
tve energ es and resources of the country.
It is, indeed: an «xhausting as well as a
blowdy war. :
Tins may be regarded as bold language ;
perbsps the abolition “‘loyalists” may be
disposed to dencunce it “treasonable,”’ yeu
it 1s he language of a republican member
of congress uttered ou the floor of the House
during the last session, and we adopt it
25 unquestionable truth, and yet it is but
an approximation to the whole truth in ie-
lation to the war and its inanagement.
Kentocay aNp ritz WaR.—The Louisviile
Ky.) Democrat, which has been a war pa-
per all along, comes out openly against giv-
ing any support to the Administration, and
declares that the only way to break down
the bloody and destructive Abolition war
policy is to refuse supplies. It declares
that it cannot and will not “support a war
upon States and populations, in violation of
the Constitution and for the destructiun of
State constitutions, laws and institutions,”
The editor sees no way of stopping this
programme but by ‘refusing it any aid.” —
This is hoth sensible and practical. To
talk aboat being opposed to the policy of
the Administration and at the same time
lend 1t every aid and assistance to carry out
Sill more
they can disconnect the policy of the war
Whoever aids the Ad-
It has driven every wan
Sad, indeed, is it for the country,
The flesh
. Eprror : —You have heard much that
He should do. Now I pre-
1st. He should not permit the political
faith of gentlemen to debar them from’ ad- |
dressing County Institutes, rior that of a
newspaper, to disqualify it to publish his
educational notices. :
2d, He should not permit a desire to be
re-elected, to lure him from and honest and
impartial fulfilment of hie official duties,
3d. He should not, when it is unnecessary,
expose the faults of teachers ; because he
would then be taking from them what could
Sot curich him, but what would make them
poor indeed.
4h. It he desires to be re-elected, and
professional teachers are his competitors, he
management: should not then inform the public that their
Debt aud tezation are the inevitable ne
is proloaged the debt is increased. The
qualifications did not entitle thew to the cer
| cessitien of war. ‘Everyday that the war | tificates he sanctioned —or, gave them
NELO-
ABOLITION DESPOTISM —A correspondent
of the Boston Couric writine from Man:
chester, N, H., rela r
S several 3 of
jis t, aud whe i
inguponpubliceharity to save them fom des-
| titution. Cine of them en cid won named
| Foley, had sent three sons, the support of
i
+ his old age, into the army, and ull of them
hed died in the service. This was hie re.
ward: for ‘® patriotism that had made deso-
ate WI DID hoartlist ye to detend the Gov-
ernment. “
The Hartford “mes has published col-
umns containing instances of similar tyran-
ny in Connecticu’. la one instance, an in-
firm cld man, not employ=d in the mills,
voted a white ticket, (the Administration
tickets were yellow,) and the magnanimous
owners of the mills wreaked their vengeance
upon his daughter by discharging her from
work, and turning him and his family out
of the little bonse in which they lived. In
Plymouth a man having r fused to vote the
Abolition ticket, Lis family, mn his absence
were turned out of the house, the furniture
was thrown into the sireet, and a family of
negrocs were installed.
+ We might quote hundreds of similar in-
stances if we had the space, but these will
serve to show the spirit of New England
Puritan patriots who are now so boistero1s
in protesting their love for the Union. The
case of Foley here related 1s a test of their
sincerity, and it reflects not a whit more of
infamy upon the overseer who ordered his
discharge, than does the dismissal of Lieu-
tenant Edgeriy reflect upon the Adminis-
tration, Edgerly was a Lieutenant in the
New Hampshire Fourth Infantry, a regiment
whose ranks have decimated by disease and
battle, and which was sent homa to recruit,
a8 was averred, but in reality to vote. He
voted the Democratic ticket, snd was dis
missed from the eervice, the order for his
dismissal assigning that as the reason.
READ
What the Democrats hope to do when
they get into power.
1. They will restore the liberty of the
press.
2. They will restore the freedom o)
speech. :
3.: They will restore personal liberty, hy
restoring the privilege of the writ of nansas
CORPUS.
4 They will re-establish the sutrewacy
of the law, by subjecting ‘the military to
the civil anthority of the country. ”
5. They will dismiss the army of pro-
vost marshals in the loyal States.
6. They will not allow the military to
be drawn up in lne at the polls, during &
popular ele tion.
7. They will not allow the votors to be
bribed or intimidated by Goversment offi-
cials.
8. They will enll shoddy contractors,
rascally Government gents, sud viddle men
to a strict account. and perhaps make i
disgorge some of their profits,
9. They will stop all arbitrary arrests,
and hold the party who caused them to bo
made, answe ir crimes, notwith-
standing the ur yal bill of inte.
mtv.
10.
They wiil end:
Hon.
¥): ) wer, and
ail their statesmanship wi CAI INIS~
ter to their aid, to restore the Union as it
was before an insane, fanatical party endeav-
ored to carry out the vnconstitntional Chi-
cago platform.
Now, we call on the Abolitionists to give
us their platform Let us see whether they
have any thing else in view than to prolong
the war beyond the next Presidential elcc-
tion, and usc the military —to defeat the
Democrats at the ballot-box. Will the peo-
ple submit to it ?
A SUGGESTION TO THE LEAGUKRS., —(Fener-
al Sick’es,in a letter replying to an invitation
to attend a meeting of the N. ¥. League
loyalists, suggests as follows :
“Of the regiments which the State of New
York contributed to the army, in the spring
of 1861, for two years, thirty-eight will soon
leave the service. With the aid of the Loy-
al League, which has, I presume, extended
its organization throughout the State, these
regiments could be very soon restored to the
army, with full ranks and renewed devotion
to the cause.
Most excellent suggestion,and one worthy
of the consideration of the Chester county
“loyalists,” The term of the 124th, Re-
giment. P. V., will be out in a few days-—
Most of them are from this county. Th®
Administration will need others to supply
their places. [ow can these be furnished
more promptly than by the “Leaguers’’ of
the county, who are so full of words patriot-
ism and fight, tendering their loyal bodies
and services ? What say you, gentlemen ?
Are you ready to act out your howe profes-
sions on the battle field ; or will you shel-
ter yourselves under the $300 exemption,
and leave the poor white man ‘to do the
fighting ? rT
es tetra.
THE correspondeats say Old Abe was gro-
tesquely funny daring the recent review,--
He dined with Fighting Joe, and kept the
table in a roar with his humorousallies.—
Boston Post. .
“Several thousand poor fellows had gone
to their “gory beds,” but a short distance
from where the Preseident was, only a
few months before; and yet he could be
“funny.” .
Our public debt is swelling up at the rate
of two millions a day, and crushing taxption
stares the people in the face, and yes Mr.
Lincoln can be funny.
Half a million of armed rebels are in arms
trying to break up this hollowed Union,
with the encouragement of all the European
govefnments,and yet the President can be
“fanny.” ’ a
Two hundred thousand brave men have
found untimely graves, through the follies
of the Administration, and five times that
many are clothed 1n mourning, for fathers,
brothers. Musbauds. sons or friends, and yet
Mr. Lincoln is ,‘funny.” :
What a “funny” wan he must be !
0" The deep sea feredraph cable between
France and Algiers has failed. —Jt ihas “een
unavailable for three months and all ate
tempts 444 to repajr jt have proved abor;
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