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! VM. ul- McCULLOUOH, Esq.,
J''r ?A Central iJemnn-atte ('luh, in
borri;h rf ((rnM, ..'.y tC, 103.
the
Afr. IWsikn! and teUow LVlirns :
I Tliis is the first time in my lius trial i
bare hem called ui on by he citizen of
Clearfield to addies them. Whether it
hu boen an act of kindties toward mo,
i or a want of cnnfider.ee npon their part in
i my ability lo dosn, I iimat a loistoknow ;
1 lut a it i more rnnnl to hunmn a-pi-
' ration 1 "ill reieive it a 'lie. former. A
i lint- i Pinrn tbi ln.ur. ln-t evening. 1 vcn6
I . , . r
f. ,1 i Hum,. IV. Il'il thai I rrau.
ted to adduce the Club, biit Unit I wot to
address it
ir Tlinmirwuineriiieiit came, upon ,
like clep of thunder from u clouds
i,kv ; but seeming 10 ha imperative, I i
!o fckv ; but (tot rniuj; 10 be iinpi'iHUve, I
oonseuu' l to ''ear the enduro the
r.ain, aupported by your j.atiei'ce and at -
tenu'on-'iiiiwni! in t'-' mti'ivai piepiiiei1
a few LuDiy and impel I'tct nol;s which
.,m .... o Mi- uui-if ui niai k out the
mo
cti:a 1 interd to pursue.
I urn oonv.i.crd. air, from the many ex.
It ,' of patriot is in and lovalt'1 in t In
CIlll?. " Tw"
tiaeVVlilM e. itOll f-i-iri.in I
.r ofniy fellow cm-1
! l y ir.o goo,,. i j v
".' . t.. th' 't IS no vain
i ten" 1 see lietn I'lMiifm. i( .plliiv
1 tliiai; to wail upM) "copi . rlles. . .. .
3 seem tome.sir. to bea pmlihc race: g lining
I strength from s-.und docirine, and increai
1 inc in numbers, a, the people become en
i lightened and .hi i-ti.tuzed. Unlike that
i tosili-k spe."i..-f after which they arena
tried they increa-e as civilization advan
I ce., and neatly all i-.t ihwjirwit cminlry.
I this tiiae. there is a "coppct -head pre
1 id;nc at president f a Imocralic
Hub and arcih-r Is. f nijh.vin-
' om. tithe .vfwr.-might s.-.y. n support
.,(.! rvn.tim tion. tln. I titoii. anil the
,BfrmPntnftlcln. ltisnotmyde-
:rn at this lin e, if 1 possessed tha ability,
to er.ier irto tbr discussion of I lie nutnci -
' (Uf Irt'UfS '.11.1' P, mil- me M.M.v,
I but merely to pa) apnsing notice to sonic
f which more immediately concern our per-
j sonsl niitl j.rAa-e piiuleyes.ano, our pub
! lii r.pd c. inmon rights, es riu.eo of a
' free and common cotinm, leaving gieat
r.ueati.ms to be discussed by gnat men.
( There are in this country, lit this time,
t hi there ahravs have been and always
i !. I t,i .n'e.ii oolitic'il parties- Tliesi
I ',.( lovi.l lTni ti men. caM
them
: f.mT,-,M'.--. (.'oppcrlieads or ny
whatever
' i.nti i r,::,. and disunionista
lie
latter are sulliv:dd, atut arc- rompoaed ol
I dinuilonir'.s south untl disut.ionists r.onh ;
i or in mher words tlie sece-stontsts o! i!,c
: .id the ;d)ol;tiriiis's of the North.
rh'U lb"v nre
both
'tiling at lUe satin
iiil-tl,n d oli,ii( ti "f ;he I nmn is I (-
rond the Mi-pici.'l, of n d 'obt. The one.
Vy ttumpling under foot the authority ol
the Government, would seek by rebellion
to overthrew the fojndation upon which
(he grand struetrre of this Republic is
founded; the other, by force of nnns, would
set at naught the w ritten Constitution ol
the land, and by the tyrant's pica ofn
mmiVj suspend the ronlar action of the
Ian-, and wrench away for supptised ofl'en
JMi every rijh t of the citizen J and by
grerument br.'tiles. seek to intimidate
the nch'o? freeman into the a'ject, slave ot
t.lition tvrani-v. That the rebels of the
S-uith are the enernics i f the country and
seeking its destruction. I presume we all
will admit. That the abolitionists of the
North are likewise its enemies, nnd also
reVing its ruin, I think we are equally
rtonvtncod ; the evidence cf which fact,
however, t "tH endeavor to present. Al
1 hough in df.ii.g this it is unnecessary for
f.e to b-ick to tlie tiwit th lt tri'J mri's
cu'. in which th'.s ration was foundei.
and fin 1 there there same et. emirs offree
govern men t.yetw tih another Lame. Not is
U neces-aty to po throtU'h a recital of the
long at,d blofvdv struggle of the Hevobis
lion, which immediately followed, and
Kring up tho- s mie votaries of tyranny
who refused thir no'ti from New F.nj'
land's tnrrtd soil t aid the colonies in
iheir etlort for indej end nrc ; and who
even petitioned CVy es-, for the removal
of the Father of his country as Coniman-'
Jerin Chief of the American army, as t boy
did in later dav. yet with grater sooce', :
mir callsnt McC'Ielhri. Neither h it iov !
tsortsnl that I should review tho actions
these opposersof the (Jovernment in all
T1 lU'- i I " ....... ... .. .
iIikhh. and ffpecia'dv in that with Mexi-
1-... . t. .. i.,.i 1 i. l i .....1
unhcly. nd although' our national charao
ii, r, ...... .,
tar was at stake, the voted again! c v ng
the votea agsinsi giving i
wn and nionev to i'reident Po k to car
I'n'k to rar
tyonthewjir nnd ptrelaimed lo the orld.
-
throng t er I oirr- '-"n t hh t it thru were
Mcjcitxni V; wn-ai wekmt d.r c..f.- with
ooV Aua.."t tr A.-s:ii'-' gr.net! And just
here lei tin:1 te '. be ,1 . Jereiicu in ill? spn
timents o' ...cj? tiyd tnei. in that struggle
in wuieh re involved oar ins' r-chu and
...itnti! Ii.itm.. cwl i .1,;. .Utiinn
crjsade in which ate inves1 ed the interest
of tho nero, regardless of the lives slid
money of white men ; tha result of which,
I fear, if conducted opon I'uo pi iiioirles of
th present policy, will be our natiomtl
.r.rt.tinn nd shatm. Then, when tbe
nJL K.ni,,i . tnr it .;c.
nd to rp.air'i'n c''ircier anmi.g the
nations of ihe eatih, il ese atne L'nioi
IaTert were against it. without theehai ge
of tr ninri being laid at thir doors. Then,
to ipwdc.and write anil i-ofsga-'ust beGov
rnment and cH :c the actions of the
l'rident werw not J.i'ta! prurt'vtt They
m. Vim ',iii omi ohiection at everf tut n
iuti iu .1 -
1. . 1 - ti.,, u. l,n llm onlv visible
' . e .1 :..
purpose for the prosecution o. war...
tVilolitnn or r.eir'-o s averv : we near
aVmli H .
Marhl anniehodv. for dishyd practices.
j , " f :
and taken oft to Fort Lafayette, or "n
Othar hot- house of tha Admini-tra-1 -u to
ba eooed over and mad- pla-sb e to
Uia Abolition tasta of Abiaham L. i.e. .11
and hi worshipper
what conatitnla thse disloyal
Asa
Tbar'htrf fria pa?h, fraa
nress. und of exercisinsr the right of atlf-
(rage according to the dictite of our own
conscience I certainly not, lor me con-1
etitution euarantoea u an or inese; yei
; for theee we have been and are lo bear
rested. What then T Why the right which
wo exercise of supporting or not support
'inc a particular Administration, which is
snon-iiven ami posing nwny.anu im.n
ii not the Government ; or supporting the
Constitution, which is durable and which
is the Government. In short, disloyal prac.
tint, in the estimation of the present ru
lrs, i being a freeman, thinking for
yourself, being a mn at all or anything
on see proper, Except an Abolition nit'ger
w-ihippcr, and this I hold, neither the.
-I. 1 . 1 . ..
II'IIMIIUH ciimhiiiuiii,
common i
sense iiliows anv man to be.
tint to return. r.nt nas ccen un
course of I be present parly in power, and
what it the evidence of its loyalty to the
i what it lite evidence or its loyalty to the
j Union ainro the inreplion of this rebeL
j lion ? Immediately upon tho convening
,ol Cotipress it wnsiefflved by that body
j "(hat this war should be carried on Mricf
i lv in lu'cordanro with the Constitution
that il should be waged, not lor the suhju-.
jganoii ol the souttiern Mates, not ror irooi
dotn to tho hlack race, but tor tne resio-
mil"" ,'i ,,"r yj ,
the t onstuulion ana tne suprtmacy oi tne
i.,WM ud ibat when these end were at
taitted the nar ahculd and ought to ceaso."
Tlie ir1 g,,n w' fired the President is
suoct an or'ler ealling for seventy-five
thousand troops. Under this guarantee
given bv Congress to the people, nearlv
twice tlinl number of patriotic men rushed
to arnn. You. sir, and all ot us remomner
how the American heart was firsd -how
the public mind was infatuated with war.
NV.ulv cvHiy man could boast that "war
was his glory." Thous nids of our most
cool-minded and moderate men, irrespec
tive of party, wero carried away with this
outburst of public enthusiasm, and every
thing bid fair to the people being united
as cue man in support of tli Administri-
irw, r.tid that- th lebeUion would be
crushed as thesp wiso acres declared, in
sixty days. Acrain. an. 1 again he called for
mote men, find as otten did ihe people re
spond to these calls, wiih a bravery and
patriotism that huve ever characterized
the American nation. Thencime, on the
C'Jnd of September, lSti2, and again reiter
ated on the 1st of January, li'3, the fa
mous Emancipation rroclr.mation, which
entirely paralyzed enlistments, thnt already
had become a'slow process, no doubt from
the many (Kcroucliiuenl imirJi upon the
rights of the p-opl ? by tbe Administration,
and tbe ho.ltd, of military oJlicial l.ced
under it So directly w is ibis proclamation
in opposition to the firmer ple-lii given
by Cin.gre.-s, that enli-tments entirely
cea-ed. the result of which was. tho gov.
ernment hid to offer bouniicH to volun-
. rt ,. . r. ...
'cpih. and Una v. resort I a ,;r.in in nr-ier
to raise the quotas of th-1 States.
And yet
a, rested for dkcour.n.j nistmsnU, whilo
Abraham L ncoln.h,.,.. elf. had done more,
: : ..it .1.,.. l..,il pitifun.
loval
by his Emancipation Proclamation, to
discourage enlistments, than any one man
. .i... l-..;,a.l U,Htna Vst nt i t twt nnd in ir .
:. 1....1 , n,n, 1,1. l,,J
oti jji.ep li ii in n'vi-v,. .-.,
demnltv till, unimpeachable. But egain.
as an evidnee that those men are the en
emies of the country, let me cite yo-i to j
just one instance. We hear Thaddctis
Stevens, (1 blush that Pennsylvania should ;
send such a tr dtot to our legislative halls,)
the leader of the Abolition It -publican par- i
ty in Conjire", dechire,.!'ter descanting up
on the u'lsurJUu of restoring tne Union up
on the Constitution, ''that, hedoesoot le
sire the lesloiation of this Union with sla
very in it, and with his consent il never
shall be." Can there bo traitor more
black, treason more unadulterated? And
yot this is the man who was sent to Con
gress by tbe Abolitionists to ripresont, in
part, Pennsylv; nia. Thank God he dues
not reprerent the Democracy. But 1 id
lece they have violated the Constitution ;
and in what way ? I cannot Letter tK'w
this, than by rei. Tn. from the apee.ili of
Hon. D V, Yoorhees, of Indiana, dcliver
ed in the House of llepresentaiiviM, Feb.,
18th. lSu3. In speaking of these viola-
ti-.ns lie usei the following language :
1 "In violation of the C'otistitu'.ion, Amer
ican citizen have been arrested for umiiiJ
tho freedom of speech.
I in violation ot uis ousuuiuou, men
, houses have been torcit.ly e.iteiea.
I ...!.i;.,, r,l,., 'nii.lilnlinn tlmir
III viuomuii in ui "M .... ..
, norsons nave til-tin usucan.iu mum,, in
have beon sei.ed w;lh aimed vi
'i...,-.,
.wVru'... .-. -r .,..:....:,..
i ' n violation ot uio na"
iinvf uwi iir u. umio -...
.."
process of law.
In vtolal'on of the Constitution, they
h me been h--l i to answer infamous accu
siiioti wuho.il presemtuetit or indict
.. i ;
tiicM-. or 11 gi an'i jury.
'In violation ol the Constitution, they
have been dented the right to a rpeeuy
and till bl IC 1 1 I'll ly ar. im ti.iruai jut y .
111 Violation Ol till svOll-fcllUllUII, lliev
have been earned out of thebtate and Uis-
trict in which their offenses, if any. were
coin:iii,.tnd.
"In violation of tbe Constitution, they
have been keil in l-noraiice ol the nat ure
11..1 r..os ni ti-a nceusa ion ajainst thein.
In viniatioi, ot tlie constitution,
hsve not been conlronted w ii h iIim
t nev
wii -
:ie-- Maiust t hem.
"And in IU ! supreme and wicked vio
laiint) r.f Uiu Constittil ion, they have oeen
denied couu-el for tite r -iHfeoie. and in
formed, in ad the insolnnce of 1 fanatical
diiegarl ol every ptiiictple of hunijiiity
, 1
as well . iw
Tii a I ll I if Art fir it PntnMi man! terill nnt
."" ;."'- . ' f"'' " "v
1 -'inr nuj nsv u.y ,ui iuui-
ical prisoner, and will look with d.sirust
:i .n.. f nm (rr r t.ik
such channels; an I that- such applications
v t... resided adduimial reaaona for
d-eii-.ingio release uoh pernon."
And to use hi language still further,
I challenge the wnrt ftges of the moat
prHigte aud corrupt deoU for mora
intfileraHa piclura Ol pcraonal outragv
than ia here presented. Yen. dir. tho Am.
'prican people lit.vo fcufl'rd outrage of
executive usurpations ami they will aoi
eainlyand deliberately utter their deli-1
anco. 1 ho voice ol ilia JWi rons, the voice
of John Hampden, and tho voice of Put-
rick Henry, cryinp, "tfiva mo libnrtyor
give mo death," will all bo concentrated
in tho voice of tho poople of this country,
in tho ballot-box, at the next Presidential
election," j
I lrive said tho Constitution is thetlovi :
emmenf If this be true, then J10 who
violates that Constitution, as I havo en- i
rleavored to show that the Abolition party '
have, oumtflao boa traitor to the Govern-1
men . This i, but necessary ana muur. I
, , ,.,,;., r u... i.. ... o.imii
til MCllllt wi ir.iwwi, t'u v i-. v - , (
f.. r.,,tmoi,t: f.l.-e ilmt ih., nets r.,r..r. i
red to, are not uiiconsiiluiiuiiHl ; or as they
" ... .
say, although unconstitutional, arejusti
fied by tho "necessity" of the case. Who
makes the necessity? They do ihoii-.
selves. How? 1 answer.hy waging an un
cnnstttutionnl war of subjugation upon the
South, for tho Abolition of slavery. We
might as well say that the man who wont
into a crowd and picked a quarrel, and
then killed the one with whom ho was
fighting, in order to savo his own life,
would not bo guilty of murder, upor. pre
cisely the same plea of "necessity." The
great, but lamented Dougla said, ''war
is disunion final, eternal separation. " If
this be true, ami the history of nations
forbids us to doubt it, then hn h i is an
unconditional war man, according to my
method oT retibor-ing, must, also La an tin
coHdilu nal disiiiiioiii-t anil traitor. What
then, is Ihe conclusion ,ve at live at, from
c!l the (acts before us? It is. that this
parly, now in power, who ure so eager
for war, and who are orryng t on in a
mi.nt er peculiarly tln-iroan. nie not now,
ami never have been, tbe friends of the
' Gun rniu-'ti'.
Hiving Ihos briefiy Mtid imperfectly
show n w ho are the enrtnies of the gown:
tiu'til. let us now consider w ho are its
f'netid. nnd supporter.'. I uhego that
these eon-ist ol tbe loyal Ietnocralic par
ty, and all others who arc in favor of a
speedy and honni able return lo peace and
unity, res, an-t lor tins wo are caiiivi
...; ,-., P.t,,. if is Ilia i.rMTtilet mot t
,...1.1:.... , ,wl 1,.1,, .uncn th,t oiiup firoiln.
SUUIIIII ,,,, III I T , j....-.v-
ccd u traitor, and if like c.ni-c.i coiitinue
to produce liho eifecis, they will be
the j
Us1 tr litot? the world ever saw. V
OUUI
to heuvgn this country wi re full of ihem.
I'e.ice! the brigiitest ewel that glitteis
along the pathway of life, to th- chiistiiin
as w-ll tA the Rtulttsiiinn. I'cace ! the
de,ire.-t proioi-tf that adorns the pages ot
Holy Writ. I'eaco ! tho ollspring of in
nocence.'the lite ot the nation, aim tlie
hope of the world. It is an old and wise
ndge, ' in time of peace prepare for war,"
aud it should be nn euntdlv w ise one, in
! lime of war prepare for peace. War can nev
er les'-or? llie V. moil ll v,iia, ni.i jniviLii.r
I-ernmnenl pea. e. I admit,
os, the ;ma,.,rity have an
that in some
-en and put
down a minority, as Abraham Liiicooi
j declared they had u right lo do, but it wa
! where nature had fixed their boundaiiei,
ami cmv circumstance was lavoiabln to
such a peace; and even then it required
at standing armies, maintained at an in
toleiuble expense, lo quench (he flames
ol rebellion, that burst forth afresh upon
evety suitable occasion. But here, in lliis
country, wheie it would seem nature had
decreed we should live lopeiher as broth
er of u common household slaying the
angry waves of the Atlantic nd the l'a
citio, li on our Eastern and Wi stern bors
der, 1 hold it would be impossible. As
well iii'n;bt the Great Master, when called
un from his slumbers to quell the surging
billows of Gelinesiiret, liavo comuianileil
one mighty wave to follow after another
ami engulf it, in order to produce a calm,
as to shv that war, upon vnrondiilcruil terms,
Will uruuuon a-v, .
... - ... ..,v.r ilmi,. .
.o,
aft lOI'g IIS AUlir.MO.in uiuDiiiu-i
L("u'- , . hie, credited lo St. -me, was stolen by him
I am opposed to war as a Democrat. It I ro!1 (J,,0 n.-r.i, who translated il from
has never been the policy cf my party. It i pvnojl of Ht.lny i-Lstenne. "The cui
is true, they have earned on war, but it; ,hit, nlloeri, m n(,t incbrialoi," was con
was with a foteign foe, where sooner or , , . Cinvj,,r ftom Pu,,, Borkly in
liner pence uiusi ,n- u,- . .
i . . . .... . l. . 1. .. .-. f Kii,niiaa
must tie lue iuM.li. i.v4uso. ..siri,. Wood-voit r "The child is
then
iuld treat with each other and.
make peace, but in this struggle, the pro -
! bent Administration win receive no pi op -
osiuous oi wr on ..." b
r.ut an unco Kiuioimi ajtienuer o. rve.y -
ll.tn,i nnnn llin tin I. lietr SlntAH l(t llA
i s "l"- I . ,
convertod into depenilerl ternlones
O'livfODii in iw ur n-nuci.!
t l.n f.u'i to hn I ii rued nnon them thoir
' V. : ,,i,...,i
H ,u oo u-u ... . u.. .....
.... i. ,uu. uu -,
.. . .11' , ". . ,'l.
Administration at aslnngtop. Where
u'lti.,.,., 4i,l 0fii,lA us eif'li in fiVArvthini'
" ... jv.w ...... i . . .. . ... - j a
that make a nation great, as they are,
w'io will sulmiil to s ucli litiiiiiiiauon : uian lia't a goiiues w nose naino wa xi- : oacause tus govcrnnieni opjire.sse 11:113.
Certainly not in Ameri'-a. I am opiiosed or Fidelity a goddess of "faith and ; Con-cquontly we must look fr reform hy
to this war, because I believe it to be im-
practicable. I be lieve, it ttib .Norm wero
unueu u one i"nii, now mo niuiiii,,-
lion Ulluia L'ei. Wll H'U llicn imm-J
it Minted, (w hich H has had, however,)
and every man, woman and child in the
loyal Stales was for war, ii could nwer, no
nlvi.k subdue the Southern people and
bring theni into tlie c nion. wn n uie nope
Of ri'lHintni! hem. And h-re it ;nigot he
asK-l wtial won,.) we io ituiiiu r neai heie 10 tne oompici ; mm 1013 tu-iuni 13
wuii rebels w 1I1 anus in then hands ? In j mot e generid use even among onr-elves,
Hie lanniKge of a c- liain pence Demo- u( the present day, than would at the Crst
ciat. w tinsc niitiie I ili-i iiiieuiiier, I answer thought be realized
most emphatically "vts, if treating with ;
them will take the arms out of tbir Gen. Bkn Bcti.ek, in his Cooper Insli-han-ls,
and restore the Union." ' tola speech, said 'he South were "a.ien
1 am opposed to war politically, be- enemies." 1 hereby he recognized the
11 , 1 : ..... 1 rv.nfo,!oriirv. nnd pave the Con fi-iiiirfttAs
cause 11 nevor nas neen, is nui nun, nnu
n- Ann l.n I Vi n t.:i lirtl iV o( I 11 A POlin
r".:urL:'r,y
iry. tiuisr mo pum-j ui tii
from thirteen feeble Colonic, to a great
u ... rrt- in ma i tin thrpA
quarter of a oentury we stood a living,
movinc, brilliant evidence that "all men
were created f-qual." aud that free govern-
ment on no longer an experiment, but an
established fact. Our vessel ploughed
every knowu set, bearing at their mast.,
tiaaoa tha mblera of onr o.tiooal j;raat.
ness, and almoxt ' from tha river to tha 1
end of the earth," our Hug wa known and
renpecicu.
Under the policy of war, In two year.
we nave unuono tnewoik oi litlio lew
than a century. We havo drained this
country of its bent available young men !
exhausted our real wealth contracted n
debt wo never intended to pay, Mid are
proving to the norld that a freo govern-
inent, "deriving Unjust power fro'm the
consent of tho governed," is (. farce, and
tlmt the power of iho government consist
l.e a-.thority of tho ruler. And final-
ly. 1 r"o'" l war. aa an individual.
It rhnrous, inhuman, and asinagatnat
the ""t l of society, morality and Hod.
If I dill'er w ith a neiuhboi. and in order to
I'll
maintain my l.osuion. or my property, urn
i.:. :.. j... l r ...o...
him, il is murder, and I must sutler tho
penally of a broken law. If nations difs ;
fer, a few ambitious and blood, thirst v lea-
dcrs inflamo the public, mind, and urge on
their followers to deeds of blood and ol
death ; and it is. culled by that milder
name, to seme war 1 In my humble o-
pinion, war i nothing mine nor less thati
wholesale murder, which could and should
be avoided iu anv country. Upon the lea-'
ders of the rebellion in lbs .South, and the
Abolitionists of the North, must, forever
rest the blood of the thousands already
sluin, and the thousands who muy yet bo
tlairi, in thw wicked and unholy waste (if
human lif For nil t Iipso t hi hl's thev w ill
bo brought into judgment, and the tws
nf the widow end the wnils of (h, orphan,
will rte
them.
up
in
that day and condemn pe-op!" to ie-af.irm, by the p-.rer ot the j lotter, they were ot the lth Georgia regi
sivord. 1 greutlv I'earvour prediction will merit , our the 4th New Jsrsey resimeut.
How, then, can our dilliculliei be sets
tied, am) w-ace r 'stored ? This is a fiiies-
tion 1 havo nnithorihft time nor abihl v to
a-iswer. It is one of the great questions I
leavs to t't eat men. Fhrv have answei
edit. Bigler has answeie-1 it Cox has
i'iB-ired it Voorhecs has mistered it
Yiilliindigham has answered it the Mey
motirs have answered it, and the people
will answer it, in language that cannot bo
mi-understood, if ever ihey gel another
.-loiortonil v lo vote, for a I'reidetit. But
if. my follow-ciUzens, in conclusion, tlio
1 i tnocratic party, composed of all the lov
al men in the country, thadhW, in thi'-, :
the darkest linn: of our nation's histnry,
I to restore and
preserve tne cnion, vmu
y,s, at least, nmy not real
.
'; fe'n''v "
I on that tndde
t of human calamities the
the loss of liberty lo
I . , ' !
nee people.
I I
. ,
n c i f v nrrtti till n ill U of-ll man
ly character is veracity. That virtue lies
t the' foundation of everything solid
cj it l i i . ( im i,i "iiii-i" (.. '
plow common it ii to hear parents sa;',
hive faith in my child so long its ho speaks we have most to lour, tlie encroachments
the truth. Ha may have many faults, but of the Church, or the toleration of the po
I know he will not deceive reo. I build l.iical heresy clJelf, Davis?"
on that, confidence." Thuy are righ t. it Under this Administration, it seems we
i t,.,.,r,,i in., r,rni,,.,i intod'il noon, must build up one evil to dethrone ano
And that is u heimtiful confiidenoe.
Whatever errors temptation may b-tray a
u!ii!d-ir.to. so long as brave, open trtt' h re-
mains, "there is soinihing to depend on,
there is anchor-gtound. ther, is sabstanco
i-.t the centre. Men of the world feel so
about one another. They cm t derate
tnd forbear so long as their erring
brother is truo. It is the fundament al vir-
tne. Ordinary commeice can finrdly pros
reed a step without a good measure of if.
If we cannot believe what others say to us,
we cntinot aiit utioi it, and t.ian iniineiiso
Pirientthat. is savin,' thai w? cannot net at
all. Truth is a common interest. Wnen
w-n vindicate it, we vir.-licate our own foot-
hold. When we plead for it. it i;iike plea-
ding for tho air of health we breathe,
When you undertake to benefit a lying
... . ,
i ,nnn-
it is hue putting vour toot m me
mire. 7". 1). Huntington.
Tr.r. Origin ok Famii.iar Turhses The
teim ''masterly inactivity" ot iguated with
Sir James Mackintosh. "God tempers
, , ,
thewmu to tne
horn lamb." which cveiy-
body who did not suppose it was in the I"-
i, s 00d-voi til " I tio cnilU
- - .. . . , t ,
f ,,,,. i,.10tMl frnm hmi to
1 M,ton an,i fnHll Milton to Mr Thomas
, , "Like niseis' visits few nnd far
, iJt,,wtM,n ,s 0it,pnng ot liooK ; it is
, ThnmM Campbell' oihjnal thought.
' .!..-.. : ....I
1 t Mil JO 111 IVorriS IIMPI OI ICIUIUC-I II, nun
. ,. pi...,, ijuj- as afl n.:,
i -fi. !,;.. I ,, ,n li jir na
. .... . .. : . c-
.l - meres a gooo urne con n.g, i.-.
,n Uril Kov atl(J (l; "niunpnty
(n ar.' is Wasimcon l.rv tic S liari-V
4 O U
i thought.
i The Omuls or Hand suakisu. The Ko
honesty," to whom Nuiua was tho first to
pay itivine Honors, uer oiny uress a wnne
veil, e.xpi es-n e ui lumui:.-, oi.iuMi uiiuijuhh- 1.. i. u m uwni 1,1 me
niOlie IV i UUll lief Plllius.4"-s mp.i.
hand joined, or sometimes two leuo'iu-
figures holding each oth'.r by the rinlii
hands, whence iti all agreements among
t he Greeks and Unmans it was usual for the
,,.( is to take eacn oilier ii) iu rigi 1
i,hii.1. as a token of their intention lo ad-
v,.. j. -- - r-
a'.U atlu coiniori. in 110 inert-iuie nui
m..r nrot-er subject for a trial far treason
- - .
than MrAftlmr.dipI.au was ,, who express..
v reiuyru, 111 iuc ti j - "fftu iur wuicn
he rat kidnapped at night, f-ven lo con-
sent to any divilion or the Union? Be-
aide. Mr. allandlghtn nerer proposed
to share a military cap contractor profits,
and nevr plundered his Government or a
help' cotarounity of mibions of d-jll'-,.
"V""'
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
O.v Pick&t, May 19, 1803.
Dear tuthtr :l have particular renaons
ior wniwijjjuHi now nri, i roi lencr
on lu.-t Friday morning wherein 1 said we
wero going to crona the river ; but that
wus all b mininko j the wagnna i heard and
took for pontouns wero only supply trains
coming iu, and the alarm was caused ky a
train of cars coming in from Richmond to
supply tho rebel uru,y. and our pickets
thought they woro putting in br.d;ej to
cross on us--hence tho alarm which v;e
interpiMed to mean an advance. My next
reason is ouuKnd by your silence towards
W e never ho.u from you any more
Uian a casual romaiK about, your neaiuj,
"i . u ..n K...,,
h ll m ., n.wl Adtw.mu lir
wo lieur nothing concerning your politics,
When we huve changed our opinion on
tho political questions that have agitated
the country lor tho last several yearn, and
mill suu conunue 10 aguaio n, we are
anxious to know how our frietids feel upon
the matter, nnd especially one so near to
us as our Fattier. This anxiety hrt de-
termir.ed me to touch the subject, as it
were, in your presence, ac.d uolieil a reply,
You and I uaed to sit and talk over tho
war, and the questions relative thereto ;
and I lemembor havmg heard you say you
''feared this wus only tho beginning of
sorrows; that alter lliis lebellion was oyer
we would hvo another; we would have
the principles of religious liberty lo rea-.
tr.hlish, and the inalionoblo righ is of tl e
come true, uotw ithstandmij 1 doubted it
coireciue-Fs mou. nu i nai, io'j, uiut it
.i. .11 - il.-.:ft
will become necessary to assert
thoso
righti, and inaugurate that rebellion, or
raihei' revolution, before the prsent rebell-
ion is crushed. Woaee the liberty of the
press assailed, tho libeily of speech stifled,
and tho inlluonce of tho Church and the
power of tho .State, are combined to en
foreo the usurpation. Our poliiice.l pa.
papers laud the church for her assistance
in quieting tho minds of the cilizms,
while tlie political power lastens tne .voko
of eternal bondage upon them ; and she
hioks confidently forward to the-day when
tne win oo recognise! ana supporicu as a
purl ot me uoveintr.ent ot tne Cntte-j
.States. In pioof of thia, I send you a
couoIq of extracts from wlmt ure termed
hi-'
:ldy loyal journals, and the one w hich
, l, .,m,. r.f I l,a Rat lie Plion.
" a ;" ..' " "'. ,..'
xmn i.i Ihn A ilMtinulsntinn neitui ar U ath.
llllllO mC KIUJllMrIIUkiWtt Wl J, MM ' ' ' ' 1
iiiirton. the VaJy Minting L.rorMlt ; end
tlie older l troni trio wyai i.eiiaiion t a. j
Ikuritr Head them .carefully . and then j
" - .
1 ansiver uio question lor uiw, iruiu wiik u
ther; and how are we to prevent those
evils from befalling us? The Adminis-,
tratiou lias dentived the people of the
right to criticise its conduct under penal-
ty'of banishment, thus preventing us tho
only means we have, for escape from the
clutche of our oppressors, I refer to the
case of C. L. Vahandigham. Davis pro-
poses to take a portion of our republic
and rule il himself; while the Adtniniss
(ration proposes to rulo with absolute
power the whole oountiy.and banidi from
it ill who dare question its constitutional
rigtits or rattier lliose mat enueavor to
confine its actions to a purely conetitu-
tiomd basis.
Father, the cause of this war is found
entirely in this fault of onr Government
I'- if v ttrony ; and the people are too weak,
.1. n....,.l fln.l ll,,lll., .,..l
mmw uiy, u iucuuuhmiivui
ton much power to compel themtoaiib
mit to its authority hence tho rebellion.
Rebellion never ensues in private, social
r.n alignments, from the fact that co-par1.-iiersl.tps
are vah-1 only so long as ihe par.
ties wish them to exist, reserving to them.
j?!v!?s the right to dissolve them whenev
er their interests demand the separation.
Wliei e.is, the social arraij'-meuts where
slavery e:;isl.s ; where men aro subject t )
the absolute control of other m-in ; where
women and men aro hound by arbitrary
laws to live together ; where the monarch
. rules at will ; or
where tho written Con-
slitulion and laws give the Governor the
1 power to oppress tne governed , more you
: m " oiu ,..,,. n, un,!,
' n-reo rcoenion . i.a snve reoeis ag .unit
h,i iiii.lnr Drilll linttn fit l,A'tein f 111
- - - I a
condition, because he cannot change it bv
unu ol hor ni.-nos 1 he vviio rtml husband
- - - - - "..i:.,,
1 " i- v
: i-
j bettering their condition Ly the laws ol
1 matrimony. Anil the subject, or citizen,
rebels against his governor, or government,
j reducing the power and strevtii ot -0
; uovei iiuieiii, insia i o; aiignieninig that
, iui,a'i.u iniM,.j.B vi. o,v,i!(c ilia ui.Jlien.
nctitiuieiit. tins privilege is tne onl
sateuai it wo U.-vu t-gai.-.-! e-icoacli-
uienlsof ihe usurper; and v. non Bi,-
our rulerj depriving citizen of that tit iv-
ilei. and al tho sane, time using the lives
ot others lo enfoice) their authority over
an extent of territory, and over the tiers
sons of ten millions of unwilling subject,
who l ave the hardihood to opposo hj9 ep.s
croachments, I feel that my place, and
the plaoe of all true men, is to cleunso the
fountatn-hesu of our own government A
fort we use tho sword to crush the soil it
of rebellion, and destroy the lives of those
who are unwilling to surrender theii
rights. It may bo said that the South are
not deprived o their rights ; but whatev
er we corrclode on that tubject, we must
agree that th claim to havo been abus
ed and oppressed by the North, or domi
nant party else they wonld not have ta
kn up arras against u.
Put, father, I will dismiss tha aubject
by atying that I believe our tide il right in
xtriet BBtieo4 wr at rsxij.
its endecvors to restore the Union; but
very wrong in ita conduct cf the war, Iwth
military and political, fur which cause i
look for ft failure of our arms.
iU'iT, 2Cth.
Just nine mor.ths this orniug since I
bid iivy family and friends farewell and.
started for the tented field. I shall long
remember the parting so affecting ua all.
Yet bow insignificant tho separation of ft
few friend compared wh thi destiny of
nations. I am sitting here this pleasant
day beneath the thick fniiiigi of a largo
poplar trse on the hanks of the Rappahau
nork. The rebel picket ia waikioghit
bent on the other shore, while we a-e do
ing duty on this side. We are watchirf
each other as though we were members ui
ono family. The river here isntljy about
a hundred yards widn, ami if we were per
mit'.ed we could easily hold converse with,
the enemy. They are very friendly to ua
and have often expresssd a will.ngnesa to
settle the questions ift2iey had tin power.
But our pill of utter subiugatioi.it mora
than they can swallow. On Im-i .Sunday
I was in swimming in tho river ju ,t ubovv
here, and the robs were in oo lnj other
side, somoof us crossed over aij.i traded
coffee for tobacco, ic. They wer? nol al
lowed to come to our side but they would
put their things on board and stsri thcoi
aver and call for us to crrofor tl.e.n. Wo
would swim out and get them, and take
back ours in turn. Tuu captains i:i cLarso
of the two post exchanged c'vi ities Ly
The rebel captain wished the war was or
tr; he called it 'a cruel and unnatural
war,' still he claimed that he ivtts 'light
ing for the rights of the State, as well a
for the rights of tho people ;' ho argtred
that the future destiny of our country de
pended upon tho success of their arms
that they were the real 'suppnrtors of the
principles of republicanism, fo. I must
confess 1 was affected by the earnest and
unassuming style ef his latter, it see, red to
betoken the honost devotion he felt for
his cnuso ; from that moment I felt that
Wrt was fighting a people determined to bo
freo. Maybe 1 am wrongin my conclusion
but I feel that no mean cowa-dico ha
driven me lo it. I feel, ritsar Father, that
thi war emtio the sottled by righting.
Tho spirit of amity and pence is as much
in the hearts of the people a it ever can
be, a.id the sooner we avail ouiselve of
it influence by declaring an arniu'.ic-i
an d Appointing convention to takolLe
siaio ci inc wuu; mu. tuumuurauon,
the sooner we will e peace sprc&d her
uuimjj nma s -4 iuq
Evr.Ntvc -Since writing this far I Lara
enjoyed a mental feast, i havo been surs
rounded by rebel ssldiors. George Lozire
I and I slipped oil from tho relief station
land went to the rivr r to catch gomo fish.
and when we went Ujwti too bank two
robs came up and a' ked us ho.v they bit ;
j well, we s dd they didn't bite at all. They
wanted to exchange papers with uj, but
j we ha 1 none to trado; wo struck up a
conversation with them forabout an hour,
; but we qoi. afiaid oar officer raight hear
j us, so 1 proposed to go over if tney would
let me come back again, they said they
I would, and so I stripped ofV my duds and
j plouled in. It w-asapretty hard swim,
! but still I mida it, When the rebol piok.
jets saw me coming they ran down to tha
river, ami oy me unio i gm over ttiero
t
tnt m oui iniriy 01 tueni wno tiaii camo
down to tbe bank to meet mo. Gnorge
said he thought I was gono up then. sure.
But 1 walked out on tho shore and sat
down on a log right among thorn, they
were oil anxious to ask question and got
atibvvers, and they kept nie busy for a
whilo you had better believe: well wa
ta'ned on until the time for George's relief
made it neconary to break up tho intr
vio'.v. We talked about the late fight, aud
aV.out politics ami all such muter, and
thev were as fiiend.y as fiiend cai bo
whether thatis caused by the natural affin
ily between the rattlesnake and copper'
head, I don't know but I do know it is
hard to be compelled to fight and kill such
good hearted fellow. 'They say they can't
come back to the v ai.m that they will
fight until every man is dead before they
givi uj and lot our army sweep over their
laud; 'Dut.'lsftid f 'sui poso we had Mcs
Clellan for president, und euch men as
Vallnndighaui and Seymour at the head of
ourGoveru-nent, you wouH'nt be such
bitter enetaies of 11s, would you? 'No,'
they said th-y would not. I told thera
that this ultra abolition party vra losing
ground, and would not rulo the r-iuntry
much longer. 'But,' said I. 'what do you
say about an armistice and letting a cm
veniion settle q-Kjtions l et.veen us.' Tho?
said 'that wo t!i?if hur.J, cx.T"ly ;' ther,
nil they, let usniuUc ihe Chancellirsvilla
h.,tt! bo th'i list they Siid 'th-.t they
ver . t;i c 1 of light:. nnd thought th"t w
ongir. to know oy t li i s time that wo oould
11 it whip them ;' aud that it va only
tni..I'jr lor in lo cr (,t: n ito tl 0 war when
all r,' ti be compromise now that can be
gained by any roenn.' 1 askod them
what woul I La the condition of a peaca
wnich thy would be willing to acoer t ?
I'hey said 'free trade nnd Southern rights.'
I said 'what about tho Uninn ?' Can't gi
that.' P,ut, said I, 'will you accept a trea
ly of ofT-nco and delence against other
nation ?' 'Oh yes, w o will do that.'
Tuey asked whero JfcClellan wa?
told them, and aid 'we had some hope of
gutting him back soon.' They replied they
hoped we would not, for bo was'nt so ea
sily whipped a tho other general.' Said
I. 'You don't fight so hard arjainsl him,
maybe ;' 'well there might besonio'bicg
in that,' Ihey answered.
Let u maka a dialog 3 a of it.
Rebal Did you hear of Jackon' dea Ih?
Ytnke Yes, long ago.
Rob I reckon you wa glad to hear tha
new f
Yank No ; w respect brave men too
much to rejaioe at the deth of Jackson
Who 1ke oharg of hi rnrp ppw '