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ll.i? l'o-t Olfi.-o will do f r Chest towiishil'
tW.il !in.frl-.r Icr.'iion In .wish in.
tiu ;iikI sec. tlio New ( ioot!?i at
.1. E. WATfSON'S,
Maiyti!Ie, Clcaif.cM county, IVnna lo furnish this proof? I asked the
CIllKAl Tor C s 1 1 or cxetiangcJ ior Ximler question when the resolution was first oil
) l; vird.-, S.iw-I.ojjs, or I '..ingles. r iercd, und gentlemen on the other sido (
Dee. in. (,:(. if. JAS. I.'- VfATiOV. ;,j.,i,u,, to ,:Swef it. I repeat itnovr-,
.. r. () " how are tho claimants to furnish the proof (
"'. MI-.IM'H vf.-: b'i .1 V!cr, ' lu l'.v or their loyalty? Accusations will no
Goods, (In eerios Hardware. CJuoonsware, und dntllt bo made liom motives Of political ;
reni!iinK' usually key t ly the tiu.le. Storo on aii iinosity. Political adversarioi will
SECOND .Street, below Jiidjie. bennnrd' .-, j- , make charges of disloyalty ngiiiniit them,
jit the l're.-hyt. rian fauna, L'lcariieia Tu. beciinso forsooth they have committed the
Dee. 4, ltll.
1 JOSEPH K. M'AllIKKAY
A ) KA I, It l S L CM IS A' ll
.Hew Washington, flciulicld County, l'a
July lt IT.ful.-lf
,L u 4 L (Mr -.' IS ir ; "lRi
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CI.KAltriKLD COUNTY, I'A.
' 1Y1LLJAM SCJIWKM, Proprietor.
May ill, 1 !,:,.
CVHK.VII S HOWU.
JCSTICE OF THE I'e.Vi'F..
lor DKCATrrt Township,
will promptly nltoml to all huines enlru,ted lo
bin euro. 1'. O. Addre.-s, I'liilijisburg l'a.
AtiR. 21st 1S61 .
'(, W. TllOVlfOV. JAS. F.. WATSON.
THOMPSON A M'ATSOX, Pcnlem in Tituher,
Saw l.os, Doards and Sliinfrlen, Marrtvillc,
(Clearfield Dridi-e I'. O.,) Clearfield countj. l'a.
t ' Aug. 1, lhn:t.
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' lry Goods, Groceries Lumber, &c,
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mar-n ' " V- K ' A T Z 13 R.
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PhiUKleo; (irain and l'roi'nce. FRO.NT Street
dot. th Ari,lem, ClearOeld Fa.,
Deo. 4, 1S61.
s i' l 1: c ii
O F
IE, T. JEFFERSON EOYER,
or ci r. uifir.i.ii.
Ih 'ir r. J ii. the llvtse if Jlerrecn!uikes at
Jiuri. 'inn, J'llirvai; '2.17, lolJ-1, on the till
tu )! " .e. svst limit by citizens in tie relet
rut I'lto J (nut j i'jnKI,
Mr. Speaker, ii' J Klioultl oousull my own
incliii ak'n-t, I vrouU prelor lotliujj lliis
icsdlulion j iis, alter ilm discussion that ;
lirw lifon Iiini ujion it, without say inc nny-,
11. ina liii thrr; but tlio clnructor whii h
tlint iliscussion lius RKsumed, ami tho witlo
ranjic- which litis been given lo it riiukos it
iini iTiitivo Ih-it Boiiio one ehouhl nolico, 1
th'i'i!.'!'. b;iclly, ntuny of tho charges of I
ililrj ')!ty Unit liavo Loen preferred a
pri'mst tlnso on this eido of the (looj.evcn
iiltcr n Kiliimn ilisclnimer of any politiciil
(lehiii in oHi.M'ing the re?ohition. When
tho ii-olution win nil'drotl, its uulhor, tho
pci,tliT.:;in IVom Wtihiii-jtdi), (Mr, K'jI
Icy, i th.-ichuinuJ uny iulilic:il wolivo
v. i.iittvi-r. :
When ive tipon thissiilft of tho Kouso
itirnteitnoK to inquire wiuii hnouiu no mo
I test of lov ilty nsked for in tho resolution,
' our motive in infjuirin" vvns not that we.
tl.onpht tlio teH wouH bo nfiphou to ua,
or beetiusc wo (fit that wo were disloyal.
We w eio nctuatod by ft far tlillcrent mo
tive. 1'ndcr tlio ititcriirclalion of that
I word "loyalty, " as it has been used to in
tiiacriuiitiately by tlio parly with which
the tri'i.tlemiit) from Wnnhington now ns
I hociatt'3, we hud reason toexjioct, although
j tin re win no real imj licat ion of tho kind
I cenvryed, that sooner or later some of our
j fi i Mids at least would perhaps bo called
uj on lo establish their loyalty in tho laco
! of that eiMimiltee, vhi h, perhaps, with
the understanding on the other tido as to
the niennini; ct the word ' loyalty," might
! have been a very hard thing (or them to
I do. Under these circumstances, wo ob-,
iject to tho resolution offered. But since
lilmt ! imi. riolwithst.itidinr' tho dificlaim-
! nr our friends on tho other fide, und
I I ;..,,!.. ..1 f.. rnm ei.uln. Bill.
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ington said he bad no intention lo call in
que-tion tho loyalty of tho Democratic
parts' tvliat have no witnessed? When the
!,,,,. l,.,iinn fioiii Wnshitu'ton roso to de-
. ,,, rlsot.lll0n i.ftfor0 this House.'
throughout his entire speech, from begin
ning to cnl, you lie.ird nothing but ono
continued strain of doclamation and vitu
peration against t ho loyalty of tho Demo
cratic party. I To said that in his own dis
trict thrro weto DotnocraU who indulged
in riotous conduct, shouting for Jell'. Da
vis and other triators to the country lie
said that ho could go into the Senate- ,
flii'niLc." of this gi.-hilurc and point out (
men who had been preaching disloyally
to the Administration and treason to tho
country. Now, Mr, if tho gentleman had !
no political motive in offering this resolu
tion, why, then, alter disclaiming any
euch intention, does lio charge in that
speech that the entire Democratic party
is disloyal?
Sir, tho discussion upon tho resolution
b.irt iirstimed a charact r purely political ;
it has assumed ft character entirely rut
si.lc of tho claims to be presented here.
The Uesliin has ta!n such a 6hapo that
wo ate compelled to meet it upon the
broad accusatt'-ns presented. .ow, Mr,
Kccuker. wo well know that this council
lo!' live or whatever it is to bo, will be call
cd into existeiit',0 and controlled by tho
! party who havo been shouting charge of
j disloyalty and treason against tho Demo
cratic party for tlio last three years; no
doubt a majority of that committeo will
bo composed of men who have been ring-
1 ; , 1. 1.. 1 I h .... .... Tli... c I r A li .. it t
IPO UI1S 11IIU Kill L'.lia. "".U, III, I,
. "... . , , . ,i.
a iig.ii I" '"J "''i euiuanu """ " "s-.i
! tljeso claims go beforo that committee, a
' man -vtio has not stoodhy the. Adrainhv
iirn at VahinL'ton a Ulan w ho has not
i PiIPV0,i m nll ihe dogmas of that party
Iniul tho administration, will have Ins loy
alty questioned, and will Le called upon
! to prove that ho is a "loyal" citizen of
Vnn-svlvaiiia and a "loyal" citi.en of
these t'nited Slates. Now, how is he go
sin of votini' tho Democratic, ticket per
haps at Iho last election. This charge will
be ma l' and nlior it is mado Ihe duty do-1
volves U.on tho nuin against whom tho j
charge is made ol irovin'g thr.t he is loyal.
How is bo going 10 ciotnair ite may i
bring his friends and neighbors to swear j
lhat they do not know of his ever having
. . . V....Min k'nllnn I
joil iiee s army na.i i humiui ......
or Adams county. Ife may bring men to
swear that ho has never enlisted in the
rebel army. No may bring mon to swear
that ho has never given aid and comfort
to ihe enemios of tho country. Put, sir,
can ho bring men to Kay that ho has not
at some time condemned somo of ihe act
of iho administration in power; and if he
has done Unit, ho is, according to the in
terpretation, of tho word as used by these
gentleman, "disloyal." becnuso condem
nation of the acts of the administration
is considered a "disloyal practice."
Now, ir, if there is residing within
any of theeo counties 1 linve named or
any county to which this bill will particu
larly refer, men who did invite the rebels
into these counties, then I say, in Uod'a
name deprive them of the privileges of this
bill, nnd not ODly that, but deprive them of
their existence; for thoy are not fit to
live Put,, e'r. I question whether there
are any such men in those counties to
dny. If thoro wore in those counties mon
who had invited the lelels into tho Slate
then, after the desolation and Buffering
which has been witnessed there on every
hand, I question vory much whether tho'
atmosphere would not ba too hot for any .
individual who had done an act so out
rageous as this, I Bupposo that you
might search the whole ot these counties
through, from ono end to tho other
and you would find no such person in
those counties. Put I doubt not, upon!
iho other hand, that you can find tho re
turns of ihe last election show that you j
car. find many who do not consider tho
policy of tho administration i.t Wastinc-1
ton right, and those men, according to
our intensely loyal Kepubliean brethren
on the other siun, must have been guilty
of soma "disloyal practices" at bonio timo
or other.
Now, Mr, Speaker, this is the reason
why wo object having this resolution for
ced upon us at this time. Sir, if you fol
low out this lino of policy if you
intend to pursue men to stigmatize and
ostracize them merely because they differ
from yen in politics, when is this thing to
end ? You propose to apply it now to a
few counties along tho border if Pennsyl
vania. Very soon you will apply it to the
nnovv I Ini in tliA in 'nrii-tr" mi1 i I ir h.mi i
will extend it over the entire State, and
say that the mon who have been guilty of
tho high oritno of opposition to the ad
ministion in power shall not enjoy the
blessings of society or good government
in the State of Pennsylvania shall not
have any of the offices that they shall bo
ostracized, because they will not fall down
and w.-rship at the shriuo of this Aboli
tion Moloch.
No v, sir, who are the parties who invi
ted the rebels into Pennsylvania? I pro
pose to exhibit some of tho individuals
who constitute I the inviting party. We
all remember that during tho memorable
campaign of liGO the campaign that in
auguraied this reign of terror under w hich
tho country is to-day Buffering the Dem
ocratic party, with tears in their eyes,
pleaded wilh tho men now in power lo
desist from tho violent and destructive
schemes which they were then urging,
and which threatened to lorce tho country
into civil war and rebellion. Wo asked
thorn to east olTthe heresies of their plat
form lo come up fairly and squarely up
on tho broad constitutional platform.
We asked them to pause and reflect not
to invite tho rebellion which we have to
day. They laughed at us ; they ' laugh
ed at our c tlaiuitios," they threatened to
"mock when our fear came." What was
the result? They havo gone on and ar
ray cd one section of the country against
the other. By establishing their section
al heresies, and carrying them into tho
administration of this government, they
havo precipitated Iho revolution from
which wo are all Buffering to-day. It is
they who have virtually invited the rebel
raids.
Whs not the government, as wo had it
in 100, cood enough for thorn? In what
respect was it inferior to the government
for which you are striving to-day ? The
then President of the United Stales, tho
aLdiiio'Alodged head of Iho government of
that day, was despised and hooted at by
you. The government as we had it then
did not satisfy your notions of propriety,
because nn Abolition President tlid not
administer it. We were willing to resign
tho administration of tho government to
you; tho force of public opinion compell
ed us to resign it ; but when you took thi
sacred trust into your hands, wo implored
you to preserve this government. Havo
you done it? Have you caried out thej
principles on which tho government was
founded? No; you have not even car
lied out tho principles of Mr. Lincoln's
Inaugural Address. I think that a slight
reference to the language of that address
will fchoT th is to be the fact. Mr. Lincoln
used this language :
' have no purposo, directly or indi
rectly, to interfere with the institution of
slavery in tho States where it exists. 1
believe I havo no lawful right to do so,
and I have no inclination to do so."
Again he says :
"1 take tho official oalh to-day w ith no
mental reservations, and with no purposo
to construe the Constitution and laws by
any hypercritical rulo. And while I do
not choose now to specify particular acts
of Congress as proper to bo enforced. I do
suggest that it will be much safer for all,
both in official and private stations, to con
form to and abide by all thoso acts which
stand unrepealed, than to violato any of
them, trusting to find impunity in having
them held to bo unconstitutional,"
Now, sir, Las Mr. Lincoln kept his pro
mise ? There- is no use in asking the ques
tion ; there is no uso in attempting lo an
swer it. Tho Emancipation Proclamation
of Abraham Lincoln is a sulliciont answer
to that cmestion. Has he kept his prom
ise? Nn. Fir; he has violated it; and the
truth of history will show that ho has vi
olated every other promiso that ho mado
when he assumed the Presidential chair,
lie ha been true only to his political an
tecedent; ho has beon true only to the
Abolition teachings of his earlier days ; he
has been true only to the doctrines which
he inculcated during the early days of his
nolitical career, ar.d which he professed to
have cast aside. When ho came to Wash
ington ho promised that he would admin
ister this uovernmentjusi as no lounu ii ;
he said he would "run too machine just
as he found it." Now, sir, has he "run
the machine as he found it?" Who was
the engineer of tho Government whun h3
went lo Washington? James Buchanan,
o man vho has been stigmatized on the
other side of the Hall as a traitor. He
was the engineer of the Government; he
was the man from whom Abraham Lincon
took it. Mr. Lincoln said bo would run
it just ns he found it. It must then have
been good enough. Did ho run it just as
he found it ? 1 think the truth will show
that he did no such thing. Mr. Lincoln
knew full well that if he should "run tho
macbiue just as he found it" if he should
carry out the policy and the principles ol
Iho Constitution if ho should carry out
that which ho was compelled to promiso
tocairyoutin his inaugural in order to
secure himself place and power ho knew
full well that if he should do this he could
not retain tho favor of his Abolition ad
herents. Put Mr. Lincoln has an parlier record.
He, sir, believes in the right of secession.
Ho is the man who, above' all others, has,
I belicvo, tho eailiost and most conclusive
record in favor of this right of socesion,
and I have no doubt, Bir, from his earlier
teachings from tho language used in his
political speeches that Mr. Lincoln en
deavored to i.nsteti as much as he possibly
could this revolution in which wo are now
so unhappily involved, lie, 6ir, in 18-18,
in a speech which he made in Congress,
more than justified tho socession of the
rebellious .Slates, who have now taken up
arms against this Government. Ho con
cedes to them the right to do so ; he treats
it as a natural and indefensible right which
no man dare gainsay. Now, bir, h t us see
what ho says. In a speech made in tho
House of Representatives in 18-18, which
will be found in the Appendix to the Con
gresuinul Globe for 1817-48, page 'Jl, ho
saiu :
"Any people anywhere being inclined,
and having the power, have the right to
rise up and shake oil' the existing Govern
ment, and form a ne.v one that suits them
better. Uhis is a most valuable, a most
sacred right, a right which wo hope and
believe is to liberate the weld. Nor is
tho right confined to cases in which the
whole people of nn existing Government1
may choose to exerciso it. Any portion
of such people that cm may revolutionize
and make their own of so much of the
territory us they inhabit Mora than this,
a majoiily of any portion of such pooplo
may revolutionize, putting down a minor
ity intmiwu;Ll with or m'ar about them who
may opposo thoso movements. Such mi
nority was precisely tho caso wilh the lo
ries of our Revolution. It is a quality of
revolutions not to goby old lines or'old
laws, but to break up both, und make new
ones."
Noh-, Mr, Speaker, I quote these expres
sions, not becauso I acknowledge their
truth not becauso any member of tte
Democratic party has ever acknowledged
their truth. W'c havo always denied, anti
we do to-day deny, heresy in loin. We say
to-day that none but a disunionist at heart
could ever have uttered a sentiment so
grossly inimical to tho Constitution of this
Government. There is no man living to
day in tho North who is ready to titter
such a sentiment who is not an Abolition
ist, Every man in tho North who has ut
tered sentiments of this kind is to-day an
upholder of the Republican party.
Now, sir, this language of Mr. Lincoln
more than justifies tho secession of tho
rebellious States. It tells them they may
revolutionize, and where in any district
they may meet minorities which they are
capable of overcoming, they may put thorn
lown iy lorcc tney may ciriveoveryttiing
into confusion throughout the entire
hind.
Now, sir, it may bo pretented in Mr.
Lincoln's defence, that his ideas have un
dergone somo change. Put wo find that
as la'.o as lStU, when ho took into his
hands tho reins of this Government, so
far from recanting the heresy which ho
had previously proclaimed, he used in his
Inauirural Address this language:
"This country, with its institutions, bo-
longs to the people who inhabit it. When
ever tney snail grow weary oi tnc existing
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uui ci iimem, luey uuu uAi-itine luea v;iii-
stituiional right of amending it, or their
revolutionary right to dismember or to o
verthrow it."
That is Mr. Lincoln's doctrine to day.
What rebellious State has ever attempted
to do more than Mr. Lincoln declares that
they havo the right lodo? Has South Kepubliean party, of to-day ? No, it is I - -that higher law than tho Constitution.
Carolina or Alabama or any of tho seceded ' not tho fault ofthe Republican party, and J Whore is the record of that mighty law ?
States attempted todomoro than revo- I they are not responsible for the matter. Where do you tind it? Will somoAboli
lutionio and ovorthrow this government? jThey did not tako slavery there. Penn- tionist tell me whore you will find the re
No, sir, not one of them. When you de- sylvania did not force slavery npon tho cord oT this higher law? Tho doctrine
ny this right, they tell you that Abruham South; Pennsylvania emancipated her ! seems to be that thUstandard of the high-
l.incoin, the head of tho government ol
this nation, tcld them they might carry
it into practice.
So much thpn for the ehareos with rc-
gard to secession.
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My friend from rhiladelphia(XIr.SviTH)
remarked theothcr night (I do not rc-.
iiicni'ncr Lis prcciso language, but I quote
tlio substance) that ttie vilest rebel among
them all tho man who sympatized most
leeply in every effort that was mado by
tho traitors of tho South to destroy the
government tho man who gave them aid
and comfort was Jumet Uucunan, at that
time President ofthe United States. Noit
sir, when did James Pechanan ever hold
a doctrine so subversive of tho principles
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ofthe Constitution and the lavs of this
doctrimcnunciated by tho present occu
pant ofthe Presidential chair? When
did Mr. Buchanan ever onnounco a doc
trine so outrageously subversive of our
Government and our Union? He never
held any such doctrine. 1 have here a
part of the message of Mr. Buchanan in
lSliO in regard to tho subject of secession,
and I will read it;
"In order to justify sec.ocsion as a con
stitutional remedy, it must bo on the
principle that the Federal Government is
a mere voluntary association of States, to
be dissolved at pleasure by any one ofthe
contracting parties. If this be so, the con-
' r.Jn.Anu t. a .mm f I' .-.,,-..! In 1 . a nAnni,,.
i 11511 VI BIJ .1 a I J'K. Ul (.., f'U'u., i;u..-
ted and dissolved by tho Grst adverse wave ! such an event impossible. The Union 1 of power, nnd safe from all outsido intcr
of public opinion in nny ofthe Slates. In never shall, with my consent, be restored fereoeo ; but tho moment you depart from
this manner our thirty-three Slates may under tho Constitution as it is, wilh slave-1 the glorious landmarks of tbo Constitu
resolvo themselves into as many petty . ry to be protected by it." j lion, the moment you depart from the sa-
iarriDc and hostile republics, each one re-'
i tiring from the Union without re-ponsi-i
bility, whenever any su.l b-n excitement j
j might impel them to such a course. By .
this course a Union might bo entirely bro
ken up into Iragments in a lew weeks,
whirn cost our Miners many years ol loll,
privation nnd blood to esiabish."
i "It is not pretended that trny eU.ue in
the Constitution give countenanco to such
a theory It is altogether founded on in-
ference, not from any language contained
in the instrument itself, but from the sov-
ercign character of the several States by ,
which it was ratified. Put is it beyond
tho power ofa Slate, like an individual, ,
to yield a portion of its sovereign rights !
to secure tho remainder? In the lunguago
of Mndisou, w ho has been culled tho f.tth-
eroftho Constitution, it waa formed by
the States that is, by tho people in each could command tho power, they would
of the Stato3 acting in their highest sover- compel us to the same thing ; but I had
eign capacity ; and formed, consequently, rather bo accused, and I intend to be ox
by tho authority which formed tho State cusod.
Constitutions. Mr. Francis K. Spinnor, who, I have no
' Nor is this Government of the United doubt, is a very loyal mun becauso we find
tales created by the Constitution less a
Government in the strictsense ofthe term
within the sphere of its powers, than tho
government created by the Constitutions
of the States aro within their several
spheres."
Now, Mr. Speaker, does this sound like
secession! Could there possibly be a
stronger argument against that iniquitous
heresy? The Democratic party to-day,
with one unanimous voice, denounce the
doctrine. They all deny any such right,
as they have, ever since it was broucbed,
condemned and abhorred it and its con
sequences. The Democratic party never
gave countenance to such a doctrine. Put,
sir, your President of tho L nited Status
did so. lie conceded to the Southern re
bels the largebt posxible right in this res
pect that they could claim, lie told them
that they might at any time secedo they
might at anytime revolutionize throw
oil the existing government and establish
a new one that would suit them better. I
have no doubt that our form of govern
ment did not suit the rebels, or they would
not have attempted to threw if off and cs
tablith a new confederacy.
Now, sir, with what graco comes this
charge of disloyalty agaiusttho Democrat
ic party from members on tho other side
of this House, who are to-day cheek by
jowl with those who never breathed a syl
lable of loyalty orloe for tho Union an
terior to the period (t hen tho policy of
their party drove the entering wedge for
its total dissolution and destruction. Not
ono sinele man of them. I venture to sav.
over breathed one loynl sentiment (em-1 therefore, that thoy were compelled toac
r. loving the term 'loyal' in the sense in: complish their object by unconstitutional
v hichthey now uso it) anterior to tho
limo when the Uniondestroying tenden -
ties and their policy became manifest, and
it was neocssury for them to shield them
selves from public condemnation by pro
fessions of love for the Union. In lSjli
and in lSOO they called us in deriniou 'Un
ion savers' 'Union Bhriekers.' They urged
that we were too much in lovo with this
Union. To-day when they have driven
this Union to the brink of distruction,
and when they are pierced by tho com
punctions of their guilty consciences, they
! feel the necessity of professing devotion
to tho Union. Put, sir, the leadersof their
' party tell them again and again that they
must not bo loo excessively 'loyal.' They
ring into our ears the declaration which
the gentleman from Washington has ro
I pealed upon this tloor, that they are not
j in favor of tho Union as it was. They do
I not want tho Union as it was. What then
do they want? To what new feast do they
1 invito us to dny ? Is there to bo inaugu
j rated a new doctrine of which wo know
, nothing? Are we lo fall down and wor
ship as a destiny some black imago which
I they may choose to erect? Lot them tell
us what is tho new Union which thev
wish to erect upon the rums of the old
1
one.
As I understand, they want a Union
without slavery, becauso, as thoy maintain,
slavery has brought on this war. lu the
nameof Go.I what have weto do with sla
very ? Whoso fault is it that
they have
slaves in the South ?
Is it the fault ofthe
slaves after a certain length of lime, and
when she made nil of the money out of
the system that sho could; she was very
patriotic. So It was with all the other
States that emancipated the slaves from
time to time. 1 suppose that the Slate
which had most to do with tho freeing sla-
very in the Southern States, Is to-duy the
most "loyal Mate in this L oion Massa-
chusetts a Stale whose Governor announ-
ced that tho roads should swarm with
troops in response to the calls of tho Pres-
dent provided he would adopt thopolicy
which that State dictated.
Now, let us see what Thaddeus Stcvons
1 l c.lti
says. Jie is ono oi wio leauors oi tne ne-
: publican party ; and he does not wish the
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Union restored. Mr. Stevens said, not
vcry long ago, iu Congress : j til tho sword of somo positive soldier shall
"I will not stultify myself by supposing kindly intcrposo to redeem tho country
that wo have any warrant in tho Constilu- from anarchy.
lion for this proceeding." j I tell you, Mr. Speaker, I want nothing
"This talk of rostoring the Union as it of this kind ; and if in the opinion of gen
was, under the Constitution as it is, is ono tleinen of the Republican party, lam
of the ubsurdities which I have heard re- preaching treason, I cannot help it. I toll
peated until I have become ubout sick of you that so long as I have the little senso
it. The Union can ncvor be restored as it , that 1 do possess, 1 shall certainly not fol
was." j low the mad teachings of that party. I
We are aware of it. Tho revolutionary believe in giving tho Constitution the high
party of the North, when Ihey created a 1 est and tho broadest instruction that can
new State, down in Virginia established possibly bo given lo it. It is nni pel for all
that fact conclusively, that you never can , purposes, and as long as we cling to it, as
restore the Union as it was. j lon as we sacredly observe its every man-
"Thcre are maDV thinss which render date, wo are safe from (ho enroachmenU
Now, sir, it thus appears that the Union
will never be restored wilh the consent of
Mr. Stevens; nnd I believe he is the ac -
knowiedged lender of tho Aboltion party
in Cnnerpsa lo-dav.
I his panv are Iout in ineir jiroiesiiona
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ol love for the l mon ; iiiepnuemun irura
i Wnhmgton and rcy Irierid fi ra Chester)
u warm langu ie on t bib subnet j lut
Mr. Thaddeus Stevens lays down tho liua
of policy for them, which thoy are bound
to pursue. Hois tho Iho loader ot the
Patty. Mr. Liuooln diotatos to him what
he wants bun to say; and the membora
ot tho party wants him to bow dow n, just
as they have done for the last year or two ;
and the only thing they can do wilh ns i
to threaten us with bastiles, and all sorts
of tcrribIoinlliction&; if we do not do the
8ano thing. 1 havo no doubt, if thev
M"s name on all tho greenbacks that clr-
culato through, ho being a present Assis
tant .-secretary ol tue treasury, usod this
language during the carnpaigu of 18ili.
"Should this (tho election of Protnont)
fail, no true man would any longer be safe
hero from thoassaultsof tho arro?tinUlava
oligarchy, who then would rulo with an i-
ron hand. For the free North would he
left the choico ofa peaceful dissolution of
the Union, or a civil war which would end
in the sauio."
Thus, Mr. Speaker, it appears that it
did not make much difforoneo who succee
ded in this light. There was to be a dis
solution of tho Union. If the party who
as the Republicans charged, was controll
ed by the slave power, had succeeded,
then, as a matter of courso, this Abolition
element would take incipient steps for the
dissolution of tho Union. If the other
party succeeded tho parly that did succeed-then
the dissolution of tho Union
was to come in some shape or other.
What did it signify to Mr. Spinner and the
party whom he represented, whether thoy
gained the control of tho Government at
the lima or not ? They could not be con
tent to carry on tho Government, unless
they could abolish slavery. They knew
that they could not abolish slavery peace
ably and legally without an amendment to
the Constitution ; thoy knew that an a
mendment to the Constitution could not
ba obtained, becauso it would require the
ratification of three-fourths of the States ;
tiiereioro, tney knew that it was confess-
, edly out ofthe question. Thev knew.
j intervention by intervention either for-
; cible or fraudulent -
by enroaehnients uo-
on tho domestic concerns of fifteen States
ot the Union, and to da this thing they
usust resort to a violatiou ofthe Constitu
tion ; they could do it in no other way.
What is going to be the result of Iho
present struggle? After the bitter expe
rience which we huvo had after three
yeurs of civil war and bloodshed, who can
venture to foretell the issuo of this strug
gle to-d.iy for the abolition of slavery ?
Who will say that invasions und disaster
in their train, will be confined hereafter
to the South? 1 ask you, sir, and I ask
our Republican friends, by what means
will tho Union, or any of its shattered
fragments, carry on this war ? I confess,
sir, that 1 know but one way, and 1 think
that every candid man will bear me out in
tho assertion that there is but ono way,
and that is by tho substitution ofa mili
tary monarchy in tho pluco of a republi
can form of government which will bo
tho destruction of thoso United States.
You may look at the subject just as you
please; you may threaten us; you may
force us to plunge into all tho errors ond
crimes to w hich you are espoused, for the
sake ol carrying out your darling projocts;
you may risk us, as you have done, to on
gago in riot, nnJ outrage, and murder, if
you pleaso. You may insist that it is ne
cessary to break the Constitution and dis
solve iho Union, and embark the land in
civil war, in obedience to that law which
you Lavo preuched so loni! and oarnostlv
er law is to be found in the conscience of
! each individual who may assume to he its
expounder. How absurd and destructive
such a doctrino 1 If that be true, then e-
j very member of this House, however per-
verted his judgement, however limitod
j his knowledgo and experience, however
. flighty, passionate, unbalanced and vin-
: motive imy he his general character, is to
i set up the absurd conclusions of his own
j mind nny, the corrupt mipulsos of his
own bad passions against tho law of the
. land rtud the order of society. If this
doctrine be admitted all obligations be-
tween man and man, or man and woman,
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an uiai is ciear in rigut or vaiua'jio in pos-
session, will become tho snort of chance
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amul the utter lawlessness of society, un-
' crert principles maDiisnea ty its lounaers,
we are involved in chaos a seen of dark
' confusion in which we must stagger to our
' destruction. I ask tho gentleman to paus
' and relied, upon the terrible consequence
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oi mo riuiuy vruicu mry nre now cuim-
ing.
We have heaj d long sine, Mr. Fpeak-
er, that tnuut ban "sn nti-tlavw.7