llt j r a. tgaeltr. W. JONES, tlia tors . JAB.. 11.411101111419,) . "One Country, One Constitution, One Destiny." AinN ( taI3SWIRA) Ne WEDNESDAY, MARCH. 2, 1864. • Pan PNLESIDENT IN 1864, SEN. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN, ISsidect to the Decision of the Democratic Na tioreal Cotsvention.l ' , While the army is fighting, you as cit izens see that the war is prosecuted for the preservation of the Union and the Constitution, and of your nationality aild your rights as citizens." U. Eft. B. IiteCLELL AN. -"The Constitption sad the Marti: place them together. If they stand, they 'must stand together; if they fall, they , must fall together."—tflasici Webster. COUNTY GONYEIffION. In conforthity with the usages of the Democratic Party, a Convention will be held in the Court House, at Waynes- burg, on Tuesday evening, March 22, 1864, Awing in the first week of Court, for the purpose of selecting a Chairman and celt* c copuultteefoy the ensuing year, and to consider upon the propriety of .owanizinz Democratic Clubs in the various townships of the County, and with at view to the transaction of such Ober business as may be deemed of in , Amnia to the party. It Is expected that GEN. S. B. Wu, lx4, 6f Beaver count", and several other Ale ageakip rit will adilress the conven- D. C,RAWFORD, Chairman of the Central Comniittee =I CONVENTION. A Convention of the Democracy of Greene county, will be held at the Court Reese In Waynesburg, on SATUR DAY THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH NEXT for the purpose of seleCting a agate §tate Convention whioh will convene at • Phlladelphia, on ho24th of March, at 12 o'clock, M., of *t day. It Is deemed necessary to call a spe ii for said purpose, prior to - Mao& Court s in order to give the thiosate ample time to attend the Con &MOTT. And we respectfully urge a 4lnfendance from all parts of the own*. D. CRAWFORD, J. Chanson of the Central Committee : 41' e - 41 Gr eat Used Up." e :' .4 . 14; to his friends, we have "used iirl,owcasi gvans, blood, marrow and boos, -#11 net a shoulder-strap or grease spaillitleft, And we would pitch hp.to 'that - tgaiii' if there were vy thing to (tivieigi .bat as there ient, and it al- Ways i"wresches us terribly to kick at millitialg," - We mast be excused. We like rfitilidy answered his question about li .s ilaion a s it was" as we understood . _ itpolort to ass don't seem to know that tbsse is any - difference betwpen the U*i,ntof the States and the President and 1 4 . Oaltaii: r 7 We have no patience with such hopeless stupidity, and can do noth ktg else _ .. .than turn the dullard back to the alphabet of politics and government. By close application to his "books," he Ja:!,:aY pic k . p enough in five or ten years t9.eusitl him to some further notiue• 'For Are present, Lewis, adieu! 1 . rBY to way, that idea about the "Union exactly as it was, under Breck iusidp, -Floyd," &c., tte., don't be- losig'lO Corporal Evans. Though not qrfitt as 'tad as the deluge, it has been 1 .-.•- _ ___lnds of the Abolition papers tit** Jocks are frosted with age.-- Niro** . 11.1 - oso•T;.4:fid an idea of Ms own, k iguelint, iO4;), how such a thing feels,) :lag ' tigilliii4 ,):„0 hid chased down one we hediSt , met whir, the Corporal puts thisot astaa persistently as if he owned it, !and had'nt been committing a petty literary . ; krid political larceny. When yon again thrust forward a, bantling of thoitind, neighbor, let it be yours, and not the -common property of the entire itligtprres,j I trie Al-womanish style, 1113 1 43 "the haat word," and -‘s bie.evidsintiy is bark/ over his late diseonsfetaire, we cheerfully accord him tolptnege. hiAs, toiswilitimer4el IDE Democratic Unity.--Secret Political never faltered in their political -fittechments. Organizations. They may bealliras&their - opinions as to We invite the aption of-sons = toa d s's to the ~h ost effettind wit of deading'Nfith Abo eelinnel***l6l Wlftoihe column, from an : l ftieaets and of ceVeldaleg oar party, but we .40 an d d Villiaulikst Democrat, on t h e hair ." ; .are convinced of their good intentions as well toward the country as the party , liatmliofileviellrvirig hannoniand,fraiientil feel* in the party in slaw l ot the grave i s - 'sues involved in the approaching Presiden tial campaign. Our old friend's reflections and suggestions will commend themselves to general approval, and we trust the valuable hints he drops may be acted upon by all who have at heart the sfccess of the party. "Ia things essential, let there be unity,—in non essentials, liberty,—in all.things, charity." Knowing that our venerable friend invites, in good faith, our opinions en the subjects upon which he treats, we shall answer him as briefly as possible, with entire frankness, and in the same spirit in which he has writ ten We regard the thorough organization of the Democratic party in the approaching Presidential contest as of transcendent im portance. -Omits result depend, we sincerely believe, - the permanence and security of the liberties of the people, the preservation of the rights of the States, and the restoration of the Union on a just, wise and enduring basis. It is very clear to our apprehension that we can only expect victory to Democrat ic principles by UNITED and rwiftioNtors AC TION. DIVISION IS DEFEAT, certain and inev itable, as was painfully demonstrated at the last Presidential election. Before the momentous questions pending in the coining campaign, the interests of the mercenary and ambitious place-hunter sink tto utter insignificance. It matters little illto hold the offices, if the incumbeats are only good and true men and consistent and active Democrats, and scores and hundreds of such may be found in every township and county of the State. Men, we should re member, are but the creatures of a day, but truth and principle are eternal. Concerning the necessity and expediency of secret organizations within the pale of the Democratic party, there is considerable dif ference of opinion. Some of the most earn est and zealous Democrats in this and other comities favor associations of this character for the SOLE PURPOSE OF COUNTERACTING THE SECRET OPERATIONS AND MACHINATIONS Of the self-styled "Loyal Leaguers," who contribu ted so largely to the defeat of the Democra cy at the last election. Others, again, dis approve ot such organizations, regarding them as unnecessary, and as likely to result in dissensions and divisions in our own party, especially if controlled by hungry and un scrupulous office-hunters, or by men of doubt ful political orthodoxy, of limited acquain tance with Democratic doctrines and policy, or of questionable attachment to the time honored usages of the party. During the last campaign th is very question t,t the pro priety of secret political organizations within our party was submitted, by a brother Fditor, in the Northern part of the State, to Col BID DLE, Chairman ot the Democratic State Cen tral Committee, for the advice of that body. The response was brief and frank, but against any innovation upon the long-established us ages of the party. We must confess that our own judgment entirely coincided in this view. Through weal and through woe, through vic tory and defeat, the organization of the Demo cratic party has always been fair, open and above-board, and its princiiiles.have ever invi ted just and intelligent scrutiny. Unlike its op ponents, it neither changes its name or its principles. It has succeeded in many a hard fought contest, under its old and honored flag, and we are confident it is yet destined to triumph over all the miserable factions, and pestilent fanaticiams, and destructive measures, which are now so formidably ar rayed against it. But our fair prospects of success in the ap proaching elections must not be hazarded by any interference with the long established usages of the party in making its nomina tions. Any attempt of the kind (and we do not know that any will be made or is in con templation,) should be frowned upon and dis countenanced by every true and faithful L.lemocrat inside or outside of secret political associations, as likely to result in divisions, contentions, heart-burnings and jealousies which may not only be difficult to heal or eradicate, bat may leopard the very success of the party. Now, above all other times, is not the time to clamor ler radical changes in Democratic docrine and policy, or to make war upon one another, or upon old and cherished principles and usages. There is too much at stake for any thing of the kind, and every well-wisher of the Democratic party is, or ought to be, fully alive to the fact. Let ns stand by the old landmarks, and not for light or trivial reasons decline the leadership of men who have again and again marshalled the Democratic hosts for victory in the past. They have been tried and proven, and we may rely implicitly on their fidelity and sagacity. Fallow Democrats ! Let there be no hick erings or strifes among us, "for we be breth ren," and are all aiming at the same great ends --the triumph of our glorious old party, and the peace, prosperity, unity and substan tial glory of the country. However. Tarious the opinions prey Atiof as to the best mode of organizing the party, and the hest way of successfully battling against Abolitionism in the coming contest, let them be subordinated to the peace and harmony of the party.— Let us sustain and encourage, and not tra duce each other,--not expend our zeal and waste our time in foolish and wicked efforts to injure brethren by aspersing their motives, denouncing their course and opinions, and cripplhag their influence. All such at tempts o4y afford "aid and comfort" to the opposition, weaken ourselves, and diminish our chances ,of,toss, The Senatorial E ! pc tjsm i We have recived no return e e ofthe electics. In conclusion, *fa will say for the eneonr for Ses.ster in the Indiana end Armstroug .ement of our friend, "Old Hickory" and of ds - ' district, held on the ,196, but a dispatch in all our Democratic friends, that while we are ' the Philadelphia Bulletin claims the election i of members of the ieer,st organization which of Dr. St. Clair, the Abolition candidat e , by as sprung up in the party in this county, we abont 1,900 malorlty. 4 • acquainted with niamy who are connect- t' We did not look for any other result, and so ed with it, pd are *alai that. they we are -not disoggointed. Mr.. Pei:mar having, and Swish kr I by a stretebPof antibtsl43Yanceeeded 1111 vv.. Joys; sg/dPstkiiik den y , ° ea ' - fug his = atiSe a numefical P re " : _- 414414"1"1 pcitliOn.llklr* Wiz . teaOth ay 'to & o thini, ere Dostocrstic Pert Amoy of them ' 4 lr . • ... ' /mow shag ..__, "Behold, how Brightly breaks the morning !" The recent township elections in the State of New York, have resulted in remarkable Democratic gains and signal Democratic successes. In the town of Elmira, the Democratic candidate flis been elected Clerk by a ma jority of 46—a gain over the Abolition vote of last Fall of 218. In Little Faits, the Dem ocratic candidate for supervisor has' been elected by a majority of 250, and the entire Democratic ticket elected—a gain, over last year, of 78 votes. In Canajoharie the en tire Democratic ticket is elected ; last year the Republicans had a majority of 40. In a word, the returns received thus far indicate a decided gain over the Democratic vote of last fall. Let the work of regeneration go on ! The Warren (Pa.,) Ledger says a recent election in Spring Creek township, in that county resulted in a complete Democratic triumph by majorities ranging from eight to twenty-eight. Last fall Republican, by fifteen. Corydon and Conewago elected the full Democratic tickets. Warren borough ditto by good majorities, which might have been.much larger had the least effort been made: The Democracy have GAT to preserve theirtiarmony to ensure a glorious triumph, all oyer the country, at the approaching Fall election. Let there be "a strong pull, a long pull, and a pull altogether," and we will soon bring down the toppling and rick etty superstructure of Abolitionism about the ears of the fanatics who would prop it up, even to the hopeles ruin of the country. The Union. The Tribune still keeps up its bald trickef "war for the Union." Whenever the Trib une party sees real signs of the restoration of the Union and the laws, there will be such a skedaddling to parts unknown of its lead ers, as was never seen since the, exodus of the Tories after the Revolution. These pa ..peN, of the Tribune stripe, talk of "war for the Union" ie one column, while in the next they tell ns that "the restoration of the old Union ,is neither possible nor desirable. Thanks to Private Soldiers In the Federal House of Representatives, on the 17th, Mr. Farnsworth, of Illinois, in troduced the following resolutions, which were unanimously agreed to without debate : Be it resolved, &c., That the thanks of Congress are hereby given to those noble and brave men who, having already so gallantly endured the hardships and perils of war for more than two years, in support of their coun try And flag, present the sublime spectacle of again voluntarily enrolling themselves in the army of the Union fir another three years campaign, or so long as the war shall con tinue. • Second, That the Secretary of War may cause this resolution to be read to each of the vete►an regiments which have re-enlist ed, or shall re-enlist in both the volunteer and regular forces of the United States. On the same day, the navy appropriation bill being under consideration in committee of the whole, Mr. Dawson made a forcible speech in favor of an amendment to pay sailors in gold or its equivalent. Can it be True ? The London Examiner, one of the ablest papers in England, and which has persistent ly advocated the cause of the North in the. present rebellion, thus dispairingly speaks in view of the condition of -our country : "We have never concurred in the opinion that the institutions of America have been found wanting on this trial. The fault has not been with them but with the people who, for vain glory, have given up their lib erties. Had they lived under a monarchy ttey would have done the same, and wouid have made their sovereign as absolute as the Czar whom they so much admire and extol. It is tiscili• mice to love greatness more than liberty •, to be vain of extensive territory in stead of personal rights; hence surrender of all their best securities of free dom. Let us not be told they will resume their guarantees when the occasion has passed away. As well might it be said that •a woman would resume her chastity after a surrender. A nation which has consented to live without its liberties has prepared itself too well for the loss of them. It has forgone the habit of virtue." Lincoln's Administration—Dissolution of the Republioan Party. The Albany Statesman, the most ultra of the Republican press, confesses that "the proud and numerous party which was rep represented in the Convention at Chicago, no longer retains an existence. It has been dissipated by the action of its chosen head.— The Administration, therefore, stands in the anomalous and painful position of hav ing no organized political support outside the circle of its own officeholders and retainers— a very noisy but by no means controlling faction." Looking fur the causes of this dissolution, it finds them in the falsehood of the admin istration to its principles, and in this other fact, to which all will hear witness, that— A pack of sharks, hungry, villainous and incorrigible, have fastened upon the public treasury and depleted it at the rate of mil lions _monthly ; that the patronage of the Federal Government has been bestowed upon . those with whom the electors, if allow ed ar exercise of choice, would have ahso hitelY r.fused all dealings—until",high places of trust are held by known and convicted cormorants, and men drive fast horses and live in freestone houses purchased .with United States greenbacks, who ought to be pegging shoes in State prison. ITEMS, POLITICAL AND OTHER- WISE. Ax a INEE CIDEBTITVTIO,II.—" Let us never forget; are the words of Judge Story, " that Cur constitutions of Gov ernment are solemn instruments, addressed to the common sense of the people and are designed to fix and perpetuate their rights and their liberties. They are not to be frit ted away to please the demago gues , of the day. They are not to be violated to gratify the ambition of political leaders., They are to speak in the same Voice now and foreVer.— They are of no man's privafp interpretation. They are ordained by the will of the people, and can only be changed by the sovereign command of the people." Furry -CENT LOAVES OF BEAD.—The Rich mond Dispatch publishes the following : 'Loaf bread is becoming ?pall by degrees and beautifully' less, if we f are to judge their size by the one which a blacksmith named John Dean purchased for fifty cents, and, on a small wager, ate at two mouthful's. This feat occurred at a smith's shop at the Navy Department, and is vouched for by several eye-witnesses. A baker, whose loaves had been growing for some time small by degrees and beautifully less, was told by one one of his customers who did not want the trouble of opening the door, to put it through the key hole. Skir Fernando Wood offered an amend ment, viz : To exempt from draft all who, from conscientious disbelief in the human ity, necessity, or eventual success of the war, areopposed to its further prosecution un til an effort has been made and failed, to end it by negotiation. The Committee rejected this by a yote of 24 against 103, and refused to strike out the clause which proposes to consolidate the two classes, by a vote of 25 against 60. Never a word in behalf of our Gov ernment engaged in putting down the re bellion ! These Democrats are always find ing fault ! That is a fact. We are tired of reading denunciations of the acts of the dom inant party. We most earnestly request the Administration and the party in power to do something right, or at least decent, that they might deserve and receive a word of praise. ithEr• A Republican was asked a few days ago what he thought of McClellan's Report. He replied, I have not seen it, but have de terinined to read it before I form an opinion whether Mr. Lincoln or his Secretary of War really desired to sacrifice the Army of the Potomac through jealousy of the popular ity of Gen. McClellan." That was honest. ,The Democracy of Chicago have ap pointed a Committee of Arrangements, con sisting of sixteen prominent citizens of that city, whose duty shall be (acting in conjunc tion with a committee appointed by the Mayor and Common Council) to make all neccessary arrangements for the bolding in that city in July next of the Democratic National Convention. DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.- Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is publishing a series of sketches of prominent men, and in the one treating of Lincoln, the following passage occurs: "Little did the Canvention that nominated Abraham Lincon for President know what they were doing." It may be a charity to think this assertion is true. Siir A captain of a Pennsylvania regiment has been declared, by a court martial, guilty of "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman," viz : picking the pocket of a comrade! [What, then, are the scoundrels who have been picking Uncle Sam's pocket of millions, under Honest Abe's adminstration ?] His Nem: IN FULL.—A Democratic lady informs us that she wishes to name her baby for Gem McClellan, and wants us to tell her what his middle name is. We are glad to tell our fair friend that the full name of the next President of the United States, is George Bannon McClellan. BamrstE.—A movement is on foot among t},le Methodists in various sections of the Nurth tkkick politics and all political preach ers out of the church. This we regard as a very sensible movement, and one that might be inaugurated everywhere, with great spirit ual benefit to the churches. Siir Mr. Lincoln, when asked recently if the campaign proclamation was a finality, replied : "I am a slow walker, but I never walk back." Well, unless we are much mistaken, he will "walk back" to Springfield on the fifth of March, 1865. air The Patriot Jr, Union says "the old Shakesperean saying of "carrying the war into Africa," has been amended. It is now "carrying Africa into the war." True, but the amendment is very expensive to the people. Ur Our Abolition friends have so great an aversion to any color but black, that in attempting to tell the truth upon any sub ject, they are sure to give it so high a color as to destroy all semblance of the original. Goon Tuas.—According to a New Orleans correspondent of the New York World, the Lincoln government officials in that city are having a good time generally among the fair and fragrant daughters of African descent. John E. Brown, editor of the Peters burg Becorder, had a difficulty with two men of that place last week, one of whom 10 atiot and severely wounded, and beat the other over the head with his pistol, fracturing his skull, and then made his escape. Tag Funning &Avg Lam.—Not the slight est doubt exists that this statue, enacted and made more stringent by Congress at the time the compromises of 1850 wens agreed upon, will be swept from the statue books by the present. Congress. gONGSIISSIONAP Pa , That poverty is a crime. Resolved, That persons (2onviettil of this crime shall be , conipSled to serve In the ar my Ufa tarsi of peelsos4atilresompii. Iffir It is astimeledigirl tot mayor /the army is nosey if not OAP " The Enrollment Bill as Passed. The following is at once the briefest and best summary we have sow othe provisions of the new enrollment act. r It is from the New York Times. Per sons interested can rely upon the ac curacy of this condesation of the new law, which is a very long one : "The bill provides that the quotas of localities shall be as nearly as possible in proportion to the number of men resident therein liable to military Service, taking into account, as far as practica ble, the number that has been previously furnished. Those enlisting in the na val service will also be taken into ac count, as well as all who volunteer af ter the ordering draft. It also provides that if the quota of any district shall not be filled by the draft, further draft shall be made, and like proceeding had un til the quota of the district is filled. "Persons enrolled may furnish at any time previous to the draft an accepta ble substitute who is not liable, and such persons thus furnishinc , a substitute shall be.exempt from the draft aft not ex ceeding the time for which the substi tute shall have been accepted. Any person drafted may, before the time fix ed for his appearance for duty at the rendezvous, furnish an acceptable sub stitute. If any drafted person shall hereafter pay mony for the procuration of a substitute, such payment shall op erate only to relieve the person from the draft on that call, and' his name shall be retained on the roll, and shall be subject to the draft in filling that quota, and his ji.ame shall be retained on the roll in filling future quotas. "But in no instance shall the exemption of any person on account of his payment of commutation money for the procuration of a substitute, extend beyond one year ;" but at the end of one year in every such case the name of any person so exempted shall be enrolled again, if not before returned to the enrollment list under the provision of this section. "The following persons are exempt ed from enrollment and draft, viz : Such as are rejected as physically or mentally unfit for service ; all persons actualyl in the military or navy service of the United States at the time of the draft ; and all persons who have served in the military or naval service two years during the present war, and been I honorably discharged. No persons but such as are herein exempted shall be exempt. "So much of the Enrollment Act 'as provides for two classes of enroll ' ment is repealed, and they are now con solidated. "No person of foreign birth shall on account of alienage be exempted from enrollment or draft, who has at any time assumed the rights of a citizen, by voting at any election held under' the authority of the laws of any State or Territory, or of the United, States, or who has held any office under such laws, or any of them, but the fact that such person of foreign birth has voted or held, or shall vote or hold office, shall be taken as conclusive evidence that he is not entitled to exemption from military service on account of aliens age. All able-bodied ma'e colored persons between the ages of twenty and forty five years, resident in the United States, are to be enrolled according to the provisions of the Enrollment Act, and form a part of the national forces.— And when a slave of a loyal master shall be drafted and mustered into the srvice of the United States, his master shall have a certificate thereof, and thereup on such slaves shall be free, and the bounty of $lOO, now payable by law for each drafted man, shall be paid to the person to whom such drafted per sons was owing service or labor at the time of his muster into the service of the United States." Disappointed in Parson Brownlow. The Meridian (Cit.) Recorder, a Repnbli can paper, is disappointed in Parson Brown iow and his paper. The following has a lit tle bit of spice and pepper in it, and as Ben Johnson said to Sylvester, "If it dosen't, rhyme, IT'S TECH. " We have been sadly disappointed in Parson Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and Rebel Ven tilator. We deem it calculated to do more injury than good to the cause of the Union, and are surprised to see respectable family newspapers quottinz from its columns such paragraphs as those headed, 'Gone to Hell!" "three Infernrl Lies!" "The Villainous Clergy !" "Hell Fire for the Rebels !" &c. The general tone of the Ventilator is repug nant, almost disgusting, to readers of re finement and delicate sensibilities, while its boasting and braggadocia ill accord with the legs-do-your-duty performance of the editor, on the occasion of Longstreet's recent advance upon Knoxville." A Rebel View of the Northern Democ- The Richmond Dispatch, speaking of the Demo: racy of the North, gives additional confirmation to a fact that has often been alluded to, namely, that the Black Republi cans and the rebels are working together for the same end, the destruction of the American Union. The Dispatch says : "There was at one period of the war more danger from its seductive tongue than the brawling and bitter mouths of Lincoln and his Cabinet. Even now we would much rather have Lincoln for the President of the United States than the candidate of the con servative Democracy. Lincoln seems to have been raised np, as was George the Third, to render a restoration of the colonies to their tyrants impossible." Fred Douglas, (the negro() in a recent speech declared that "the man who did not see the object of this war was either blind or very ignorant. ' "The object of this war," he continued, "was to free all the slaves and to educate those slaves at the expense of the Government, and give each of them one 1:1 un dredracrioi of good land. Then give them the right of suffrage, and make them eligible to office, sad place them on a full equality with all other men." "When these things are semaimihdted," said Fred, "and all reb xis lag et 'Nodded, the 'war may possibly mad bat not one hoar Wore" —Resolved, IhriersiOsatm—lhe ear ands about a hundred thousand dollars an hour. racy. The Object. Tie Leselkiiiresfue. A Nettiellist clergyman named Kibbe, ,member of alfaaseelousetts Loyal Le N" was recently caught in a sleeping chamber ,of a young girl, daughter of one of his par ishioners. As the only garment the parson had on was a shirt, and the time was mid night, the case looked slightly suspicious, more especially as he was found armed with a dirk and loadeend revolver. Of course he had an explanation to offer ; but the only part of it which is likely to interest the 1 public is the fullowirg : We quote from the Republican, published at Springfield, Massachusetts : "With regard to the re volver and dirk he says that he belonged to the Union League, every member ot which is obliged to early such weapons." As Kib be's statement was made in a community where loyal leaguers abound, it is not likely that he would have told an untrnth so far as this particular matter was concerned, and, besides, it has not been denied by any members of the society implicated. Now the question arises, what do the members of the Loyal League want with dirks and re volvers in a peaceful community ? What ulterior designs have this secret and irres ponsible organization which will require the use of force to accomplish ? It now appears that while the Abolition press were inventing bogus stories about 'Knights of the Golden Circle,' and charging Democrats with belong ing to traitorous secret organizations, they were themselves calling into life a secret so , ciety the members of which, although clergymen, are required to carry concealed weapons. Is it not time for the public to be made aware ot the real objects Wet mores, Goulds and Kibbes have in view ? A Contrast. A contemporary forcibly observes that Jeff Davis' proclamation to his army, com plimenting the rebel veterans for re-enlisting, "stands in singular contrast with the recent confessions in the rebel Congress. One is all hope and promise, and the other is all fear and dispair. One boasts of rebel victo ries and a largely increased army, and the other bewails the hopelessness of the cause and the diminished force in the field. One is the effort of a desperate leader determin ed to hazard all on the next campaign to in fuse courage in the ranks of his deluded peo ple, while the other exhibits but little faith in the succes of the miserable cmfedercy." cat-Mr. Kendall is writing a series of able articles to prove how unlawful the President's plans are in the proposed work of pacifica tion. Mr. Kendall holds, in his fifth letter to the truth of the following propositions ; "The power to regulate suffrage is exclu sively a State right; there is no such thing as United States, voters ; the President as sumes that power ; the condition of an am nesty must lie lawful ; the President's plan is inconsistent with itself, and worse than Sumner's." golunutuitationo. Good Counsel from an old Democrat. PLEASANT VALLEY, UNION COMITY, }. State of Harmony, Feb. 27th, 1864. FRIENDS JONES & JENNINGS Democ racy consisted merely in name, or high sound ing titles, I would not feel disposed to finger the silver locks upon my head for a few ideas respecting the importance of preserving the identity and harmony of our party, but as I have been educated in the old school of Jef ferson, I believe that true democracy em braces the eternal principles of Constitution al liberty, as enunciated by our revered fath ers, and therefore, I will modestly assume the liberty of presenting for the considera tion of my democratic friends, a few old fash ioned thoughts upon the subject of party unity. When I hear one democrat repri manding another for the alleged unsoundness of his opinions, or censuring him because he may not see the propriety of joining a secret political association, I am inclined to think that these brethren have not the bond of de mocracy in the unity of its spirit, and my ex perience would suggest that we should all be more chraitable in our views and feelings, and refrain from the assumption of self-right eosness in politics. Remember, that democ racy tolerates the doctrine that the majority shall govera under the wholesome restraints of Constitival law, and if thy political brother cannot see as you see, who cau cor rectly determine which one has the proper right ; and besides crimination begets re crimination, and tends to distraction and di vision in the party, when a few grains of common sense, seasoned with the salt of charitable discretion, would probably recon cile and harmo.dze a ton.rar'e y of views, which differ only in unimportant details and not upon the essential doctrines of our party. When one who claims to be a Democrat, will support Democratic nomi nees for official stations of any importance, and will honestly advocate and defend the leading principles of our faith, we should be satisfied, even though he fail to express him self on all occasions as firmly as we could desire; and a Democrat is not justified in charging his brother with want of faith, when that brother can show by his works that he stands aloof from the Republican party, and denounces whatever be may regard unc.on- ' stitutioual in the policy et the present ad ministration. At this critical juncture in public affairs, we must all stand together, unwavering in our attachment to the con stitution, and firmly resolved that we will maintain the purity and freedom of the elec tive franchise, if, necessary, at the point of the bayonet. There never was a period in the history cf the Democratic party, when harmony and brotherly kindness and charity were so imperatively demanded, as at the present time. If we present a bold front to the enemies bf the constitutional government composed of sovereign States, we will suc ceed in the demolition ot the "higher law" and centralization dectikken of the AlNA44oa liter azia-ire t 4 ruk4o/4604.1iii4- 1 a1F*441 1 .4 11 11141M M ei . ilaysthwither - State aseureintikairpicingriptivoi *At-- I nicipal action. But if we waste our strength Iby sPailli* . : discrepancies ii pith or actic we w I have the reign of Republi ca re-inaugurated, and a system of "Miter boroughs" or petty military States built upon the rains of original sovereignty by the destructive policy of State disintegra tion. Is it not the most consummate folly for Democrats to quarrel and quibble about this ' and that trifle, when the great interests of their country and liberty are at stake, and in jeopardy by day and night ? Ifs member of any party should join the "Democratic Union," or any loyal secret organization, let us settle down in the con viction that it is a matter which pertains to his own business, and for which he is re sponsible, and keep on in the even tenor of our course, undisturbed by these new-fan gled notions, and all things will work togeth er for our good acd the unity of our cause. 1 In the last Presidential campaign some of the Republicans were "Wide Awakes," some were "Fast-asleeps" and some were "any thing" to suit the times, but all for success. We would not counsel our party to imitate the example ; yet, if some should think ix, right to associate with the "Dei.i. cratic Union," for the purpose of defeating the modern "Loyal Leaguers," we will not ostracise them" from the party, on that ac count. And again, if we should think proper to remain outside of the so called Democratic Union, the members of that organization must not attempt to read us out of the party for want el conformity to their peculiar views. The practice of denouncing members of our party, because they willnut coincide in every particular with our old-fashioned, views, is very foolish, if not quite as absurd as the action of a certain Western Lawyer who left town in disgust because Bob Smith was al lowed to chew tobacco, and throw the quids in his door-yard. It is not in accordance with the spirit of harmony, to hear one Democrat say, "I- will not vote for any man who belongs to a secret political organization," or to hear another say, "I will not vote for any man who does not belong to our secret order." All these expressions are indiscreet, unguarded and un charitable. I would prefer to hear them say "I will support any good Democrat for office in opposition to a Republiean, and I don't care what secret loyal order he may belong to ; if he holds to the correct principle, he is good enough for me." "We go for meas ures, not for men !" And now, Messrs: Editors, as I must close this brief letter, allow me to conclude by re spectfully urging my Democratic friends during the approaching Presidential canvass to all act in conceit like a band of brothers, in order that we may elect a conservative President who will strictly observe and de fend the Constitution, and support the three departments of our representative govern ment in their distinctive glory. If this be done, our liberties are secure. If we fail in this, our beloved country is ruined. Then let us hang together, or in the language of Franklin, "we may hang separately." I would like to hear the views of the organ of the party upon this subject. Your friend of the better days, when I Democracy was young, OLD HICKORY. For the Messenger ~rMir.nw - 5 ..: p.:,. :-~. For the Messenger Little Ella. There it lies in the sunlight, in the pretty dancing sunlight, that laughs and ripples over the long grass, and kisses the little violet nestling away down among the leaves. Pretty little violet! we look at it with a trembling lip and a swelling heart. We remem ber a pair of loving, black eyes, that met ours once upon a time with a smile of glad welcome shining out through their long lashes when we were weary and tired of business and the great heartless world. We think too of a soft little cheek like a velvet rose leaf that loved to lay itself against our rough faces and a pair of dimpled arms that hung caressingly about our necks. Dear Little Elia! she will never nestle her curly head against our bosoms any more. Those bright eyes are coy eied now by the snowy lids, and they will never open to you again; the cheeks that were so bright and glowing, are now pale, and white like the mar ble stone about which you are leaning, and those round arms with their dim pled elbows and rosy little fingers, they are folded now upon the bosom, and the tiny hands are clasped together, never to unclasp again, never to take our brawny fingers in themselves ca ressingly, or stroke our great rough faces softly and soothingly. Aye, weep lonely and childless parents, it is not unmanly, it may ease the load that lies so heavily upon your hearts. how cold the stone is upon which you are leaning ; but it seems not half so cold as that dreary longing that cries, and vainly, for the little one that will never come again. For we know that away down beneath the flowers that nod in the pleasant breeze, our only flower is sleeping. E. S. How to Send Letters to Prisoners in the Confedercy. Almost every day we hear sombody inquiring how letters must be atTdress ed to reach friends who are in the rebel prisons. The following answers the question, and it should be cut out and, pasted in your memorandums "Let ters sent to prisoners and others withhi the rebel lines must not exceed in lengt l ,l one page of a leiter-sheet, and must re-' late to merely personal and domestic matters. They must be signed by the writer's name in full. They must be sent, with five cents inclosed (in coin) if to go to Richmond, and ten cent (in Coin) if they are to go beyond that point. They must be sent inclosed to the commanding -General Department of Virginia, at Fortress Monroe. The letter for the prisoner must not be seal ed. THE ITEIOUT of RECRUiTS. Wash ington dispatch say s : Bit *K411.4416 War thlairtinent no volunteer recryic .shaft;be rejected 011 account of lieigtt, who is at lean .five feet. L tiL ,
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