CI ]t Dmuorat. HARVEY SICKL.ER, Editor. TUNKHANNOCK, PA. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1862. STATE, DISTRICT *£COUNTY TICKET FOR AUDITOR-GENERAL, ISAAC SLENKER, of Union County. FOR SURVEYOR-GENERAL, JAMES P. BARR, of Allegheny Co. FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE, HON. WM. ELWELL, of Bradford County. FOR REPRESENTATIVES, GEORGE D.JACKSON, of Sullivan County. JOHN C. ELLIS, of Montour County. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, THERON VAUGHN, of Mehoopany. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, HARVEY SICIvLER, of Tunkhannock Bor. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. JAMES L. MULLISON, of Tunkhannock Tp. FOR CORONER, J. M. CAREY, of Northmoreland. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR, JOHN G. SPAULDING, of Forkston. GREAT MASS MEETING DEMOCRATS, T=* /%. T - T ■ "V * JCTFCA OJCJL- rndLmmJ* JLJ ■ A Mass Meeting of the Democratic and all other Lyal Citizens of Wy oming , will be held at Tunkhannock on Saturday, Oct. 4th, 1862, at 1 o'clock, p, m. RaL B. Little, of Montrose, and I. €. Mitchell, Esqs., formerly of Centre County, now of Wilkes-Barre, and Colonel T. E. Piolette, of Bradford, and other distinguished Speakers will certainly be present. News from the lVai. The news from the seat of war for the past week has been, comparatively, of but little importance. There has been almost an en tire suspension of hostilities since the late battles |in Maryland, the official reports of which fixes the loss in killed, wounded and missing at 10,000 men. There was rumors by the last nights mail, that peace commissioners from Richmond were on their way, or had already arrived at Washington, with instructions from the reb el congress, to propose terms of a settlement of the difficulties. The rumors needed con firmation. Gen. Nelson, of Louisville Ken tucky, was shot by Gen. J. C. Davis, of Indi anna, in a private quarrel, which grew out of an alleged insult to Gen. Davis, by his su perior Gen. Nelson. — Our Abolition neighbors are very so licitious as to what may be done by the dem ocratic congressional, and senatorial confer ees in this district. They are exceedingly anxious that we should preserve our party organization, and make a straight out party nomination. Without this, they fear that their red headed abolition " tonnage tax swindle" candidate, may be defeated by the conservative whig, Henry W. Tracy. To talk of party, or of making a party nomina tion, was denounced by these same men last Fall, as treason. It was all "no party," then They are all great sticklers for party, now.— They say, that " to make no nomination, is a concession of weakness the democratic party ought not to make." Indeed, gentlemen, low very solicit ious you are about the integ rity of the democratic party! How very sick it makes you, to event think of taking a dose of your own ph j6ic ! Our Candidates. We delayed any particular notice of our candidates, until after the meeting of the Congressional and Senatorial Conferences, that we might notice editorially the entire ticket from Congressmen to Auditor. These conferences have met and adjourned without taking any definite action on the matters be fore them. What their final action may be, we are as yet unable to determine. Whatev er it may be, we shall cheerfully acquiesce in, knowing as we do, that the men compos ing it, are of the ablest and truest democrats of their respective counties. Our ticket has, at its head, FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE, The name of Wm. El well, a sound lawyer, and ripe scholar from Bradford County. As to his democracy, it is enough for us to say, that after the unanimous recommenda tion of the entire bar of the counties compos ing this district, that narrow minded parti san, Gov. Curtin, flatly refused to appoint him to the vacancy, because he was a demo crat. The people who are now to be consult- i ed, will elect him to that office, because he is not a black republican. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. George D. Jackson of Sullivan, and John C. Ellis of Montour, have been placed in nomination. Mr. Jackson is known to the people of this district, having represented them two years in the State Legislature where by his afable and courteous manner' and gentlemanly deportment, he won the es teem of every member, and became one of the most influential and popular men of that body. John C. Ellis is a farmer, of plain, un assuming manners, an intelligent, honest man and of unimpeachable democratic antece dents. In all these qualities he is the very antipode of the Rev. Jackey, (the abolition candidate in this county) as well as in phis' ique , being rather tall and spare. lie will leave the old wheezing, wind-broken, round bellied, abolition preacher so far behind, that an ambition to represent the white men of this district will never again find a lodgment in his crazy brain; FOR COMMISSIONER. The party have placed in nomination The ron \ aughn, a farmer, of Mehoopany, who in every place where he is known, needs no words of commendation at the hands of any one. His careful, prudent, industrious, hon est and upright course, has secured the con fidence of every man who knows him. We predict for him, a triumphant election. FOR TREASURER. James R. Mullison, of Tunkhannock Town ship is in every way worthy of, and should receive the cordial support of the Democrats of the county. He has been a consistent, straight-forward democrat all his life. This course has made him the especial subject of the calumny and detraction of our opponents, wheih, in these times, is enough to satisfy every democrat of his fidelity to the princi ples of our party. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEV. The democracy have seen fit to place us, again, in nomination, which is some evidence at least, that we have, heretofore, performed the duties of that office, to the satisfaction of a majority of them. That we have, made no enemies in the performance of these duties, we cannot even hope. We have endeavored to do our whole duty under our oath, the constitution and laws, and cannot promise to do more nor less than this, if re-elected. FOR CORONER, I)r. J. M. Carey, an unflinching democrat r>m Northmoreland, is nominated. lie is a young man of fine talents, and will receive the hearty support of the democracy of the County. FOR AUDITOR. Our convention was fortunate in securing as a candidate to this neglected, though im portant office, John G. Spaulding of Fork ston. Mr. Spauldir.g is a ready accountant, ripe scholar and a practical business man, such as can rarely be found. His qualifica tions, therefore, none will dispute. His de mociacy is above suspicion. He will be elect ed. United States Senator from Oregon- Benjamin F. Harding, the newly elected Cnitcd States Senator from Oregon, is a son of Elisha Harding, who resides just opposite our Borough; where "Frank" as he was called, was reared and educated. To his aged father, friends, and acQuaintenances here, this honorable distinction bestowed upon him by a people three thousand miles distant, must be peculiarly gratifying. About fifteen years ago he left the quiet farm house of his father, and entered the of fice of Hon. R. R. Little, as a student at law. After the usual course of studies, he was ad mitted to the bar. Discoveries of gold in California began to be made about that time. Young Harding joined in the throng of thous ands that were attracted to that great Eldora do of the Wesc. He subsequently emigrated to Oregon, where his honorable course as a citizen, and his commanding talents as a Law yer, soon made one of the first, if not the ve ry first men in that Territory. He was chos en to fill various places of trust and honor, among which, was that of United States Dis trict Attorney. Upon the admission of Ore gon as a state, ho was elected a member of the State Legislature, of which body he was chosen the speaker. The duties of all his of ficial positions, he discharged with fidelity to the people and honor to himself. In politics, he is a Democrat, and was the ardent friend and admirer of the lamented Douglas. If his past coarse is am index of what his futnre will be, and he still continues true to the principles of his great exemplar, in the Senate of tbe United States, abolitionism will find in him, one of its most uncompromising enemies ; and Wyoming County may well be proud of the honor of having given to the country, Benjamin F. Harding, the United States Senator from Oregon. L<etter from the 2nd. Pa. Cavalry. The following latter from Joel R. Smith, orderly sergeant of the 2nd Pa. Cavalry, will be read with interest by his friends and ac- j quaintances in Falls. As may be inferred, ' the writer is in favor of little Mac, and a sound democrat. For the information of those not acquainted with him, it is not out of place, to state that he is of good fighting material, having " smelt powder," before.— lie was a soldier under Gen. Scott in his triumphant march into the city of Mex'co, and the " Halls of the Montezumas." CAMP, NEAR WASHINGTON, ) Sept. 27th, 1862. £ j Mr. Editor: —DEAß SIR : It may be in- ! terestins to your readers in Falls to know something of the doings of the boys, from that region, in the 2d Pa. Cavalry. The first fight we had was at Culpepper Court House. We were next engaged on the Rappahannock, and then at Catlett's Station. At Manassas we had another brush, and the next day we were at the Bull Run battle, being on the extreme left under McDowell, which was an extreme- ! Jy dangerous position ; the men behaved well and deserve great praise. On the 19th we | were out on a scouting expedition, and took one Major with twenty-five prisoners, wag ons, Ac.—making SO miles in 20 hours. The names of those from Falls in this company, are as follows : Jefferson Sickler, Charles Worden, Thomas Armstrong, Ilow.ird Arm strong, Samuel Snover, and Michael Bum gardner. They are all well and in fine spir its. Since the above was written, we have had another scout, and with it a fight in which we took the Lieut. Col, of Ashby's Cavalry, and three hundred prisoners. We lost one Captain and four privates. Two of the Reb ele were killed. In this affair we made 90 miles in thirty hours. There is great excitement here among the Boldiets, on account of the supcrceeding of McClellan by Fremont, which is now rumor ed here in camp. Six hundred men in our Regiment will throw down thier arms the moment this is done. I left my home for the purpose of fighting for the Union, and when this h turn ed into a Nigger war, I want the d—d aboli tionists to do the fighting. And these arc the sent iroentsof two thirds of the whole army— McClellan and the Union—Fremont and the Nigger. lam with McClellan and the Un ion. I wish you to understand that lam a Democrat. The report in Falls, that I was taken pris oner, is false. lam now the orderly sergeant of Co. F., and feel hapy in saying to my friends, am.in the enjoyment of good health, and at my post trying to do my duty to my country. JOEL R. SMITH. Orderly Sergeant, Co. F. 2d Pa. Cavalry. — fitter from the Army, WASHINGTON CO., Md., Sept. 18,18G2. Harvcg Sickler —Slß : The following is a complete list of the killed and wounded of our Company, in the engagement yesterday : KILLED. Orderly Sergeant Geo. W. Warner, Second Sergeant J. 11. Teneyck, Charles Evans, B. V. Cole, John 11. Smith, Henry Ornt, A. E. Gregory, 11. B. Turner. WOVNDED. W. D. Wagner, severely, Milot Roberts, severely, W. E. Bullock, severely, Oatis Gilmore, in shoulder, A. Lettier in Bowels, Seth A. Cobb, in neck, Frank Parrish, in mouth, Lesley Uawley, slightly, G. A. Carney, in hip, slightly, O. F. Clark, In foot, Elisha Pedrick, slightly, Elisha Farnum, in arm, Isaac Pahnitier, in side, slightly, Albanus Little, with pistol ball in hand. The loss in our Regiment was severe. Our Company had more men killed than any oth er in the Regiment. Our Company and Co. G, were exposed to a raking cross-fire from the enemy. Yours, Ac. G. H. EASTMAN, Ist Lieut. Co. B. 132 Reg't., P. V. Arrested- The editor of the " Selingsgrove Times," one of the spiciest and most out spoken of our democratic exchanges, was arrested last, week and thrown into jail, on the charge of 1 discouraging enlistments." He was subse quently released upon giving bail, in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, for his appearance to answer at the next term of court. His of- Jfense, being, of course, that he is a Democrat, and an editor who has ventured to tell the truth about some of the corrupt officials. Lin coln and Curtin have placed in power there. Who wouldn't be a democratic editor?— Why, they enjoy about as much of the "free dom of speech and of the press," that our ab olition preachers have so long prated about, as those scoundrels do of honesty or religion, k e n just none at all. Our lady readers and others who look for " the story" on our first page, will, no doubt, be agreeably disappoiated by find ing it filled up with the choicest items of po litical news and general information, which, if they will take the pains to read carefully, will prove of far more substantial benefit to them, than any visions of the romancer. We shall probably discontinue the (< Farmers col umn" and the column of " varities" on the fourth page, for a few weeks, or untH after election, when they, and the usual story also will probably be resumed. | fry The following letter has been hand ed us by a friend for publication. It is of lo cal importance only, and can be of no inter est to our readers generally. It justifies Mr. Moore who, it seems, has been made the sub ject of an attack by the editor of the Repub lican. We confess our entire ignorance of the matter in controversy, not having read anything, heretofore written on the subject.— Ed. Mr. SLCKLER. DEAR SIR :—I notice in Tiffany's valuable sheet, (valuable, providing he puts ink enough on to make it so,) that he declines publishing any more concerning Mr. Moore, whose character he has assailed. Now, sir,, I go in for fair play, if these are war times ; or in other words, for "render ing unto Uasar the things that are Cwsars." Where a set of people, and the editor in the bargain, undertakes to put an old friend of mine over the road on the wide guage, it stirs up my feelings. Ido not know any thing of Mr. Moore's or his wife's troubles, nor do I care about them. What was said about Mr. Moore wasn't of credit, destitu tion and poverty are palpable falsehoods He is in possession of a good farm and fine buildings, and is above board. So far as the inner man is concerned, he has enough and to spare. As for beds, I should think it ve ry strange if he has none. His mother has kept the " feathered tribe" for twenty years, to my certain knowledge. As for his credit, I think he never tried it, because he pays as he goes. I have known Thomas Moore ever since his father led him by the hand, and have ever found him a faithful, honest, and industtious man. lie has enough of this worlds goods, and every thing else to make him happy, with the exception of a pleasant woman. If Mr. Tiffany wishes to sell out, Mr. Moore is able to buy him out and all bis hands in the bargain. N. 11. P. Keiserville, Sept., IS"C 2. I P. S. Since the above was written, I see that ! Tiffany had made another attack upon my friend Moore. Friend Tiffany is all on one side, like a jug handle. Terms of Union. When the war of the revolution was ended the colonies, now risen to the dignity of inde pendent sovereignties, were left to consider their position with reference to each other and to the external world. The necessity for an alliance, offensive and defensive, was man ifest to all minds. It was necessary for pro tection against foreign foes. But such an al liance was by no means sufficient for the wants of the young States. It became very clear to the minds of men that if a State were a member of such a confederacy for the mere purposes of self defence, without any binding interests in the affairs of the other States, there might be occasions when self-interest would induce the abandonment of the alli ance, or when foreign temptations would ov ercome the power of American sympathies.— In fact, it was necessary that the mutuality of interests among the States should be made as nearly as possible perfect. Union was the necessity, and Union implied almost lfnotab soluto unity. But unity was clearly impossi ble. The creation of one Central Govern ment and the abandoning of State powers was not to be thought of. The separate interests of the colonics appeared too great when view ed in that light. The problem, therefore, be fore the fathers, was the establishment of one government for purposes in which Union was desirable, while separate governments remain ed, independent in their powers as to all those matters in which Union was unnecessa ry or impossible. The same principles on which they acted with reference to forming the Union, are prin ciples necessary to be understood with refer ence to preserving it. If we had never pos sessed any territories outside of the States, it is possible we should never have come to a collision with one another on the subject of slavery. But that is by no means a reason for supposing that either territorial possess ions or slavery is a necessary cause of war and disagreement. The property quarrelled about is not the cause of the quarrel between two partners who proceed from disputes to blows, over their dividends. The dispositions of the quarrelling men are more generally the responsible cause of the collision. In fact, no calm and considerate mind can doubt that the radical character of men on both sides of the slavery question is the re sponsible cause of our paesent trouble. We do not pause now to sty on which side the radicalism was first manifested. It becomes men now to study the principle of Union on which the Constitution was form ed, and on which alone the nation can be pre served. It is an idle and vain idea, the most superficial of ideas, which some men are con stantly preaching, that the abolition of slave ry will be the end of differences. It is their intolerance of slavery that is the real difficul ty. These identical men who cannot live in a Union with slaveholding States are men, who, after that question is disposed of, will find that they cannot live in a Union with Roman Catholics. They will pronounce the Constitution a covenant with death and an agreement with hell because nnder it a cler gyman of the Church of Rome is permitted to celebrate the mass and teach the doctrine of real presence, or becsuse it protects a Jewish Rabbi in denying tho Messiahship of Christ. If their principle of Union is allowed to pre vail, we shall plunge hereafter into religions wars, and whenever, as is very likely to oc cur, New England or any other portion of the country becomes affected with a rilgious mania, as it has been with an anti-slavery mania, we shall have an attempt made to in troduce religion into politics, to elect officers on religious platforms, to evade the Constitu tion for the sake of enacting laws to interfer with freedom of worship* and if this class of men obtained power, we should have Jews Catholics," Episcopalians, Presbyterians or Quakers, or possibly all of these religionists, burned at the 6take, or charged with treason, for sustaining a view of religion which those fanatics believad to be of necessity rebellious, or tending to rebellion. There is no exaggeration in this view. If a man preaches, as some clergymen—a large part of the New England clergy—preach, that this war is a punishment sent by God on the Constitution of the United States, for the aw ful sin of tolerating slavery, how soon will the same men or their successors be preach ing that the' Constitution is deserving of God's wrath for tolerating Romish mass or Jewish synagogues ? The effect of the Con stitution in one case is precisely what it is in the other, with the exception that the Consti tution absolutely prohibits the United States from interfering with a Mohammedan who chooses to preach his prophet, or a Parsee who worships the suu and blasphemes Chris tianity, while it fails, only by silence, to em power any interference with slavery in the States. In other words, the Constitution positively sustains idolatry and forbids inter ference with it, and only negatively permits slavery. Is it not then plain that men who profess to have such tender consciences that that they cannot live in a Union which per mits slavery, or who claim so clear an insight into the Divine purposes that they authorita tively assure us that he is now punishing the nation for permitting slavery to exist, are the very men whose conscience may next year render it impossible for them to live in a Un ion whose government sustains paganism or episcopacy ? Men who refase to eat sugar or wear cotton grown by slave labor are extrem ists. But the principles of the extremists are too easily adopted by unthinking men, who do not pause to see the result of their notions. What does all this show ? It shows this, and plainly, that if the radical ideas of the anti-slavery man arc to be adopted as a ne cessary principle of Union, then Union is im possible. If we are to have Union, we can only have it on the principle of the Fathers and of the Constitution, which is simply the principle of rqutual concessions. No man who, being a Protestant, says he cannot live | in a Union that tolerates Roman Catholics, is i fit to be an American citizen. No man who, being an anti-slavery man, says he cannot live in a Union which tolerates slavery, is fit to be an American citiaen. Men may as well understand this grand truth at once. It stares them in the face. If slavery must be abolished to gratify you, why shall not slave ry be restored to Maine and Massachusetts, to gratify Southern citizens whose rights are equal to yours 1 If you demand of men the hackneyed question " are you a conditional Unionist—in favor of the Union if you can have slavery preserved?" how can you reply to the question put to yourself, " are not 3*oll a conditional Unionist, preferring disunion, to permitting slavery to exist any where ?" The true patriot to-day looks at the question of Union as the fathers looked at it. He sa\*s there is no price too great to pay for the Un ion. He sees with clear eye that it is a false and pernicious doctrine which charges him or his conscience with any responsibility for the religion or the creed of other men,on account of the Union which tolerate them. He knows that God has blessed" the old Union above .ill nations on earth. He finds that punishment began first when these men with tender con sciences began to preach that the Union made all its subjects responsible for all the sins that were pessible under its government, and he resolved that the Union, one indivisible, shall be re-established in power, and that every enemy, Northern or Southern, evert* persecu tor, every tyrant over other men's conscien ces, shall be taught the power of that Union. —N. Y. Journal of Commerce. Abolitionism Against While Working Men. We find the following correspondence be tween E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, and Brigadier-General Tuttle, commanding the Federal forces at Cairo, Ohio, in the Western papers. It is highly important to white men : CAIRO, Sept. 18, 18G2. To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Washington ; General Grant is sending here a large lot of negro women and children, and directs me to ask you what to do with them. Parties in Chicago and other cities wish them for servants. Will Ibe allowed to turn them over to responsible committees to be so em ployed ? If so, can I transport them at Gov ernment expense 1 J. M. TUTTXE. Brigadier General, Commanding District of Cairo. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18—6 P.M. To Brigadier-General Tuttie, Commanding: You are authorized to turn over to respon sible committees, negro women and children, who will take them in charge and provide them with employment and support in the Northern States, and you may furnish trans portations at Government expense. EDWARD M. STANTOH, Secretary of War. There can be no question that this is the initial point in an attempt on the part of the Aholitinn Republican faction, to force negro labor in competition with that of white men in the Northern States. To be sure, in this particular case it is only women and children that are specified in tbe order of Secretary Stanton, but this is merely a reconnoiseances to feel public sentiment, and ascertain to what extent this negro labor doctrine can safely be pot m operation. If Secretary Stanton can order a Brigadier-General of the United States forces to send negro women and children to Chicago or any other place, and charge the cost of their transportation to the General Government, to be paid out of the taxes of the already overburdened peo ple, what is to prevent him from filling all the free States with negro women on the 6ame principle ? He had and has no author ity of law to appropriate one penny of the people's money to pay the fare of negroes from the military posts of the United States to other localities, and yet this is done by his order, and no countermanding document has yet reached the p-uhiic. It may therefore be safely asserted that this action of tbe Secre tary of War is based upon direct authority from the President, and was but a forerun-1 ner of his proclamation, which is based *"*"■ the same general principles with reference to the negro question. But will the working men and tax pay erj of the Northern States look at this wove, ment for one moment? Will they examine its effects upon their interests and the wel faie of the community? No sensible m lt) will for one moment believe that this trans, portation of negroes fro.n the lines into the Northern States will stop with the women and children. That is preposterous. The " parties in Chicago and other places" who wish women and children for servants, will not object to male servants or working wen, when the proper time comes for their intro. duction into those of the free States which have not barred their entrance by statutory enactments. And once in the free State# then comes the practical effects of this pej scheme of President Lincoln and the Aboli tion Republican party. These negroes IQIM( put their labor directly in competition wfj white men, or they must fiil our almshouses and prisons. No other view can be taken of this question, if reason, reflection, and ob servation are consulted. And in either view the white laborer is put in competition with that of white men. The last must go to the wall, as the negro has no wants save those of the lowest animal character, and, hence, he can and will labor for a much lower rate of compensation than the intelligent white men of the North, who have social positions to sustain, families to clothe and educate and rear in a manner befitting their stations and prospects in the future. This is the effect of introducing negro laborers into the free States | where he will work. But as the negro i> proverbially idle and laz\*, if he will not la bor, what then ? He must either be support ed in the almshouse, or he will steal and thus find his way into prison. In either case he wiil have to be supported at the public ex- | pense, and thus the tax rates will be increas ed to an alarin ; ng extent, and. in tnat case, the laboring men of the free States will be again the sufferers—as it is from the labor o the countrv* that all the taxes are raised from which the City, State, and National indebt edness is liquidated. Now, us these arc inevitable consequences that will flow Irom the Abolition Kepublican scheme of filling; the free States with negro laborers from the South, will the white men of the North supp< rt that party, and thus put into their h-inds the weapons with which to crush them ? President Lincoln in his proclamation clearly enunciates this doctrine, for if all the slaves are declared free, surely they must be all >wed to act as free men, and choose their residences where it may suit them. Put Secretary Stanton goes a step further, and announces that the white men of the North are not only to have negro labor put in competition with theirs, but the ex penses of sending the negroes into their midst is to be paid by the General Govern ment, and drawn from white labor in the shape of increased taxation. This is the ba sis on which the order of Secrerary Stanton to Brigadier-General Tut tic rest s. This is its meaning. And now it is for the white la boring men of the North to say whether this 4 Abolition Kepublican plot against their in terests shall succeed 7 The remedy is at thr polls. L-t a verdict be rendered against ['resident Lincoln, his ultra Abolition proc- 5* lamation, and the party which sustains it wpen the polls close on the Coming electior * day. and white men can again hold up their heads m the North. Let theui act.— Consli- * lutionul Union. RESOI, IJ T I < X S Adopted at tl'.e late Democratic County Convention, held at Tunkhannoek. Ist. RESOLVED, That we unanimously endorse the Resolutions of the Democratic State Convention held at Harrisburg on the 4!h of July lust. 2d RESOLVED, H'-it the and injur ious civil war," that is now desolating the countrif and threatening the permanency of our government ceased to he a political question from the time that Congress refused to adopt nny measures of honorable com/wo- mise of th' dijficuUU s- that haul grown out of North ern and Southern sectionalism'and the consequent commencement of hostilities in the bombardment of Fort Sumter—that from that time there has been but one proper made of dealing with Liu question, name ly, by keeping it distinct and separate from politic*, to unite the whale North in the ejfort to brinw the re bellion to an end by force; and this end, allconstrra-" tire men are called upon tn unite with us in a deter mined effort to create a United North, by put tins dawn aiid driving jo the wallthot misguided and mis chievous faction, whose sole aim is to impair northern unity of purpose, and paralyze northern effort, by forever intrudivg the most unfortunate, fatal, aim /- ij disasterous of all political issues, (the issue of Nesrrc , emancipation t upon the peoples counsels ;by persist- y ently striving to coerce the President into the ndop- * tion of a policy that must prove fatal to the Union be § seeking to impair public con fidence in the integrity of the Administration ; and by creating in the rank of our armies suspicion and distrust of the fidelity and loyalty of thiir leaders. 3 d. RESOLVED, That the " suspension of politico parties until the close of the war," is only advocates by the party in power, and because it is in power that the utter hollowness and hypocrisy of the edu cates of this policy is shown by'the fact that they an scrupulously careful to keep up their own politics•' $ organizatiim. and to keep all their politicalmachinen in full operation, as ■ well as by the fact that in tht multitude of civil appointmente made and heins made under Republican authority, none but Repub licans " of the straightest sect," or renewade .Devio ocrats. are recognized. 4th. RESOLVED, That in all free governments there have always been, and must of necessity be at least two political parties—that the integrity, permanency and fidelity of such governments to constitutional au thority, imperatively demand an opposition psrty that without such party, there would be no accounta bility, and without accountability no government be trusted. "No Party." therefore, simplv meats "let there be no opposition to the plundering of the government by government officials and favored par tisans" It means, " let the party in power remain in powor, without question as to the mode in which power may be exercised." It means "no criticism d |j|§ the conduct of government officials, whatever disaster J or ruin may follow." It means "no discussion of measures of governmental policy." It means u silenet, - v acquiescence, or imprisonment." sth. RESOLVED, That in sustaining th* FrcsiJec! under the tremendous pressure to which ho has be subjected by the Radical wing, of his own-party, th' Democratic party hast aflbrded ample and coneluflf evidence of its desire to give all its strength to th< suppression of the rebellion and the restoration of tht 1 Union; and that the responsibility for that absence"? | unity of purpose in tho North which is essential to 4 success, rests solely with that party whose whole sit* has been to convert the war irto a miserable criisado, agninst the domestic institutions of the Southern States. & and in doing so, to overthrow the Constitution, a"" render disunion porpotual. Theretoro, 6th. RESOLVED, That the arrest and imprisonrne"® of loyal Democrats by order of an administration that _ ignoros the open and avowed treason of a large body of the members ol its own party, is a monstrous oxer else of desi*tie power that tho Democratic party "j tho North is called upon to resist by all lawful "■ constitutional means at its command—that it is_°" ' part of the business of liemoorats to discourage cnlis l ' 1| ' . inents and that this is not tho true motive f their ar . , r j rest, is abundantly shown by tho fact that those ic®- ' j&J bers of tho Republican party who have constantly n 0 " 1 | persistently labored to diseouruge enlistments becW £ the war has not been prosecuted to an unlawful and r#- ;i | inouspurposo, (that of negro emancipation) have bee' i allowedtocontinue theirlabors without even a werJ censure from the government.
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