Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-09-30

That there is large party in our eoun
try that have departed far from that posi-
ton Of loyalty to our Union which char
acterized our political fathers, the signs o.
the times most uneauivocally indicate.
The sentiments now proclaimed 10 The
resolutions. speeches and public prints d
the Republican party would, II respects.
bly, endorsed, in the days Of JACKSON, have
been denounced in every nook and corner
Of our extended coufederscy . treasons.
bic.
It is true that there was then Q small
party Of selfstyled reformers, who seru.
pied not to declare that the Union vss not
worth preserving while it maintained .
system Of slavery, and that open hostility
to this institution was the highest motive
that could actuate the statesman. Yes
they were so few in number, and 20 %.
tirely destitute Of every element Of respee.
liability, that their sentiments only excited
feelings of disgust and adherence 10 the
minds Of the great mass of our people.
The two great political parties Of the ns-
ton we're then united in their devoted u
tachmentso the Union as il IS. But ore
OF these parties now exist. In the death
OF WEBSTER, CLAY and other great leaders
Of the Wing party, the party itself has los.
its identity, and after floating about like
ship on the wide ocean without chart or
compass, has finally effected an anchorage,
with the loss Of character, principles. self.
respect, and love Of country. 1t has drift.
ed into the arms Of abolitionism, and -.
Stunning the one idea of that party. it, vo-
taries can no longer discern aught 10 the
glorious institutions Of our country that
can coun:erpoise the great evil of Amer.
can slavery. Their mission Is no longer
to maintain unimpaired the fraternal rela,
tons that our constitution guarantees b..
tween the States, but with . zeal that
would have done honor to the Crusaders
in their pilgrimage to the Holy Land, they
must now devote their time and talents to
the great work Of Negro emancipation,
regardless Of the consequences 10 the nil.
lions Of freemon who enjoy the priceless
blessings which our institutions afford q
we'll - to the slaves themselves. Blindly
absorbed in the consideration of On ab
stract question, the practical result Of
which can only b. evil, those great nsA,
sures Of national policy, hitherto deemed
20 important to our prosperity and safsty,
can no longer command the attention Of
these political philanthropists. All The
great questions that our progress brisgs
70 tina attention Of our statesmen ere 70 Be
measured and weighed according ~ .hsis
bearing and influence may b. in reference
70 the Negro interest. The Democratic
party is now the only national party in
our country, for the reason tina. they pro.
pose sscredly to guard the interests u Ill.
1t is the only party which expresses ~
entire satisfaction with the constitution q
our fathers made it, and with al our insei-
tutions - they we're received By Us; and
il il the only party that promises % main.
tain those institutions in their purity, Aad
transmit them TO our children.
It needs not the mantle Of the seer Ia
enable one to predict that the election Of
an administration by q purely sectional
vote, and upon sectional issues. pledged
70 hostility to the Interests. wishes and
rights Of one entire section Of this Unioa
must result in dissolution. Our exist.
enee - nation depends upon faithful
and honest adherence to the terms Of ths
compsct a. found Ia The constitution.
There 10 10 The patriot consolation in II.
assurance that the heart Of the srsst Wee,
10 right on this question. TAosgh ialse
issues may have led % : tsaposasy 4.
parturs Of some Of our vssssss Saaas,
from The bea,ss track. YET thsss 70 hsss 1
love Of cous.ry, feeling Of vsssvsaios
fos or "msgna ehsr.a, asd . dsssrnias
doa to ssaad BY our isstilssioss y ~,
s1hi, that might we'll sssvs y ~ ssHn