The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-11-28
Stand f,rnl.
From the Du6sl. Exprees

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! A year ago, when h.. R-puhlica,
party stood alone, b- '>,;ng the first
shock of the seccssion N,ycm.n, n,
watch. word was, "Star! Firm :" We
need it again now. r." rar,v is sea,
tered and disorganizc b. W. folly al
the Peoples movement. 4nl MANY ol
iis members, in the bitt ness IL ,!isap
pointmcnt, disgnsted Wit, hi. nnne
cessary holocaust of a gr at md trinm-
rhn' party. are ope !" argnnrn'~ :
against which their ea wnul ha, .
been closed under other .ir.u,ns.a,c..s.
The danger lies here. Tn" Demo.
cracv, always willy. il tasing ADVANTAGE
Of the evident fact III, H.. P,.,pl.'.
movement was essential NJ. l.nir;~
ira'i"n. It was headed ~ III. "..ut>'
ard g"ncralled hv the or, n,,L.r~. Tn"
Rep blicans who fa,hcrcl M co ,,r.
I"l i war" those whose -" i,-,l,
orn,''stl.. hal not met::'hr fN
Lined They were the men who had
cried ''"n "a Richmond" " h,'rrck.
lc>>lv as>ailcd The personal 'rr,r Of
every Cat,inet officer in tn Nj, al.
and every member If The st IT. Govern.
men'. From the hour when !" Federal
appointments were made they attacked
first S"wara. then Gamer then the
President. AMI sl,cn succe i On.
Scott, Mcdowell. Gov. Mnry.. rnd th.
St''" Military Board. w c,,.v.r a
General, ~ in the case Of F. !, ~. va.
"u'i in "r,"~;ti"n to the \ .n,ns s,ra
o., they supported mm with a f.i.c
friendship, which, it It Il, IL way.
would have ai.yracel thar comma II. :.
as military man, and lei army
INTO orcn mntiny.
These were the men wh, ,n,k ~
ran'ay" "f the Peoples I ,n,ent
Few IN nnnbcr, t..-y were ar!ac;. Il,
n"'~y and reckless enough acromp
li-h vast injurv ard weaken o ;
extent the pl,nlar con6'lcn. ~ ~,
Administration. But in the ,ursrtinc
the government wen, calmly II ~, Il
i has lived down the chsrS = gains,
II. vim Heated thr chara ter ~ ia me-,
~ p'arcs It trust, anil proves the saga
city md .tatesnans',ip of III the, ,.i.s
upon which il has con ln.tcl ',i< W.. |
The people. Of all PARTIES. i.v" an'
have confidence in h",h ito p,r;'v All
i's wisdom, and the rapidly + .rnrrinx
events If the day arr giving test IS
70 it. enlightened energy.
At this period in the drama the De. !
m"cracv comes in ~ the lau.iatn~ Of
Mr.. Lincoln, the supporter Of srolicy.
the fiieni Of his almini.trat >, and
calls upon Republicans 10 Join !. 81 :
tanning the government and ,nlAiny
M = conservative party for tl.tt rnrpos.,
which shall crush out to .eth !. The trea
s"n 1t Mozart AMI the factinni IA Eth
grumbling "on,s' in our -. ranks.
The sileal has \ certain force. ii view
"f'lse facts We have narrated: bnt let
Republicans pause hef,re til \ "Sc.4p
/. It's from the Grecks.' The ~ police
is to- stand firm nv tn. Adm nistra,icn
I" support Mr. Lincoln rs the r.,,rese,,
tatisc "f the Republican iu il.
truth and purity. 70 do til : W. hay.
only 10 t'nl'i'l the promises = y 4. n
the campaign "f 1880, to reasser, nav
the real c"n>erv .tism It an, parry. io
deny now Ms we denied then that II.
la'bliranisn contemp' led any attack
upon the. reserved ri..ts uf the States.
and in accordance " + '',.. i...av !.
proclaim this a war T.. T. lYuinn. e.,
the restoration Of nur sscrp / C,ns,i,n
! u. without change or aMemim M
and for the nrotrrti"n of c,.,. l,.:lI
citizen IN MI h ri.hts.
This can best he done within th+
Republican party, by a r,ing closely
in all our acts Of citizen hi, tu our
faith. Il Democra :ltpr vr
us ~ they Say they ,ln-an,l far he il
FROM MS I" deny the possession ofpa,iio-
'ism I" that party them come with
''s. ana ia 4 policy which prodsccs re-
suits so noble. Or il, an the other
hand, they cling to the oli nme sn,
faith, AMI prefer to uphold he oil
standard, let them So ,lei. ways in
peace. We have no fears thar the
Democracy will become false TO the
Union. Leaders may be fa'~c. Int the
muses. belong 10 the eau !, aid will
always defeat the leaders. 1