Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-05

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words, no naatSs = Nv sinall on how
great import. sre tReaepred up 10 The
hearts Of the people 70 b handed down
to possssity, y the brightest gems Of
past generations. tits extremely ftfine
that 'speh should be thscss Inst even
st the peiat where The silver cord q Ne
10 suadssed. ahiaing thread Il caaght
up which il retained 70 connect our
hearts viii the nohls deed. 81 q
The last public act Of STEPHEN A.
DcueLAs. va, We believe, bic excellent
letter, which be addreased 70 the Chair
man Of the Illinois State Democratic
Committee, which was dictated by him
while upon the bed from which hs
never arose. We have sever before
published il, but do 20 nov, not os'y sos
convenient future reference. but Tor the
purpose Of giving II into the hands Of
every reader Of this Journal. Let other
papen spread tho same upon their COL
umns until every man oftbe nation has
made himself perfectly familiar with it.
1t contaios the breathiogs Of pure pa
triotism, uusullied by party prejudices,
and reveals an Unborn love Of country
never surpassed in the annals Of great
men. Let it BE- preserved - the last
words OF counsel OF the ablest Statesman
OF the present generation
1t seems that some OF my friends are
unable TO comprehend the difference be.
tween arguments used in favor Of an
equitable compromise, with tho hope OF
sverting the horrors Of war, and those
urged in support Of the government and
flag Of our country, when war 10 being
waged against the United States with
the avowed purpose Of producing . per-
msnent disruption OF the Union and .
total destruction Of its government. All
hope Of compromise with the cotton
States was abandoned when they assum-
ed the position that the separation OF
the Unicn Was complete and final, and
that they would never consent to q re-
construction in any contingency-not
even if We would furnish them with q
blank sheet Of paper and permit them to
prescribe their own terms. Still the hope
Was cherished that reasonable and salts
factory terms Of adjustment could be
agreed upon with Tennessee, North
Carolina and the border States, and that
whatever terms would prove satisfactory
to these loyal States would create
Union party in the cotton States, which
would be powerful enough ut the ballot.
box to destroy the revolutionary govern
ment, and bring those States back into
the Union by the voice of their own
people. This hope was cherished by
Union men North and South, and was
never abandoned until actual war was
levied at Charleston, and the suthorita-
tive announcement made by the revoIu-
tionary government ut Montgomery:
that the secession flag should be planted
upon the walls OF the capitol 1t Wash
ington, and proclamation issued, in
vitlng the pirates Of the world to prey
upon The commerce OF the United
States. these startling facts. taken iu
connection with the boasttul announce
ment that the ravages OF war and car.
mage shonld be quickly transferred from
the cotton fields Of the South to the
wheat fields and corn fields OF the North,
furnish conclusive evidence that it was
the fixed purpose Of the secessionists ut.
terly to destroy the government of our
fathers, and obliterate the United States
from the map of the world.
In view of this state Of facts there was
but one path Of duty left to patriotic
men. 1t was not . party question, nor
q question inv diving partisan policy it
was . question OF government or no
government, country or no country and
hence il became the imperative duty Of
every Union mau, every friend Of con-
stitutional liberty, to rally to the sup
port OF our common country, its govern.
ment and flag, as the only means of
checking the progress Of revolution, and
Of preserving the union of the States.
am unable to answer your questions in
respect to the policy Of MIR. Lincoln and
his Cabinet. am not in their conf.
dence, Is you and the whole country
ought to be aware. l sm neither the
supporter Of the partisan policy, nor the
apologist for the errors Of the admins.
tration. My previous relations to them
remain unchanged; but l trust the time
will never come when sasli not be
willing to make any needful sacrifice Of
personal feeling and party policy for tbs
honor and integrity Of my country.
/ know Of no mode BY which loyal
citizen may 90 we'll demonstrate his de-
votion to hss country - by sustaining
the flag, the constitution, and the Union
under ali circumstances, and under.
every administration, (regardless Of
party political against al assailants, 1t
home and abroad. The course Of Clay
and Webster towards the administra.