The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-08-30
A Base Charge,

P"PSH, 1S VIZ So'A
mencemen. of the war, have been loud in
their protestations of "no party" 'Le'
all party issues be dropped" was their cry.
The Democratic party had right to ex-
pect that if treaty of peace was to be
made between the two great parties of the
North, the Republican sacbems would
come to our camp, or at least meet us half
way, having, as we already had, laid down
all weapons of resentment. The Demo
cratic party, in lis zeal to snatch from un.
hallowed and traitorous hands the beloved
stars and stripes, and well knowing the
immense proportions that this rebellion
would assume, and that the hearts and
hands of every one of our loyal sons would
have to be united to quell it, forgot its
usual caution, and listened to the syren
songs of their wire-pullers. A decided
disposition was manifested by the Demo
cratic party to form an unconditional un'
ion with the Republicans until law and
order was restored throughout the land
but when, as recently in New York, the
corrupt leaders came to the treaty with
weapons concealed beneath their sancti.
monious robes, the rpell was broken, and
we refused the unholy alliance.
1t was we'll: for it uncovered their
masked batteries, and showed the Demo
cratic party with what metal they had to
deal. These Republican leaders 1--WE dc
not refer to the party as whole, for we
believe there are host who have not yet
bowed the knee to Baal, if they could net
swallow us alive, anaconda-like, were pre-
pared to destroy us, as party, in another
way. Failing in the first, they take the
very failure as the ground Of their attack
Assuming that in them is vested all that is
pure and commendable and patriotic in
the nation, they affect righteous indig.
nation because they failed to swallow US
and now lpunch forth into fierce torrent
of invective against US. Their great ia
natical journals call US ''traitors," "reb-
els" favorers of secession, and all the other
vile epithets i. is their wont to bestow
and all the least conscientious of their les
ser lights say Amen.
Now we do not intend lengthy justi-
fcation of the Democratic party. There
is in fact nothing which requires it. The
great mass Of the Republican party know
from whence spring these denunc!ations
and treat them with the contempt they de-
serve. Ifany proof of the loyalty Of oul
party were required, we would point with
pride to the legions of DOUGLAS men, and
with pride compare their numbers with
those of the opposite party, who have for
saken families and friends for our coun
try's battle fields; and we would show
that members of our party have not beer
whit behind in contributing Of theil
means for their equipment. If the fire:
of patriotism do not burn brightly upor
our altars, surely they do not anywhere.
1t is the corrupt party leaders, the Office
seekers, and their hireling presses who ar
attempting to fasten this base stigma upol
the Democratic party. Their hands up
raised in holy horror because we refuse tt
rally to the support Of an ism rather thar
our country, are red with fratracidaI
blood. The love of country with them i:
secondary to the love of place and power
and lest some one not of their own rank
should aspire to some position of emolu
ment, they conclude to drop the "D'
party" protestations lin which we believ
most of the rank and file Of their party ar
sincere,) and try the crushing out process
We are no apologiss for traitors, eithe
at the South or elsewhere, or in any party
Neither do we believe that political god
are very numerous in any party. We cal
merely say as we have said before that w
believe if all old party issues were droppe'
until the graet issue of Union or no UnioI
is decided, and the best meu, regardless Q
old ties, placed in positions of responsible
ity, our national skies would be brighter
But we are not willing either that GU
party should be sold out or that its hon
est acts should be tortured into treason
Green Bay AdUocate.
REVOLUTIONARY News FROM Utah.
The st. Louis Ne,cs states that Mr.. A. G
Saxton, who arrived at St Joseph fey