Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-20

From the Boston Journal
The BRIT of the Old Democrats.
One of the strangest signs OF the times Is Inc
increasing radicasm--as It would nave been
called once-ot old democratic leaders ON me
subject of slavery, in connection with the
prosecution OF the war. They tearlessly assert
that ii slavery stands in the way OF the restor'
alton Of the Union, then it must go down
and they express themselves in such terms Us
to render it evident that they believe it does
so stand in the way. III short they advocate
practical emancipation everywhere within the
advance OF our armies. Thus Orestes A
Brownson. a veteran democrat and Catholic,
says -
at seems to us highly important in every
possible view of the case, that the federal gov
eminent should avail itself OF the opportunity
given it by the southern rebellion TO perform
this act OF justice to the negro race TO ASSN.
ilate the labor system Of the south to tEat OF
the north 10 remove Il great moral and pohtl-
cal wrong /; and to wipe OUT the foul stain OF
slavery which has hitherto sullied the other
wise bright escutcheon of our republic.
We cannot help fearing that, 1t the govern
ment lets slip the present opportunity OF do
ing Justice to the negro race, and OF placing
our republic throughout in harmony win
modern civilization, God-who is especially
the God OF the poor and the Oppressed-will
never give victory to our arms, or suffer us to
succeed in our efforts TO suppress rebellion
and restore peace and integrity IN the Union"
Hon. George Bancroft, another veteran DEM
ocrat, says
''Now, has any new phantom risen up to
turn US aside from the support OF the Union
If any such has, it must give way. Ii slavery
and the Union are Incompatible, listen 10 the
words that come to you from the tomb Of
Andrew jackson: The Union must be pre-
served at all hazards We send the army
into the south TO maintain the Union; to
restore the validity Of the constitution. Ii
any one claims the compromises Of the con-
stitulion, let him begin by placing the con
stitution in power, by respecting and uphold
ing it"
General Butler, always a democrat and a
supporter OF Breckenridge in the last presl-
dental election, has not only proclaimed his
belief in the wisdom OF emancipation by milf
tary means, in his various dispatches to the
government, but he has sci the example in his
administration at Fortress Monroe. How un.
shrinkingy lie applies his doctrine may be
gathered from the following extracts from his
Roxbury speech =
'rhere is an antagouiSm between the two
systems OF government, in which one or The
! other must saJdue and prevaa - one system
making a laboring man a sert, peon, aye, a
slave; the other recognizing that every man
" no labors stands up in the image OF Coda
fair specimen Of what God intended.
! Let us sweep down over the southern cities
| not ioy the purpose OF subjugation, but for the
| purpose OF re-estaLishing the government of
| the United States. And it, in the march
| southwark, it amounts to subjugation, let
| those who sowod the wind only repent because
- "'''e wa NV 'ei'-i - A i,nlanse
carry on this war with the purpose Of subju.
| CATION, yet, If it necessary to redistrict every
state, and open a new land office in every
capital, the government OF the United States
must be maintained, and its supremacy yeri-
| fed"
Gen. Burnside, a lifelong democrat, who,
like Gen. Butler, is soon to head an expedition
destined Tor the southern coast, says =
mo man will carry men into the field, sacri-
fee their lives, and allow a force to remain
opposed to him either latent or positive. 1t
would be bad generalship. We are sending
our SONS to the field pouring out their blood
like water-and are We 10 ailOW this SiaUe force
to remain WttOM eaotaUorinQ 10 turn it to our ou,n
purposes? just now it is momentous period
when we have made lodgment right in the
heart of the enemy'S country. There the
power which the rebels boast exists 10 a max
imum extent, if it is power. Nov let us see
lChether THAI poCer is turned to their account or to
ours"
Hon. John Cochrane, long a democratic
member OF congress, and now colonel in the
volunteer army, says 10 his soldiers =
You have arms in your hands, and those
arms are for the purpose of extermnating the
enemy, until he submits to law, order, and the
constitution. Then explode whatever maya
zine OF combustihles is in your way set fire
to and consume the cotton export the cotton !;
take property whenever you find it, take the
slave and bestow him upon the non.slavehold
er If you please; do unto them as they would
do unto you; raise up in their midst party
Interest against the present Shareholders dis
tract their counsels. Do all this, and if this be
not sufficient, take The slave by the hand, place
musket in it, and bid him, in Gods name,
strike for the liberty of the human race"
What are we coming to, when those who
have heretofore claimed to be special friends
OF the south are pouring forth such sentiments
as these? We may add, it is rumored that
Hon Daniel S. Dickinson will shortly promul
gate the same views, substantially, in an elab
crate view OF the whole question al issue. 1t
Is curious, also, to observe in this connection,
that nearly all of the prominent republicans,
who have assented to opinions similar to those
expressed above, were originally democrats
as Tor instance, Secretary Cameron, Gen. Ere
mont, Gen. Jim Lane, the Blairs &c.