The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-04-15
The Resuscitation of the Democratic.
Party.

close-that events OF few weeks, lying
Immediately before us, will deprive the
rebellion of It's life, and bring US to a
point were no question can be made of
the final restoration of the national unity.
Under this conviction, certain ambitious
men, formerly connected with the Dem
ociatic party, are sweeping and garnish-
ing the old concern for the reception of
the renegades who polluted it. and went
off to try Housekeeping on their own ac
count. There is really an attempt in
progress to resuscitate the Democratic
party-a sort of indecent haste, while
battles are pending and only one ques-
ton is really before the people, to pull
off gloves and be ready to take the hand
OF treason the moment the sword and
musket are knocked from its grasp.
The basis for reunion of the old frap.
ments of the party, still lying around
loose at the North, appears to be opposi-
ton to the emancipation message of the
President and the endorsal of it by Con.
gress. In this, they have the sympathy
and the characteristic corporation Of the
Border State men, who seem TO have
abated none Of the arrogance of those
times when slavery was not convicted Of
treason, and its friends were not hunted
from fort to foIt and field TO field like
felons.
Gentlemen, do not be in hurry.
There will be time enough for these lit
lie operations after the last Union sol
der is decently buried. There are bat
ties to be fought yet. There are thous
ands of lives to be expended. There
are great conflicts yet to take place by
land ard sea, in which the blood of noble
men is TO be poured out like water.
There is TO be wailing in myriad homes,
over fathers and brothers and lovers slain.
The dirges are to be played yet, and the
bells to be tolled. Do not be in hurry.
1t is possible that, if you wait until you
see how much this beautiful institution
of slavery, which you propose to patron
| ize, costs the nation, how much treas
ure it swallows, and how many lives it
sacrifices of men whose worst crime is
love OF country, you will change your
mind. 1t is possible that emancipation
will not seem SO black scheme a wear
hence as II does now. even to yourselves
and it is very probable that the people
will regard it very differently from those
who have axes to grind.
There is a certain class of men. all
4 over the North-we have them even in
MISUNDERSTANDING have been educated
in the belief that there is a degree OF
sacredness about the institution of slay.
cry which really pertains to no other in
stitution. Even to-day, while the whole
military and naval power of the country
Is reused to the effect of loosing the
grasp of the slave power upon its throat,
there are men not wholly idiots, or con.
sciously traitors, who speak tenderly o.
the rights of slavery" They would
not object to the taking OF the horse oI
a slaveholding rebel, or barn full OF hay
or thousand barrels of tlour-nay. they
would not much object TO taking tn,
rebel himself aud shutting him up il
Fort Warren ; but when we come TO la,
hands upon his nigger-when we talk o
emancipating the poor fellow who ha
been held all his life in unrequiteC
bondage-ther hands are thrown up i,
holy horror 1t seems 10 them tha
slavery has great many more right
under the Constitution than any othe
institution. There would seem to b.
absolute insanity on this point Goo,
God The institution of slavery TO b
treated tenderly by Northern men. o.
, account OF the sacredneSs Of It's right
/ under Constitution whose obligation
il has shaken off ! Slavery TO be patron
! lied. and emancipation in any form 10 b
! opposed by Northern party that pro
{ poses to draw its support from a peopl
deoimated aud taxed TO keep slavery frot
destroying the Republic
Well, gentlemen, try it, The Admin
istration has taken lis ground on thi
i point, and the Republican party stand
by il. Ii slavery wants anything, eve
5 as favorable 10 itself as the emancipa,io
message of the President, il has got
G wind up this war in IA very short spa,
l. of time. 1t has forfeited everything. an
: must forever remain, If il remain nj a
i simply n tolerated institution and
q men At the North wish 10 undertake Il
9 organization of party based upon Il
old, unrestricted slave power. let the
- try IL. We assure them OF one thing,