The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09
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The Indiana Democratic CONVENTION begs

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Rssolved, That We adhere to the time.hon-
ored principles Of the Democratic party, and
We believe that the only hope for the restora-
ton of the Union and the maintenance Of the
Constitution is in the restoration Of that truly
conservative party to power.
j. According to this resolution, the way to re-
store the Union is to return to the status Of
the Democratic Administration, when the lead
ing Secession conspirators were in control Of
nearly every department Of the Government,
and were transferring its arms and money to
the conspiracy, placing its army in the hands
of traitors like Twiggs, to be surrendered at
the outbreak, scattering its navy in distant
seas, that it might be utterly defenseless,
when most of its foreign ministers were cmis-
saries Of rebellion, intriguing against their
own Government; when rebels were seizing its
forts arsenals, custom houses, postofiees, rev.
enue vessels, and the ships Of Northern citi-
zens, and the traitors in the Cabinet and the
Democratic leaders in Congress held the imbe-
Gle President in helpless terror, while the
country was betrayed, bound hand and foot,
into the hands ofa conspiracy.
The world never saw 90 monstrous treason.
Aud q return to this is the Indiana Democratic
Conventions infallible and only prescription for
u.
Davis and his gang in the Administration. There
is no way of restoring the Democratic party
except this The Confederate leaders were the
Democratic leaders. They ruled the country
while it was ruled by Democratic Administers
lions. They were Secessionists then as much as
now. Who can remember the time when JET.
Davis did not threaten Secession? He was %
much Secessionist when he was made Score
tary of War in Pierce's Administration % he il
now. What was there left Of the Democratic
party in Congress after the Secessionsts left it,
There is nothing in this Bright Democratic
platform that implies any separation between
this Indiana Democratic Convention and the
leaders and bulk of the Democratic party now
in rebellion. But on the contrary, the platform
denounces all who have earnestly opposed the
rebellion. It cannot mean any other way Of re-
storing the Democratic party than BY putting
the Confederate leaders back into control of the
Government, Is they were under Democratic
Administration.
Let not the patriotic Democrats Of Indiana be
deceived BY the ambiguous geueralities Of this
platform about restoring the Union. This Con-
vention has plainly shown ito affinity With the
Democratic Confederates. It's success means
their restoration to power, and the subiugation
Of the Free Statea They cover their conspira.
cy by deceittul generaIities and play on the no.
gro fanatcism in order to carry the votes of un-
suspecting Democrats; but with their success
the State of Indiana would be betrayed into the
hands Of the Confederate leaders, and war at
home would be their only way Of deliverance.
In this platform, and still less 10 their speeches,
their vas no earnest denunciation Of the rebel.
lion, no indignation for its atrocities no sympa
thy for the Indiana families which It has bereav.
cd, no regret for the thousands of indiana sons
which it has slaughtered. But there was 40
abundance Of hearty malgnity for all who are
| ernest for putting down the rebellion. These
conspirators will b found secretly at work dis
couraging the enlistment of Democrats; and
while the patriotic voters Of Indiana are fight
ing for their country in the field, these Bright
Democrats hope TO take advantage of their ab.
sence, and vote Confederate allies into power "a
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