The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-04-07
ALETTER ron THE TIMES.
Rough Truths by }. w. -Forney.
[oorrespOnaenco of the PhiladeIphia Press.l
WAsHINaToN,. March 30

WASHINGTON, March 80.
A genuine Democrat is always the friend
of his country. His creed is the Oonstitu-
ton and the Union. He has that reverence
for his flag which enshrines it among the
divinities of his conscience He worships
it as the embodiment of liberation, liberty,
and law. To tell such q man that the here
tofore recent leading oracles of the Democ-
racy are now ia arms against this flag, is
not to insult, but to crafty him, because he
knows it to be true. The fact is, the rebel
lion deprived the old Democracy of its most
gifted most reckless, and most powerful
leaders. One reason for their forcing on
the war was, because they believed that,
having so long dictated terms to the
party" they could carry the Democratic
masses with them when they resolved upon
Secession. They had taken ample and sys-
tematic precautions to this end. have it
from the best authority that Mr.. Jefferson
Davis had manipulated certain of the
Breckenridge chiefs in the free States so eff
fectually as to lead him and his followers
to believe that when the Cotton States
passed into the outer gloom of treason,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and at least the
city of New York, would follow them
Now, it is not for moment to be supposed
that the Breckinridgers, 80 ready to enter
cities to men whom they knew to be as,
ready to attack this Union, have ever for
gotten, or can ever forget, the compact thus
entered into Are these Breckinridgers not
willing, at the first moment to attempt the
ful6llmentof their contract Are not their
private letters to the Secession leaders in
possession of the latter, and will not these
letters be forthcoming. if, in the event of
| the triumph of your so-called Democracy,
the Breckenridge leaders should refuse to
carry out the bargain or to make such
terms as will bring back the traitors to
power, or save them from the suspending
halter
As pertinent to these questions, let me
ask if you have ever gone back to the time
when most of the Breckenridge papers IN
| the free States were in danger of being
mobbed and torn cut after the fall of Fort
Sumter A number of them were torn
out. Not one o. them that did not tremble
before the awakened wrath of the commu-
nifty around them. Some were indicted by
Grand Juries others had to be protected
by the police; and others were peremp-
| torily stopped by the Federal authorities.
I will not ask why these demonstrations
occurred; but | win ask if you can point
to any one of these journals that is not ROsO
filed with strong denunciations of the Ad-
ministration and its friends, and timid re-
| proaches of the rebels in arms Are they
not all clamorous for the reorganization of
the Democratic party? Are they not all
against any combination of patriotic men
under the name of UNION PARTY2 Their
object is as plain as their early treason was
notorious, and the end of their victory will
be the recognition of the armed rebels, or
their full forgiveness. The armed rebels
are watching their movements With eager
ness and Joy. ~e---. -v,g7-
The reorganization of the Breckinridgers,
and their determination to oppose all efforts
at union between loyal men will, of course,
force other party organizations. The ques-
| ton arises, how much is to be gained by
following the Breckinridgers 60 triumph I'M
der the name of Democracy Would they
not labor for such a compromise as would
disgrace the army and the people4 Are
they not bound to this2
+ That decided majority of the people of
Philadelphia are against these men, firmly
believe. The failure to unite these people
gave your last city election to the Breckin-
ridgers The leaders of parties are now
again forearmed and in good season. My
belief is, after a somewhat careful consuIta-
ton with loyal men, that no matter what
name the combination against these influ-
euces may assume, whether Republican or
Union, there is every disposition to do all
that can be done with honor to unite for
the purpose of defeating the Breckenridge
organization. | OCCASIONAL.
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