New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-09
wuE DEmcCRATuC ADDRESS.


TTE DEmCCEATuC ADDRESS.
Eourteen Democratic Members Of the present
House Of Represeptatiyes-si1 Of them from
Ohio. none from New-YOrk or ew-England--
have issued an address to the Democracy Of
the United States" urging reorganization
aud renvigoration Of their party. This Address
is go significant both in what it says and what
it omits to say, that we atk for it the Thought
ful attention Of every reader. Aside from the
mumblng over of old party catch-words and
phrases, this Address is mainly remarkable on
these grounds
/. Though issued in the midst of tho most
tremendous civil conflict the world has ever
known, by men who profess to be loyal to the
Union and its Goyornment, it contains mot one
word OF rebuke or reprehensiOn for the con-
spirators and traitors who are trying to dis
rupt and destroy the Republic.
ii. Though the National arms have been glo-
riously upborne through o series OF Conflicts
extending through the las! four months, and
though .he recovery of such citles as Newbern,
Macon, Pulaski, Philip jackson, &C., the re-
pulse of Johnston and Beauregard at Shiloh,
and the fight of the other rebel Grand Army
facing Mcclellan in Virginia. give promise Of
on early collapse Of the rebellion, not one word
Of ccngratulation on this unbroken series Ct
triuuphs is uttered in the Address, and lis
whole tone gives evidence flat these victories
are regarded rather as inpediments than facili-
tie, to that recon,truction which these gen
tlemeD contemplate.
III. The Administration ia arraigaed through.
out for its more energetic eGOrts 10 cOunteract
the desperate tactics of the traitors in the
very spirit Of sharp pettliogger defending n
particularly hard case under indictment for
felony. No allowance ia made for the extra
ordinary perils ard utterly reckless machina-
tions which the Administration were suddenly
compelled TO confront-tbe very ground under
their feet thoroughly honey .cOmbed with the
most malignant treasou-but they are srraigned
and berated as though the JcA. Davis rebellion
Lad been castal not at a theater or CON
napraion, which few buckets of water, wed
d strbuted, would have suiliced TO disper'e.
". From beginning 10 end, .he purpose oI
the authors oe this Address is 70 convince their
followers that, # THEY had teen kept in pO'eer,
there ,-orM hare been no REBELLION. To establish
this impression, ,hey find it necessary to sup
press the fact that he Democratic party icds
dicided in lsG0 ~ lis Southern ie0ders o. pr
pose 10 hare L;acoin eiecfed, aud thus afford n
pret,zt (or, as Rtett says, an "opPoriuni.y }
/ for tkeir tong ned,t0ied hsesor. In short,
wherever the Address ventures to state a
truth. it suppgesses 90 much that Is material
to clear understanding Of that truth that
what remains las all the effect Of falsehOod.
V. Though very much is concealed or bhcdly
stated there is one point OF which this Ad-
dress is perfectly frank--the euiire devotion OF
it, sigpers to the re-establisbment OF the slave
Power. Not content with procaining wha. il
calls "pon. interference with slavery in state and
Territory, or IN The Disirct cf CoiHHt'a," 1t an
nouncos as a ruling purpose Of It's party " to
Kill Abolition and " to this end cordially in
,tes the cooperation Of AL mcn Of every party
who are opposed to tie fell spirlt Of Abolition. y
la other words, this Address makes The pres
erya!ion and perpetuatoD Of the internal sys-
TEN which ia now aiIoing It's dagger at the
heart Of the Ma ion L chief end Of the Demo
cratic pnriy aud in perfect consistency pro-
poses 10 regard al as Democrats who will aid
il in that undertaking.
VII. This Addres. brnnds as belous and falsc
the charge that the Democratic party Is op-
posed to granting aid and supper. to tho ed
erai Government in nIhinialuiug IT. safety, in
tesrity, and constitutional supremacy" But
look al facts. 4 Democratic Legislature has
been in session in Delaware, ard has adjourned
without giving any support whatever to the
Federal Government, even to the extent OF
leyying and collecting the small Direcs Tax
imposed by Congress al It's last session. And
Of the sixteen Democratic Governors Of Stalc5
oDe year ago. eleven are Bow open 1aeiliou.
rebels, another died rebel, aud tho thiticcnti,
is Ber;ah Mago0hn. Does il become q party
with such a record 10 rcpel charges OF lisl0y.
atty as "lbolous aud falsci
Tie authors of this Address distinctly arrairn
the Republicans as responsible for the Rebel
lion This charge they support IN this way.
I After seven or eight States had seeded and
begun 20 seize The afsenals mnls auI sub
treasures OF the Union, Mr.. CrlttOEdsn pro-
posed a Compromise involving a division of tie
Federal Territories between Slavery and Free
Labor. This was a very Old proposltion--it
w1s distinctly made ia I5H by Gen. Bur. Of
s. G. On tho House. a. rider u the Oregon