The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-21
The Isessoraslon Of The Democratic Rarty
20 Power. ~

not be sustained, and every point 10 watched
with uniting and incessant vigilance.
The Isessoraslon Of the Deneerasic R1rsy
20 Power. ~
: A good many Of the old Democratic news
paper organs are insisting. a. often a. they are
issued, and with such emphasis - they can com.
mand, that the essential thing to be done in
order to pacify the country, is TO restore the
Democratic party 70 power. Therc Is strange
forgetfulness on their part, of the very impor-
tant fact in our political history, that the Dem.
ocrasic party ceased, more than year before
the war commenced, to be an entity. Not only
were oil its old principles abandoned during the
administrations Of Pierce and Buchanan, but it
was disrupted, and actually had In the last Ma.
tional election two candidates for the Presiden.
cy in the field, standing upon distinct and hos.
tile platforms. Which wing Of the party is IL
that gentleman propose 70 put in power? Ger
tainly, a. the Douglas wing did not obtain pow.
er, that which it never had cannot be restored
to It. sit then the Buchanan and Breckin.
ridge party that gentlemen propose 70 reinstate
in the high places Of the nation? Have We not
had enough Of Buchananism? Is it in the pro.
gramme 70 run Breckinridge in "a? Are Yam.
cey and the rest Of the leading traitors in the
South to be the leaders Of the new party! If
nOs' now 10 ~ " ue u. HH ancey snu Anuy
johnston were 1o'n democrats Are ootn OF
them to De OF the Democratic party OF the fu-
tuse! 20, nov are 'oey 70 reconciie tnelf
nized % true Democrat, which stands now for
the sound doctrine: These are questions which
gentlemen, who are talking of the restoration Of
the Democratic party to power, should be ena.
bled to answer promptly and positively. ="
Just now the cry Is that the Democratic par
y 10 Tor tine Oonsu'ut'on as " IS and the Unio'
as ~ was bus nave gentlemen Iorgotten tna'
| the Democratic State convention OF Indiana
held on the stn OF January, demanded, as tnt
basis OF Union party IN the south, "add'f'ona
| Constitutions! guarantees" OF slavery! This doc
trine Is expressly ia,G down IN the TIN resoin
ton OF the INDIANA Democlanc platform. Arr
gentleman VINO construcseo tnat platform, ant
sustain It, SUCKERS ior the constitution as IS
II 80, what Constt9tion IS referred to-tht
Constitution o. the Onited states, or that OF tn
Conieoerate STATES. Inc later documeat
certainly the one that contains the 'odduaond
constitutional guarantees" The Democratic
party as it was IN latter days, had no distinc
tive characteristic principle. aside from that o
allowing or aiding IN the employment OF thu
power OF tue denerai government Tor the pro
| pagandism OF slavery. Does the proposed res
toration OF the party TO power, mean that the
Government should again be used in that direc
| ton!
| the broadly apparent truth IL, that those who
| are iaDoriDg Tor that which they are pleased e
call the restoration OF the Democratic party
mean opposition to the war tor the restoration
OF the Union. They propose to charge the re
sponsibillty OF the war upon Northern agita
tors, and DONG 30 to make . wing Of their par
| y OF the original Secesb element in the South
/
cognizing the right Of Secession and denying
the right Ct the Government to coerce . refrac
tory State. This would be. II the restoration
OF their party to power follows, to place thost
| now in arms against the Government In posses
sion Of it. This is the entertainment to which
the people are invited, who are now giving theil
blood and treasure for the vindication of Law
and the firm establishment Of our nationality?
Nov, how 10 an anti.war party to manage the
affairs Of the future II by such political
revnlsion as sympathizers with the rebels pre-
dict, the Democratic party should be restored
to power on the ideas that the war was unnec
essary and unjustitable, that the rebels were
| wroDged--that the "Aboiitionists" we're q
blame-and that the Union must be restored u
lts former condition that y to say with the gov
erDiug class in the minority section) -what be
comes OF the war debit Will be = part o.
| the Democraec pohcy TO repad'afse that debt
| Woe'd the Democfsnc' pafty-by which sits II
Impossible now 70 understand that anything elst
tnan the antl'war party 70 meAnt-yote and col
| lect the taxes 10 pay that debt:-and lneist thai
| toe lnsurrectionary states eha!l pay their SHARE
] OF u! would they vote for the support ofsuct
| an army 20 would be necessary TO preserve Of
| Ger 70 tne Republic Woa!d they stand FIRMLY
| ior Inc punishment o. me leaders ~ SeotlsrI
| treason. nov conid tney 90 tn'sh Dependent
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