Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-24
s..,YALrY or THE DEaocRAcY

D.,YALTY OF THE DEAOCRACY
The following article Is not to be
found among the standard Abolition
Republics literature Of the day. ~
has, 10 believe. found it's way into no
Republican newspaper, Notwithstanding
it 10 Of great importance, coming a. II
does, from the Premier Of the present
Administration
The curses Of the Abolitionists have
come home 20 roosG Their denuncia-
lions OF Democrats, % sympathiz'ng
with the rebels, have-as it WAS easy 70
fore.es they would involved The Ad
ministration 10 embarrassment with the
representatives, Of foreign power. Il
has recently transpired that, not long
ago, ono Of the foreign Ministers calico
1t the Secretary ofState's Office, and no,
finding him in, stated to his assistant,
that he was about closing his dispatches
TO his government, and that there wat
one subject upon which he was some-
what embarrassed, and in relation to
which his dispatches might affect the
action Of his government; that he per
ceived that the organs Of the Admins
tration represented the Democratic par
~ a. disloyal, and Is in sympathy with
tho rebellion that If this we're true, and
in addition to the hostility Of the rebels
Of tho South, SO large . portion OF the
North failed to support the Federal Gov
eminent, it was an important con.ldera
ton which might affect the action OF be
government, aud he would therefore be
obliged to the Secretary for information
on this point. 1t is reported that Mr.
Seward, on returning to his Office, wrote
the Minister a note, assuring him that
oil the newspaper articles, imputlng dis
loyalty to the Democratic party. were
mere partisan illusions, put forth to IN
flnence the elections, and that there was
no doubt Of the loyalty of the Demo
Gratis and their devotion to the Union,
aud their disposition TO sustain the Gov
eminent, and put down the rebellion.
We have therefore this singular an
omaiy-that while the radical newspa
pers are charging Democrats with trea
son, the Secretary Of State, Mr.. Seward
has placed on the records ofthe Foreign
Office, and communicated to the nations
Of Europe a document-which ~ill by
and by be published in the diplomatic
correspondenco-defending them against
this charge, and vouching for their 10y
atty. What more can we say to show
the utter baseness Of the radicals in
their assaults upon Democrats Alba
ny argus.
Mr.. Seward in the above expression Of
his opinion, merely states what he knows
to be truth, and what every member Of
Mr.. Stewards party knows to be unques.
tionable.
Regarding this point, the Governor
elect Of New York stated the case fairly
aud truly in his speech at Brooklyn du.
ring the State campaign. His position
was that the Democratic party is the
only conservative party, par excellence
10 the country; that conservatism in
wolves especially, and first of ai, The
maintenance Of the Union in all integ
rity. This is the law of the Democracy
which alters not. The party insists thai
dissolution IS inadmissible, but at tht
same time it by no means claims thai
the present Administration is incorrupt
iblc, and in all its operations entitled tt
the support of the Democracy. Not a
oil. The Democratic party does not &C
upon the hypothesis that all the South
ern population is traitorns. 1t believe,
there is strong Union men in the South
men who are crsmped and crushed
down by the operations Of the rebelliop
who are goaded on to fight the North,
not because their love for the Union
does not yet burn brightly within their
bosoms, but because they arc forced into
that position, not only by traitors in the
South, with arms in their hands, but by
the ultra, illegal and extra constitution.
al acts of the Aboitionists of the North
The Democracy, indiscribably anxious
for the maintsinance Of the Union in all
integrity, arc making, and will continue
to make use of every effort to remove
and keep away the artificial pressure
that is weighing those same Southern
Union men down, and forcing them into
the very position which they most loathe,
and from which they pray TO be re
lieved.
This is the extent OF the Southern
sympathy entertained by Democrats
They do sympathize with the South, blu,
not with traitors there, but with the
Union men. The result of the late
Democratic victories in the great central
States Of the Union, will carry JOY to
their hearts, and strengthen their faith
under deep grievances and bitter op-
preston.
The Democracy need not thank Mr..
Seward for his candor in this matter.
Had the circumstances been different
had he been upon the stump spou,ing
his higher law dogmas, he would prob
ably have done as his compeers have
denounced the Democracy as aiders and
abottors of treason.