Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-09-27
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.

Inc democrats are gong 10 make
vigorous effort to carry this State and
they are no less active in other states.-
They will try to elect their state ticket
where they can, but they are making the
most determ ined stroke for Congressman.
They mean to get back into their hands
the government of the country, and it is
not to be denied that the manner in which
the present Administration has carried on
the government and the war will greatly
aid III en-
A year ago there was but little talk Of
party. The whole country united 10 the
support OF the Administration, aud in
Congress and before the peopis some Of
the most vigorous friends of the Admin
is,ra,ion we're found among men who had
never acted with the party which placed
it in power, and openly promised they
never would. This has greatly changed
and it is the faul, of the Administration
that this change has come about. If it
had used energy, if i, had been awake to
the momentous crisis Of our affairs. if it
had been successful sll parties would still
be rallying round it. While the question
Of its efficiency was still an open one
partly leaders cried in vain to the people;
but their cries are beginning 10 be heard
Mr.. Lincoln and his fellows in the gov.
ernment cannot complain of this. The
speech Of Governor Seymour at Albany is
full of patriotic expressions he avows
plainly and abundantIy his devotion to
the Union and the Constitution and when
he complains Of the conduct Of affairs for
the past year, BY way of justifying the
present attitude Of the democratic party,
we must own that bis complaints are Just
and fair. 1t is not matter for surprise
that the democratic leaders are using the
advantages which the Administration has
given them they would appeal in vain to
the people for supper, Il they could not
point to the blunders and the non success
OF the present party in power They would
not get corporal! guard of votes if the
Administration had used, with that vigor,
wisdom and success which the people had
right to look for, the vast means they
freely placed at its disposal. 1t may be
urged that it is the military leaders foisted
on the Administration by the democratic
press who have brought defeat on our
arms and that the Administration should
not be blamed. But the Government is
responsible for is agents it may dismiss,
it may change any a. any time. 1t keeps
the nef1ieients in at its peril and tits 10
excuse for the party in power. when it
appeals to the people for their sutirnges,
to say that it has half ruined the country,
and failed of what was REASONABLY expected
OF it by its willingness to concilate oppo
sltion by the appointment Of agents from
the ranks of the opposition party.
Those who believed that party govern.
ment must cease during the war did not,
We think, appreciate all the conditions
necessary to heal,hful condition of pub
lie opinion or to faithful and vigorous
conduct of the government Parties have
wraagled in England during all the great
wars, and the necessity of parties has be.
come daily more evident for .ome months
past. We are not, therefore, either sur.
prised or alarmed at the reappearance of
the democratic party; we believe that its
vigorous opposition may yet stir the Ad.
ministraiion to such wise and active meas
ures AS will enable it 10 save the county.
We believe fully in the patriotism Of the
people. and in their sound Judgment; and
We believe that in the present state Of the
country it is eminen.ly proper and neces.
sary that the best men should be heard,
and that the Administration, If it has not
the ability 20 carry on the war, should be
ruled by those whom the prople may
choose to send to Congress. to devise new
measures and infuse moro vigorous spirit.
N T. Ere Post