The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-08-05
The Democratic Resolutions.

EE The Democracy Of this State,
which met in convention at Des Moines
on. the l7lh ult, adopted platform
which is as willy piece Of political
charlatanry as that Jesuitical traitor, MA
noSy, knew how to draft. There is a
coating Of loyalty on the surface, but so
thin that no critical examination is need /.
ed to discover the lraitorous sympathies
underneath. First, they say:
That the Constitution and the Union and the
Laws must be preserved and maintained and
preserved in all their original supremacy, and
that the rebellion, now in arms against them
must be suppressed and put down and that we
are in favor of the employment of all constitu-
tional measures for that purpose, no. merely by
force OF arms, but by such other measures as
common sense. reason and patriotism, will
readily suggest to the governing powers.
They are in favor Of all constitutional
measures for suppressing tue rebellion.
But what do they regard as constitution
al measures Look at the men who rul-
ed that convention, look at the men who
drew up these resolutions, look at the
men around us who cling TO this Vallan-
disham party. and you will find that
they arc m.n who strenuously denoun-
red the coercion policy of the govern
ment-who insisted that there is no au-
thority in the Constitution to coerce
State-and who denounced as unconsti-
iuGonal the call of the President for IS.
900 volunteers ia the commencement of
this struggle. Read that resolution by
the light Of these mems expressed opin-
ions, and tell us whether the national
capital would not have been seized, and
the government of JEFF. DAVIS inaugur-
ated on Capitol Hill before, these men
would have found constitutional meas.
urcs for the legal government protection.
That resolution says mot merely by tie
force Of arms" how does that read in the
face Of a daily demand from MAHoNY and
from his followers that the war shall
cease. that the effusion OF blood shall be
stopped, that the government shall tn
hold its hand. The Herald, few DAYS
ago, said
Above al! the ephemcral dignitias of the
day will be That mans memory who, unintim.
idated, cries PEACE
And yet MAnoNY can come before the
people Of this Stale with the willy du.
plicily Of a Jesuit. declaring as in the
Democratic platform. that the rebellion
now in arms. must be suppressed and
put down. asking the people to believe
that he aud his political coadju,ors are in
favor Of sVpressiag it and putting IL
dorm! Weigh that expression, "by
force Of arms" by this other and con-
tinued demand for Peace Surely loyal
men can't be gulled by such pretension
The resolution also speaks Of " such 9th.
en- measures as common sense, reason and
patriotism wiA readily suggest" What
does this mean What are these other
measures ? Not confscation Of the prop
erty OF rebels, for that they denounce.
Not emancipation. for that they specific
ally condemn. Not appeals TO the States
10 get clear Of their slaves, and thus get
rid Of The dividing cause. for that they
distinctly oppose What other measures s,
then, do they refer to that common sense,
reason and patriotism will sug yesl as
proper adjunc,s to the forae of arms ?"
Not protection 10 the slaves Of rebels, to
their properly mot kindly treatment
not assurances that their State Rights
you'll not b. in,aied-n9t anything that