The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-03

IMPORTANT PoLIrICAL MovEMENT.--An address has
been issued by fourteen members Of the Federal Con-
gress protesting to be democrats " to the Democracy
of the United States for the purpose Of reorganizng
or continuing the organization of the democratic party
in opposition to the Republican abolition party.
They profess favor restoration of the Union, but
argue against the policy and action of the Lincoln Ad
minisratiOn. We copy two paragraphs as follows:
We do not propOr to consider the causes
which led to the pres unhappy civil war. ftcr
time will come herea .cr for such discussion But we
remind you that compromise made your Union,
and compromise fifteen months ago would have saved
it, Repeated efforts made at the last session of
the seth Congress to this end. At every stage the
great of the South, with the whole democratic
party, and the whole consttutionalUnOn party of the
North and West united in favor of certain amendments
TO the COnSututlOn-and chief among them the we'll
known Grittcnden propositions" which would have
ayerted civil aud maintained the Union At every
stage all proposed amendments inconsistent with the
sectional doctrines of the Chicago Platform siren
uously and unanimously defeated by the Republican
party. The "Crtteuden propositions never received
single republican vote in either House. For the
proof we appeal to the Journals of Congress and to
the Congressional Globe"
After referring the provisions of the federal
stitution the Address continues:
"And yet the history of the Administration for the
twelve m0nths past has been and continues to be a
history of repeated uSurpatOns of power aud of viola
tons of the Constitution and of the public and private
rights of the citizen For the proof appeal to acts
to need recital here and too fragrant and
heinous for the calm narrative which propose.
Similar acts were done and like policy pursued in
the threatened with France in the time of John
Adams, and with the same ultimate purpose. But in
three years the people forced them into an hon
CRADLE peace with France rcbukcd the excuses and
abuses of power indicated the constitution and turned
over the federal government to the principles and
policy of the democratic party. To the sOber second
thought of the people, therefore, and to tho ballot box
appeal when again in like peril with our
fathers"
The Address concludes follows;
The restoration of the Union whether through
peace war, demands the continued organization and
success of the democratic party Economy and honesty
in the public expenditures, ut the rate of four mil
lions dollars day, demand it; th@apd accumulation
of enormous and permanent public debt, demands it
public debt already one thousand millions of dollars
and equal at the pres rate in three years. to Eng
lands debt of century and half in growth; The
heavy taxation, direct and indirect State and Federal
already than two hundred millions of dollars
year. eating out the substance of the people, augment
ing every year, demands it Reduced wages low prl-
ces depression of trade decay of business scarcity of
work, and impending ruin on every side demand it,
The democratic party of the North will never be able
to restore the Union, but hope it may be able to
overthrow the Lincoln administration, which think
is the main object of the sgncrs of the Address.
The Address is signed by Richardson, Knapp and
Robinson of Illinois; Law and Voorhees, of Indana
Allen, White, Noble, Pemberton, Morgan, Johnson and
Fallandigham of Ohio; Ancona of Pennsylvania and
Shel of Oregon. And it is stated that others will
sign it.