Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-13
True. Every Word of 1t.

The Davenport Democrat says the Demo
cratic party Of to-day is exactly what it was
year ago, and what it always has been
That is Just what We have been telling our
readers all along. and we are glad to see this
Democratic journal admit its true character
20 openly. The fact is, the Democratic party
has BEEN a secession party. For proof OF this
We refer our readers to the action Of the
Southern wing of that organization. JET
Davis, Yulee, Benjamin, Wigfall, Floyd,
Stevens, jackson, Price, and nearly all the
prominent rebels, were leaders of the Demo
cratic party, and when they seeded the
whole Southern party, almost to man, went
With them.
To say that all the members of the Demo
cratic party, rank and file, are traitors, ould
be an injustice to many true and loyal men
in that party, but we have no hesitation in
declaring its leaders untrue inasmuch as they
reverence human slavery more than they do
the Government and the Union. The address
of the Immortal fourteen abuses the Gov
eminent in every possible manner, but not a
line, sentence, clause or word can be found
which, directly or indirectly, rebukes tee
great sin of slavery. This is not tho purpose
Of Tom Vslandigham and his "compeers in
iniquity," fer if they abuse this pet institution
of our "Sou.hern brethren" those " Southern
brethren" will rot return to their allegiance to
tbs Democratic party North, and the deep laid
scheme of personal aggrandizement and
amolumcnt would fall to the ground, as
speedily and naturally as the apple, separated
from its place On the branch, falls by the force
of gravitation to the center of attraction.
Again. as we have frequently stated, tie
subject of treason is handled in this villairous
document very kindly, very much as gencr-
Gus hearted school girl would treat pet Ca
nary, or loving mother would rebuke an
erring child. This treatment Of so grave
crims will not do. This war has amply dem
onstrated the impossibility Of winning back
the Southern heart by kindness, and the reso-
tuition passed by Congress that it was not the
purpose of the North to interfere with any
of the local institutions of the Southern States
has been found to be useless as far as ending
the war is concerned. 1t now behooves US
to take measures which will force our rebe,-
lious friends back to the Union. We have
minced the matter long enough, and the cry
now is "b!ood for blood, and rebel property
for loyal property" The traitor Govern
ment has con6scated every dollars worth Of
property owned by loyal men on which it can
lay its hands, and are we, while our brothers
and sons lie weltering in their blood on the
fields of Tennessee and Virginia, to stand by |
and see the rebel protec.ed in his property ?
II we follow out the principles of the leading
Democrats year ago, or the principles Of the
same Incn to-day, that is our policy, and I'M
less checked in the start the whole re-organ-
lied Democratic party in year will be strug-
Cling fiercely for protection to slavery and the
property OF rebels.
: On the other hand, however, justice to our
noble dead. our brave wounded and crippled,
and to the ruined loyaiists of the South, de-
m,auds that every dollar Of rebel property
should be confscated and appropriated as
means ofliquidating the expenses of this war.
No matter il it ruins them irretrievably
stern Justice demands that such course
s;hon'd be pursued, and that in the end it
I'll, be We have not the slightest doubt.