The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-08-19
Democratic Loyalty.

GS- A paper called the Constitution
and The Union, published in Jefferson
County, Of this State, in an appeal to par
" Democrats not TO enlist in the service
Of the government, utters the following
Infamous sentiments with regard to the
bounty offered to induce volunteering
Go tell Your King he has not gold enough
70 buy me, said one of the patriots of '76 and
that should he the reply of every Democrat and
true lover of his country, 10 king Abraham
when an office or other bride, military or civil
is rendered for the purpose of winning him to
the side of the usurpcr and from his allegiance
u the Democratic party. Tell him he has not
gold enough, nor h0nors, to bestow TO make you
traitor. Smrn with contempt the attempt
and the one that makes the offer, to seduce you
from your principles
This Is Democracy down in Jefferson
County. What it is in Dubuque Coun-
y we have many times shown. Now
how much better is it in Buchanan
County than in either Of these localities
Look at the conduct Of the Democratic
leaders Of dis County. How much bet
Ger spirit have they evinced than that
displayed ia the above extract? What
better word o. cheer have they given to
the government? We know they can
20 into public meetings, and pirate OF
their loyalty, and talk delicately about
being opposed only to the abolition meas
ares Of Ibis administration. But we know
they talk lie whenever they speak in
that strain. Were these miserable trait
or' any mole favorable to the government
when no law Of confiscalion or emanci-
patton was upon The statute book Not
II whit. When our armies were acting
rs Shareholders, when negroes were
turned back from our lines into slavery,
when the government was refusing to
use the slaves ofrebels upon our fortif
cations, these men were as full ofdenun
citation Of the governmentas at the pres
ent time. They denounced the calling
out Of the 10 900 militia for the enforce
ment Of he laws they denounced the
calling out oflhe three years men-lhey
have denounced each and every step that
the government has taken for its protec.
ton. They have had nothing else but
denuncia,ion for the government, and
yet they have the face now 10 found their
opposition upon The laws OF confscation
aud emancipation that have been but
few weeks upon he statute book. They
he in this preience, and every man in
the community knows they lie.
We know that they also 20 into our
meetings, and talk largely about enlist
ing, challenge their neighbors, and cry
aload for them to " come on, shoulder
their muskets and march," But we
know that dis, too, is preIence. Where
are they now Score after score of Re.
publlcans have gone forward, put down
their names, and have sworn 10 90 out
ana fight for the government that has
protected, supported and honored some
ot these traitors, But what have Mey
tone? Have any Of them come for
ward Have amy Of them manifested
the least interest in iurthering ibis cau:e ?
On The other band have they not sat and .
CAPPED constantly, in the hearing of vol
unteel,, about the character, intention
and conduct Of he war, wilh view of
creating pref 10 ice againstit? Have hey