The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-07-18
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana,

ing OF Sumter that compromise was feast
bic or advisable. Since that time many
Democrats Of the Douglas school have in
sisted that during the war, it was a high
duty for every one to ignore mere party for
party ends. and take high. loyal and patri.
otic ground in regard to the crisis upon the
country, fortify and defend the position,
aud leave no ground upon which another
party can stand. But the grea, Medicine
Men OF party were as deaf and blind to
the treachery and cruelty Of the South
Who that falters and plays false in this
death grappe with treason can hope for
any future in this Republic? Let this SEN
timent 60 abroad on the wings OF the wind
from this Convention. For any man to
tell me that the restoration of the Democrat
ic, the Wing. Bell, Abolition, or any other
party 10 p wer. or the continuance of the
Republican party in power will restore this
Union. only offers an insult to my under
standing, and advertises himselfas cring
ing, time serving political quack. Stern,
unrelen,ing, crushing war. firmly supported
by the masses Of all political parties. is the
only panacea for the restoration of peace
and the Union. But it is believed that we
have passed the dead point of danger. The
war Is not by any means over. but the re-
enment has clearly demonstrated its abili
ty to overthrow the colossal usurpation if
seconded by the consolidated patriotism Of
the country. 1t is but the shadow Of
the rebellion of huge proportions of a year
ago. Ii Is now a question accomplished by
the strategy Of military science and brave
men. The loyal Union men Of Tennessee,
Kentucky. Missouri, and Maryland are or
ganizing Union movements, Shall we not
join them? While they, betrayed by
miserable fraud. rise bleeding from the mer
ciless tread Of cruel despotism, with
hearts too full of gratitude for their deliver
ance to find any music in party names, 10
see any virtue in the smoke of burning cot
ton and smouldering habitations, we hear
from them no spiteful curses on Hessians.
Lincolnites. Black Republicans and Aboli
tionists.
Shall we mock their efforts by making po
htical capital in the name of party, GU. OF
the misfortunes of the country?
1t would also give diminished proper
tons TO this war if Thousand true and con-
servatve Republicans could go to the South
and proclaim it in The ears Of every man that
treason has no ally at the North; that the
9reckinridge faction, who tried to commit
the Democratic party TO an alliance with
!
had failed. and that the South must fight,
not only Mr.. Lincoln's political friends, but
the whole Democratic party. The sooner
this is understood all round the better for
the country. But as long a certain class
Of newspapers refuse to publish one gener-
Gus. liberal. loyal. frank. patriotic. or ear
nest expression ofsmypsthy for struggling
government. it need not be expected.
Can't we see anything In the misfortanes
Of the State but capital for party? Can
we sec nothing in the financial panics, com
mercial revulsions, short crops. low prices,
frauds on the Treasury, and popular dis
tress, but the downfall Of the party in pow
er, and leverage to our own wheel of po-
litical fortune?
Mark those who appeal TO your sectional
prejudices and mercenary motives; who tell
you OF unequal taxation, public debt and
snttionL bankruptcy; complain of New
England tariffs and manufactures, coward
ice and abolitionism; the low price of your
products for want of q Southern market;
that your interest lies with the South in
main aiming slavery there for the sake of
a market for ths West. say, mark them.
for they are subterranean demagogues lay
ing the foundation in the bad passions OF
men for reputation and secession in the
Northwest, as Yancey once laid it in the
Southern States. Mark those who con
stanty croak that the Constitution is vio
lated aud overthrown by the President,
but who can sec no invasion of that sacred
instrument by an armed warfare upon 1t by
the goddess who have conspired against it,
who tell you that the Union is hopelessly
broken up and our government gone; that
the Union can never be res tored n or the re-
bells conquered; that we must not su5Jugdte
the rebels, for that would be a violation of
! the Constitution; that although a rebel Con-
gress have sequestered three hundred mil
lions Of dollars Of debts due Northern peo-
pie. yet the Constitution does not allow the
government, in defence of its own life, to
contiscate rebel property. Look we'll to
those who tell you that the Government
c N only preserve itself by powers expressly
granted, and that in a struggle between the
government and slavery, we must see that
the Constitution protects slavery. even
though the government perish; who tell you,
with nervous concern for the salvation of
the Constitution, that we must not harshly
offend the rebels, and that they will not re-
turn to the Union unless our army return
their slaves. and we apologize for the war;
that the Northern are inferior TO Southern
troops; that our generalship is inferior to
/ theirs, and that we are always w hlppeu anu
lose more men in every battle. | say, mark
them, for they are transparent apologists for
secession, and thorough paced sympathi-
zars with secession.
l say to my Democratic friends that
there is neither political honor, party sue
cess, nor national success nor national safe
,y, in standing off at this hour, and holding
the national cause at arms length. Sneers
ohal 81 nd
dica.ions aud unfair criticisms Of the present
ADMINISTRATION 60 not come up TO the de-
mands OF the crisis.
Parrot GHns:-The cost of the smallest
Psrrott gun-6 pounder--i, s2o0; Tor 200
FOUNDERS %. 900 each. which is said to be
loue-tenth the cost OF the Armstrong gun.
The charge of powder is one pound 10 every
tan of The ball. and the cost OF powder aud