The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-27

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Party OF Country.
There are pig headed, bloodiess and soul.
lees men in the republican party there are
men Of no better character IN the democratic
party; and they all ought to be classed to-
ge,hcr, though widely differing in some res.
poets, and all shuuned as enemies to the pat
riotic cause There are honest democrats by
tens OF thousands in the federal army, giving
their energies and ready to give their lives TO
sustain the union. But there are republi
cans who refuse 10 recognize these men--and
there are other men, engaged with heart
mind and souI. in the wnr. If putting down
the rebellion whom the stripe Of republicans
t. whom we ulludc viii not recognize az de
serving the favor Of the community And
there are democrats IN their turn, who will
not believe that al one and the same time a
man can he a republican and Il patriot. These
men respectively are doing the country in
finite injury. They are as fast as possible
dividing the people who should be unani,
NOUS in that way weakening our govern
ment and demoraIjzing the army. One set
OF men belong to the republican party, and
they prefer their party to their country. An.
other set of men belong to the democratic
party, and they, too, prefer their party to
their country Now. it il II noticeable fact
chat these two sets Of prejudced men find
the most fault with Mr.. Lincoln and the adj
ministratlOn. On one side il i conceived that
the government is remiss IN performance Of
duty if it do not throw overheard the consti-
tuition in the effort to coerce the rebels into
subsection to the constitution; if it do not
make war on the south that will free the
slaves, it is recreant to the objects the people
should, according to these zealots, have in
view On the other side it is thought that the
south is more sinned against than SHINING"
and that it is cruelty of the EXTREMIST kind to
yinaicate the constitution over that REGION
We have always had these two classes in this |
country. We suppose we always shall have |
them Anti slavery fanatics and pro- slavery
demagogueS are the men against whom his /
tory Will bring theaccusation of all the blame
for the disruption OF the republic of North .
America. The president is resting his nd, |
miulstratiou on neither extreme, and there.
fore we have hopes OF the union If theunion
Is TO be saved II must be by constitutional
men There are scores Of such men in the /
country; and the great masses are right.
\ successful movement Of large magnitude
is alone wanting to call M the old enthusiasm
that was III the country after the fall of Sum
ter, and which has slert or ,losed since the
federal forces fed panic-strcken from Man
as>as. In the language of Massachusetts
orator, the cuUntry l. m agony for a vic
tory''-and it il So for the reason that VIC
tory is the only thing that can restore the vi /
vacity OF the federal soldiers. renew the cour. (
age of the masses who back the soldiers and
purge the loyal population Of untimelv parti
zanism and unbecomlng prejudice When /
the federal arms shall have been rewarded
with splendid victory, and republicans and
democrats have fought on the same field and
crimsoned with their blood the same earth
we shall them perhaps, be prepared to adm,
that republican is as worthy of honor As
democrat, and democrat a. worthy as a re-
publican, il both stand unalterabiy by the
Constitution AS our fathers made it. and hy the
union as It was bounded when the rebellion
startled the world Chicago Post.
Mr.. Douglas, IN his great speech before the
legislature of Illinois, few days before hi.
death, said
Il VIII heyeracquIesce many warfare upon
the constitutional ishts or institutions of the
south. 'o
III any attempt is made 70 invade their
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