The mountain Democrat., 1863-11-28
What They Mean to Do.

An Abolition editor, meekly wearing
the collar of Abraham, flippantly asks
"What do the Democrats, who are pre-
pairing for the Presidential contest, mean
to doP" lie evidently thinks the ques-
ton settler-unanswe What the
Democrats mean to do, may be briefly
sisted. They mean to defeat at the ballot
box, if they can, dark as the prospect
seems, the designs of the Administration
party to break up this Government and
found military despotism upon its ruins.
They mean to defeat party which seeks
to make freedom of speech 'treason, and
freedom of the press a crime-a party
which substitutes mob violence for law,
threatens to hang Democrats for exposing
tie viifaiuy of its agents and leaders and
opposing the treasonable purposes of Gar
rison, Sumner, Greeley, Wilson, Lane,
Jennison & Goa party which, while
processing to be National, struck the word
National out of its platform, to show its
intense and relentless hatred Of the slave
States of the Union-a party which pro-
claimed its miserable platform worth fifty
Unions-a party which has nullifed laws
of Congress, "spit upon decisions of the
Supreme Court, and abrogatcd the Fed
eral Constitutional party which all the
great and patriotic statesmen of our coun-
try opposed and admonishcd the people,
if they wished to preserve the Union, to
defeat. They mean to restore the Union,
maintain the Constitution in its integrity
and protect citizens in their civil rights.
They mean to bring back the Government
to its old and Legitimate landmarks,
and administer it faithfully. economically
and humanely. They mean to abolish
the despicablc spy system, inauguratcd by
the present Administration, close the doors
of bastiles, restore to light and liberty in,
nocent prisoners, and give every one an
impartial trial. They mean to lcgislatc
for the benefit Of the white man, not for
the negro. They mean to restore friendly
relations between the North and the South,
a sound National currency ,abol.
iSh useless offices, and reduce the expen.
ses Of the Government by discharging
swindlers and appointing honest agents.
They mean to give the people the privi-
legc of selecting their own representatives
and to punish any one who presumes to
trine with the ballot box. They mean to
hold Cabinet officers, military command
ers, army and navy officers and contract
ors and judges of courts, to a strict ac-
for their conduct and to i'm
peach those who have prostitutcd their
offices to partisan purposes. They mean
to compel the Government plunderers to
disgorge their ill-gotten gains. They
mean to respect the wishes of the people,
the rights of private property and the
laws Of the different States. They mean
to put an end to mob violence, TO suppress
sion of newspapers and to military au-
thorlty in loyal States. They mean to
make allegiance to the Government para !
mount to allegiance to the Administra-
Iion, and obedience to the Constitution
and laws paramount to obedience to proc
amations. They mean to grant mail ia
cilities to every citizen Of the loyal States,
without respect to party. They mean to
tolerate the largest freedom Of speech and
Of the press, and in no case to suspend
The writ of habeas corpus. They mean
to keep the negro in his proper place and
not put him on an equality with white
men and white soldiers. This is what the
Democrats mean to do this is their mis-
sion, and they will accomplish it. Every
nan who loves the Union, who respects
and laws, who desires libcr-
y, who believes, with Douglas, that "this
Government was founded on the white
basis, for the benefit of white men and
their postcrity forever" who detests spies
and informcrs ard does not wish to live
under military despotism, will assist to
restore the Democratic party to power.
>SASt
GREAT lMPrDENcE.-The time was when
the term "War Democrat" had appre-
ciable meaning. A War Democrat nov
is one who indorses the war policy of the
Administration, and that policy is Abol.