Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-21

whatsvsr some may allcge, Ne I'll
know thst, at this time, peace could mot
be b sd npou ans other basis THAI that
OF divided country. Through concil-
iatioo alone there is At the present mo-
mcnt no possible path 10. union. Would
TO God there we're, bat The painful truth
is manifest TO every eye. War with
cancellation offers the only path. We
consequently have nothing to do but to
give up the Union. TO give up all ma
tional,ty. to give mp the hope OF tran
guilty and prosperity through all com.
ing time, to give up all the power o.
paying either national debts Or individ-
nal debts, TO give up everything worth
living for, and quietly sink below the
level OF the poorest communities OF all
the earth. or else to eight 90, 10 fight
righ. on, for the crushing Of this rebel
lion, resolving tha. il, ID spite Of 10, Just
and honorable Cancellation shall be with
held, and cur Constitution shall be
wounded b. the hands Of those VITO
shoud protect it, We will At the eaiiies.
moment heal up every wound inuicted
upon il, aud insure its full position to
the Southern people whoDeyer they
sh all rnturD to their allegiance. 10 truth
the proper manifestation Of this resolve
viii itself constitute Cancellation in
very important sense.
But poorly factions opposition TO
| the Administration, If honest, contra
venes the end in view, and whether hon
est or dishonest, promotes neither war
nor concilal,ous, but hiuders both, by
o. structiog tbs reinforcement Of our
armies, and BIZ so playing into the hands
Of the Administration party as to dimin-
ish the chances OF liz oy erthrOw 10 the
| national election that draws nigh. Fac
ton 10 the conservative ranks directly
siren citizens the radicals even more ihan
it does.the rebels, though It is impossible
directly TO strengthen either OF these
revolutionary bodies without indirectly
strengthening the other also. They are
twin evils, together fraught with eter-
mai death and dishonor to the republic.
Let lection be expelled from the conserv~
atiyes ranks wherever il has entered.
and let us all act harmonionsly together
in putting speedy and permanent end
to both OF these evils alike. Such we
are happy to believe is the spirit which
rules an overwhelming majority Of the
conservatives Of the country. And the
relatively few whom this spirit does not
rule will be ruled by the great body
whom it does. The ascendancy of any
spirit less broad ard true would be
merely unpa,Iiotic but suicidal.
We plead herein for the advance
ment of tha conservative cause, on
whose triumph depends as We conceive
the preservation Of the government o.
our fathers. The defeat OF the Repnb
lican party in the coming nation al ciec
ton is duty IA solemn and vital as
the people were ever called to perform al
the ballot box; but without the ascend.
ency OF the spirit we have here COM
mendcd this duty cannot be performed
Tie assendency of the spirit Of unity ane
of supreme devotion TO tho country i:
essential to our success. This impor
tant truth sh ould DO ever present to the
conservative leaders of the county,
Aud we rejoice 10 believe that it is cvel
present to the most prominent and in
!iluentlal ones. IL is rule OF the high
est expediency as well az tho dictate o
right. II cannot be too yividly bore
in mind or too faithfully obeyed.