The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-07-30

Inc democracy ala not DrlOg the
war about-it was by the acts of the Ad.
minis,ration in rover. No one but the
abject slave of the Administration would
say that this controversy could not have
been settled on honorable terms of peace.
lie knew he could not; and he did not
state this as matter of opinion, but as
q fact"
! Mr. Pug Oh states this as not an opin
ion, but fact. lie does not produce
any evidence Of the fact; therefore, we
conclude that he speaks upon the evil
dence already upon record. We admit
that Mr.. Pugh knows from personal
knowledge whether the controversy could
have been settled SO as to obvate the
Rebellion, and upon his knowledge of
that fact we propose to discuss the sub
ject of responsibility for tie war, accord
ing to lis own principle that not they
who rebel, but they who did not prevent
1t 10y conceding to Southern demands,
are guilty Of the Rebellion.
The terms of settlement were present
ed by the South in the Democratic Con.
ven'!on at Charleston, to a platform de
nyln- the power of Congress or Terri
torial Legislature to exclude Slavery from
any Territory, and asserting the duty of
the Government to protect the ri ghts
and property Of Shareholders wherever its
constitutional authority extends. This
was their ultimatum. With this as the
platform Of the party, the Southern dele
gates declared their willingness to sup
port any candidate nominated 10y the
Convention, and to go on in harmonious
control of the Democratic party as before.
Without it, they declared their dclibcr-
ate determination to scccde from the Con-
veDtiGn and split the party
The Northern delegates know that
this would throw the election Of Prcsi-
dent into the hands Of the Republicans.
Their stated method of influencing north
,rn elections was to proclaim that the
election of a Republican President would
make the South sccedc. 1t was the
standing threat Of the South in 1856,
and its repetition constituted the chief
cloc'i"ncering ammunition Of the North.
crn Democrats. Here they he'd the al
tentative presented to them of the South
ern platform, or the Secession and war
wi ich they had proclaimed in advance,
and by proc'"iming had cnconragcd-
Here was whore Mr.. Pugh knew it to be
fact that the controversy could have
been settled so as to avoid war and the
record Of the Convention shows how he
met the issue
Mr.. Pugh followed Mr.. Yancey in
speech to the Convention, and thanked
him for his honesty in placing it before
the country that the South demanded an
advance step from the Democratic party
on the question of Slavery lie went on
to show that suh>crvicncy 10 the South
crn demands had reduced the Democratic
party to minority in the North -
"And, said Mr.. Pugh, "when we come
here to debate with you, you commence
by telling us VIC are an inferior class;
that We shall not assume to have or cx-
press a'y opinions; that We shall not call
upon you to stand by your pIighted faith;
that We shall put cur hands on our
mouths, and our mouths ia the dust
Gentlemen, you mistake us-we will not
do it."
Here was the time when the difficult
ties might have been settled without con
ccs,ion and war, and here, in the face of
the Southern threat Of secession from the
Convention and from the Uuion, Mr..
Pugh refused to compromise. He told
them that if these were the terms which
they demanded as a condition Of their
stay in the Democratic ship they
must 90. "If you choose to abandon it,"
said be, off part from you we must, We
will part from you without anger, but in
sorrow.'
Upon this performance of the North
crn Democracy at Charleston, Mr.. Pugh
is justified in saying that he cou}d state
it as a matter of fact, that the difficulties
could have been settled without war;
and by his principle, that they who did
not prevent the Rebellion by yielding to
the demands of the South, are RESPONSE.
BILE for the war, he has assumed its re-
sponsibility upon himself and the Ncrth-
crn section of the Democratic party.
The organization of the South for Sc.
ccssion went on from that hour. When
the Republican Administration came in
to power, Secession had begun. There
has never been a time since the Demo-
cratic Conventions when the South pre-
scented any terms. Mr.. Pugh not only
assumes for the Northern Democracy the
whole guilt of the Rebellion, but he now
takes for them the abject attitude of the
shabby Gibeonites, when they presented
them, elves before the conqucring tribes,
and meekly accepted the position of
hewers of wood and drawers of water.
He confesses to the South that his de-
lance in the Charleston Convention was
the mere extravaganza of fear; that his
defamation that there was any South
ern demand which the Northern Democ
racy would not submit to, was the effect.
ed buster of quaking hearts, ready to
cringe so soon as the Southern lash was
brought out: that the insolent assnmn.