Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30
From the Franklin IN. ~ Gsz tie.

From the Franklin IN. ~ Gsz tie
1.-THE Democracy for the War"
This is the exultaut shout OF the New York Tribune
the vile oracle of Abotonism and it bases the fou
Islander upon the fact that James T. Brady, the Breck
inrdge candidate for Governor in 1860, and always an
uncertain unreliable politician who possessed the
sympathy or confidence OF bis party, and John Van
Buren, the cratic Prince OF the House OF knderhook
whose Irregular freeandeasy habits of life and political
Inconsistencies have rendered him burden and source
of anxiety to any party attended and took an active
part in Abolition war meeting held IN the city OF
New ork few evenings he Democracy in favor
of this BOLTON war A backer falsehood never
uttered even by Greely himself and in behalf OF the
men who bravey breasting the storm of fanaticsm
which driving the country to destruction and OF the
glorious old party of the Constitution, whose Tradition
give the lie 10 the rbunes assertion hurl back the
foul SANDER into the teeth of its autI or.
Whatever such shifting weathercoks as John VanBu-
rem may say do the great Democratic hearts are true
to the principles of constitutional liberty taught by
the fathers which made the sovereignty OF the States
the freedom of speech and of the press the suoordna-
cn of the military to the civil authority, the protec-
cn of the citz from arrest and Imprisonment except
upon dua process Of law and speedy trial by jury 1t
is against all these sacred rights that the present war
is vaged by the Lincoln government and he who lends
it his support countenance or does not oppose 1t by
all lawful and constitutional methods ought to blush to
Call himself Dsm7c Graf.
In favor of the war, we ?' says the Rome SEN
ttnet to war for TIE Union neighbor. " Then how
is it that we nominated Thomas II. Seymour in Con.
necticut-that elected James w. Wall to the Uni
I'D States Senate from New Jersey-that 10 every
State where have had the Legislature, resolutions in
favor of peace have been passed How is it that
party in Congress solid against every one OF Mr.
Lncoln's war measures 2" But we in favor Of
the war for the Constitution and the UnioD," you
mean Then we ought to be able to state where that
war is being carried on. Certainly not in Maryland,
where congregations directed by the Provost Mar
shall to conspcuoHsy display the United States flag in
their churches, or forbidden to worship not in Yves
tern Virginia, where Milroy suppresses Democratic
papers, and where Hooker fights to establish Perpont
the lawful Governor Of the part Ct the State which
voted for him nor anywhere in the South where
slaves all tretd by proclamation, and every white
mans estate confscaed without jury trial. by Congress
sional enactment. Not certainly in South Carolina,
whore San Domingo serve Instruction, with all its
horrors is being Daugurated by Hunter. Not in Mis-
souri, where every propertyholder is called BUSH
whacker and liable to be shot and his family and pro-
perty placed at the brutal will of Kansas jayhawkers.
Not in Kentucky, where Democratic State Conven-
ton is dispersed by armed force before has passed
sngl resolution exhibited sign of disloyalty.
Where shall find this "war for the Constitution and
the Union of which we are in favor?
{ We support the war in our Conventions, do we {?
Great wor meetings, those To them hocks every
who believes with Douglas that war is disunon.'
In them every word against the is cheered. Look
at Gov Seymours message-nineteen twentieths of it
tor the Constitution bare reference to the
war and that only to recognize it as fact, aud to pro-
claim that alone cannot restore the Union If the
Democratic party in favor Of the and the Con-
sution it has the two feelings in very different pro-
portions" Better speak right out, brother Sentinel,
and say that just in the proportion that it ia in favor
of the one it and must be opposed to the other. It
to talk about being in favor OF both the war
and the Constitution, when they irreconcably
tagonstc to each otherthe being directed against
the Constitution, against the liberties of the North
against the interests prosperity, and happiness of the
American people