Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-01-21
THE TRIBUNE.
To what axe We Tending.

The Messages of the Governors of most of
the Northern States are now before the peo
pie, and the several Legislatures in session.
Prom the tenor of the messages, and from the
acts of the parties supporting their authors,
we are to Judge of the policy to be pursued
By those parties. It has long been apparent
to the careful observer, that while the masses
of the Democrats are loyal to the Government
the leaders of that party, and some Of the.
most rabd of the rank and file, smarting un-
der the loss of their former political power in
the Administration of our National affairs,
have INDUCED bitterness towards Mr.. LIN
COLIN, his Cabinet, and even towards the en-
tire Republican party, calculatedto lead them
and their followers to an open opposition to
the Government, little if any less disastrous
to the peace and prosperity of the Country
than the rebellion Of the party in support of
the Southern Confederacy. The leading OBJ
iect of such men has been to prepare the
minds Of the people for open opposition
TO the Government, and 10 opportunity has
been lost to accomplish their end. The Presi-
dents Emancipation Proclamation is used as
the wedge to open wider the breach in our
National affairs, with hope to eserange many
former loyal men towards the Government
The Governors and Legislatures of those
States wherein the Democratic party were
successful at the fail Elections, are taking
grounds as openly against the Government as
they think their party numbers will bear,
sugar coating the pills with "the Constitution
as it is, and the Union as it was" Some of
the members of the Illinois Legislature have
even gone so far as to advocate the sending
of our army to Washington to dispose Presi-
dent LINCOLN and his Cabinet
Others recommend the withdrawal of the
troops of the different States from the federal
armies, and thus leave the power in the hands
of the rebels TO carry out their measures in
their own way. To .'divide the North" has
been the only hope ofDAvIs since the aban-
donment of the hope of Foreign Intervention.
That he has succeeded in measure is appar-
ent to the most careless observer. That class
Of politicians who look upon Slavery as their
only hope to political power are ready to do
his bidding in carrying out his proposed divis-
ion Of sentiment in the Northern States, and
while the base Il aitor giofies in the accom-
plishTnent of his designs, he looks with con-
tempt upon tire instruments OF his duplicity
and would no sooner turst them in power than
he would men of the principles of Lloyd Gar
rison, or WendalI Philips. Opposition to the
present Administration is the spirit that ami
mates the movers of the numerous organiza-
tons IN the north recently springing up under
the name of Democratic. Clubs" The lust
for Office is the motive power, and the per
petuation Of Slavery the lever by which they
hope to accomplish their end. we ask the
loyal men Of our country to watch the move
ments ofleading politicians. Be not drawn
IA TO corporation with their designs. Should
the future historian be compelled to record
the downfall Of this Union, he viii give as the
reason ga divided North" brought about by
the leading politicians who love power more
than country