The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-07
Views Of the Democratic Masses in
Regard 70 the War.

has mistaken the weak loyalty Of some
party leaders, and The blotant treason Of
some others, for the sentiment Of The De.
masses Of The Northwest. We |
do not believe one word Of this, and are
satisfied that the people are blamed IN
justly in this case, for a fault which |
should be attributed TO an inscriptions
organization Of Office hunters who would |
sell their country, or betray il as readily |
as JEFF. DAVIS did, We feel confident
that WALL, YALLANDIoHAx and GUILDS do
not represent the Democratic masses, on
the great question Of loyalty. The peo-
pie are as much attached to their views,
on the old party issues as they ever
were, and in that sense Of the word are
still. Democrats, and will be again, most
likely, when the rebellion shall have been |
crushed out The great majority Of the
Democrats recently elected 10 Congress
aud the State Legislatures, were elected,
80 far as we have been able 10 ascertain,
as bear Democrats, pledged not only to
destroy the rebellion, but even TO Rors
vigorous prosecution Of sss ssar We have
no doubt that some Of the men thus elect
ed now imagine that they can enhance
their popularity by fighting and embar-
raising the Administration instead Of the
rebels, but these men will soon find out
that they have wOfully misunderstood
the voice Of the masses. We know some
thing Of the indignation which the army
on our front feel at the seditious language
of the Copperheads" at home, and this
indignation is as fierce among soldiers
aud officers of the Democratic faith as
among the Republicans. And we warn
both Republican and Democratic leaders
Of the Northwest, who hope to win pop
ularity by opposing the war-tax, and
compromising away the territory, honor
and safety Of the country, that If they per-
sist in their reasonable course, the army
of the Union will mark them for pun
ishment as speedy as it will be terri
BILE. tits much 10 be desired that some ac-
tive, independent young men, with loyalty
and honesty, would recognize the Demo-
cratic party. 1t will be done as soon as
the war is over, and the VALLAS-
DIaHAMs ct ID onlne genus, who have been
Democrats not from principle, but for
gain, will be blown sky high. Old party
hacks are generally unfit 10 be leaders at
time like the present. None but in
dependent thinkers are qualified TO meet
the emergencies Of great revolution.
The old Wing hacks are quite as perverse
and crotchetty as the old Democratic
hacks, and must be laid on the shelf. II
is highly probable that if there was a toll
erably strong Wing party now surviving
in any State, 1t would be factious, i'm
practicable, and emi-treasonable organ
ization, so far as its old party hack:
representa- it's sentiments. Ehe times
demand independent, honest, and fear.
less thinkers; not tender footed loyalists
like HgEDRIcKs and SEYMOUR, or blatant
traitors like BRIGHr and VALLANDIGHAM
but earnest men, whose first grand OBJ.
ject now, is to put down treason elfec'
lively, not by lowering the creed o
patriotism until it suits the taste of reb'
els, but by compelling them to meet III
noble and lofty requirements. This is The
only loyalty known among the men whC
are in the army of the Union.
A letter to the Cincinnati Gazette, o.
the I'd inst, says:
A person who has communicated with
the different Major Generals and Briga
der Generals in General Grants army,
with the understanding that be wanted al
expression on the subject Of the action o.
the State Legislatures in Illinois and Indi
ana reportsto me that they deprecated anC
denouced the copper heads TO a mas, and
compared them rather unfavorably with
JEFF Davis and his crew. Gen. JohR A
Logan, known throughout Illinois as 4
Democrat, remarked "Tell them ~
North, for. me, that we can whip the
rebels, are going to do il, and when W,
are done, We are 10 return home. Wher
we get there, we shall yet be strong
enough to summarily punish any
Secession sympathizers, or peace preach
era, that we may be able to find in ou
way.
General Loomis was equally strong il
his language. Another General said
"If we had Dick Merrick, ALEU- Robin,
son, Cloudy & Storey Of the Secession
Chicago Times, here, their lives, wert
they known, would not be worth penny
the ineensed soldiery, men Of thei
own school Of politics, wonld shoot then
like ours, on sight Illinois and al
Western soldiers are unanimous in de
nouneing every man who has raised his
voice Tor peace, peace convention or am
nesties, and are only anxious to be al
lowed the privilege of going forward anC
putting down the rebellion az the poin
Of the bayonet. They do not fear as 4
the result"
The Chicago Journal moderate Re
publican paper, makes some statement
in regard to the actual strength of tn
Copper-heads in the Illinois Legislature
which are no doubt correct. 1t says:
Those Of the members who arc il
favor Of measures that would cripple th
Government and render fruitless ia
efforts TO quel the Southern revolt, ar
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