Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-05
PRreN Us or the Rebellion.

FRI IN OS Of IL q nC0EDbAON'
It is charged BY the abolition presses,
preachers and managers Of the present
cline, that the democracy are the friends
of the rebels. As to this the testimony
Of the rebels themselves ought to have
some weight. They look upon the
matter 10 an entire y different light, as
Viii be seen from the following article
taken from the Richmond Eraminer i:
To be plan, we fear end d strust far
mo these apparently friendly advances
of the Democrats than the open atr"c't.
Of ph,l.n,hropis's Of Massachusetts,
That Dempc, attic party .l~ays was our
worst enemy and tut for its poiso"ous
embrace these States scO.ld haze been
free and ear OF the unnaiural Unio"
swen,y gears ago. 1t was not the Sc"
ards and the Sumrers, the Back Re
pnbIicxns and Abolitioniss, who have
hurt US. They we'e right all alony /;
tn. re was an mrepres-bo conflict be
tween two d ffe,ent civilizations, two
opposite social organizations they were
no NOR. able to I've peacefully together
in one Government than two hands can
wear ole glove. II we did not discove,
90 70 n a. the Aboltioni.ts this grea'
truth, it was because the Democratic
party, DentrAl as it was 10 principle,
folse t. both sides and wholly inditfer
eut to the morals of either Of tn oppos
ing communities, placed 't-eIf between,
rased t g banner OF 'spoi's," and-we
al know the rest TIE idea of tuat od-
Gus party crming to life agai", and
ho.di,g on. it's arms to IA, mates as
shiuer Its foul breath Is n.alario J.
ito Mu"h is d, 9TH.
Give us the open foeman-let him b.
a. ferocious and greedy rs vou will =
Let our enemy appear as an cxtermina
ting Yankee host, we pra and not as
a ens0cra'ic ComUe ton. Let hun
take any shape but that! Already We
have visions OF the ne" Of feeble knee,
tnder feet, and un,iuiati g spines los
ing their ense and manhood by the con
tact, AS they did, alas! 20 ften before.
Strong words are these and much to
tho point. The radicals of the south,
who FIR years have been seeking the
Overtlro~ OF the Uuion, have ever re-
grrJed the democratic party Of the
country as an enemy. 1t was their en-
envy because it a'ways defended the IN
ion against the malignant attacks Of its
enemies. When disunion showed it,
head either North or South the Gemoc-
rscy made war upon it, and always sue
ceeded 10 destroying its plans. This it
continued to do most successfully until
the Southern radicals grew strong
enough to effectuaIly play into the hands
Of their Northern allies, whom they now
declare "were right I'LL along" and thus
secure the election of an abolition adj
mi"istration. The uniting Of both An
ii Union elements has worked such a
degree OF ruin az cannot be repaired for
years, if ever. The very thought that
the democracy are bent upon the resto'-
alton Of the Union. brings fresh curses
from the hearts of The tnemles of the
Union They If the S u,h declare that
the Union shall not be restored aga,n /;
they Of the North say it shall never be
restored upon its former basis, which is
equivalent to taking the same pos ton
that Southern rebels have he Ia for years.
Let no one be deceived. The only
true friends Of The Union are the demo.
crate they are not the friends of rebels,
Of rebellion nor of any di.union seeking
party whatsoever. For this reason they
arc hated by aholitiouists and BY .eces-
sion'sts. Let the people decide wh,t er
they will have democratic rule and the
Union restored or, disuoion rule and a
divided country. No one ran err 10
judgment take the ore 81 ie or the
other and abide the cc nseqnences.