, 1863-01-29
.8ound Advice from an old ID e1u-
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that sacred groundwork Of all our prosperity
in one respect or in one feature, other changes
would be clamored for, and soon tho glorious
old: Conatitutlon Of our country would be
known to us no more forever. Therefore, i
am for sthe Constitution is 1t is, and for s'the
whole Union as 1t was, o1aeand iaseparaJ1et" !" :.
= Such was the cry Of those who we're esteem
ed sound and true Democrats, even at the last
| election. But, alast how men changed Many
Of those whom we have eheretofore been proud
to hail as Democrats, aud who have at least
Of the extreme litionists, {that ttho Consti-
tuition was d covenant with DEATH" &c. and
who ayowed TINT they would maintain" the
Constitution as Il F." e1e9 to the death;
Kicks, the Goudys, the O'Briens, 1t ID onsne
genus, have fallen from their proud position,
and would now betray the people and humble
this proud nation in the dust, at the feet of
that arch traitor JEFF Davis and would now
consent to any alteration Of that time.honor-
ed Constitution, thai his Internal Confederate
majesty might desire.
As an old Line Democrat I protest against
such contemplate trucking to- traitors; F
protestagainst such humblfng Of thI5 mighty
nation to the slave power Of the South; and
Ipotest against any amnesty or peace with
rebels while they point the weapons Of death
war upon the North, when weau know that
it was not only inauguratcd By the South, but
had been contemplated by the rebels for many
years. Let them first "ground the weapons
Of their rebellion, !" and then I am willing to
grant and seen re all the rights that belong to
Them -. = -. u ~. -; :. s'- :
The Times Of the 10th, regales na With the
speech Of jeff Davis, delivered at Mobile, In
which he {JeE Davis) asserts that they, the
Southern men, were born to be our nas&ers.
He also tells Us that the Southern
arny ''wcre boys With the down still upon
Ing, were seckingto kill another Yankee cre
the last vital drop forsook their hearts," from
which. we learn that the fell spirit Of revenge
has been thoroughly cultivated In that dusky
region: The Times cries peace. when there IS
no peace, as JcH. Davis satellites have fully
" MooS So@RlIls so%n'ttss e
cept We take It on the full and
perfect recognition Of the Southern Confed-
cracy. Some Of the bu1lies Of the Democracy
in favor with Jeff Davis, and bribed in his in
tcrests, who hope to gain something for
themselves. are even advocating the acknowl-
towards arc following In their wake. Another
class OF, Jealous, enyious fools, led By those
WHO left New England for New Eng1and's
good, are advocating "reconstruction' with
Ntw England left out:-wh!ch would really
be cutting Of the head to tickle the TAIL We
can well guess where the brains Of that
class Of: :Demoeratsare situated.
Now, Messrs. Editors, am not writing to
you for or on account Of your paper, but
through Jour paper to arouse my fellow coun-
trymen TO q sense Of their danger, and to. call
upon all true Democrats and every other
Union-loving man, Of whatever party, sect,
nation or creed. to UNITE In proper measures
TO saye this Union, to maintain 0ur Constitu-
tion and uphold the Government and the ,h-
gally.constitutea authorities Of this land.
nF$ $Nan rs NJ, @,nH
because they do not happen to hold all the Of
fees, and who would be willing to destroy
this glorious country, tea1 down all govern
nent, and involve us in irretrievable ruin, In
crow, are in league with rebels and organized
for destruction. Though many Of them still
pretend to be Union men, they are beguillng
themselves and leading nsanly good citizens
astray, through their Prejudices against the
poor negro. They make the ignorant portion
1T the hboring class believe that the negro is
TO be freed to be brought into competition
with white labor, (which every intelligent man
knows to be shameful humbug, and through
this prejudice they. hope to accomplish their
hcllish designs against this Government. -.
1 wonld, then, suggest to all Union men that
they meet together and form Union clubs, not
for partisan purposes, but for the salvation Of
the country, and have places Of meeting,
where they can talk together and learn the
truth about the state Of the country, without
being dependent upon false partisan press:
Let them meet and have n free'interchangc Of.
ideas, and try to cultivate unity Of sentI-
ment among each other.
"The 7Hnes' is so terribly ont of Demo
CRITIC joint that could not hope to have this
communication published in that paper, al
though rs Democrat I have hitherto been
listened to. '.T1e 1unss is under secesh
influence, and we all know It, and there Is no
use in denying It. :. It Is humilia-
ting to hare to acknowledge it, but my fellow
Democrats, let us speak the truth and shame
the dey1l. Our. country, as wel1 1s Is = solemn p
has spark, of patriotism in him, to stand
firm for our holy cause and not be deferred
from duty by any false name or opprobrious
epithet, nor from fear Of being 81 read ont Of
the party" Whose sweryes from duty, or
falters when his country is In danger Is u
"yillain whom it were. base 1attery to name
u coward" AIN OLD LINE DEMOCRAT.
IRKAAnKs.-Thc above is from aleading and
lifelong Democrat. Thousands Of pat1iots
in that party feel and think as he does. Let
them both speak out and act.