The mountain Democrat., 1863-02-28

ABOLlr1oH GESrRALS-The Admins
tratien has at last thrown of its Union
mask, which it has so Ions worn un'
gracefully. 1t no longer processes to
prosecute the war 1" to maintain the Con-
stitution and preserve the Union; no
longer promises not to interiors with the
established rights or domestic institu'
tions Of the States; no longer denies that
it has entered upon an abolition crusade )
no longer conceals its intense and reient
less hatred of the Southern people; no
longer pretcnta ~, ~ gU>r<No0 ny the
Consultation and laws. Tts organs exu't-
ingly declare that the Constitution as 1t
is" is a hunbug, and that the President
is above it; that as Commander-in-Ch Chief
of the army and navy he has power to
issue edcts nullifying Constitutions and
laws; and that the military, with the
President at its head, is superior to,and
independent Of, the civil power" At a
late Abolition caucus in Washington the
speakers came out boldly and claimed
that it is time, as tAei party is Ies' 'i52;=?2
responsible for .he war, to assume its di-
| rection. Senator Sherman declared taat
"the Administration must depend upon
the Republican party for success" Sem
ator Trumbul ridiculed the idea Of there
being any "loyal Democrats and said
! truly they are "no longer Democrats
when they support the Administration" |"
Usher, Secretary of the Interior, an Abo-
ition pauper living of Of public charity,
went step further, and said, 1--WE should
stand By the President. The Democratic
party is no longer the friend of the fight
ing North. We must put the knife to the
throatS Of traitors'-to Democrats. He
believed the Democratic party di>loya!,
aud he advised the Republicans "to de-
nouncc and then hang them" 4 fellow
10y the name of Gooch, of Massachusetts,
had no confidence in any man who did
not give an earnest and cordial support to
the Administration. He had no conf.
dencc in men who prolcsSrd to be loyal
Democrats, and who try to weaken the
President aud the Administration" Ev-
cry Que Of the speakers placed the Pre>i-
dent, his Administration and the RepubIi-
can party above the Constitution, the
laws and the Union. They carefully
avoided speaking about the Constitution,
and only mentioned the country incilsi,t-
ally; the Administration. and the perma
ncncy and success of the Republican par
ty was the burden Of their song. Rcpub-
licans who indorsed the Administration
fully and unrt scrvcdIy must be placed in
command Of the armics, all Others must
be removed. This is all right II no
thing will satisfy them but an Abolition
Cabinet and Abolition Generals, p.rhapS
it will be more satisfactory to have only
Abolition privateS. Aboli;ionism should
not only assume the direction Of the war,
but its risks, it, disasters and Disgrace
II Democratic officers are considered dis
loyal and Enthusiastically on account Of
their politics, Democratic privatcs must
be placed i'll the same category. II the
radicals carry out their programme there
will soon be but frw privates for Aboli
ton officers to command, for it is noto-
rious fact that the army is mostly com.
posed Of loyal Democrats. Abolition,
lists have too much regard for their pre-
cious persons to expose themselves to
danger.