The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-08-12
The Duty Of the Hour.-Patrlotism Be
fore Party The Late Senator Doug
las on the Duty OF DemocTats.-His
Latest Legacy to his Party. @4''sr :r#>

/ las ON the Duty OF Democrats.-His
Latest Legacy to his Party. @J''s7 >fz>
@s.- ... CHICAGO, May 10, 1861.
MY BEAR SR:-Belng deprived of the
use Of my arms at present, by a severe at
tack Of the rheumatism, am compelled to
avail myself Of the services of an alnauuensis
lin reply to your two letters.
It seems that some Of nv friends are un-
|able to comprehend the difference between
arguments used in favor OF an equitable
compromise with hope Of averting the hor.
rors Of war, and those urged in support Of
the Government and flag Of our country,
when war is being waged against the United
States with the avowed purpose Of producing;
q permanent disruption of the Union and
total destruction Of the Government.
All hope of compromise with the Cotton
States was abandoned when they assumed
the position that the separation of the U Mon
was complete and final, and that they never
would consent to reconstruction in any
contingency-not even if we would furnish
them with blank sheet Of paper and per-
NIT them to inscribe their own terms.
Still the hope was cherished that reasona.
bic and satisfactory terms of adjustment
could be agreed upon with Tennessee, North
Carolina and the border States and that
whatever terms would prove satisfactory to
these loyal States would create Union
party in the cotton States which would be
powerful enough at the ballot box to destroy
the revolutionary government, and bring
those States back into the Union by the
voice of their own people. This hope was
cherished by Union men north and south,
and was never abandoned until actual war
was levied at Charleston, and tho authorita-
tive announcement made by the revolution
ary government at Montgomery, that the
secession flag would be planted upon the
walls Of the Capitol at Washington, and a
proclamation issued inviting the pirates OF
the world to prey upon the commerce of the
United States. ...
These startling facts, taken in connection
with tho boastful announcement that the
ravases Of war and carnage should be quickly
transferred from the cotton fields of the
South to the wheat fields and corn fields Of
the North, furnished conclusive evidence
that it was the fixed purpose Of the seces-
sionists utterly to destroy the Government
Of our fathers, and obliterate the United
States from the map Of the world.
In view Of this state of facts there was
BUT ONE PATH OF DUTY LEFT TO
PATRIOTIC MEN. It was not party
question, nor question involving partizan
lpolicy it was question of Government or
no Government, country or no country ;
and hence it became the imperative duty OF
every Union man, every friend Of constitu-
tional liberty, to rally to the support Of our
common country, its Government and flag,
as the only means Of checking the progress
of the revolution and Of preserving the union
of the States.
am unable to answer your question as to
the policy of Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabinet.
/ am not in their confidence, as you and the
whole country ought to be aware. I am
neither the Supporter Of the partisan policy
nor the apologist ior the errors of the Ad
ministration. Ny previous relations to then
remain unchanged +; but l trust the tim,
will never come when shall not be willin,
to make any sacrifice OF personal feeling ant
party policy for the honor and integrity o
Imy Country. >+
i know Of no mode by which loyal citi
zen may so Well demonstrate his loyalty to
his country as by sustaining the flag, til,
Constitution and the Union, under al cir
|cumstances and under every Administra
ton Regardless Of party politics. against Al
Iassailsnts, at home and abroad. TIL
II COURSE OE CLAY AND WEBSTER
u TOWARDS THE ADMINISTRATION
j OF GEN. JACKSON, IN THE DAYS OF
!, MULTIPLICATION, PRESENTS A NO
} BILE AND WORTHY EXAMPLE Fol
ALL TRUE PATRIOTS.
i At that very moment when thst fearfu
: crisis was precipitated upon the country
/ Ipartizan strife between Wings and Demo
e|crats was quite as bitter and relentless :
!, now between Democrats and Republicans
!. The gull which separated party leaders i
J those days was quite - broad and deep :
. that which now sepsrstes the Democrac
0 from the Republicans. But IN enemy aros
{ lin our midst. plotting tho dismsmbcrmen
sof the Union and tbe destruction Of on
1sgovernmcnt the roics Of partizan STRIFE n
I rIhushed IN patriotic silencs. One Of Il
I brightest chapters il the history Of O
j country viii record the fact that during thi
I eieseDsfnI period The grraI leaders of The Or
I position, sinking HE partisan il The patsio'