Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-02-03
Hevling and False fears They have taken our
democracy aE ay by taking or AiSgels."

democracy aB ay by taking dpr Aiggels.'
Democratic papers are using all means
IL their power to weaken The admiaistra-
lion and thereby aid the rebels; their reb
el sympaihizing agents are at WORT in the
union army, doing all the deviltry il their
powers. They fill bombshells with sand,
and then blame the government for it !,
they make cannon balls Of glass, then
blame '.this miserable corrupt administra-
ton" for it; they manufacture worthless
clothing and provisions and sell the same
to re- Eel sympathizing army contractors
who deal the same out to soldiers, then
blame the loyal government for it; they
complain of the Proclamation lecause 1t
Is the most saIutary war measure; 1t abol-
ishes both slave ridden democracy and abo-
liionism, therefore it is unconstitutional; it
DESTROYS all cause of rebellion, and is
therefore unconstitutional; it destroys the
foundation Of slavery agitating democracy
and is therefore unconstitutional; it strikes
blow at the knights Of the Golden Cir
Gle, and is therefore unconstitutional.
Jeff Davis says that President Lincoln's
Proclamation is unconstitutional, there
fore every democratic paper says it is I'M
constitutional; and if the union can't be
saved unconstitutionally, let it slide; if
slavery can't be saved, let the union go,
because the democratic party is worth
more than the union.
How different the position of every re-
publican newspaper How different the
position of all republicans! Every repub
lican is loyal, not traitor among the en-
tire party, nor conditional union man.
al loyal democrats, perhaps third ofthe
Douglas party, are for the union without
any conditions, and whether slavery stands
or falls. The position Of all loyal repub-
li,ans ani democrats, is this. tSape tie
union gith or without SLAVERY, Dhiche0er
cen be done NTH tie least oalioy of6Lood
ind treasure. There is not in all the
country loyal man who would refuse TO
sign and indorse this position-not one.
Lincoln, Greeley, Butler, Banks, Rosecrans,
Gov. Todd, all hold TO this positi n. The
government tried for year and half 10
save the union with slavery, and failed /;
they are now trying to save it without
slavery, and the result is not decided,
though events show faForably. Ever
since the war broke out, aud while yet eff
forts were making to save the union with
slavery, the same disloyal democrats were
howling 10 aid Jeff Davis who now howl
under the proclamation. The tune is not
changed but only littlelouder. Last year,
and before The Proclamation was issued
or even threatened, the same men howled
at BsetoVn at Platteyille, at Potosi, and
at Boscobei that now howl against the adj
ministration, and against the Praclama-
ton. Since the formation of their secret
clubs they howl little louder and little
more III concert than before, because at
their nocturnal meetings they are taught
to work and howl together better than
last year. The Gods truth is that these
howiers want the Union destroyed unless
the democratic party is saved; some of
sGetn want it destroyed with conditions,
some without; many Of them have taken
an oath to destroy it, and also sworn to
favor a secession of the western states
from the eastern states They swear to
not volunteer or aid the union cause,
swear TO oppose the draft, swear to oppose
The revenue laws, sweat TO cause men TO
desert, swear to weaken the government
by every means in their power, and espe-
clally swear to howl against the proclama-
ton and against the employing Of blacks
III the army to fight the rebels; they have
nothing to say against the rebels for using
the negroes to build forts, raise provisions
and every way fight against the union; but
when the union government employs the
negroes to fight the rebels, then it IS negro
equality, encouraging Instructions, ANAL
gamaton, tampering with the slaves and
disahieting the peaceful, happy, ignorant
blacks who 50 dearly love their masters.
One thing. these bowls are SO ludicrous,
50 bare naked of purpose, so Ealpably
Snaaning Of hatred to the union ana con
stitution, and SO insircere as to disgust
those the howlers would deceive. There
is low cunning alb ,ut them that all can
see, an insincereity that all can read, and
4 disIoyal motive that all can understand
Their work is too well done, and such is
Their anxiety to overdo that they cant stoE
dong. The country is therefore safe, SC
far as they can effect.