Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-31
The WAR SHOULD BE PKyaECC
lEO.

The WAR SHOULD BE PRyaECC-
iED.
The fact will be remembered tina, th.
Administration, up to tue last Of Sep
TENDER, 1852. was extremely unpopular
among the aboli,ionis,s. Up 10 tina,
time he had declared the war TO be
prosecuted for the restoration Of the
Union sni the maintAinsuce OF the
Constitution. Abolitionisls cursed him
for it. They wanted no such policy
and rather than have it pursued woulu
stop the war and welcome disun.on.
President Lincoln declared 10 the com
Mittees that we're sent TO him that he
had no constitutional right or power to
msddle with slavery in any form, snd
that in case he should issue . proclaim
ton OF emancipation, it would DO ss in
operative as the Pope's Ball against the
Genet. lie was for fighting the battles
OF the Union then, and not the bait es oil
emancipation. Then it wsa that the
people were with him. Abolition dem
agoguss howled, but at tho cal for vol.
unteeis the people rushed to arms. There
was no dist nction-ihe Union wAs the
battle cry. and there W. no difference
In feeling in the great heart q the PEG.
pc.
But abolition pressure prevailed. Tue
President abandoned his Union policy
and went over to the abolltionsts. lie
was soft wax in their bands, aud the,
MOULDED him to suit their will. DeLo.u
the charge. Where there was Ill CT
thnsias'ic desire to bear arms soon Their,
became aversion. The thousands v Ii
We're yes 10 come to fil up the qnotn
came IN ~ stSags les. The policy o
the administration had been changed
The Object WAS to frat free the negro
instead Of first 10 re.toro the Union.
Men stopped TO consi.ier this mater.
They were not prepared to act under
such call It appealed not to their love
OF country but to t'ieir hate Of slavery
hot for the maintenance Of the Cou-
stltution, but to the emancipation VI
slaves.
lhis change put N en1 to volunteer.
ing. Abolition papers and demogoguee
predicted that the country wss waiting
to see whether the President would FIJI.
nj his promise on the lot Of January.
1ney declared that The magic word, il
then spoken, would call men into The
heiJ by tens and hundreds Of thousands,
and that the arm OF treason would b.
st'i~ken down ~ with palsy. The d.,
came, and with it the procls,ns,iar
1aere came abundance Of alto irron en-
thu=.ssm but no men. The enthusiasm
for the Union was paralyz ID. I .
change OF policy was surely the dead
blow 10 volunteering. Even taos. wht
advocated the policy did moi v.sa tn,
mastering Offices. The entire course
vas changed. 1t cannot be said tia
democrats refused TO g, more ths.
those Ct other political procllvites-,b,
refusal to fight for negroes in any form
became general.
But the administration is now i'm
ncnse IN the eyes OF the abolitioni.t,
They glory in the policy, YET refa.c i,
SINISTER in to help carry i. out. TIE,
declare MIR. Lincoln to be the man 70
the times, though but q few month. 40,
they cursed him openly for wsut q
proper spirit. When be 40 copanc,e,
affairs as 70 keep the conservative eIe
ments united ho vas worthless. no,
th at the people are divided-se i, pe,
70 . god.
Tue result Of this action must be an
parent to the President. Let him re
trace he footsteps. The democrat,
parry iAvors war policy. and viii So,
port vigorous war Tor the restoratio
q tue Y aion aud the msinta, nance
the ConssitotioO. Otherwise it will d
soti'isg. Let The war b. for The Upio
and there will be no lack Of men /
ashs the IastIs'; but f,r tho negro, a.