The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-25
Pesltaen ef.Wer psnosrats.,,

PosaeaoA or"wsT DsnOsrats."
The AbOlitiOniSts have bsguiled /" War
DsmOcraA1." " ussd them, committed them
to their nisohievOus policy, and now SDeer
ct them. They have gone too far to re-
trace their steps without cOnfessing their
weakness-cOOGessing that they were
humbugged BY the AbOlitiOnists and the
AbO!itiOnists, insolent over their victory,
cOOlly inform the victimized proselytes
that they must indOrse their radical poll
cy. Dearly are they paying for their de-
Walton from principle, in being forced to
support measures they abhOr and submit
to the arrogance and dictatiOu of men
they despise. A "War Democrat" is
one who cordially supports the war, and
that means the radical abolition and revo.
lutiOnAry policy Of the Administration.
Ts this not soH The Sacramento Union,
the organ of the Abolition party, says:
"If the Democrats plant themselves on
. war platform, how are they going to
sustain the war and not the Administra-
toni II they cordially support the war
they must sostAin the var lne9sdi g Of
the Administration, and those measures
include its entire policy"
Wherein do "War Democrats" differ
from AbOlitiOnistsf If they " cordially
support" abolition measures-m measures
which are in direct conflict with Demo-
cratic principles-are they not to all in.
tents and purposes AbOlitionistsH Can
they be recognized as Democrats after
repudiating the creed Of the Democratic
party and atiiliating with it's lifelong en-
smies' The Union correctly, honestly
and emphatically declares that those who
Support the war must sustain the war
measures of the Administration, and those
measures include its entire policy" OF
course it does. We have so stated re-
peatedly. What are the "war measures
Of the Administration"H Are they cal
culated to restore the Union, adjust sat
isfactorily, honorably and permanently
our national difficulties, and promote the
welfare and happiness of the people p
Are they just or humane? The authors
Of the policy, the leaders of the Admins
tration, say they are for confiscation,
emancipation, subjugation or extermina-
toni No man who loves the Union,
obeys the laws and respects the Constitu-
tion-no man who is opposed to the sub.
version of our Government and the es.
tablishment Of military despotism, can,
and be true to his principles, "sustain
the war measures Of the Administration. I"
Tho "wAr measures of the Administra-
tion" are at war with the Constitution,
with the liberties of the people and the
white race. Included in the "entire pol
icy Of the Administration" are acts dis.
graceful to humanity and insulting to
reason and destructive to Democratic
principles; and yet "War Democrats"
must sustain them-sustain usurpation or
power, arbitrary arrests, breaking up of
Democratic meetings by military upstarts,
mobbing and destroying Democratic print
ing Offices, prohibiting Democrats from
voting unless they promised to support
the Administration, freeing, arming, cloth
ing, feeding and educating negroes, in
sulting unprotected females, ignoring
courts, placing the military above the
civil power, abrogating State laws and
constitutions when they stood in the way
of the abolition "policy" of the Admins
tratiOn, expattiWtiNg american citizens
for daring to advocate Democratic pIinci.
Piles, denying the use of the government
mails to Democrats, instigating negroes
to plunder and murder their masters, en-
couraging Abolition traitors to spread
their treason broadcast over the country,
and the swindling and villainy of the ia.
vorites Of the Administration. This is a
part, and but small part, of the "entire
policy Of the Administration" which, the
Union says, war Democrats must support
"Is this the entertainment to which they
were invited" when they affiliated with
the Abolitionists to "sustain the war
measures Of the Administration" II so,
then indeed did they sell their birthright
for less than q mess of pottage. What
are they but Abolitionists They have
surrendered themselves entirely to the
embrace Of the AbOlitionists-been taken
into their church-adopted their creed
cut adrlft from the Democratic party; and
what business have they to longer call
themselves Democrats Why give them
. name they have renounced and, so far
as ttey could, dishonored? The Aboli-
tionists know full we'll the taIismanic pres
tige Of the good old name, and they prefer
that the new converts shall still bear it.
They, the "war Democrats" are the mere
tools-the decoy ducks-of the Abolition
lists, and will pay large price Of shame
for the favors they. will receive from their
new political associates.
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Two abolition preachers in Delhi we're
drafted. Are they going? They have
preached war; they have said this was
. holy war, and that the hand of God
was in it. They have advised enlist.
ments to Gil up the decimated ranks of
the Union army. If this is the case,
hes mt providonco caIoctod thaea ehr;aL
ers to 60 to help the battles Of the Un-