Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-09-25
PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE.


PROGRESS OF TIE STRUGGLE.
There are many men in the coun-
try, especially among politicians'who
insist that our National difficulties
can all be adjusted without dragging
in any troublesome questions about
right, and justice, and doing to 9th
ers rs we would have them do TO us,
&c. They are determined to regard
the great problem of the times as
merely political question. The lead
ers OF the so-called Democratic par
ty are anxious to obtain peace for
the nation by bringing back the same
state of things which produced the
rebellion. They want pretended
peace which shall give the slave pow
or time to recruit its wasted legions,
replace its exhausted resources, and
recover from the almost mortal blow
it has already received.
These men have so long obeyed
every behest of the power which is
now in arms for the overthrow Of our
government, and the destruction of
our national existence, that they still
tremble at the thought of resistance
to its demands. They are willing
slaves, and have learned to love their
chains. They will resist every at
tempt to deal with the obvious cause
of our national troubles, just as long
rs they have the slightest hope OF
success in their efforts to deceive the
people; but whenever they are com
PEELED to recognize the powerful
movement which is going on in our
land, the great wave Of popular pro
gress, which like 'thc ocean mighty
swing is carving the people, the
whole people, up to heroic nights, we
may he assured these men will fol-
low; they are not fitted to lead, they
will 20 with the current, will echo
the popular voice; for these politi-
clans love place and power SO well
that no principles are too distasteful
for them TO profess. 1t should he
remembered, however, that men of
timid and servile minds, like these
politicians of the so called Democrat
ic party, being from their nature and
habits unable to appreciate true Gle
vation of principle, and looking at
all things from their own level, can
not he trusted even when they pro
TESS the most radical and liberal
principles. They deiilc whatever
they touch, and will pervcrt and pro
fame the highest truths and the no
licst ideas by making them subscr-
Went, if possible, to temporary ex-
pedicncy and a success obtained by
policy.
We are, as n nation, in process OF
development into higher life; re-
sistless tendency is working in the
hearts of the masses; and it will not
be long until the people in general
will come to choose freedom, to love
freedom, and to decree freedom, not
for themselves emily, but for every
human being on American soil
When this time comes these place
seekers will be the noisiest support
ers of the new order of things, hop
ing thus again to obtain the suffrages
of the people.
But no man should be trusted who
has not all along been right Those
who leave the ranks of our secret
enemies only when the thunder OF
victory begins to shake the air, are
influenced chiefly by a desire to see
II there is not something in the way
of ''spoils" which they can seize fol
themselves. We have men who have
been for their country from the be.
ginning of the present contest, and
who have served her with no EQUIV.
ocal or conditional devotion. lie,
the people trust only men who have
been tried.
We have spoken OF the so-called
Democratic party of the presen,
time. That party is dead. 1t is one
of the old things which have passed
away. 1t possesses no principles
has nothing to announce; it has onl,
a whine Of dissatisfaction becaus,
the government is putting down the
rebellion.
But 20 turn from this. the peonl,
/ should remember that many VIII,
have belonged TO what has hoo,