Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-05-16

Tssss AR two Assj facts 10 coanso.
,iss With he present sts.e # thugs wkish
srs becoming day By day more apparent
The 6rst i that . overwhelming nsjo,i.y
q he people - eoaviocsd that he cal
vasion Of the sssntsy dspssd. upon such
radical changes Of public policy - can
b only hoped Tor BY : change Of Admin
i'trssioo. Every days sxpst;ercsr Odds
confirmation T. tie fact tha, there is .
want Of talent, 6smosss and executive
ski'l q The head Of the Government to
give that force and energy 70 combined
effort which i necessary 10 res.ors he
Union. There i 6rss want Of that con.
6dsncs and rsepecs which always exists to
= greater or less extent with people 1t war
with each other, and without which no
reasonable hope can b entertained for
such regulations - will even Z. any 70.
mote period result in peace aud = rsssora.
'ios Of harmony; and secondly, .hsrs is
throughout the loyal ssctions . feeling
which 10 not confined TO any party, that
sbs parpcsss Of The var hsve been per.
vsrssd to igaobls snds-that slavery has
occupied too large shsss Of The attention
Of those who have eoasrol Of sssirs- -.ha.
there has been too uueh pasiie plusds,-
too many political 0ensrsls-too much
inssrferancs With The civil su,hor;.iss, and
Zoo great = want of ,hss military skill
necessary to give speedy success TO our
arms. This 10 the feeling Of the honest,
conservative masses Ct the country Whist.
sosver may have been their party predi.
leetious, and they will embrace the earli-
ct opportunity 70 unite with any organ.
isatiou that furnishes . reasonable assur.
sues Of their ability aud willingness 70
promote reform in these particulars.
The other truth which 10 no less pslpa.
bic, 10 that the people srs loyal 10 tho
Governmsnt-shst they desire to see the
Union restored, and that they have no
wish to have any cessation Of hostilities
uetil the end for which The var common.
ed shall have been accomplished. The
slmost universal feeling 10 thas tho rebel.
Ito" must be subdued-the people have
counted the cost, they know we'll The perils,
trials and sacrifices which var impose,
they know also The value Of the Union
They have deliberately considered the
inevitable consequence for al time to
eous Of permanent disrup.;on Of our
National compact, and there can hardly
b found to-day corporate guard in favor
Of Southern recogni.ion-Republican
authority to the contrary notwithstanding.
With this state Of things existing, The
Democratic party should b influenced BY
higher motives than such o. mere party
policy may seem to dictate The controll.
ing object ought % b % 70 shape our
cosrss - most e6setuaIly 10 operate for
the good Of the country. There should
b no room 70 question our position upon
the one great question Of The d.,-ths
restoration Of the Union. Not only the
North, but the South and the whole world
should DO made to understand that -
Democrats, We have no sympathy With
rebels and traitors With arms in their
hands raised to strike down the bes, Gov.
eminent IL the world. More than this,
ws should plant ourselves squsrely upon
= platform which promises deliverance
from the horrors Of var, only upon eondi
ton ths. those in rebellion consent to live
with 10 in peace upon the terms which
the Constitution provides.
We are in favor Of dealing justly even
With those 10 rebellion-of granting them
Ill the rights 10 which they are entitled,
either in law or equisy-of holding out
every proper inducemen. for their return
to the allegiance which they owe the couu.
.ry-but At the Same tina Of giving them
no encouragement to hope for peace upon
any other terma II, - . party, ~ sdop,
this course ~ shall draw 70 our support
tho loyal, conservative msssss Of the
coua.ry, 10 shall triumph By IN over
whslmins majority, and ws shall save the
Nation. II 10 make . mistake and ~.
sumo On equivoeal position Ne shall not
only fail Of saecess, but " shall leave
or country = prey to ,asdals and rad
ieals, and transmit 70 orr sa;'dsss isri.
tag Of shame and seproseh. a.s
BIB We ars soos 70 meet ia State Convsn.
tioa,-issues ars before no which cannot
b dodged, I've must take sssnd spon
these monentoas questions, and spon Gus
anAinn fha nA0nla vill nan6ne q v>ed ;eH ~