Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-30

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and opportunity, to stir up reyolt for the sake
OF civil promotion. It Is q prize offered 70.
the greatest proficiency in dislovalty and pub
Tic disturbance. It is made the qualification
OF Governor, Of large and powerful State,
70 have declared void the acts Of Congress
the authority OF the public servants, and ex-
cited lnsurreetion among the people whose
government IS rendered TO him. TIE example
OF fsllandlghsm Is more deprayed than the
combined ferocity of the New York rabble.
because II leads TO such outbreaks. The Onfv
compensation i'll this shocking transaction IS
that the brutal murderers who are instigated
by such teachings, will serve out their period
OF incarceration and stink out of sight, but
the Ohio traitor will never be forgotten as
long as the name of Benedict Arnold is re-
membered. 1t Will retain its bad pre- commence
after his more feeble imitators in Wisconsin
shall have persisted forever.
4 iamentable want of political caudor IS
observable throughout all this enormous plat
form. The Northerr or loyal states have
been visited, We are told by an experience
Of woe and danger, of tyranny and oppres-
) sion TO an extent seldom found on the pages
OF history, and the final conclusion is an
| nounced: "Bettsr Liberty end right ont Of the
/ Union, thai, government abors the Constitution
ami kaics. This piece of gasconade Is not an
/ original conception with the platform. Il IS
/ az old Frs-eats5'S sentiment drank too Nth az
T3asse for tie last q1errter Of a century IN Souh
Carolina, and the Sla,v cites generally. from
lclseacc has been tra1esplated By orr Wisconsin
/ ordcteS. And to give point TO this motto, we
are further told that in certain contingencies
| the masses will be found worthy of the faith
/ ers who founded the constitution ''by mitat-
! ing their example under lawless oppression"
/ That Is, the Constitution is to be preserved
! by levylng war against the federal authority
| as our fathers did against George the Third
| and the Stamp Act. 1t is TO be depiored that
| able men viii work them@elves up to such a
| pitch OF infammatory expression AT an hour
| requiring so much deiberation as the present
| ana It Is still more wonderful that such south
/ ern exotics should make their appearance in
the meditations of modern expounder To
/ cap the climax, the genius of " isconsiu ia
| IntuSIng hatred of lawful authority, soar 10
! such . height that II declares the history of
| the world has rarely shown a grosser or more
| systematic abuse of powers more insolent
| assumption OF arbitrary power and that the
| administration IN conducting the war, has
/ left the world IN doubt whether their prnci-
! pal object Is to restore the Constitution at
| the South or TO suhvert Il at the North. In
| other words, We are told that the etiortssOt
| the Administration to subvert the ConstItu-
| ton at the North, have been equal to ali the
| great battles, and the expenditure of a thou
sand million of treasure, and hundred thou
SAND lives, enguphed IN this war against the
South.
Is not this the language OF insanity?
" are told that the South are destrO in
| the most Deulgnant government on earth, but
Ia another breath We are informed that our
own authorities are systematic 0ppressors, in
soIent assumcrs of power, aud deliberate vio-
iators OF the law and that no man can tell
wnes-er they are attempting to destroy the
constitution or TO save IL; that we are right
IN defending our country but that the adj
InlnlstratIOu Is not the government, and that
"e nave rIght to revolt from II. III we
would march firmly against the enemy, We
are pointed to a greater Toe among our com
rades. The broad ground is admitted that
the South mas robbed Us of our taITest pos
sessions, but We are especially Instructed that
We nave been robbed Of our most precious
privileges by our own government iii the
North. We are told that most undoubtedly
we should defend the Union OF our fathers, and
the same breath admonisheo Us that the very
means employed to do 50 are in danger of be-
. ing used III the most uuholy device ever con-
celyeu D. tyranny and ambition.
The armies OF the South are our enemies
on all the battle fields in this war, and on the
seas OF the eartn. They nave destroyed our
peace, shed our blood, and sunk our ships for
TWO year. Yet We are told that al equal
enemy prepares destruction tor Us at home,
and that botn OF them are foes to OF the
greatest magnitude.
In 4 crisis demanding the utmost singleness
OF mind, an honest patriotic party ask advice;
they are anxious to do their duty, and they
repair to a puDucIst OF note; he gives them
platform, aud their confusion Is complete.
Iucy are thus Imbued with the idea that
the National Administration and the Demo
cratic party constitute hostile elements and
that the latter must find fault with and de-
nouuce every act OF the former. The safety
OF the country Is at stake, and may be deeply
and fatally affected by TINS ruthless prOscrlp-
tIon; yet the most AFFECT subseryanCy to
these preudIces Is the only acceptable pledge
OF party obedience, although it banishes JUS
tIcc and patriotism from our ranks, and de
prIves our country Of our sympathy and aid in
the moment when its life or death hangs upon
passing events.
Again, an able-bodied youth experiences
antipathy towards shouldering musket,
and consequently desires to detraud the coun-
Try OF mis- enrolment. His political instruct
ors tell him that the war Is ncfarious one,
and may become ''unholy' in its present
hands, and he willingly participates in these
views. He and a thousand or more like him
sell, finally adopt an address and a string OF
resolutions setting forth these doctrines, and
he stands upon his platform. The laws OF
| Congress, the decencIes OF patriotism, and
the common peril OF US Will nave been super
ceded by MS platform. He lives and breaths
under the Ryan dIspensatIOu. If he commits
treason, Wen and good, so have his friends
and guides. viii the democratic party much
longer submit to such guidance. We call
upon them TO repudIate this stupendous sys
TEN OF contradiction and selfish distractions,
and once more raise the standard OF our for
mer triumph ami glory.
Amidst all these iuhammatory appeals, no
word Is spoken OF the ceaSeless cares which
weigh down those guiding our destinies no
thought Is bestowed the mighty task OF a
government sending forth thousands TO battle
VINO may never appear again among their
friends; no sympathy for the wisdom which
has preserved our national capitol from desc
Grafton, ana which has kept the country IN
entangIed with foreign nations, and unscathed
by their hostilities. We are not enjoined to
admire with gratitude the development Of
our colossal finances, or the resources and
prosperity vhica strike other nations with
wonder We are not REFEREE TO the mate
rial comfort and increasing independence of
+ almost every branch of industry, tine mag
( zeal development of heretofore unknown
sources OF security aud power. Why are We
/ not reminded Of she oPulenc@ that has settled
! upon the cities, or OF the suspicious rewards
that are gathered from labor IN the country.