Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-06
THE SPIRIT OF THREE PAR
TIES.

$40 Union nth slavery Is the mot.
70 OF the Northern fanatic'. Come
wha, may come disunion Come war
in any form and for any length OF tim,
the Cnion shall not stand uniess slave.
nv fails. This is tho abolition sentiment
pas, present and future.
"No Uaoo uithoa 'lavcry, is the
cry OF The southern fanatics. Though
the splendid fabric ofour government oe
torn in sunder - though crne. war
drench the entire country IN 'falernal
blood though even the worst come 10
the worst, The Union SD never exist
without slavery. This is the iee'log OF
the Sun,h-.s now, has been ard VIII
continue 10 be-
The Union, Isl, last and forever, Us
ihe motto OF the great consefsniise par
ty OF the conuirr. OF winch the demo
cratic party forms the most considerable
portion. That party believes that the
Constitution recognizes the right Of any
State 10 bolI ,l4ves. 1t recogn ia the
rglt OF the Sa,o Of Iowato introduce
slavery light OF Georgia 10 shol-
ish slavery within lis limits. When Any
nambe, Of States srise through their
reorCs.htatvos aud declare tAat slavery
il wro1g pr, jadc u the inter,ste o.
the Union, and shall not be to Grated ~
any State o. the Union. they nssu ne
something not mentioned IN the bil 81
RI llts, Tor the Constitution recogn rs
the liIbt of States to no d slaves. 30
whoa any considerable pog.lon or sny
single States de,l tres that there sht
re no Iuion nnlefs the - ties, COM
posing it arc al slave States, tho posi-
MON is equally wfoog and inadyisable,
though that same State, OF others, may
Introduce slavery and DO protected III
the institution, by the provisions OF the
Cous,i,uion-which is The law Of III,
land. We have not We. heard that tho
South has demanded that every State II
the [ MON must be slave State, In OF
der that the Union may have its SUP
pot but we do know that the fanatics
OF tue Northern 5 a,es have declared
that there should be no Union VIII
slave States as component part.
Now, from the staff, the democrat
party has been in favor OF leaving tht
matter Of slavery IN the hands Of M
States where il exists, without aay agi
tstlon whatever. Such WAS the con
sentative doctrine OF the democracy il
time Of peace The institution wa, RI
cogoizel by the supreme law Of th
lsud-as z. part and parcel thereof, con
seqnenily no law abiding cit'zen won
think OF making any war upon IT, an
more than upon any other provision. =
10 time Of war the belief OF the conser
vatiyc party is,that slavery shall ron il
chances-ihat slave owners Who are
rebellion should find no more pro,ec,io
for one class of property than another
they defy the government and shou
run all the risks which arise through Il
operation OF enforcing obedience 10 Il
Constitution. If, while the Cons It
ton is being vindica,ad, any inst,tati,
Of the rebellious States, shall fail, 80
it. II slavery is wiped out in the ex.
else OF constitutional authority, let
60. IT Is perfectly in order. But
creature of the Constitution has n
right TO annul any potion thereof, (
any purpose-not even TO put down
bellior. The democratic party stan
for the Constitution and the Union.
denounces all iDtringsmcnts upon eth
and denounces any faction or sect
taat interieres TO the dctriment OF eth
Preserve the Constitution, and
Union Is sa.e. Oppose any person Il
intcrferes with it, To he rebel or Pr,
dent. Let other institutions take G.
Of themselves.
Cioose 70 between the three part