The mountain Democrat., 1863-06-13
nright Pro.pec1s Of tho Demoeraey.

of our country, and It's cOndltloplS Such
that, to prevent its disruption, with per-
haps anarchy, it becomes the imperative
duty of every good citizen to use his best
endeavors to arrest such fearful catas-
trophe. How can he make his efforts
most efFectual? Experience teaches us,
by following the example and the teach
l;r-> Of the founders of the Democratic
party-thaF parry which gdfoned the
country wisely and made it great, pros
porous, honored and potent for seventy
yearS-that party, national in sentiment
and patriotic in purpoSe-that party
which lately received the free, unbought,
enthusiastic endorsement of the people in
the Atlantic States 4.
The opponents of that party triumphed
in 1860, and the disastrous and fearful
result is felt and deporcd by the Ameri-
can people. Corruption and knavery,
fanaticism and (avoritism, imbecility and
utter disregard Of the Constitution and
laws, have characterized the rule Of the
Abolition party since it came into control
of the Government This, the admissions
and testimony of its own leaders, organs
and supporters, prove. Ii is needless for
us to repeat its numberlcsS arbitrary acts
and tyrannical measures, destructive of
liberty-itS wanton violation Of law and
contempt of the right, and liberties of the
people. On the fadclc>s pages Of IIisto
tory some have been and all will be re-
corded.
Party prescription and party favoritisln
and course Of action clearly designed to
preserve the unity and ansure the Suprem-
cy of the Abolition party, have been the
distinguishing features of Lincoln'S Ad-
iniuistratioa. 1t is an undeniablc fact,
conceded by its friends, that its acts and
course. for the last twelve months, have
tended to strengthen the secession cause,
and to em5arraSs, weaken and drive Oft
the friends of the Union. One year ago,
we were assured, there was strong Union
feeling in the rebel States, and juliciouS
conservative, patriotic conduct on the part
of the President and his advisers and 20
ltical supporters, would have materially
strengthened the feeling and soon mad, it
predominant. If the President coulI th,n
have "risen above party" the terrible
calamities We have since witnessed and
others yet more terrible that are im?eu1
ing over US, might and would have been
avertcd. But the motto Of his party then
was, "Iield not an inch -" No Union
with Shareholders s"' Party WAS placed
before country, the Chicago Platform, see
tional in sentiment, reasonable in pur-
pose, was regarded as more sacred and
binding than the Constitution the pre-.
servation Of the Abolition party was con-
>idcrcl more important than the pre,crv-
alton Of the Cnion-and the gloomy re
suit is before the world.
IrPrcSidynt Lincoln and his party could
have forgotten party at The time Of th, in.
PRODUCTION Of the Crittenlcn Compromise,
all the horrors and caamities since visited
upon the country could have been avoid.
ed, anl we should row BE united, pros,
porous, happy people; impartial history
will so instruct poSterity. Congressional
documents will furnish the proof And
after, through partisan folly and wi,kcd-
ness, the rebellion had come, an honest,
courageous, patriotic "risiug above party
would have enabled the Government to
have so built up and strengthened the
Union sentiment in the South, as to have
rendered the rebellion comparatively
harmless and easy to be subdued. But
partisan coun'cls prevailed, party inter.
ests were consulted, and party ends were
allowed to shape and control the action of
the Administration, and the seeded States
have thereby become terribly Formidable.
We do not believe the Administration
possesses, for it has given no exhibition
Of it, either the ability or fairness, if it
have the desire, to restore the Union.
The Radical element Of the Abolition
party, it is apparent, controls the Admin
istration, and that element is deadly
hostile to restoration of the Union. The
people are now convinced Of this fact, and
the conservative men are making common
cause with the Democracy to save the
Constitution and the Union. The bands
which have bound men to party are be-
ing sUndcred by the pressure Of unparai,
leled corruption, pcculation, shinplaSters,
drafting, taxation, arbitrary arrests, bas-
tiles, and martial law in loyal States re-
note from the scene of military opera
tions-not martial law to punish offend
ers, but to wreak vengence, in spite of
law, upon those who have believed that
the rights intended to be secured by the
Constitution Of the United States. were
sacred, not mere name, a sham, and a
snare--those who have priced and still
mean to assert the freedom of thought, of
expression and of the press. All the ee-
ments of opposition to arbitrary power
and military despotism are rallying un-
der the free flag of the Democratic party;
and this justifies us in saying bright are
the prospects of the Democracy.
REFUSED TO HEAR HIM. Gen. 4. J..
Hamilton. a political lnafcr. who has