The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-16
A ScathIMg Attack upon the Admin
IstrRtIOn by a Fremont Paper.

The time has come-in the language Of
the call for the Cleveland COnvention-
for ell Independent men, all who are jeal.
Gus Of the national liberty and greatness
to unite in common effort to oppose an
insurmOnntable barrier against the flood
of shame and ruin which is pouring over
the country from Washington, and threat
ems to bury even the American name. -
Inaugurated in error and cowardice, the
present administration tended inevitably
to the painful end which we have before
our eyes. Error as to the true bearing
and character Of the contest; error as to
it's prnbable duration looking only upon
compromise as a possible solution Of the
struggle. and protecting in slavery the
very source of the conflict, the admins
tratinn Of Mr.. Lincoln could only inevitd
Lly terminate in the half measures which
pr0l0ng crises and never conclude them !;
cowardicc in dealing with foreign powers.
which did not blush to aSSimlate them
selves to revolted criminals under the
name Of belligerents; with cOwardice in
dealing England imperiously demanding
the Trent prisoners, notwithstanding the
open manifestation OF the popular viii /;
cowardice in dealing with Louis Napo-
leon, who inSolentIy treadS the Monroe
doctrine under foot and slaps US in the
face with its fragments stained with Mex
Ican blood cowardice toward the whole
world in suffering, without repriSals. our
commerce. and our flag to be insulted in
every STA by pirates issuing from the ports
Of powers which make war upon us under
the shelter of neutrality; ever cowardice.
Americans! is this the device which our
fathers left to US? Is it this which We
shall leave to our chidrcA2 WjtEoGt en-
ergY for good, without OrCe against evil,
and without intelligence to for see and
direct, what has become OF our liberties,
and what has become of the immense re
sources of every kind put by patriotism
at the discretion of our ,EXecutivep Our
liberties. We have seen them Succuml',on
by one, without a murmur, without
single popular protest TO vindicate right
and justice outraged military Pro Con-
suls have everywhere replaced the law by
caprice. and the Judge 'by the Provost
Marshal the habeas corpus no longer ex-
lists, and the capricious bell OF Mr.. Seward
sends without power of resistance, the
best citizens of the Republic TO dream in
q dungeon over our lost liberties. There
is not a citizen to-day who can be secure
in going to sleep at night, that he will not
awake . criminal, not by law, but by the
via If Provost Marshal or his agents.
That which England would have de-
Tended to the last drop of blood, thai
which iS the most glorious appanage of
the Anglo Sax"n race. its pride n,and its
attachment and respect for the liberty Of
the citizens, We have abandoned withou,
protest.
Are we the descendants Of those sturdy
Saxons who never knew how 60 bend
their heads. or are We the effeminate sons
OF that Latin race of whcm seEgility is the
distinguished Characteristic?
In tighing for universal liberty, are we
going to surrender ouT@oEnG Our ma
lional wealth is following in the wake of
our liberties. The resources heaped up
by century Of preserving labor, that
prosperity which ~as the envy Of the
world and our great and jnst priG", is