Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-08-06
A FEW CANDID WORDS TO DE M .
OCRATS.

with the present state of things which are
becoming day by day more apparent. The
first is that an overwhelming ma ority OF
the people are convinced that the saliva.
ton Of the country depends upon radical
changes Of public policy rs can be only
hoped for by change Of Administration.
Every days experience adds confirmation
to the fact that there is want of talent,
ii,mness and executive skill OF the head of
the Government to give that force and
energy 10 combined effort which is neces
sary to restore the Union. There is first
q want of that confidence and respe ct,
which always exists to greater or less
extent with people at war with each other,
aud without which no reasonable hope can
be entertained for such negotiations as
will, even at any remote period, result in
peace aud restoration Of harmony; and
secondly, there is throughout the loyal
sections feeling which is not confined to
any party, that the purposes Of the war
have been perverted to igaoble cnds-that
slavery has occupied too large share Of
the attention of those who have control Of
affairs-that there has been too much
public p.under-teo many political Gen.
erals-,oo much Interference with the civil
authorities, and too great want Of thai
military sEil necessary to give speedy sue.
cess to our arms. This is the feeling of
the honest, conservative masses OF the
country, Whatsoever may have been their
party predictions, and they will embrace
the earliest opportunity to unite with any
organization that furnishes a reasena-
Bile assurance Of their ability and willing.
ness to p,omote a reform IN these par
tieulars. g.. ...
Tie other truth which is no less palpa-
be, is that the people are loyal to the
Government, that they desire to see the
Union restored, and THAT they have no
wish to have any cessation Of hostilities
until the end, for which the war com.
nenced shall have been accomplished. The
almost universal feeinsis tina, the rebel
lion must be subdued-the people have
counted The cost, they know we'll the perils,
trials and SACRIFICES which war imposes,
they know, also, the value o. The .uaion.-
They have deliberately i. considered the
inevitable consequence f.r all time to
come Of a permanent disruption Of our
National compact, and there can hardly
be found, to day, a. corporal's guard in
favor Of Southern cognition- Republi
can authority to the contrary notwi.h.
standing" ,"' "'*" .'o :. '.'' " 'o'@
With this state Of things existing, the
Democratic party should be Influenced BY
higher motives than such as mere party
policy may seem 10 delete The consroIl'
ing object ought to be SO to shape our
course as most edec.aallya 70, operate for
the good Of tho country. There should
be noroom TO question Dur position, upon
the one great question Of the day-;he
restoration Of the. U1non. Not only the
North, but the South and the whole world
should be made to understand that a.
Democrats, we have no sympathy With
rebels and traitors with arms in their
hands raised to strike down the bes, Gov
trrmsat IN the .wsr!d. More. than this,
We should plant ourselves squarely upon
a'pla.horm which premises ,dslivsrance
fron,=the horrors Of war, only upon eondr
zion thAtthose ia rebelion conse Mt to 1.-Two
with us in peace upon the terms which
the Constitution provides, .,.4.4 ..~.n
We. are in favor of dealing justly even
with those IN rebellion--of granting them
all the rights TO which they are entitled,
either in law or equ!ty-of holding out
every proper iaduoemsn for their return
70 The allegiance which they owe shs eosu.