The mountain Democrat., 1864-06-18
Abolition Platforms.

olitlOn party. Eacn Is extremely radical,
and mischievous and obnoxious to the
better portion Of the American people
No man who hopes for the Union Of the
States under the Constitution, no man
who is sincerely attached to the Union of
our fathers and the Constitution framed
by them, can consistently eNdSrs@ <Ihsv
platform. The platform Of the Greenback
wing Is a fraud-a plain, pnlpable, shame.
less fraud-designed to deceive and be.
tray the credulous masses. Ask the sup.
porters Of the Administration if they are
in favor Of the Union as it was," and
they will say no. Ask them il they are
in favor Of the Constitution as it is"
and they will answer Move want the
Constitution amended. Not one Of them
will declare himself to be in favor Of the
Union or the Constitution, without con.
ditions. Greater hypocrisy was never
known among men than has character.
lied the monagers of the Baltimore Con.
venlion. The Abolition motto, "the Con-
stitution is a league with death and GOV.
enant with hell, was never any 100 strong
to characterize the hatred with which
they regarded and still regard the Consti
tuition and the Union. They are "condi
tional Unionists" according to their own
confessions, and real d>unionisIs beyond
any doubt. They are in favor Of driving
out and keeping out Of the Union every
State which will not abolish slavery. II,
after conquering the rebellion, there
should be any prospect Of being able to
restore the peaceful and prosperous rela.
tions heretofore existing between the
States, the Administration party is pledg.
ed to Obstruct and oppose any attempt to
do so except on condition of compelling
the people Of the South to adopt a social
system dictated by the people OF the
North. Is this not 50? Mr.. Licoln has
declared, by his action in the case of the
Louisiana Commissioners, that he does
not desire the seeded States to return to
the Union, nor will he, If he can prevent
it, permit them to do so. They must re.
pudiate their domestic institutions before
he will have anything to do with them.
One Of his warmest supporters, William
Lloyd Garrison, says, "thiS Union is a
lie The American Union is an impoS.
ture. | am for its overthrow. Up with
the flag Of Di>union!" Henry Ward
Beecher, another leader Of the party, says:
- The Constitution is the fountain and IA.
ther Of all our troubles. Tear it in pieces
and make a better" VIM. II. Seward
tells the South" If they will not cman,
ripate their slaves, they shall have dis.
union. civil war aud emancipaIi"n."-
- The Union as it VAS is played out" cx.
ullingly says Jim Lane, another leader -
q The Union MS i: was and the CunStitu.
ton Us it iS-God forbid it," says Thad.
deus Stevens, the mouth piece Of the Nd.
in Congress. We could ill
our paper with similar reasonable cx.
preSSions Of the leaders Of the Admins
tratiOn party, but the above ate sufficient
to convince any intelligent man that the
platform Of the GrecnbackS is SHAM
What hypocrisy and audacity for them to
resolve " that it is the highest duty of ev-
cry american citizen to maintain, against
all their enemies, the integrity of the
Union and the paramount authority Of
the Constitution Of the United States"
when the very men who adopted the res
olution are working to destroy the Union
and to organize "ncw nation" and their
candidate has repeatedly diSregartled and
detied the paramount authority Of the
Constitution Of the United States" Are
the worshippers of John Brown sincere
in adopting such a resolution? Does it
not carry on its face a fraud? If adhered
to, would it not di>organize the Admins
tration party, and force it to repudiate its
standard bearer?
The second resolution opposes any com
promise with rebels ex xcept upon condi-
tions which admit of no compromise, and
is therefore excessively stupid and unnc-
ceSsary and calls upon the Government
" to prosecute the war with the utmost
possible vigor." Cameron, the prince Of
swinderS, it is fair to presume, wrote it.
1t is bait to shoddyitcs, and will secure
their support 1t will provide them plum
der, and that is all they care for.
The third resolution adopts to the full.
Est extent the radical Abolition pro.
sramme and fully endorses the "acts and
of the Administration -
which were issued to con
,iiate and crafty Abolition traitors, and .
"hich are notoriously unconstitutional. -
It reiteratcs the silly and false assertion /
hat slavery was the cause Of the re-
'ellion," and is "hO>tile to the principles
# republican Government" The great.
'ure and patriotic men who achieved our
whose devotion to liberty
las never been questioned, who founded
ur "repubIican Government" were of
IitTrrent ODiniOn and IL is n baSr Slantlpr
m them to say that they approved what
hostile to the principles Of republican
government" Shameless malignerS of
he illuStriouS dead, how dare you insult
he intelligence Of the people by such