The Shasta courier., 1864-05-21
The Democrscy and the ccnfed-raey.

ed by Zee. Union men have their determl
nation to conquer strengthened by the bril-
liant successes of the loyal citizen soldier
fighting to crush out the rebellion and saw
their Government, while the rebel sympa
thizers feel the props of the Confederacy
trembling, and look sombre with agony al
their last vain hope for the success of theil
traitor friends departs forever.
But we frequently hear Union men say
that our national affairs have reached a crisis
the solution of which will determine or de-
stroy our nation. Some seem in their view
| to stake all upon the success of our arms be-
fore Richmond. They speak as though il
Lee and his army were not defeated and an.
initiated in the present campaign, the rebel
confcderacy must be established and our ma
ton dissolved. While we have the higest
expectations that the Federal arms will prove
triumphant to the utmost wish Of every loyal
heart, before Richmond and in the far South,
we do not believe the defeat of the Union
forces in any battle, or the failure of cam
Ndh ia'SO d iCdcOhdDiO PiOSPCOt VI lHC
success of traitors in their attempts to estab-
lsh an empire of tyranny on the ruins of our
Government
Our Government is the spontaneous out
growth and choice Of free people, intelli-
gent, and possessing almost uulimited re-
sources of progress and civilization in time of
anA of Jofo C
war-such resources as no other nation ever
possessed in ancient or modern times.
Rebellion, through the force of arms, will
never dismember the territory of these Uni
ted States. Mere military force can never
establish the so-called Southern Confederacy
The people will fight out the awful question
raised by the rebellion on the battle field for
years to come, if necessary, until it shall be
determined in favor of the Union and free.
dom. They ,eiU do so, and they are able to
accomplish it.
But there is power to be dreaded more
than the force of arms-an influence insdu-
Gus and subtle as the serpent's charm: Pol
iticians of evil omen are at work to divide the
loyal people. They seek to accomplish
through the ballot box, and by stirring up
dissensions among the people of the loyal
States, what the'rebels themselves never ex-
pected to gain by the mere force of arms-the
overthrow of our. Government and the estab-
lishment of slave confederacy upon its
ruins.
Had not the chiefs of the rebellion been
assured by leading "democrats" in the
North that the true". members of the Dem
ocratic party in that part of the country
brethren to prevent the success of the re-
bellion, the treason would not have been com.
mitted and to-day the only hope of the reb-
els is melted by their Democratic eoadjutors
in the loyal States. Their Seymours, Coxes,
Woods, Vallandighams, Longs, Chipmans,
and others too numerous to name, are strain
ing every nerve to organize and build up
party to vote men into Office for the purpose
of treating with the rebels and recognizing
thrir Confederacy. Why are those demon.
strations in the form Of Democratic Conven
tons compose ! of such men as Weller Street,
Coffroth, Beriah Brown, Gelwicks, Burch,
and all that tribe of secession, rebel-sympa.
thzing. cactus Pacific. republic politicians?
What would sac, politicians do to put down
the rebellion, if they could deceive the honest
voters and get them to elect such Democrats
to Congress and the Presidency If these
men could succeed through the ballot
box, we should have no difficulty in learning
that there would be no more need of war to
establish the Confederacy. Look at the course
and conduct of these Democrat" s"-read
their correspondence on the rebellion, the
Confederacy and Pacific republic, and their
speeches in Congress, where their true polt-
in relation to the Union and the Southern
Confederaey will be known and understood
But with most brazen impudence, these foul
politicians besiege the country with the de-
claration that they are Democrats and con-
stitute the Democratic party in the country
they assail the ears of the people with false
and unpatriotic arguments against the Gov
ernment and its war measures; they desper-
ately undertake to make the people believe
that their liberties are destroyed but the
liberty of the citizen was never greater nor
more seeure-none but traitors. who speak
and act treason are in danger of any curtail-
ment of personal liberty They tell us that
our taxes are overburdenson,e and oppressive
and oppressive in consequence of the war,
ignoring the loyalty and patriotism of the
people, who are pouring out their treasure by
millions, and their blood in torrents, in de.
Tense of the Union and their Government
Shame on the traitor wretch who makes such
an argument! Hundreds of thousands of
the bravest of the brave have given their
hives sacrifice in our country's cause =
and shall it be said of us, who remain at home
pursuing oar own business, and enjoying the
blessings Of free Government. that We
grudgingiy yisla o pittance of our wage. or
wealth to maintain that Government. with
its liberties? Hundreds of thousands of our
neighbcrs, friends and brothers are riskinp
all, and sacrificing their lives, patriotically
and heroically, in the battle field, and shall
we refuse TO feed and clotha and comfort
them?