The weekly union record., 1864-09-10
WHAT IT MEANS.

have not reflected deeply on the facts
and philosophy of our political history,
the hypothesis that of all parties" the Demo
cratic party only, can restore the Uaion, is, as
the riddle Of the Sphynx, and marvellous as he
Labyrinth of Crete with its ever beginning
and never ending perplexities. Ask of them
their mode Of operation; and we get only this,
I'VE will offer the rebels terms upon which
peace alike honorable to both parties can be
made" All But in such case will it be
made? How do they know it will? Are they GER
tain that any terms they might propose would
be accepted Are they assured that any
would be accepted short Of recognition?
Can they give any reason for their faith ? aud
if they can give none with what kind of grace
can they go out into the highways and byways
and ask men to support them Are We to
make change upon mere guess? To guess
is by common consent Yankee prerogative,
and although prerogatiye like loyal, is open to
the hypercritcism of the Beriqh Brot0n anon
al,es, we guess, President cannot be elected
on the platform of guess. Can they give
reason, for the faith that is in them as they
pretend ? That they do not give it is certain.
Now in all candor, when party asks the
people to intrust them With the Government,
they ought to give reasons. at least clear and
definite, if not solid and practicable, unless, all
the time harpiDg on "Shoddy" they intend to
play "Shoddy" themselves. Or do they sup
pose the people fools, to believe them not only
without reason, but against reason. Or indeed,
are they omniscient? We know they claim
that Lincoln, aud each and every Union man
is an ass-that every army contractor etc, is a
Shoddyite-that the vital principle of the
Union party is fanaticsm-that their bond is
the spoils Of Office, and that the Union is only
the trump card in the game, and of course that
they are just the reverse of this, especially, the
last item But the question is are they omnis-
cient? The Titans, it is said, warred against
Jove. Are they Titans or not? If not, or if
they are, let them beware of the fate Of The
Titans. If they are not omniscient, do they
stand on Terra Fi1ma, or are they en- rapport
with those who control the rebellion, that they
know so much? If en- rapport, beware of the
Trojan horse The woolly horse is myth to
that. Often do they say, had the Crit
tenden Compromise prevailed, there would
have been no rebellion. And instanter, they
say they want 1.-The Constitution as it is, and
the Union as it was" The Crittenden com
promise was an amendment to the Constitution,
therefore they want 1.-The Constitution as ii is
aud the Union as ii was :. = These Demo
Gratis, as they persist in calling themselves,
like degenerate scapegrace OF an Industrious
sire iuheritiug nothing but his uame, land this
is an extravagsnt comparison as 70 the scape
gracel, are alike Satan. when expelled
from the Celestial abode, would have no
doubt compromised the fuss BY being reiusta
ted according to lhe Constitution as it is, aud
the Union as it was, but God would do DO
such contemplate thing, and iu this, he assert
ed bis proper authority in accordance with his
sovereign attributes. These so-called Demo
Gratis are not doing as God did. Let the rebel
leaders go to Satsus abode, aud the rest we
will care for, and these are better terms than
Satan ever got. If the Democrats will still
pray for Satsn, why let them pray.
Now all the philosophy Of this rebellion is
tL>te 81 h,- -,is, ~,
our politics The sagacious politicians 10 the
interests Of slavery, long since foresaw tba; as
the natural ultimate result Of existing causes,
the power Of the free States would prepouder
ate over the slave States. For this reason, if
reason it may be called, they originated and
nursed the scheme of rebellion. This was the
grand fact aud cause of the rebellion, and not
the acts of the free States or the people there
Of. South Carolins, in her ordinance Of seces-
sou, mentions but one act Of the States. that
iu respect 10 the execution Of the Fugitive
Slave law, The Justice OF this is seen, when It
is considered. that less number Of slaves es-
capped, according to Buchanans census taker,
for the ten years eDdiog with 1860, than was
ever known TO have escaped in any period Of
ten years preceding. For thirty years at least,
they had only watched their opportunity of
rebellion. They judged it had arrived, when
Lucon was elected, which they helped sill they
could with any show OF consistency.
They were aware that language, religion,
general ideas. and above all the confguration
Of the continent, and its natural highways and
outlets rendered it almost 40 impossibility TO
make the North aud South two separate IA
,ions. But, true to previous tactics, it was in
their programme TO demand new terms and
conditions in favor of slavery, as The price Of
union. and not merely threaten, but do violence
10 ease their demands were not complied with.
The Constitution and The Union as j, was. they
had. They wanted more than thai. VIII
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