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0UTRAGES UPON DEMOCRATS.
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MADISON, Wis, March 70.


.1est ..-.,. MADISON, Wis, March12.
To the Editor of the Chicago Tines is-'iaaal
The New York World, i'm commenting
upon your article in reference TO the out
rageous assault upon the printing Office OF
the Dayton Empire, characterizes your re-
marks as "far too Violent" You of course
need no champion, and do not write for
the purpose of vindicating You, as you are
fully capable of taking care of yourself
il But do wish to say word touching the
duty of Democrats in relation to these oft
repeated and never-punished acts of brutal
violence. in which Democrats are made the
only sufferers, either in life, liberty or prop
.erty. The World, in speaking further upon
this theme, says, In substance, that ''the
Democratic party has a proud record
That is true. We have obeyed the laws.
We have, for long while, submitted to the
most unmerited abuse he iped upon us with
out measure by the proud minions of des-
potic administration. We have protested,
1t is true, but have yielded our necks to the
yoke, and borne. 1t almost as patiently as
the laboring OK, because we have been told
that it was necessary In order to put down
the rebellion. Smitten upon one cheek we
have turned the other also. Hating the re-
bellion as cordially as we loved the Constitu-
tion and the Union, we have witnessed with
alarm the swift encroachments of unlawful
power upon the rights of the people. We
have never appealed to force to arrest these
evils. We have said, Let us abide by the
laws-they will yet right these wrongs-and
the people will find a complete remedy for
the future in the ballot-box.
These are the splendid hopes which have
animated and fortified the Democratic par
ty in times past But how have they been
realized? A corrupt and partizan Congress
has covered these violators of law with a
shield of indemnity for the past and guar
antee for the future, while fraud and violence
have engrossed the freedom of the ballot
box, and outrage has followed upon outrage.
Soldiers, stimulated by Abolition hate, have
been melted to insult murder and destroy,
and always with impunity, for the courts
are closed and the laws are silent.
It has at length arrived at that point
where the Democratic party is compelled to
choose between absolute annihilation7as al
party, or adopting some plan to arrest these
growing evils. viii The World tell us what
plan there Is left us but force? The Presi-
dent could stop the outrages il he would
One word, rightly spoken by him, would
end them. But he has not spoken, and
there is no hope that he will speak that
word. In fact, all these terrible evils are
directly traceable to him. He, is the great
source and fountain whence these troubles
flow. He furnished the example. uag
There is but one remedy left. 1t is plain
and simple, but 1T may be a bloody one.--
Let the one and half million men who
voted the Democratic ticket last fall firmly
resolve that punishment, swift, certain and
inex0rable, shall follow these violent deeds
upon Democrats or their property, and we
would soon find that those wolfsh Aboli-
tionists who now enact these outrages
would become tame as sheep. The law of
retaliation is doubtless a barbarous code,
but is justifiable according to the stern
rules of war. But Democrats will never
resort to it save in self-defense. The in
cendiary who applies the torch to his neigh
bor's dwelling would hardly suffer it to
burn If he knew the consequences would |
be the certain destruction of his own house.
In the history OF the world no such anoni-
ally occurs as free country where por-
tion Of the people are released from the OBJ |
legation to obey the laws, while the re- |
naming portion are required to strictly obey /
them. Such a state of things cannot long |
exist anywhere. 1t must sooner or later re- |
suit in anarchy, or slavery to the obedient |
class, or the restoration of the peaceful do
minion of law over the whole. Every re-
flecting mind must admit that the latter
condition is altogether preferable. All |
One word more in reference to the ap-
preaching Presidential campaign: To en-
able the Democratic party to hope for sue
cess, three things are absolutely necessary:
Freedom Of speech, freedom of the press,
and free ballot-box. Unless we can enjoy
these plain constitutional privileges, as alb
solutely as we did in 1860, we might Just as
well surrender our party organization at
once, and consent that Lincoln hold over by
usurpation. To secure these rights, each
and all of them, against the slightest mo-
lestation, 1t Is necessary that the party take
its stand early, firmly resolved to maintain
them, not only by words, but by 6lo,os., It
is time we let our opponents understand
that. we are determined on these points.--
Mealy y-mouthed phrases viii not answer the
purpose. Protests and remonstrances have
been entirely fruitless. These indispen- i,
sable rights have not only been re-
peatedly invaded, but the party in |
power still claim the right
to suspend and destroy them, if the Presi-
dent should deem 1t necessary. The issue
Is plain; why. attempt to disguise it any |
longer?' Blind indeed Is that man who can
not see that the Abolitionists are deter-
mined to perpetuate their power; and that,
II the demolition of freedom of speech,
freedom Of the press, and freedom Of ele,
lions are necessary to the Accomplishment =
Of their designs, they win not hesitate one
to strike the blow, unless they are
made to understand that the blow win be
returned with interest, These men hate
the Democratic party with diabolical fury,
and we may expect no forbearance fronm
them, except that which Is wrung from
their fears; and, the sooner our party is
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