The mountain Democrat., 1864-06-11
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
Prom the NashvilIs (Tsan.) Dispatch.
Abolition Venom.

tell the wounded pigeon by its fluttering,
and the ''galled jade by it's wincing.-
When you see nest Of black snakes
wrggling and twisting, kissing and wri-
thing, E1tniHg and P5ssGs1ing, splitting
their venom on every side, and t0sSIng
their hateful forms into every contortiOn,
you may safely conclude that sOmebndy
has been stirring up the nasty reptiles
with a sharp stick" We are ton good
iudgesof human nature to conclude that
the broadsides we have been firing into
the Lincoln camp would have no effect in
arouSing the venom and malice Of that
clan of pestifrrous creatures who have
long since laid down their manhood and
their character at the feet Of Ahrah. IN
Lincoln. The servilty that treats any
President, Buchanan or Lincoln, Jctf,r.
son or jackson, or any Of the bright
names that adorned that station, as the
Government, is not only ridiculous. bnt
contemplate and disgusting. M man
who is not willing t. he ali albert shave
and crawl upon his belly in the dust at
The f0"tStOOl Of pHTcr, would 50 far de.
mean and disgrace himself as to Surrer.
der ur ask others tu sure tnh,r th,ir man.
ly opposition t. the policy If any Admin
i>tratiun that he honestly hrlirveS Is hur.
rying his cnuu,ry along the pathway of
ruin. Yet the lvading article uf vr>trr
days journal is based ui"'n this unnlaulv,
Slavi<h aud coutr,npiihlc dnrtrinr, and
the writer Iahnr> with almost ina isnant
disregard Oi truth tn place all who npunS .
the Administration Of Abraham I.,nrrln
in the attitude IT hostility t" the ..vrrn.
.nrnt-Tehcl> in dI>g'ri>'. Iu plain An.
81" Saxon Snrh a statement eau Ne char
actcTlZrd only a~ n wIilIul, aud dnStardlv
Ial>rho"d, kioWn To hu 20 bV the gan
grenr'i anl venn'n"uS creatures VITO pen
ned IT. The Democratic party j. not nf
mu>hr""n "X'>tenr". just >Iruug int" hr
in. since the Administration nr Abraham
lincoln. Cnrxal with the Gnvrrutnrnt
Il>,L. II has administered IFS affairs, with
brief iu'crui>>intS, ff"rn that tune titIl
Abraham Lin, oln vas c.,'trd President
Of :hc Cmtckg,Starr>. Every i",t ol
Cround that has t,ccu added t. the Union
and ev.ry h'i.ht star that has adnrncd
the national standard after the nri. inal
thirteen, we're the RESULTS "f Democratic
policy In tw" wars "iIh foreign powers
and in our Indian wars its >trun arm and
hraWnv shoulder have Sustained the hon.
or of the Republic. II YOU desire TO >cc
the monuments If Democratic wi>,inm
and iIHt'i"tlSir. 20 back to the 81 uG M
vvmher, 1850. and cast Ynur ewes over q
united Republic. numbering thirty four
rich and prosperous States, and seven
Territories. stretching frnm the bolster.
un> Nlantic t. the golden shores ni the
Pacific, aud from Maine to the Gull Of
MeXlch, embracing almost every climate
and production Uf the known world. aud
enclosing brave aud prosperous people
L"k upon the picture aud learn that nl
this was the work If Democratic hands
And set this is the patty that is charged
with hostility To this G"vernmrnt. which
1heY themselves made, bv the Eatte,l and
panI'ered pimrs of frhSlInG facti"n
whose advent t. pnwcr. through the un
fortunate divisions "f the Democratic l,ar.
", herhltie'l the dissolution of the Amrti
can Republic, ard the drenchng Of this
unhappy lHHd in frAternal blood The
dcnentrd Rnd Infatuated slave o( party
VIII" could dare to belle the c"untry's
history by charging di>loyalty to the
Constitution Er"R Snch men. because
they oppose the policy Of an AdminlStra.
ti"n. only renders hIms.lf ridiculous,
without affecting the proud object OF his
assault
"An eagle soaring In his prize Of place
Was ey a mou"ng owl hawked at not Li;rd'
1t is most sfaDJ4lon>lv ful>r that in this
dark hour Of the nations Difficulty, the
Democratic party has >uh,rdnnted cuun.
try to party. Before this unhappy diff.
Guilty was iuaugrratcd, The Democratic
party lahnrcd with all ITS might to effect
compromise. That history has BEEN
written. and il records to their lasting
honor and enduring fame. that they were
ready to lay dawn Iheir party platform to
preserve tn. Union 0f these States. 1t
records also that the Republican leaders,
to their everlasting di>hnnor, refused to
give up one plank in the Chirng" platform
TO save that glorious Union. But when
the shock nl war came and the tag uf the
Union waS unfIricl Ia the hre.zr, the
Democratic party gathered around it and
Swrllrd the ranks "G its defenders. They
did not stop to inquire vii" was PrrSi-
dent, whether he was u Democrat or a
Republican,, hut they went In4lcftnd the
Constitution and maintain the Union. -
Mr.. Lincoln then expressly declared: a.
have no purp0Sr, directly or Indirectly to
interfere with the institution rf slavery
where it exists. believe have no right
t. do 81. aud have no inriinari.n rn do
g." The Congress nf the Un;t"d S,atr>
Enlemnly resolved that The war was was-d,
'nnt t"r the pnrp">' "f 4 'nqrr>'. Srhn,
Eatl"n or "ve'thInMing ar inlr,I rins WIih
any "i the rights Ter v>tah t>h,rl In>tItu.
Fl"ns ut any Of thr State, hut To- tnniatatu
dhe Constitution, re>:"ae tia Uur"n anI
{ force the llw>" This wa> the >,,Irmn
pledge of the En-, cuIivr aud C,u.ic.> Of
the CnIt"d States I" the people nl the
United States. IL WIS t.. br no I,aItv Aar
no slavery nor anti slavery contest. bat
war for the Constitution and lhr Cniui.
Has that pledge been kept? Whn was
the first tn trail the hnnIrr,l hlg uf the
Republic in the dirty winters nf rartyiSm.
Who lowered the proud banner Of the
Union aud attempted to stain its glitter.
f"s in'd> in the murky and fostering pool
OF AhnlitIoniSm l. I the Journal itself
answer:
Two great principles liberty and >lAvery-
nave oern Struggling t"r mastery ever since
Adam was created. They cannut cr.eAr,f in
""': country. One or the uther has tn gn down,
ana Tie trial ey battle" is now in progress
There is the bold and diSgracrlul ad.
mission that this war, SOlrmnly inau.u-
rated alone for the purpose of restoring
The Union and maintaining the Con,titn
ton, anthnot to interfere with the estab.
IiShed institutions of any OC the States, has
been diverted from its original purpose
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