Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-10

-. -. R1C11ABWSONs F~ssSps
TUESDAY EVENING, -. s.MAi u
rn~ Progress Of she IDeesecrncys1
We have always l,sd unli,nited faith 4
the purity Of the democratic principles. and
never believed that the democratic party |
could be in the wrong so long rs It's mem
bcrs adhered to those principles The only
danger tlAt could b, apprehcnded was that
during some season Of popular excitement,
some occasion when the people were labor
Sng under present oppressive calam'ties,
acn,agogs1cs would for while succeed Iii
leading popular sentiment away from prin-
ciyic. and direct it to some plausible but
wicked theory. The season Of public ex-
element has been with W., ;ie tiIse Of na
tional calamity; a civil war with its opprcs.
sive taxations, its enormous cxactions, hs2
occurred, and deinagogucs have not been
wanting who have sought to mislead the
democratic people and to induce them to
abandon principle and follow the sugges-
tons OF passion and revenge.
The period just preceding the breaking
out Of the war will stand forever in history
as the time when party feeling was the bit
terest and most intense. Democrats and
republicans were arrayed against each other
with warmth and zeal thai stopped lit
tie snort Of violence. The democrats went
through that campaign under trying circuIn
Stances they had All open aud unsoupu
!ous foe in front. d,-lard and uaprlneiplea
gang Of traitors il the rear. They were be
traycd by falls. iiici,d- tho party Wa Sold
out by the dislinnnist~. aud sod ont to a
party whose election was intended 10 be the
signal for civil war The had cause ~ be
angry. They had. If it were possible for
men to have such Il lusilication jn-,liica
ton FOR leaving the republicans and thcir
late allies to fight out the rebellion. They
owed nothing to the republicans. who had
treated them with bitterness and sweeping
calumnics. When the war broke out they
had the opportunity Of wrecking the rcpub-
jcan party, and Of hosting Lincoln for the
Presidency; all th"y had TO 10 W., to stand
nloof from the war and let disun;on follow.
But the democratic party had not been
educated to follow passion and abandon
principle they did not reject the great truth
that itshas mans duty TO adhere to his
country against all It's enemies, and that the
hand that was raiscd against the flag vas not
the less infamous because i; was the hand
no sympathy with The republicans on thc
contrary the strife between the two paytic.
had been TOO intense and to, blttcl to be for.
gotten o: even Anco.hed oscr. Ncverihc-
less country wa above party, and viii. =
unaniinity beyond all question, they raiieo
under the voice and leadership of Deugia,
to the support Of the federal government
AGAINST its traitorou> opponents.
Disaster came, military defeats. high tax
es, increased dpbt. repeated c;lls for volun
tcers, and frequently very silly and unnec
essary acts OF republican partilanship. Lit
tie knots Of village politician were recog
nized rs proper repositories over the libcr
" Of citizens, and could send men to pris
on without trial upon secret accusation. -
The patriotism Of Il whole party was over
looked in an effort TO make party capital on
OF the stupid remarks Of very insignificant
individuals. They were prepared The,
appealed to the love OF individual lbcrt,
that was Unborn III the popular heart they
depicted the horrors of war, and 10 peppl
who had lost sons and brothers on BATH
fields through the inrompctcncv OF po,itica
generals, the appeal struck home Thc'
pointed tn the enormous debt that was roll
ing up, which WIS to hang like a weight up
on the nation for generation after gamer.
tlou, aud painted in glowing colors the hal
cyon scenes when peace blessed the Ian,
with her smiles. These appeals were see
ondcd by the arbitrary proceedings OF la;
tzan nabobs and the reckless acnunciatio.
OF all men as traitors who did not bccom
republicans. The democratic party rcele,
under the effects Of these proceedings. \
heart, the people were patriotic to Il man
hut between the two fires, one Turing an,
the other goading them on to he false {,
their country, in many localities these com
blned efforts were successful not success
full in corruptng the hearts of the people
but successful in inaming their passions
and committing them to tieccitful and in
famous theories Democratic. newspaper,
whose duty is to preserve public opinion il
the true and legitimate channels marked y,
principle, proved rccrcant to their trust ant
joined in the Wild stampede originated y,
unprincipled political prol!i9ates In New
York the demo .racv were threatened am
bulicd by the Woods, but they refused (.
be false. They stood with Seymour wal
Of adamant against the rising sulues o
democratic radicali>n While the organi
eaton OF the party all over the country wa
in the hands Of the peace and ,iisunon men
New York stood firmly upon the principle
o' the party. and t. their credit stand thcr,
yet immovab'c "a ever
Inc people, who arr always righ, upon rc
Election. sooa SAW the difference lrtwec,
the genuine AND bogis teachings. t;ra,l,i
ally they have cast a,il,. ncl, who w-oui.
have I'll them e r,yolu IT,. III, h,
discovered tiii' tn country needs upv
hands n The helm Of safe. and that ,hos
new hands can c;ly he Obtained b. adhrf
'ns firmly and faithfully 10 The ancient prn
',p.eS OF the democratic party. Ch,rra
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