The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-26
Iron The A.ssv lie Usion. Of Nsrsh III
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I'VE have heretofore furnished our retdsrs
WAS liberal extrac's ffoai The speeches Of Ger
tain prominent politicians, what Is soneiine.
erHi j tho D-nocrailc fariy, evincing THAT
fndsrg slavery = as no longer pairing inFtitu
ton, hey we're prepared 10 accept The siiua-
ion, ami let i slide; We have also un0tod ex-
tracis lrs N leading Journals, endor-irg fhr
eier.s of their representative. aud urging thai
the'party be IL cuce relieved feom a lurdef
~hicl, must crush 81 or r-tter must keep n il
It's presen' IEostiasc cPi diiicn-
Tncre can h. NJ question bn; M i<ri-y Of
.tiss party would gladly change has, Out there
ara hoe rio ~iit n listen tis/ ,,r010b.i
srd What is 4 the gieaiest ifsP1<iahcs. tlnse
;fssn embrace three lishs Of thoI n ho manage
aid csa'rpi political c1nyentiTls
Tails fsc'ion IS Id by Ia D Wools. yailani
/ "a IN. Nosrhces R.cahrdz5n aud Arcona: and
it contsols snch ,nriiaT a the New Hork
sNsVs, Cincinnati ErH1irer. Chicago Times
sad lrdianaross Serinels; sni ihey squ1-ely
aud mn qlivc,aiX ahnounre that trey will
caDtol IL tyin tiie int cs 5f prace, Of
'cf II diriBtegIIfe. We have before rs a topr
OF The CiucEnat EIauiref OF Ire 27ih. cor
iaining an /articie evidently designed 10 fore
shadow /lhe nc ion OF The peics patty OF Ohio
and TO Ioresiali any factions eif1fts Ct the war
uea get conlrol Of the party organization
lIt1Iyk:
/hNe believe hat the mas-es Of the Demo
eratic ATTY in ehio. India and Illinois al q in
zvoT of immeliaie peace; bud are ready u &C
cept the political conditions which peace. AZ
thisSti would Decessit4te.
AsNwill sSree sIlat the political conditipus'
which a peace at this time. would necessitaic.
would be dissolution of the Union, inc.u&Ang
a surrender OF The border States; and the In
Taking / . proposition as a basA and add
ing 10 Il falsehood--tbat vast number Of
the Union men agree with the Peace Damo
cgats-it declares that a distinct aud une
quivocal declsra'ion Of peace principles by
the Democraey-the absence Of which nox
ss.fd IL tho way et its prngress-~puld
brng many Of theso immediately TO IFS ihdl.
seDce
II. however. refuses to further discues tia,
subj ct, than to rnake the assertion; but con
hnrs Itself 10 the Democratic organizations! aas
+ Il Teceg ifself. aud is recognized" It ihsn
says that yhcneveria party IN led asirsy, az
this party wes early in the war. the.s are a.
ways two tendencies, one to goktorwari IN the
wrong direction the other TO revert TO original
!. principles; aud then il adds:
+. These I've forces are now al work in the
,IDemacraiic party; the ore i1ausncing the
movements OF many leaders, the Other silently.
,lbut efficiently, Surfing tbs masses The DEM
locTatic parry, 80 far as il has aided aud en-
.icouEsged the present war has departed from
It's principles; and. with a Presidential elec
ton in prospect, Tho question ow presents
lltseli. shall AZ continue aud increase us oepar-
lure or shall it return 10 g original creed and
stand, 80 far as il has the power, in attitude
.lof resistance to THAI process of Executive
:, ,usurp alton which, under the pretense Of pre-
serving the national integrity. IS overwhel-
ining tho libsrtfes Of the people, and pulling
down those mountains which were established
for their proierfionl'
! Itthen proceeds 10 declare that tits OF the
highest importance that the party now return
Dto it's old devotion TO the South and 10 slave
-ry. and il urges its brethren for Their owr
ssake--for the sake of that domestic pe1ce, tc
preserve which is the most important duty o
sla.I civil eovernment--is is of the highest mo
lment that they resist every attempt, coming
from within or without their party, for then
dsmoralizaiion."
il is surely AZ question demanding no long
time 10 deliberate. Shall party adhere to III
: nrinciples OF shall It abandon theng Should
-lit return in those respects Ehereia il has do
II pared from It's organic doctrines. shall il de
! part still furherf Men are free agents. Every
man has the right, If such are his convictions
TO favor war; bot being in favor Of wars
war not for defense but for CONQUEST and Co
ercioH-he has no right to call himself q Dem
! craf. The party may change its material, bu
= IL has no right to change itsPlace The tIth
!. belongs to the principles, not to the individu
\ ais, any farther than they make tie priRciple
= their rule for political action. The great qnei