Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-20

Democratic State Ticket.



The A publican Party
a Disumiom and BDi-lOyal Party.
BY trick worthy of the unscrupulcus
demagogucs of which it composed, the
Abolition Republican leaders have assumed
for their party the title "union Party" and
they rcgale Us rough their presses and
subscrven' Telegraph, with the doings OF
their party arrosatlngss TO it the name o.
"Union Parry ); chror ling it meetings,
conventions and political gatherings rs
"Union" meet n, 9, &c, and larading then
successc, at { lie poll, as "lnon' victories ;
while the opponents ave set down as DIS
union sts, Disloyalists, and the like.
The re ne,cr was greater prcvcrsion o.
terms, ,r Il more dIsingenous policy, So
far from tn j. dcsc.v .ng the title "Cnon
Party there is not single leading wiie-
pullcr or politician among them who is an
unconditional Jhion man; not one who !,
for the Union, unless it can he restored and
maintained b., the destruction Of slavery
and ii It cannot be res ,ored or maintained
withou. the Dies ruct IN OF slavery thu the.
declare IN: On o. b. 10 worth savins,
and al ,ncy are w,lng It should slide
They a.e 40, i"r ii. Union, with OF Mithou
slavery aud u, der ny circumstances bu
Tn IL cr,. Il b ton AM Mon, and f
abolition canna b ,iained, then Di>uGlo~
h Is die uecr =, Ogc 81 thor lcaue: :,
fron he ire,,l,rt in his famous 90
VIZ N /, MAJ ,ncern' luiIna ioi dow.
,hcn u,ane adhe,,lH. Aud the Yea
,alt. @. III Z non " no / ''il- or but F."
and WI h"ut any c,u44t.ons, $ tht q 1T
around TIE Democratic Standard
Inns DsutiioiIl>ln II the aboiitiOnizcd r.
publican Pat adm ably and truthlu.!y
portrayed IN sterhn, adde's, just puo-
lshcd TO The Get rs OF the Second Apo.
late District of kentucky, by the vcn,ia
tlc jur>t, judge Robertson, who ha., ius,
been elected to Inc bench o tha. ID str,ri, D..
spite OF .he ciivrts Of ,hc military au,horia
to elect one Of the + own crea urcs to til.
distinguished posisi,n. ILL.,, views are 81
fprcible and convin in, that we append
Them FIR the p SUI Of our readers. lie
clearly shows who are "Unonists," ana
who "Disunionists.' says this clnin.m.
Judge:
Leading aboitionists have, for many
years srivcn to dissolve the Union, because
as they urged, II, us a league with hell. -
And now, since they hope to control the
war SO as to abolish slavery they arrogate
the false title OF 'tae Union party''-ant.
denouncc all who are againsi Their rrvou-
tonary purpose IA disunionists. Tie ubei-
dto"ists IS IN no sense Lna,on mar. lis
issue, abolish slavery, or dissolve the Union;
aud even ii sl,v ry be extirp.tel, thru fds
eli Union. and Greet on is grdss SOM n,.-
sfart gorera"ent Hai. 6ntd and unkno,rn.-
lie Is not, therefore, even con'itiop,Wg for
the old Union. An issue between restora
ton and abolition is against the Union.-|
According to his policy, that Union for
winch we have been fighting must be dis
intcgrated either by secession or abulit on
ism. And there is no room for doubt tlai.
ii he find slavery cannot be abolished Ly
the war, he will favor the recognition Of
the Southern Cnniedcracv | cannot ioi,
him. but must look on him and his, as the
most dangerous foes to the Constitution.
the Union, and Peace. 4 large majority of
the people are against them Win that ma
)ority suffer them to ruin the conntr, and
Jeopardize the liberty OF the white race -
Ny voice is again.t-the Constitution is
against t-and believe that il will sooner
or later, b. rcbuked and arrested by an
ovcvr ling Providence
This ''od man eloquent then turns his.
clear, calm mind to an examination of wha;
it is that constitutes true leyalty His de
h"tion of this noble principle carries a!
the authenticity Of judicial decis OH. He
says:
In an autocra. loyalty is slavery in an
afistoc,acs it >'ihservi ne. to the will OF
he few--ln an l.archy. it : submission
To 'ht upstairs wio usu,p the rr4gts aud
h la tie viii p-nut in con ututional Re
ru'ii u Is ii lilv 10 popular >oycreiyn,y
q Org,n1ed sua acti,g WITHIN is n;esrr,h- |
I'd sphere -,ni consequently in the Ameri |
an sense 1t j. all gian-e to the Cons,itu.
on and obedience to the laws. Aud sure |
~ fidelity to the Constitution reor Tres
every 10. al citizen to uphold the Con-ti.u-
ton as well as to obey the laws. Cnnsc.
qnently no American is truly loyal who
sanctions or connives at violation of the
organic law; nor can such a faith,ess CHI ,
zen be a true and fall Union man: bur H. |
only is sterling economist who both obcys
and defends the Consti ntion He who /.
supports men against constitutional princi- |
pies Is dis'oyal; and he who defends iunda |
mental rights in de lance OF IN n, is as loya
Is the other is dsloyal And can any wise
and patriotic citizen deny The unqualified
truth Of this definition cf American loyaltyy
II there be one, let him show himself. T
would be pleased to see him without dis.
guise, and know him as he is,
For myself, must be allowed to say that
havine'becn born and grown old under tic
wings Of the Fe ieral Constitution, and fully
tested its peerless wisdom. and gratefuliy
enjoyed its manifold blessings, feel for i
m homage almost reverential