Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-10-27

We find in the Des Moines Rcgistc
OF the llth inst. an interesting an,
somewhat lengthy article from tn
pen Of Col. 7. II. Benton, Jr., unde
the head of " Politics in the Army.
Want of room prevents our givins
the letter entire, and we are compcl,e,
to content ourself with the following
extracts. The letter is dated at Littl,
Rock, Arkansas:
fear some good men will be de-
ceived in the present political contes,
| by the delusive charms which cluste,
around that once significant, but now
perverted word Democracy, and the in
ccssant clamor Of set Of dema
gognes that the Union can only be re.
stored and preserved through the agen
cy of what they choose to style the
Democratic Party. Now, there was a
Democratic Party once which wouId
and did preserve the Union, but there
is no more similarity between that par.
ty and the present spurious organiza.
tion which assumes the name, than
there is between light aud darkness
Thomas Jefferson, the founder Of Dem.
ocracy in this country. was the first
to enunciate the doctrine Of coercion
in the suppression Of treason in the
case Of Burr. Andrew Jackson, the
second great cxpounder of Democrat.
ic faith, reaf6rmed the doctrine in 1882
in the case Of South Carolina. How
different their policy and their deal.
ings with traitors aud rebels, from
that Of the Chicago platform makers.
II any true Democrat wishes to know
where TO enroll himself in the present
crisis. let him read the writings Of
these illustrious statesmen in the cas-
cs of Burr and South Carolina (gcrms
VI the present rebellion and he will
soon find that the rotten, bastard or.
ganization of Wood, Vallandigham l.
Co.. styled at Chicago the Democratic
Party, is no place for him. .....
On certain festival occasion jun-
to Of seccssionists sought to entrap
the Hero Of the Hermitage in the dis
union net they we're then Cover 80 years
ago. weaving. They had their senti-
ments cut aud dried and carefully CON-
pared. all pointing to q future South.
ern Cunfederacy; but old Hickory was
too shrcwd for them. He rose, and,
with more than usual dcliberation and
emphasis, uttered that memorable SEN
timent, The Federal Union, il must
be preserved" This unexpected and
emphatic language from a Southern
man took the wind out OF their sails.
There was no p9uivocation about il,
no conditions. The Union must be
preserved, preserved at all hazards.
by diplomacy if possible, by force Of
arms if necessary. Mr.. Calhoun fol-
lowed with a sentiment on the same
subject. interlaricd with butts and IFS,
but it was no go. The old hero, in the
vital matter of the preservation Of the
Union, refused to accept any condi-
tions. Must" was the word, and SO
used as TO make it binding not simply
upon himself, but upon all SUCCESSORS.
Such is the Democracy TO which sub
scribe, but we search in vain for it
among the doings Of the Chicago con-
spirators. The Secessionists have
never ceased to hate Jackson for the
enforcement Of this doctrine. and they
will bate Lincoln because he is ell.
deavoring to follow the example Of
the old Democratic chief. 1t presents
the strange anomaly of those who
claim to be Democrats traducing an
officer for endeavoring to adhere to a
vital and cardinal raie Of Democratic
faith. They call Lincoln a "tyraht" +"
and "despot because he ia laboring
to defeat tho attempt of Davis aud his
minions to overthrow the Government.
They applied the same epi,hets to JEDI
erson and jackson because they sup
pressed the treason of Burr and Cal.
houn. ... ..... ......
My scrutinizing old uncle, the late
Senator from Missouri. Who was pret-
ty good type Of the Democracy of the
Jefferson and jackson school, and
watched the schemes of the Seces.
sionsts with vigilant eye, once said
in the Senate
AS for the plotters Of disunion and
secession, they will be found out and
will receive their reward and for
one shall be ready to meet them at
Phillippi sword in hand whenever they
bring their fratricidal scheme to the
test of arms. ! shall not fall upon
my sword as Bruins did (though Cas-
sius be killed) and run it through my
own body, but shall save it and save
my self for another day when the bat.
tie of the disunion of these States is
to bc fougbt-not with words. but
with iron--aud for the hearts OF the
traitors who appear in arms against
their country"
These sentiments l have adopted as
my rule of faith aud practice in the
present great struggle. and thank
Heaven that am permitted in a lin
tied degree to represent their authol
ut Phllippi. For uttering them b.
was assailed aud traduced by q class
Of demagogues who in latter times
have assumed to be the Democrat,
Party-among them might name th,
late Gov. jackson Of Missouri and hi
satellites. and many others now in thu
rebel army or acting in concert will
il in the States not in rebellion. inclu
ding the Chicago and Clifton Hous,
political doctors. With such seuti
ments they have no affinity. The,
SAVIOR too much Of old Hickory an,
the moose with which he threatene,
+ Calhoun.
1t is amusing to see the anxiet.
manifested by the self styled Demot
racy Of the Chicago school about til
negro question, especially their trep
/. dation on the subject Of negro equal
ty. Now about the latter they nee
, give themselves no concern. The Cr,
ator has placed a barrier between tn
!, social intercourse of the white an
J. black races which no human hand ca