Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-10-12
A VERY POINTED ARGUMENT.
The Chicago Democratic Resolution of Sym
pathy for the Soldiers Disseoted.

Governor Brough, of Ohio, in speech, a
few days since, at Circleville, to the return
ed one-hundred day men, showed up Demo
cratic sympathy in the Chicago platform for
the soldiers, thus:
There is a body of men several hundred
thousand strong, and with arms IN their
hands, who are endeavoring to uphold the
dear old flag, and to bring Us peace by law
ful means. There are four hundred thou
sand men standing upon the fields OF the
United States under its banner, ready to lay
down their lives for the success OF the Union
cause There are four hundred thousand OF
those that these Scamps at Chicago were
angling after 1t would not do, therefore,
after passing resolutions Of armistice, and
calling back the army in disgrace, to let this
pill go without a littis sugar coating 1t Is
notorious that the soldiers have good jaws to
crack hard tack with, and outlets to get them
down, but they could not swallow that pill
without a little sugar coating 50 they must
pass Il resolution compllmenting the soldiers.
| want your papers TO print this platform
at the head OF yeur columns to the election
want every man of you to read it, and TO
prevail on your neighbors to sit down and
read the resolution in regard tn soldiers
Coolly consider It's language. 1t Is the most
internal Insult to body of brave and noble
men ever offered, even by the Southern Con
federacy. For Davis himself has acknowl
edged our men We're brave and gallant.
What do these men say?
ResOLred That the sympathy of the Dem
ocratic party is heartily and earnestly exten-
ded TO the soldiers of our army who are and
have been on the field under the flag OF our
country, and, in the event Of our attaining
power, will receive all care, protection, re-
gard. and kindness that the brave soldiers OF
the Republic have so nobly earned
How does it read?
L2eS0lpeI, That we tender our thanks to
the noble men in the army, &c
Not word of it. What then? That
we tender our sympathies" and our pity to
our soldiers in the field We do not glority
Itvrn. We do not rejoice in their gallant
deeds-ln their victories No. NO man In
that Chicago Convention ever rejoiced over
a victory yet; nor any man that supports
the Chicago platform was ever found kind
ling bonfire over a victory won by your
arms [Cheers This is not bare asser-
ton. They DO not rejoice in the victories
won. No; but they ''sympathize with the
sold ers who are standing under the old flag,
and on the bactic-ielt. Well, they might
as well sympathize with horses that stood on
the battle field. for the horses would care as
much about it as the soldiers and the mules,
too. | don't know but the mules would
have kicked up their heels at their sympa
thies for the soldiers too.
The language of that resolution is simply
impudent; it is simply abuse. 1t is simply
cowardly, and means disgrace With the
outward tongue it speaks In accents OF attec-
tion. but inwarily Of the traitor. We sym
pathize with our soldiers. Ttey are not
then in the glorious cause. We don re
ioice with them that their patriotism called
them forth to uphold that banner. We don
syrnpathize with the braves that have gone
forth to die. We don t glory IN anything
they DO We don't say their cause is just.
We thank them. lIe Simply pity them,
Then what? Don't trust me for these
words for although they are ground into my
memory, and burned into my brain, | won
ask YOU to trust to my memory. In the
event of our coming into power, they the
soldiersl will receive all the care, protection,
and regard that the soldiers of the Repub-
lie have earned. If they come into power
that is what they are atter-they Will pro-
teet and send them to their homes, to sin no
more by taking up arms against their South
ern brethren They shan't be punished be
cause they dared to fight JEFF Davis. They
shant be put into prison-there shan t any
harm come upon them-they will protect
them and send them out Of danger. We
want their votes, and we must he kind to
them. And as the devil promised what did
not belong to him and what he could not get
to Christ, these fellows promise their pro-
lection, and as that distinguished gentle
man was cast out of heaven into the lower
regions, similar fate awaits the Chicago
fellows. Look at the naked infamy attempt
ed to be practised on the people by the pas
sage of this resolution. They want the Or
dinary reader to suppose that they intend to
compliment the soldiers for doing what they
have done. But they don't mean any such
thing. If they had meant it, why could
they not have said, I'VE tender our thanks
to our brave soldiers who have been uphold
ing our flag against armed rebellion p They
could not say it, because the traitors did not
mean it. -