The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-02-11

Democratic party succeeded at the last cleo
tion that the war might have been terminated,
and in the course of time as this generation
passed away, and the active animosities of
: the present slowly subsidized in the reciprocal
intercourse, and the mutual interests growing
out of the events of the future, that the Union
might have emerged at some period, perhaps
in ten, perhaps in fifty years, in all its former
strength and magni6cence--he pride of its
people, and the terror of foreign nations !;
; powerful because knit together by the strong
est of all bonds, fraternal affection and re-
spect; influential, because thadconsummated
the most difficult of all performances-con
quered its own passions; magnificent in the
stately array of noble galaxy of free and
sovereign States, with one emblem waving
over the broad breasted Continent, bathed by
twin oceans-and far nobler, better, greater
than all, the home of a FREE people. We say
it was perhaps POSSIBLE that this could have
been accomplished had the Democratic party
succeeded, but the task would have been diff
fcult and dubious. 1t is a question whether
| it was not too late even for it.
The Democracy North and South had been
intimately acquainted and associated from
the close of Washington's Administration to
the election of Buchanan. The Southern
States would have placed confidence in the
strict fulflment of any agreement which the
representatives of the Northern States would
have entered into respecting their future
status. The principles and policy of the
Democratic party were national and catholic
Under their shadow the South would have
found some encouragement for return and
Reconstruction. The direct INTEREST, too, oil
that party in securing this object, would have
conceded with the articles of their ancient
faith. The restoration of the Southern States4
to the Union would seal the DEATH DOOM oil
the Republican party, and insure the predomi- |
nance of the Democracy for long years to
come. With the assistance of all the civil
and military powers of the Administration on
war footing the Republican party maintains
itself with difficulty even in the Northern
States. Two years ago all of the larger
States rolled up majorities against the Adj
ministration; and in the late Presidential
election, among the millions of votes polled,
a change of only twenty thousand, distribut-
ed among the'States giving the smallest Re
publican majorites, would have elected
how long could it maintain itself
with the ten Confederate States united with
the Opposition? The consolidation of the
two sections would crush the bones of the
monster between them into powder
in single day.
Is there anything in our knowledge of the
Republican party leaders, or of their follow
ers, to inspire confidence in their unselfsness
of their willingness to sacrifice themselves +,
and their party for the welfare of their coun-
ry? Alas! the records will not perish! and
hough they may be temporarily distorted
hough few may care to reflect with the roar
md tramp of great armies in their ears-yet
he time will come when the calm, philo-
sophie historian will be compelled to write it
iown-This war was COMMENCED by the Re-
publican leaders tor the purpose of inaaming
he Northern mind, and consolidating the q
whole North into one great, powerful Repub- f
lean, Administration organization. The b
scheme succeeded under the delusve title Of q
Union Party" There was no NECESSITY for Il
he war, other than that found in the volume
# PARTY necessities. With different policy }
rom the beginning, the Union might have :
,een restored intact ere this, without shedding .
me particle of human blood. But. the il
Republican party required bloody baptism n
hat it might live and as it commenced so it 5
will continue to inhale the breath of war
trough it's nostrils until, like the death-bed
If the wretched, with cursings and rawlings,
t yields up the last breath gifts existence. :
ANOTHER INDIAN WAR AT OwYHEE-A =
riend has showed US a letter resolved from =
)wyhee, Ruby City, dated Feb 9Th From it =
We learn that another Indian war is expected.
The Snake Indians have made raid upon /,
Pleasant Valley again, driving allthe settlers
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