Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-03-07
From the New York Tribune.
aclN THESE DAr BONES LIVE

"CAN THESE DRr BONES LirE?"
Quite "A number of dilapidiied and seedy
Democratic politicians, who held office under
bygOne Administrations, and would like to
nod better offices under the next, have been
urging Mr. August Belmont, Chairman OF
their National Committee, To call National
Conventiun-as he was empowered at Chi
cago to do; nj Mr.. b. slircwdlv refuses to
comply He rs doubtless familiar with The
anecdute of Bias, one of the Seven Wise
Men OF Greece, who. being at sea when u
violent storm arose, and decidedly hard
lot of fellow passengers set up II vocitcrous
discord OF bowling to the gods for rest u,
begged them 10 nlisl their tilmult, MS the
chance OF coming safely To land would he
decidedly improved by keeping the gods OBJ
livious OF the fact that such characters We're
on board Mr. Belmont doubtless feels the
wisdom and pertinence of the old Greeks
caution.
Yet the utmost circumspcction can but
partially avail. Murder will QUIT and
Treason is usually gift I'd with perilous vol
IL )Aiiy. We defy any one to read any prom
lnent Democratic journal for three months
conlin lousy, and not perceive that its ed
Tors real belief is, that the Rebels in our
late strdgyle We're and are the true Union
isis, and that those who put down the Re
bellion were the real Dsunion party Thus,
The World characterizes those Members of
Congress who were always opposed to Sc
C ,ssiun and its consequences as $ Disuninn,
an does the same honor to the only party
in Kentucky which never taltercd in its
fidelity TO the nation, nor urged any surren
der to Treason
The Democrats of ST. Louis have lust
held meeting preliminary TO Il state Con
yention, and therein gravely resolved that
the Federal Government is mere dgent #
he At0tcs, and that any attempt Of sall
Government to impair or abrid &c the author
ity of the states should he mel and defeated.
This is the precise doctrine wherein Seccs-
sion (Which Jefferson Davis officially pro-
nounced merely 1.-THE dissolution Of a
idgHe } was based and justified. II see
no necessity for no wisdom in Secession,
said, in substance. Robert L. Lee, Alex. II.
Stephens, and ever so many others; but, il
my .stute decides 10 20 out, shall go with
my State. So they went. And if the Fed
cral Government was, and is, n mere agent
of the States. why not Z May moi n princi-
pal discard or change his agents How is
Secession To be resisted, save ON the assump-
ton thai Federal and State governments are
alike agents, creatures, or instruments of
the American People.
The present Constitution Of Missouri re-
stricts the Right Of Suffrage TO such Whites
AS can swear that they gave no voluntary mid
to the late Rebellion; denying the elective
franchise to Rebels and Negroes alike This,
the Democracy OF Missouri consider all right
SO far AS the Blacks are concerned, hut null
lily SO far as ii effects Rebels. Hence it Is
b. item.
Resolrm. That every White man in Missouri of law
fu age and sound mind has the right 10 vote and
should exerc that right at all hazards End ubject
10 all the con, eqnrncrs which an unlawful assumption
4 al
This is either rebellion or nonsense-pro-
badly both. Apart from the Constitution, n
White has no more right TO vote than a
Black; and when these lem ats declare
that so many of them have been Rebels shall
yote ut all 8 hazards. in defiance of their
State Constitution, they in effect justify
Blacks in doing the very same. In other
words, they substitute Force for Law.
The Democrats Of Kentucky held their
| State Convention on the I'D inst. There
was never moment when Kentucky Dem
ocracy was not in sympathy with the Slave
holders Rebellion, though individual mem
hers of the party were not When President
Lincoln called on the loyal States for volun-
tcer militia TO aid in defending the threaten
cl capital of the Republic this was the re
Spouse of Kentucky Democracy:
"FR,NRroRr April 1861.
Hon SIMON CAMERON Secretary q Var:
"lunr dispatch is received. In answer, say EN-
phatcnly that KENTUCKY will fu nsh no troops for tn
wicked purpose oi subduing her sister Southern
states.
81 MAsorrlS, Governor of Kentucky"
Months elapsed before the first Kenluck.
regiment WAS organiZcd-in Indiana-for tn
defense of the Union, though four days pre-
vious to the above Democratic manifesto
the following telegram had flown all over til
country
LouisvII.iF, KY, April ~, 1861.
dispatches have tome here TO hold the kentuck
vnlunee regiment in readiness to move at in'
mems notice from tile War Department ut Montgon
cry"
And now Keniucky's Democracy Assem-
bles To nominate IN ills State ticket two Ret
, Il colonies in our late war; Hon. VIM.
Preston, a Confederate leader Throughout
having concluded to decline the Governor
ship, while Gen. John 9. Breckiniidge
name was hailed with general and rapturor
cheers. OF course, Gen. Preston was Gale
c out in speech, and of course he declare
y that
''Thcre is not a falr-minded man within the soui
OF my voce that u,.es not NOT f. Ell that Keutuc y b
been peculiarly the creature o opprr- sion and mum
alton during the last six years. 1 was willing 10
&c much 10 shield her from the storm that thIeaiene
y aud an willing to-day, 10 do as much; but then
Il words were all for ac.ion.'
=, Tin the Confederate army, to WITT And
i course he protested against the action of Go
y gress throughout, rejoiced that the late ID
~ nocralic Legislature Ut Kentucky had restu
u ed to him and his fellow Rebels the right
J. vote and hold Office, and demanded for /
as fellow Rebels in the States further South ii
ne ''stant admission into the councils of {
H. Nation OF course, he ''could not |
=, "cognize the name Rebel in nm oltensi
Ut sense in Kentucky and why should |
: when her Democracy chose lighting Rel
to the only State Office filled at her last elt
is ton by forty thousand majority? VIII
" Rebel Colonies are thus chosen over Uni
10 Generals, who can say that there is anyihi
Ia offensive" in the term Rehely
Gen. Preston closed with this neat |
" needless appeal to his fellow Democrats,
OIL behalf of those among them who had be
Rebel soldiers in our late struggle:
x "You need not be ashamed of those b ys who W
TO with me. Don't discourage your son, who went Nv
with your private Appreciation, though prudence u
as have prompted you 10 SILENCE Take back those
he iederate buys, and lie them see that they are mt
~ rardsd; and, while retire from the 'front.' "
VI you Ia take my young cumrates INTO your care.
gb ytu not 10 turn away Your children They have d
~ nothing To be ashamed or. [Gieat appau'eT
rs MIR. Belmont is quite right in not $
ius cumbing to the demand for Democra
National Convention. Democratic 81
as Conventions display quite as much treat
'ull as the public is ready To stomach
are - --------a--.---a.
ent -Bayard Taylor intends to bring he
from abroad the greater part of a manusc
ter of a fourth novel, the scene to be laid on
ur- continent, though the characters are Am
=" can.
~ af The proprietor of forge, not remar
bic for correctness Of language, but who
rm. honest industry had realized comfort,
Z IL independence, being called upon at a so
heir meeting for toast, gave Success to fol
aw- ry."
hey The change of tone in the New Y
isn' World advising the South to accept the
ling .
sta WI 'iie'' AZ e''s vi '"e
of York Democrats of the famous MAMMAL
Club on Monday evening.