Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-06-05

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oath, in 1864, when our nation was in great
peril. The oath was prescribed BY the Adj.
Gen. Of the State, N. 3. Baker, under the pro-
visions Of tho militia law Of the State. The
oath was as follows:
w,--,duly elected as--of COM
pany7-regiment, Iowa State mali,
tia, do solemnly swear that will support the
Constitution of the United States and of this
State, and bear true and faithful allegiance
to the same, that I will promptly obey oil orr
ders coming to mo from the governor Of this
State, and in every respect faithfully dis
charge the duties Of my said Office according
to law, and obey the orders and commands Of
my superior officers to the best of my ability;
and do further swear that I do not belong to
any organization, either secret or otherwise,
which has for its object opposition to the pres
ent war against the States in rebellion or op.
position to the Federal Administration in its
efforts TO prosecute said war, that have no
sympathy whatever with those in rebellion,
and that my desire is to see said war prose>
cuted with vigor until the rebellion is crushed
and an honorable peace is restored, and to
this end l, will faithfully exert my influence,
and endeavor to sustain those in power. To
oil this, without reservation, fully and cheer
fully agree"
Mr. Thayer was then editor Of the Musca.
tine Courier, the leading organ of the Demo-
cratic party Of the State at that time, Of this
oath he said:
democrats cannot take the oath prescribed
by Baker, and this fact Baker very we'll knew
While the remainder Of the oath is not partic.
ularly cxceptionable, the following damnablc
sentiments ought to be repudiated BY every
Democrat in the country:
That my desire is to see said sar prosecuted
NTH eigor until the rebellion is crushed, and
an honorable peace restored, and to this end I
wiH faithfully erert my influence, and cndcaror
TO SUSTAIN THOSE IN POWER.
Such are Democratic sentiments. Certainly
those puritanic fellows who leave the Rcpub-
lican party to get into purer and moro pat
rlotic party, have noble company. These
gentry are followers Of sccessionists and dis.
unionists and arc in full connection with that
class Of men when they enter the Democratic
ranks. They may be good patriots themselves,
but they arc poor judges Of patriotism in
others. No one denies but that the folio wing
statements are facts. They arc these:
Resolved That in the future, as in the past,
We will adhere with answering fidelity to the
Union, "-Democrati Platform.
That party adhered to the Union about as
follows:
''The conspiracy against tho Union culmi>
mated in . Democratic" Cabinet "in the past"
The President through whose vascillation
and imbecility, not 70 say trsschery and con-
nivance, the South opened their war against
the Union, was "Democrat" Of "the past."-
His name is James Buchanan.
Ex-Prcsident John Tyler was an open and
avowed rebel against the Union, and was .
"Democrat' Of "the past"
Ex>President Pierce, who remains on excel
lent terms with his old ("Democratic" Score
tary Of War, Jefferson Davis, and has not
lifted finger or word in aid Of the National
Government, is democrat" Of "the past"
Ex-vics President Breekinridge was Ma.
jor General in the rebel army and ''Democrst'
Of 'ahs past"
Vice President Aaron Burr was araitor
and Democrat" in 'the past"