The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-27

upon them as accusers think of aught
else than the foul reproaches they
have howled against each other Of
crimes base and horrible, before
which oil that Is charged against
him they persecutc is light and
trivial. Was it decent to couple
them together?
No one can have failed to notice
that whenever any unusual act Of
desperation was to be done in Con-
gress, those members resting under
imputations Of outrage or corrup-
tions were active upon the Aoor.
At once were heard the voice Of
Generals stupid on the battle field
and brutal in civil stations, men
haunted with guilty fears whic h
could not be quieted down. The
struggle is to hold power until time
shall wipe out the records Of their
guilt, or sweep away the witnesses
Of their crimes.
What should BE- the attitude and
action Of the Democratic party at
this time? No ground must be ta-
ken without consultation, nor with
out perfect accord. We are not
battling to promote personal views,
! ut to uphold the wisdom Of our
Fathers, and to bring back the rule
Of the Constitution. Our march
must be like that Of tho Maccdoni-
an Phalanx, with locked shields and
measured tread. No man must
break from tho ranks to push for.
ward from vanity, or to drop behind
from fear. a.....
When We have gained our victo-
ry by boldncss and courage, VIC
must use it with patient forbear-
ance, avoiding as far as We can vio-
lent charges, and seeking to give
the people rest from tho uncertain :
tics and imbecility which have har-
rassed them during the past FIVE
years. We must Tighten taxation
by restoring the Union, thus at ono i.
cutting down our expenses and put !.
ting the South into a condition to
aid in bearing our burthens.
1t is one Of the rcrplexities of
bad laws that under them many in
nocent interests grew up which en-
barrass the legislator in his efforts
to undo the work Of unwise men,
In such cases. there must b. patient
forbearance until wrongs can be
righted and can be cured without
doing injustice to any. Our Saviour
teaches US that when evil spirits SOW
tarcs among the wheat, for a time
the evil .nd the good must grow to-
gether.
Constitutional Liberty" in the
glowing words of Justice Story,
''must perish if there be not that
vital spirit in the people, which
alone can nourish. sustain and d.
rect all its movements. It is in
vain that statesmen shall form plans
Of Government, in which the beau
ty and harmony Of republic shall
be built upon solid substructure,
and adorned by every useful orna-
mcnt, if the inhabitants suffer the
silent power Of time to dilapidate
its walls or crumble its many sup.
portcrs into dust; if tho assaults
from without are never resisted, and
the rottcnncss and mining from
within are never guarded against,
who can preserve the rights aud lib
critics Of the people? Who shall
keep watch in the temple, when the
watchmen sleep at their posts?
Who should call upon tho people to
redeem their possessions aud revive
the republic? when their own hands
have deliberately and corruptly sur
rendered them to the oppressor, aud
have built the prisons or dug the
graves Of their own friends!"
Let US then appeal to the virtue
Of our People. believe that now
they ponder by their 6rcsides upon
that time when under Democratic
rule We had honest officials, econo-
my in affairs, aud . currency Of ster-
ling coin. / believe their hcarts
are stirred with Indignation at the
outrages now perpetrated at Wash
ington. Lct us then write in letters
of gold the words, Honar, Honesty
and Economy, upon one side Of the
folds Of our Flags. and upon the
other, Freedom of Speech and an
Independent Judiciary. Then lift
our Standard high and march on.
The path Of Honor is the path to
Victory.
DANGERS OF Encr0achments
by the Legislative BODY.
The Warning Of the
Fathers.