Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-16

on him which he never deserved, and
could not appreciate Immediately after
ward this Democratic Judas resigned, and
went to the-rebcls, who received him
with open arms.
Isaac Toucey, of Connecticut was Sec.
rotary of the Navy. The feet consisted
of 90 vessels of all sizes, mounting about
2,4l5 guns. Lest it should be in the way,
it was dispersed to the East Indies, Brazil,
the Pacific coast, the Mediterranean, AT
RIGA, and elsewhere so that on the 2lst
of February, 1861, there were only two
ships in Northern ports-one under orders
for Africa, the other too heavy of draught
to enter Southern ports except at leap
tid,. m ~
Thus the Government was despoiled and
crippled by its servants. War was upon
it, and its hands were tied. Foes were
arrogant, and friends were disheartened
Every day saw some fresh desertion, some
new act of crime, some unexpected per-
fidy.
To what party did these recreant leaders
belong? a
What party was going out Of power?
The Democratic party.
To 1T the leaders, to it the rank and file
of the hosts of treason belonged. They
generated the whole plot of secession !;
they carried it into execution; they pray
ed for, labored for, fought for its success.
East, West, North or South, this party
was counted on as the friend of the Con-
federacy. From its ranks in the Free
States went many to aid its fortunes,
while untold aid was given by those who
remained, to spies, escaped prisoners, and
raiding parties of rebels.
1t was from the Democracy that the cry
came
No draft
From them the opposition to the draft
| 5y them the riots. aad disturbances, the
burnings, hangings, and outrages were
committed. Bythem the blockade running,
the smuggling, the fire in the ueag. By
them was run the underground telegraph
and railway. By them the attempted per-
version eff public opinion. From them
went aid and comfort-men, money, arms,
food, clothing, medicines, inforna uion-to
the enemies of the Government. They il
were who prophesied defeat to our arms,
and success to the rebels. They it were
who stood by the rebellion to the last, and
are now ~ trying to recover by in
trigue what the holder traitors failed to
achieve by force of arms. THEY ARE
NOW RALLYING FOR ANOTHER
WAR ON OUR LIBERTIES; are burn
ing, hanging, and numbering, where they
dare, and applauding where they dare not.
They come complaining of extravaganza
and corruption in others, while all our
financial troubles were induced by their
Unsuitable avarice. They ask US for power,
Office and confidence, while their hands
are still dripping with the blood of our
brothers and sons. They come asking for
the bread Of office, who refused bread to
our soldiers at..Andersonville, and starved
them at Libby. They ask to be renstated
in power, and promise, if we will only put
them there, that all for which VIC fought
shall be trampled in the dust; that the
strong arm of force shall destroy what
years of war, rivers of blood, and billions
of treasure have secured. That the grea:
principles of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence shall again become glittering gen
eralities ;" that it shall not be fact " that
all men are created equal; that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain in
alienable rights, that among these are life
liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness >
but that, instead, it shall be fact that
colored citizens of the United States, who
have fought and bled to sustain and per-
petuate our liberties as nation, have no
rights that white men are bound to re.
spect;' that they will not require traitors
to take back seats, but will place them in
the Congress they so lately defed ; put
them ipto the Treasury they drained so
long and so thoroughly !; put them where
they can lord it over free people; drain
them.of all they can; squander as much
as they please, and repeat all their past
history of corruption, treason and blood.
1t may be said that there are exceptions
to these charges; that not every Democrat
is traitor, but that many Of them are
honest, patriotic people, and that it is not
right to classify them with the others
We grant all this, and yet we insist upon
the FACTS OF HISTORY: that the Republican
party has not been, but that sweeping
majority of the Democray haze been and
are the AIDERS AND ABETTORS OF
THE UNRECONSTUCTED REBELS /!
That oct of the ranks of Democracy have
| been recruited the armies of the Confede.
racy, and NOT from the ranks of Republi
canism. That it pass WAS the Democracy
that robbed the nations treasury; robbed
the war and navy departments organized
rebellion fought it out; were whipped,
and are in process of reformation. And
that it was the Republican party who