Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-12
True nesIgns Of the DemOcratIe Party.


To illustrate; The great Wing and Democratic par
tiss Of 40 a. and '4s had each theory with fxec
prIuciples for the administration Of The government
Neither one animated a design 10 revolutionize o
impair The general government OF that Of any State
bat the issue was, which eau viii most ably and
visey protest, defend and administer the govern
tnentg Official honofs and patronage manife5tll
entered largely into The incentives for the organize
ton and mAintsnanco Of politic,l Partia4i yet /
would Be unjust 10 say that true phif9tsa was 20
also motive 10 solion Bot where nov 9 10 3
seen, on The great political maP-Bofk q. 20 coun
tfy he lipes Of distinction which separate the peo
ole into Wing and Democratic parties Those line
are oblitsrsted The then living issues are nov
ss,d. and 10 their stead issues which are but Ia,
erdicts Of fields Of battle under en- appeal 20 th,
sword nov separate The people into two parties
namely the friends Of the Republic Of the United
statss Of America, aud the enemies Of that Repub
BIC. The issues presented are unavoidable and moi
10 be escaped from They Are also vital aud neces.
ssry In other words, The political theory and plat
form Of the progressive radical Republican party
alone can preserve the integrity Of our government
II is found At the close Of the late terrible rebel
hon. Take ia converse-tEke shy other theory,
aud pat it in practice and you at once sever sbatter
and disable the entire government and fan to a
bright blaze all the fires Of the late rebellion.
Gen. Longstreet, Of whom VIC must say he is an,
honest man. few months past when Che effort was
hrst made 10 revive the Democratic party said that
be had always acted with the Democratic party,
but that all the questions and issues supporting that
party had been stsked on the issues Of war under an
appeal to the sword, and that ali had been lost
thai nothing remained Of that party except passion
and prejudice, and which could work good 10 no
one Those we're honest words Of deep and impor-
tant truth. Now it seems that that peculiar Demo
cratic party Is up with its head on, and booted and
spirrsd and is open candidate for the great off,
csl power Of the United States.
Our question is, what Is is designs To ascertain
which We must first inquiry Of what is it composed?
With but few exceptions we state as the first item,
all who were voluntary or willing soldiers officers
or attaches of the armies Of the rebellion second,
al who supported and gave aid or comfort 10 the
rebellion, but who for oowArdly or mercensry mo-
tives kept out Of range Of shot, shell and bayonet
third all those in the Northern States who opposed
the draft aud denounced the government for pre-
sarsing It's cwn existence; fourth, all North or
South who, during the rebellion, shouted for Joy
when the national forces suffered a reverse, and
mourned with sadness 81 rebel defeats fifth all de-
sorios from the U s. army, and all dishonest Com
missares and QuartermAsters dismissed or repr-
msnded for their fraud or dishonesty whilst in the
service Of the United States sixth all officers Of
The United States service who entered that service
or the sake Of Office gain and not from patriotic
motives, aud Who since the close Of the war, have
not been continued in place and power by the PEG
pe aud seventh, all who have 80 little philanthro-
py and patriotism 10 desire the whole country in
volved in civil war because Of the opportunity il
would offer them for rspine and piunder
We might make the inquiry, can such mass Of
mind and matter be reasonably supposed 10 have a
good design If the fountain gives quality 20 the
stream, the tree character 10 the fruit we might
aafsly conclude that the aggregate motive was I'M
patriotic, dishonest and grossly corrupt. But we
are not left 10 suppostion conclusions by con-
trsst OF comparison. We have heard the animals
voice and il Is not the voice OF lion but that Of
an ass aud Il has not been necessary % disroba
him, for be has she's hia poor excuse for liens
skin aud walks forth slasbng the air with his long
extended ears. The proclamation is boldly made
that the government Of the United States is an I'M
warranted tyranny and despotsm, and must be re-
volutionled and refcsmed; that State governments
republican in form and accepted bY the Congress of
the United States must be overturned and that The
solemn contracts Of the Republic mast De repudiat-
ed or dishonored In other words this great false
hon party is never heard 10 say one good word Of
commentator for our great Ship os State, but the
cry is that it is rotten II is out Of proportion It's
engines are treaoherous It's sails are false, and is
oopfse is directly hell ward Now Il all this is true
il Is time the great Republican party was clothing
itself In sackOoth and pouring ashas on its head
IL Re time they we're planting tiees Of dishonor on
the graves Of our fallen heroes, and making bon
nFes Of al our old battle flags. But such is not
true. Il is false and lbellous We mourn the fact
that thousands Of false and tsesoherous hearts arc
beating within the great American fold vet there
are true and loyal enough TO sustain the honor
and integrity Of our government and its banner,
and In them yet higher into nobler fields Of success
and triumph.
Il must be admitted because true, that this Dem
ocratic party has large amount of wise and active
BRAIN which ordinarily would lead to skillful ma.
neavering and deop-laid and powerful schemes, bat
unfortunately for thst party and fortunately for the
American peeplel the leaders became intoxicated
With the sudden appearance Of probable success and
have declared in advance, what they otherwise
would have only demonstrated by action. For this
result the Republican party ought 70 tender Andrew
S0nnson and the few prominent Republicans who |
pave sold out 70 the are-esting Democracy full
aho nearly vote Of thanks in something like this |
As1ase' Wei done Gsoa false and ,slfaitltul scr
=, - N'noeaso much IN few words, the undoubt- /
-, u 'hs Democratic party Il first to gain
- :, ~ second, 70 repeal and annul or dis
i,9, -, es'ures Of our organic and general
80 nave been found iudispepsiby necessary
am new era OF our government, tbi,a 4, -
s'0fe me Slates lately IN -.,.,,;-.' =, =,
restored "a a.. i0"ers' with slavery practically
[. n,,,i,i e 70 destroy the public credit by |
AZ. 80 :, - entire liquidation Of our national
Ooniederaie war debt Au0"" a. '"0
-, .'ican polite. Their. "a, r,,, s., ~, 49,,
'1''i'ea each Rntagoni,t,c 4, a.. - c,ro
sisa.i'e radiesl Republican ,b,o,y ,bs ,,,s,
O"u'ol cal Il Deloerag. p.t.,,.-.,-s
..s'l,s Z The weTd, and such ire ,bea,s -
stripped Of IL disguise 'u' 'Deoiy Nheh
ne would appeal 10 Al! hops., A r,..,....-...-
- 'A'" not 70 act from the iusnuls. - -.
-, - foaa ~'th care our present bool ~ Ill. 1
i'H personal observation and espericr..
ps.i is" year Is that history. II you. uror
- ls.esnfe mental reading, determine 10 thro,s
49, mnoence with This revolutionary Democrat.
80, sl.'1 make one ether pause before anal -
'N, aAo 80 sosrasii Il he Welding "a r,.i,,at..
'.'''' ana na'red wiz oosnpenaate you Tor a. :,