Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-27
Warnings of the Fast -Disse nsions
t Produce Defeat.

" declared that if Rspu blicAn should be
elected to succeed Mr. Buchanan, the Soush
would withdraw from the Union. These
threats were producing their legitimate re-
sults, viz: dlssehsions in our own ranks,
leading TO dismemberment Of our party,
and our probable defeat Being theU a |
Illinois Democratic editor, Of some ex peri |
enoe 10 politics, aud an ardent admirer OF
Judge Douglas, who was then our foremost
man and most probable candi daie, thought
that these threats 20 dissolve the Union
should be stopped if possible. With this
view | opened correspondence with these
Southern men, aud eudeAvored 70 show them
that they we're producing the very result
they protested desire to avoid, and If these
threats we're persisted in our party would,
most likely, be broken, and Republican
elected. have their answers, 10 which
they declared their determination TO reitsr-
ate and carry out their former declarations.
The result is known. The minority Of our
party Breckenridge received half g million |
votes less than DouglAs) bolte1, aud by so
doing elected Liucoln. This. minority then |
attempted to break up the Union--and ali
the horrors ofcivl war were precipitstsd up
on the country. IL needs no description -
all know the result
1
al zealots foredoomed the defeat OF The dem
ooratio pNrIy. Are The lnlstAkes Of 1859
10 be repeated in lS7l-2? / hope not
believe not. Already see evidence of q
determination to stop the discussion ofquea-
tions which viii only prove q stumbling
block if our time is wasted upon them B
it seems to me that some of our Democratic
editors and pubtc speakers do not clearly
understand the principles involved in what
the Radicals cail the '+New Departure" and
that, nntess the question is fairly presented
to the people, our own divisions uisy cost uS
defsGI in 1872, as they did 10 1860. b.
some il is contended that the "New Depart
ure' is gu endorsement of the Radical par
~. This is au unfair and untrue statement
Whist is called the New Departure" is, in
fact, no new departure. 1t is nothing more
nor less than the Virginia movement, which
was so successfully engineered by the cele
brated COMMITTEE OF nine in the winter Of
1889 That movement was based upon
the platform OF national harmony. 1t pro-
posed TO consider reconstruction aud the
amend ments a. settled to ssta blish equal "
among the StAtes-io grant genersl an
nssty TO al engaged ia the late war in resis-
tanos to the general Government-to absn-
don war issues and war passions aud hAtes
to unite the people upon the broad ques
tiOns Of the general welfare aud the peace
and harmony OF the coua,rv--to re-estaolish
the Constitution and laws in full and i'm par
tial furce-to secure by popular elections,
freed from sectional Enimosities, the best
aud wlsest men TO administer the Federal
Government with Just regard for STATE a9-
thofity, snd she rights of the citizen, as well
"a for the preservation of the proper author
- 60 ~ II -. u
al welfare OF the nation. This was the es
sence OF the ''aew movement" Gs set shoat
in Virginia more than two wears ago. And
upon this platform of this new movement
the Walker ticket was nominated and ;ri~
umphAutly elected.
The Democratic Legislature of New
York, more than year ago, by bill intro
duced By one Of our most popular aud
sagseous Senators, he gallant Nike Nor
ton, OF this citI, accepted the situation ny
repeating ell laws imposing any disabilities
upon colored people
Aud when the sst Democratic State Cot
vsutiou met, the Democracy of this State
accepted The situation by adopting the
following as the tenth resolution Of our State
platform
Resolved, That = many OF the issues which have
divided good citizens ia the past are now settled
political differences unite with in securing
The a-cendency in the governments on the principles
on which II WIS estahi-hsd, and which while sus,
tanned by The majority VI the Anne rcan people Sc
cured peace and prosperity for ALL"
All The Democratic meub beers OF Congress
have, n addresses Co tine people iSlce I'd
visrd the ''sece ptsuce OF The situAtionn bs
dropping obsolete issuss, Snd continuing our
selves 70 those o. the present and the flu
turo.
Our distinguished Cougressnaa from, the
Sixth District, Hon. : :. Cox, IN a speech
in Columbus, Ohio, lsst October, said;
The question Is nog whether the Democracy
should have baen trusted In 1870 1904 or 1865 has l.
60 the party for good administration low Thus
cur oil irreleyancie-. Thus we return 20 the issue
Thus drop nuJ hreE- tOurths OF the radical
tor. Thus We ignore the dead Issues, and try the
inertis OF The i've parties By pertinent and vital
voting forever settled by circumstances not at all
di~honorabe 20 ;he democracy. Thus we arse, A.
other political communities have. from the ashes Of
the past, and with living faith and fresh struggle
Cudeayor 10 rescue the Republic
The speech from winch the FORGING ia Al
extract, was re published il this city before
the election, aud its distinguished author
was trium pbAuily sustained by the people
Hon. Fernando Wood another of our most
distinguished members in a speech in Con-
gress. said:
The Democratic party has no desire TO interfere
give and equal Suffrage 90 all the people OF the
nited states The Democratic party would give TO
which they would give 10 any other class Of the peo
pie. The day is speedily coming. aud
hope has already come when the eolored of the
United States vii assume their position in the cOun-
try NJ free and independent that they may
be allowed to judge of men and parties and D. Incl
pies for themselves that tnsy may hnd among their
class able and patriotic leaders, who VIII sag
them: Be no longer the instrument of dema-
gogues believe that among the colored men
found those who are patriotic honest and ra-
tional.'
Tue Kentucky Democrats State Conven-
ton has accepted the situation"
The Ohio Democratic state Convention,
under the able and patriotic lead of the
lamented YAllAndgham, did the same
thing.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Con
vention followed suit, in these words
..RpsoIvpd That we recognize the binding Oblig-
tiou OF a the provisions of the Constitution of the
nitrd States as they now exist and we deprecate
the discussion Of issues which have been settled in
the manner and by the authority constituuonally
appointed"
Inc recent South Carolina Taxpayers
State Convention, composed Of the Eolest
aud best men Of that State NEARLY all Dem
ocrats) unanimously adopted the following
Resolved, That We regard the reconstruction
measures as hnaiies, and recognize them por-
tiOn Of the established laws of the land
The IoWa, Malns, and California Demo
cratic State Conventions have emphatioAlly
endorsed the so-cslIed New Departure"
TammanY Hall, yesterday, under the lead
OF her most able. wise and far seeing states
man, the Hon William .. Tweed, emphati-
cally endorsed the same position.
In Tennessee, Arkansas, and Wisconsin
the State Committees recommend the same
thing. And the indications nov are that
the Democracy in every State will pass res
olutions TO the same effect.
And now, when there is prospect of
overIhrowing the radical party, aud when
radical papers are admitting the danger of
daEeat Wa ace ANNA damocraka taL;,c .