The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-01-09
PRINCIPLES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
OF TIzI
Democratic Party.
A Historical and Political Essay
DEMOCRATS IN TIE WAR.
PART XIV.

The Democracy of the country
do not, nor have they ever, object
ed to any of those extreme mill
tary measures that experience and
the laws of war have demonstrated
rs necessary to good discipline, a
well-regulated military police,
to prevent and punish crimes and
breaches of martial law-within
the lines of army operations; III
short, that the rigor of war may
EXIT wherever war is. But the
Democracy and all conservative
men do protest against visiting
peaceful and loyal States and com
munities, hundreds of miles away
from hostile foes and army oper-
atoms, with all the rigors of arbi-
trary, martial law, without even Il
necessity or excuse being shown
for it.
Before the system of arbitrary
arrest was inaugurated, the whole
North was a unit. There was not
30 much as a ripple on the surface
of popular feeling. No popular
disturbances manifested them
selves, to arouse fear or excite
alarm. The people everywhere in
the North were not only loyal, but
they were more-they formed
themselves into one solid wall of
military power, to resist and sub
due rebellion. In every nook and
corner of the great, busy and pow
erful North--in the agricultural
and in the manufacturing districts
from Aroostook to the San Joa-
quin- all was astir in common
rivalry to see which State, which
county, which town or ward should
be the first to answer their eoun-
try's summons. In short, the
whole North was one great mill
tary camp.
The whole people, forgetting
party, forgetting domestic COM
fort and happiness, forgetting all
save their imperiled country, gath
cred up their wealth, extended
their utmost credit, collected their
sons, their fathers and their broth
ers, and throwing them all ut the
feet of the President, bade him
We them as best he might to save
liberty, protect and defend the
Union. In spirit of generous
confidence that has no parallel in
the worlds history, the people at
once resigned to the President the
entire dominion over the purse
and the sword, asking no condi-
tions save the defense of personal
and civil liberty, and protecting
the Union of their fathers from
wanton destruction. We heard
then no ordinations about "lag-
CARDS" "shirks," or "snoaks." The
only complaits land they were
many that afflicted officials in
the discharge of their duties,
came from the thousands of COM
panies and hundreds Of regiments
and parts of regiments that were
disbanded and turned away, de-
MED the high and noble privilege
of offering their sacrifices upon
their country's burning altar.
Mr.. Fessenden said: "Fhere are
more men than the government
knows what to do with, here, on
the Potomac, to-day. What oc-
oassion is there to send others?
- We have 750,000-if that is
the number 2500O0 more than
we ever intended to have. =
What is the reason why we should
go ON and appoint Generals to
correspond with n number of men
that are not needed and are not
used? " l offered proposition
the other day to stop all enlist
ments until we should get down
to the number we wanted and no
more. My friend from Massa-
chusetts { WILSON, said we should
have bill soon where l could put
on my amendment ! have not
seen his bill yet As soon as he
brings it along, 80 that | can put
on my amendment, will, and hope
it will be Forthcoming very soon.
/ understand, however, that the