Year: 1862

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Democratic party, we reproduce the following
article from the Chicago Times. 1t should
be remembered that Chicago has recently
chosen a Democratic municipal government
Ii should be further remembered that thu
Democratic party of the loyal States arr
cheerfully and cordially supporting the wal
for the suppression of the rebellion. in accord
ance with the Crittenden resolution adopted
by Congress. The reasonable organization
that followed the traitor Brec 4inridge from,
the National Democratic party at Charleston
has no existence in the loyal States. While
all are thus united in the patriotic work Of
putting down the armed rebellion now assail
ing the Government, the Times article will
show the sentiments dividing political parties
there. Clearer proof OF the ultra tendency OF
the fusion movement of California could not
be shown. 1t is as follows:


The division lines between parties for the
approaching State elections are becoming from
day to day more sharply defined. The aboli-
tionists have the complete control of the Re
publican organization and they evidently pur-
pose to use it to impose upon the country their
revolutionary policy. If they are permitted to
retain the power of the Union, they purpose to
use it for the destruction of the Constitution,
To this extent they are Union men, in pre-,
tence. If they are not thus permitted to use
this power for the destruction of the Constitu-
ton, then they purpose to make war alike upon
the Constitution and the Union. If they can
use the power of the Government to blot out
the Southern States and hold the people and
property there subject to their control, then
alone will they be satisfied Unless they can
consolidate government, and establish a mill
tary despotism over the South, they will not
be satisfied


The real question, therefore, which they are
forcing upon the country is, whether the Con-
stitution shall be preserved or not.


That Constitution has never pleased them.
With the file leaders of anti slavery agitation,
it was 9 covenant with death and league
with hell" With another class it did not fur
nish power enough to suit their ideas of a
proper government. The latter class have
been laboring from the beginning TO make this
a stronger government" They are. there
fore, both agreed upon one proposition, that
the power of the Government which the Con
stitution created, and which they have been
enabled to seize, shall be yielded to the de-
struction of its principles.


This Constitution which cemented the Union
has been of such an immeasurable blessing to
this people that it would seem impossible that
it should have covert, much less open enemies.
But with aboltionists, the fact that it did not
allow them to rear standards Of morality and
political virtue for all men, and enforce obedi-
ence to their dOgmas, were sufficient for their
open hostility TO it. Understanding that un-
der it they had no more right to interfere with
the government of the Southern States than
that Of Great Britain, they have always de-
nounced ii. With the other class. plain
government. protecting all and granting favors
to none," was not at all TO their liking A
magnificent government, with pomp and show,
and with a machinery that should revolve all
individual interests around the common center
of the Government with their particular class
established as the legitimate governors, was a
system that. in their opinion, was the only
suitable one for this country. Therefore, they
have been continual croakers about the demo-
cratic tendencies Of the Constitution, and pro-
phesying of the evil which was surely to follow
the large individual liberty which it protected


These parties are joined IN a common pur-
pose, because in the accomplishment of that
purpose they seek to realize their special de-
sires. The one wishes to override the Consti-
tuition because in that way only can they sa-
tate their hatred towards the South the
other wishes the same result for the reason
that, in the anarchy and confusion and ulti
mate terror Of such an overthrow, the people
would resort TO the other extreme, and in their
moments of fear and excitement fasten upon
themselves despotism that would establish
forever their aristocratic pretensions and the
BUNDLED position Of the masses,


In truth, the preservation of the Constitu
tion is 10 be the only issue in the immediate
future. The preservation of the Constitution
will restore the Union-the old Union as ii
was The preservation Of the Constitution
will restore the individual prosperity and IA
tional progress of the past-will, il fact, re
store peace and happiness and good govern
ment to this whole people. Its overthrow BY
the success of abolition professions would leal
to the long catalogue of convulsions aud evil


which history proves always follow such VIC
lent changes. to terminate, as all such violence


has always terminated, ny military despotism


No excuse of zeal for liberty to the negro


no cant about slavery, no iugglery about pas


issues, ought to, nor will. further blind th
people Of this country to their duty to them


selves, in preserving government made b,


white men, for the benefit of white men AM