Year: 1861

{ bCGi GeiJ HIS liG SiiUhS Bl tut iECCIt pOiiNi-
cal battle in this State cleared away, before
the traitorous, loud dmouthed, antifusiou, States
Rights, Secession, rule or ruin, JEFF Davis &
Co. party, are again attempting, By honeyed
words and hattering praise, and by all the
wiles and arts, which treachery and deceit al
ways bring to bear in accomplishing an object
to bring about an union, or, in other words,
fusion between themselves and Democrats
The object TO be accomplished by them in such
an event, is undoubtedly that of elevatirg
themselves to Office, gaining, if possible, in
time, the Control of the State Government,
under the plea of loyalty to the General Gov
ernment and the Union, then, like their breth-
ren in the East, bctray the trust imposed in
them by confding people, and plunge the
State into secession, revolution, disaster and
ruin. The positions of power occupied by
i them in this State, during the past few years,
having been attained by corruption, misrepre-
sentation and fraud, and the many solemn
promises made to the people from the stump,
and through the columns Of their organs, have
been wilfuy violated at the beck and nod of
such an undeservedly unhung traitor as John
/ c.. Breckinridge, now selfexiled, who lately
returned to the soil of his native State, backed
by an army and issued an address to the peo-
pie of Kentucky, characteristic of the emana
ton from the party of which he was so recently
bearing upon its face under the garb
of sincerity, wilful misrepresentation, and
coolly conceived and deliberately written false
hoods. When their representatives. deserted
the old Democratic ship at Charleston, in
May 1860, because a hot-headed minority
could not rule, and manned the piratcal craft,
Secession, they became a selfconstituted band
of out-easts and traitors from the Democratic
party, and relinquished all rights to any future
operations with the party, or to even being
recognized as Democrats. All viii remember
with what eloquent and earnest pleadings they
extended overtures of fusion to the Union
/ Democracy at the opening Of the last campaign,
and with what yindictIve bitterness they threw
down the gauntlet and assailed them when





their overtures were reected-calling them
Abol;tionists and publicans-b -blacker than
the originatOrs of that party were ever sup
posed to be. But now how changed. They
have an exalted opinion of War Demo
Gratis" believe they are sincere bat mistaken in
their policy of supporting the Government and
are ready and willing, and will as gladly take
them into their embrace as the Serpent did
Mother Eve in the olden time. But the ser
pent has lost its charm. The venomous hiss
and ominous rattle of the last few months still
rings in the ears of Democrats, warning'to
them of its lurking place, and an admonition to
move beyond striking distance of its coils
This will assuredy be done Democrats will
not so far forget the duty they owe to their
country and to themselves as citizens, as to
knowingly approach the kinky headed serpent,
Secession, unless it be to crush it beneath their
feet and behold the writings of the death
struggle. We have a Government and it
must be sustained in the present crisis. There
Is bat one way Of doing it, regarding which
there can be no mistake Force must be met
with force and treason and disloyalty grappled
in all It's varied forms This the Democratic
party viii aid in doing to the utmost extent
Of their power and in so doing viii not hold
communion with those who tacitiy support by
eyasian, by an unroken silence, or in any other
way those in rebellion AGAINST the Govern
ment, who met with the clash of hostile arms.
the honorable compromise emanating from the
venerable statesman, John J. Crittended.
endorsed by the lamented, noble, Stephen A.
Douglas and backed by the Democratic party


CAPTAIN WILKEs.-As we anticipated would
be the case, the President endorses the act of
Captain Wilkes in capturing Mason and Slidell
from the British steamer. The Secretary of
the Navy in his report Of The matter, says that
the prompt and decisive action of Capt. Wilkes
merits and has received the emphatic approval
of the Navy Department, and if too generous
forbearance was exhibited by bin in not cap
turing the vessel which had the rebel Commis-
sioners on board it may in view of special
circumstances and its patriotic motives be
excused but it must by no means be permitted
to constitute precedent hereafter for the
treatment of any similar case.


A resolution has already been introduced in
Congress providing for the presentation of a
gold medal to the gallant Captain for bis con
duct in the affair Guess the Seceshers"
have had another big scare for nothing.


MISUNDERSTANDING the first days set