Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1871 — They Will Give Us What We Want. [ARTICLE]

They Will Give Us What We Want.

The monosyllabic sentence is from the mouth of au unhanged traitor, Jefferson Davis. He spoke of the Northern Democracy, and he added, ‘‘and we shall put them in power.” (h This announcement, official from the late Confe3eracy, was made last week, at Alanta, Ga. Ycsterday, the Democratic State Convention of Ohio met at Columbus, and the Democratic State Centrul Committee of Tennessee met at Nashville; and both these bodies claimed to speak, officially for the Northern Democracy, whom the Confederate President says are to be put in power by the Democracy of the South “ because they will give the South what she wants.” The Confederate President, in making this announcement, should have put it in this fashion: “ The Northern Democracy will give us what we want and we Bhall put them in power. But, Georgians, the Northern Democracy in some of the States will solemnly aver that they accept everything. You must not be disappointed at their declarations. The Northern Democracy must catch the wavering Radical vote by lying miscellaneously in the Democratic platforms. We understand each other perfectly.” What Mr. Davis did say was this: “I ncc“pt nothing. 1 have done nothing that I am sony for. I shall not abide by the issue o£,the wsr. The South is only walling. '• he cau-e for which we fought must triumph sooner or later. Our policy Is to watch the current of events, and when our triends at the North are ready to help us. we will help them. They will give us whatrwe want, and we shall pat them in power." This portion of his speech, wholly unmodified by anything that preceded or followed it, evoked tumultuous applause from the rebel crowd, and Davis retired, proud of the courage that had enabled him to open his heart and mouth at the same time. The Democratic Btate Convention, yesterday, at Columbus, could not swallow Vallandigham’s proclamation in its original sackcloth; but it put ashes on its head, and with due gravity declared its acceptance of the three amendments, with this saving clause confirmatory of Davis’ promise and prediction—“ while denouncing “ the extraordinary means by which they “ were brought about.” ! The relation between this clause and the fixedness of the amendments, should the Democracy again seize the government, is betrayed a little mere boldly by the fifth resolution, which is as follows: “ While the fundamental la#, as expressed In the constitution, is necessarily permanent until abrogated, as prescribed by that instrument, all legislation is In Its nature and purpose temporary and subject to change, modification, or repeal, at rite will of a majority of the people; expressed through the law-making power, and that the pretence that one act of Congress, or any legislat Ive policy of a party, is an absolute finality, is totally Inconsistent with the whole theory of republican government, and that it is the unquestionable right of the people, of themselves and through their representatives at each successive election, and in each successive Congress, to judge of what legislation is necessary ana proper or appropriate to carry into execution and enforce the constitutional powers, rights, and duties of the Federal Government.” Herein lies the foolish game by which the “ advanced ” Democracy hopes to unite South and North, realizing from their union a Democratic President, a Democratic Cabinet; and then, as Mr. Davis says, “they will give the South what she wants.” The Democracy say to the North: “We accept the amendments.” The Democracy say to the South: “We accept nothing.” Then step forward the chief fuglemen and cry: “It is the unr:stionable right of the people to enact, ough their representatives, such legislation—and they alone shall be its judges—as they deem proper to enforce the constitution.” The South can be educated to a perfect understanding of 6uch phrkses, and for the certainty of- promise that the phrases make, “we shall put them in power.” The Btate Central Committee of Tennessee propose that their State shall adopt a similar juxtaposition of English words; and they respectfully refrain from asking Mr. Davis to subside, as a leading Democratic organ of Missouri requested Yallandigham. They feel that Jeff's honest expressions are as essential to Democratic union in the South as Democratic platform frauds are to union in the North. Their alleged sentiments, and those embodied in the Ohio Democratic platform, are in a measure good, but in just that measure are they the Republican platforms during three Presidential campaigns. These men would have us believe that the Democracy has actually grown up to civilization, Christianity, ana political justice, with which the Republican party have carried the country,and will carry it again; but it is unutterably stupid to suppose that the honest, intelligent and clear-headed masses of the people will call Democrats into power to enforce Republican principles.—Chicago Post. An Irishman calls his sweetheart “honey” because she is bee-loved.