Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-11-21
re the democratic Party Of Che United
States. rs ~
EArruxAL DEu COMMITTEES RnoMs
November, 6tk, 1856.

s canvass ccnfided to the Democratic Ma, |
tionar Resident COMMITTEES has been AdisSSl
charged with the tdelily which the hon
or and exlgency OF that trust alike de.
maudsdf, and lbescommittee shaszto unite
ia. congrntuls'ipps with your own in an
h6Gncing the success OF the democratic
ticket bY decided and gratifying major
TIE sttugsl & Is over aud she Union is
safe Ours is indeed, signal triumph.
Heretofore our victories have. been actiev.
ed over those who, like ourselves, were
friends of die Gnion This has been q
contest over its enemies. Heretofore our
antagonists have eontehded with SIrater 2
nal Gag efness for the honor OF promoting
the progress nd Of insuling he Duration
OF tliesrepuhIic. Those whom We have
just .yanQui he'd sought. under a tfeathtry
ous adherence 10 tho forms ot the conSti-
tuition. TO rob 1t OF IT'S essence and Vi, atty :.
'FhSIprinc pies OF the Democratic party
having become the established policy OF
the federal government, il became neces.
gSary Tor It's enemies TO organize some new
aud desperate combina,iOn to overthrow
il. An unnatural alh:,uce between tana.
ticiFm IND reDaiity has engendered a
monster which the democratic prrty has
with great peril sought out and destroy
ed .a|fs ss
That monster was SectionuIisn,.
The circumstances under which the
evil originated. were peculiar. The land
has been olouded by miasma OF error.
The belief that one part OF the Union had
been invaded by the institutions OF anoth
er, and that the federal government had
lent lis power TO promote this Injunction,
had spread with epide mtcal rapidity. II
had been injected into the circulation Of
popular thought with all tie force of an
INSCRIPTIONS press, and was spread broad
cast over the land by the whole power Of
representative influence. Il seemed al
one time. almost in vain to pursue with
ihe antidote Of truth and reason this yeno-
nous error as it spread throughlhe chan
nels Of public opinirn.
Our enc mics had chosen their ground
With skill ; they had recruited their ranks
with all the Influence that could combine
an army. They proclaimed the ulIimat
hbniit'un Of slavery as the incentive TO The
fanatic-the diVis ions OF the spoils as the
reward OF he mercenary.
The pretended invasion Of a sacred right
constituted their appeal TO those Of patri
>n.'c impulses. whist q feigned regard for
the Union WAS to secure the support or th+
neutrality OF aIls'W whose mat erial interest
were involved in its duration These de.
vices had organ zed a formidable array.
AtRs- a. nf honest and earnest men were
dcluUrtt ty the teachers whom they had
trusted mo the belief that their govern
nntnt had betrayed and their fellow citi>
Esns had oppresst d them. Divines cir
ded WI'b the sword. and clothed with the
Go.p-l. preached bIooty resistance to the
laws. ~ the most acceptable service to
God. Woman quilted her peaceful sta.
hon to animate With her spprehensions
tho,S to whom her Whistles are ever a
command and the youth, indoc.rinatsd
by Willy managers, responded with enthu-
PiHSm to false appeals addressed to their
innHte and generous hatred TO oppres-
sion. Politicians speculated philoSophi'
eally upon the capacity ofthe constitution,
caring only to know whether its native
strength OF structure would bear the agi.
tation necessary to secure the success Il
their nefaTious schemes. and still leave
enough oil stability to secure their enjoy
ment. ra.-.s. 5-.
was the purpose Of these conspirn,
tors.to secure possession Of the govern
ment If itperiShed-aN il must have per
iNheG- III their grasp. It was their purpose
10 inaVgurate the Nurtb a. the dominan
- eTiOn The rules OF eligibility was t
b. ohrdi"nc" TO the sway and conturmity
10 the opin ,unS vi tie dominant section
The subjuga:ion of l Gland By force. III
vision and bribery was to be reproduced
upon this continent, and the southern
States were 10 be reduced 10 a mere an.
pendage of the federal government Such
was ths plan, and disuuiOn must have
followed its Enlistment. Southern
men would have only differed as to the
hour and mole ut tie separation. The
cement which binds the fabric Of the Un
ion would have lost it, cohesion in the
fires OF the conflict. and The majestic fab.
rIc wUuid have crumbied and fallen in
ruins, never again to he recunstruc ed.
Never was she republic in such peril
Never waS the friends OF the Union, from
any sufficient existing pritvence, less pre-
ParedlohaTe apprehended conspiracy
40 atr0ci,Us. But those to whom GU had
committed the safety OF the republic were
faithful to their trust. TIE demo
cratic party WAS. BY common consent, &C.
Ent;Wledged 10 be the sole party Of the
Union. and was charged with it's defence
SQUAD and truthful doctrines adequate t,
the emergency. were prepared aud cir
cu:ated To an extent scarcely interior IL
that of the errors which they were intend
ted TO cuunteract. Able and eloquent or.
HEors, were impressed into the ,rvice oil
the Union. They responded with an alae
rity worthy that with which their 40 es>
try had repaired to the battle field In the