Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-05
Peace then work then victory.

The tims fJf disputing, wrangling and
quarreing is past. The Democracy have
nothing to gain by quarreling ifthey keep
il up much longer they will have litde TO
loose for every thing will be in the hands.
Of the opposition Prudence and dccency
will dictate that our feuls should at once
be buried if devotion to principle and the
best interests Of the country aro not per-
mitted to have due weight in their speedy
withdrawal from the party No man in the
democratic ranks who has wisdem enough
to oonstrue a simple example in figures will
claim that we arc THRIVING under the pres
sure which has kept us down in the dirt for
the last four years no one who understands
the difference between addition and sub,
traction will claim that the democratic par-
ty is prospering under the system Of iuter-
nal broil which has been wasting it since
the oleaders' determined to discuss the lie.
compton question to 'fnality" All that
has saved us from complete humiliation has
been the love Of the masses for The princi.
pies Of democracy the political health and
the souudness Of the the Democratic Con,
sttution The Opposition could not have
stood the same pressure for three months !;
because being held together only by the love
Of public plunder they would have had moth
ing to expect but rout and ruin in the dis
cussion Of the question
We must pause; we must compromise our
disputes we must sacrifice what little fool
ish pride we may have invested in the "Le-
compton Business or we will go under.
We must do these things at once, too, or it
will be too late. We must henceforth look
for enemies outside Of our own household I;
we will find them upon our Threshold, aud
we can use oil the ability, energy and strait
egy we possess to better advantage than Sight
ing each other it will count for us and not
against US we will be building up and not
tearing down we will be deyoting our labor
to the interests Of the country instead Of
permitting them, by our folly to be prostra'
ted by the enemies Of 'Ihe Government as it
is" We appeal to every reade- Of the Em-
pire, aud through them to all with whom
they converse, to at once cease the foolish
wragling about "Lecompton." This folly
out of the way we will have peace in our
borders, and the good results will at once
be felt
We are pleased to note that already bet,
ter state Of feeling is beginning to be exhib-
tied in the Democratic party gratifying
improvement truly, to those who really have
the good Of the country at heart This is pc
cuiarly true of Ohio. Animosities are fast
dying out of the party in this State; the
masses are showing disposition to ignore
the troubled past and 90 to work to right up
matters preparatory to the great presiden.
tial struggle approaching This is right it
is sensible; we are happy to note it. Let the
good work commence in earnest, and pro-
gress with watchful energy The democra-
cy throughout the Union will follow in our
wake, and we will be able to again give a
glorious account of our efforts in the good
cause in 1860 when we will doubtless ret
cord the glad tidings that democratic ad-
miaistraticn is at the head of our govern.
ment, and that faDaticism has been again
prostrated.
Let "harmony" be the watchword in the
ranks of the democracy from this time hence,
forth the result will be glorious.