The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-11-08

organization and the principles,
but the MAN, STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS,
if he lives, will be the next Presi-
dent ofthe United States.
The foul wrong which has been
don the party can be best and most
appropriately righted and repaired
in his person. No compromise or
concession can be made which in
wolves the sacrifice Of our chieftain.
The honor and the pride of the
Democratic party forbid it. An
drew Jackson was defeated by the
politicians in 1924; but the people,
with one acclaim, took up his cause
and, in 1928, carried him triumph
antly into the Presidential Chair.
We shall follow the precedent with
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Let the Democratic
clubs and organizations in his be-
half be kept up, and let him, by
general consent, be considered as
the nominee for 1864.
Within ninety days from the
time that Abraham Lincoln is inau-
gurated the Republican party will
be utterly ruined and destroyed
His path is environed with so many
difficulties that, even if he had the
ability of Jefferson and the energy
of Jackson, he would fail. But he
ia o weak and inexperienced man,
and his Administration will be
doomed from the commencement.
Ifhe takes the radical section of
the Republican party, headed by
Seward, into his confidence, and
push the South to extremities, the
conservative wing of it will cut
loose and repudiate him. If, on
the other hand, he courts the con-
sentative, and pursues q moderate,
conciliating policy toward the slav.
holding States, the radicals will
make open wal upon his Admins,
tration.
: The strife for Office will be SC
fearful and tremendous from the
ravenous crowd of his supporters
} that alone it would suffice, by the
keen disappointment it engendcrs
to cause his majorities to disap'
I, pear altogether from the scene
His party is made up Of the mos
/ heterogeneous elements, having
! little sympathy in common, excep'
) hostility to the Democracy, differ
ing widely upon all public ques
tons, and it will only need an af
: frmative responsibility resting NJ
on it to shatter it to pieces. w
shall witness, on a grander scale
! the catastrophe that overlook thu
Wing party in 1871, which, unde
: a much less pressure, lost ever,
, , State in the Union but two, al
though it had been triumphant tn
year before in all but seven. If tn
ability and vigor of Henry Clay
working with much less discordan
? materials, could not consolidate
!. permanent and successful opposi
: ton to the Democracy, what vii
be the chance of such a personag
c as Abraham Lincoln? The break
down Will be terrible, but it will b
c expected by all reasonable and in
u tclligent men.
;, 1t is utterly impossible that tn
I high tariff men and the free trs
Il ders, the American element an
) the foreign one, the old Wings an
c the old Democrats, the Abolitio
i radicals and the conservatives ca
u act together in the formation of a
administrati re policy. The part
It will fall to pieces like barrel whe
g the hoops arc taken off. The z!
II : perience of the feeble Administr;
II ton which is to be put upon us fl
Is four years to come will disgust II
q people, they will tmn with avidi'
l. to that strong, able and patriot
:, statesman whom the madness
q party defeated on Yesterday.
"a When the sun went down la
J night, the darkest hour in the hi
tory of the Democratic party "
IT seen. From this time on the a
N y, of March, 1865, the sun of its 70
tunes will continue to brighten u.
u til they eliminate in a brilliar
- glow Of permanent success.
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