The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-08-07

found expression in the Republican pa
liieving that, Notwithstanding the tin cup
fame and total failure of Governor Dem
nison's Administration. they can still
make an old fashioned "irrepressible"
Giddings ticket, and with twenty thous-
and Democrats away in the army, they
can perpetuate the. party two years in
Ohio after its dissolution in every other
State
The Democracy, or their Central Com<
mittee, are not in fault, because no meas-
ures have been proposed for Union
ticket. 1t was well understood thar q
proposition to that effect, by courtesy ut
least, should originate with the Repubii-
can party, being the dominant party by
some twenty to thirty thousand in the
State heretofore for several years. and now
holding the National Administration.
Patriotism and magnanimity could only
be exhibited by them. The Democracy
could offer nothing to them politically
they had done all that patriotism could do
when their country called-they had
shouldered their guns aud marched to the
rescue of the Government without asking
the political opinions of the President or
the Governor of Ohio. The Democratic;
/ Central Committee as the machinery Of
the party we're obligated to issue, as here
tofore, the ordinary call for State Con-
vention Their notice had been published
for weeks, but no proposition or sugges-
tion had, as we understand, been made
to them by the Republican Committee for
conference or consultation with view to.
unity and harmony of action upon the
only subject which invites the attention of
the people-the sustaining the Constitu-
tional authority in their efforts to preserve.
the Government of the United States.
i The responsibility Of this failure whatever
4 it may be, rests wi!L the Republicans, and.
not with the Democratic party of Ohio
i The alarming condition of the country
seemed to invite suspension of all that
could distract our minds or divide our
icounsels, and yielding oil else and ad-
dressing ourself to the work of re-estab-
fishing the hopes of the world, in the sta
bility of government based upon popu-.
lar constitutional liberty, we readily
caught at the idea that we ought, and;
possibly we might, meet to make new
4 State government as we would meet on
the Fourth of July, at a President's leyee.
q college commencement. Perry statue
inaugural on the 10th of September, or q
: social picnic, leaving our party pickering
to tap iu the meantime. 1t was not
dreamed of that we should waive one iota
of our political faith. The, Democracy
are all for Union and always were BY
Democracy we do not mean those who
have boltei from the Democracy, made
themselves platforms and voted against
the Democracy, for that would include all
the Breckenridge men and half the Lin
coin men. A straight out Democratic
ticket is a straight out Union ticket with
no ugly old record to fight. If we must
turn our minds and pens from lighting
! rebels in arms to local political fights,
come on McDuff
The Democracy are in barbette, en-.
trenched. casemated, and have no dread
f of the shock. Your first hroadside will
! be returned. Aud you need not fatter
II yourselves that few committee men win
be permitted to put the Democracy in .
v false position. We will sustain your
chosen President in this war in spite
0 even of yourselves. s
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