Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
The Democratic Party,

The Seneca Advertiser says, that the Demo-
cratic party is going right along in its old way
1t is not an ephemernl organization to be
shattered by every storm. II has survived
two foreign wars and will survive the present
civil struggle. 1t is not as party like the
militia company in New England who had as
a by.law--"Resolved, That this company
disband in case of war" The Democratic
organization is now more needed than 1t has
ever been, and we speak confidently when we
say that so long as free institutions exist in
this countiy it will never disband. 1t indeed
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sMoored In the rifted rock
Proof to the tempest's shock
In the hour Of danger to the country they
did not, (athough they opposed the politics Of
the Administration in power) permit their
political feelings to interfere with their de-
votion to tie country. Who we ask are tru.
er to the Union than the Democracy Of the
Norh1 and in the name Of Heaven why
should they, who have been the b ody Guard
Of the Constitution, the very Knight Errants
ofthe Union, ignominiously disband their great
erganif alton in the very hour the country
most demands its ability aud comprehensive
statesm"n shipl Men may talk about there
being no party There ever will be parties
AS there is difference in religious creeds,
leading to the same great end, so will there
be parties differing on governmental policy.
If we were all agi ced as to one end, such is
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parties as to the mode and method. Men
Of the same belief differ often as to policy
We Democrats proclaim before high Heaven
that we bave ever been for the Union we
proclaim that we believe the principles we
have advocated are those which would have
contributed more to the harmony of the coun-
try than those of our opponents. We proud
ly point to our history and claim that we
have never advocated a sentiment or urged
policy that would break up tho Union OF
these States. On the other hand, we always
have been for the Union of our Fathers
We have inscribed and emblazoncd on our
! banners year fter year the motto of "thc
Union, the Constitution and the Enforce
ment Of the Laws" we have proclaimed time
and again in our Conventions our opposition
| to sectionalism and our determination TO scar
ry no flag but the flag OF the Union. and
march to no music but that of the Union %
: We want our institutions handed down to us
as they were left us by the ilustrous men who
r organized our Government. We believe the
p Democratic party is the true UNION PARTY
of the country. We therefore invite all mel
. who have not heretofore acted with us---(cs
pecialy the conservative republicans who
believe with us that the present war is on,
C for the subjugation Of great rebellion ant
for the putting down of the doctrine OF Sc
! cession, and not one for the "eradication o
B.. slavery, ,"-as claimed by wild and fancilu
d theorists of the irrepressiblo wing)-to joil
s our party. We invite all men loyal to tn
o Constitution, true to the Union, all men VIII,
5 desire to see the stars and stripes kiss tn
e breeze from the Pacific to the Atlantc-al
- men who believe with us that seciio qalisn
10 should be crushed QUITO come and Join th
true-the loyal, the patriotic Democrat,
party. We do not ask them to do this as
partisan, but because we believe it has, will
their aid, the power, the will, the statesman
ship to rescue our country from the peril
that environ us. Come then to the rescue
friends Of the Union-men of conservative
a vicws-come Republicans, come Bcll-men
=, come Breckenridge men--come join the Uno
Democracy who are for the Union as il ,ras J.
;. they who can say;
F., .'Our Country first; their glory and their pride
. Land of their hopes, land where their father
died,
|. When in the right, they'll keep thy homo
). bright,
q When in the wrong, they'll dio TO SEQ the,
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