The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-06-28
THE PILOT.
Abandoning the Democratic Party.

The Democratic organization and its time
.honored principles, and unite themselves
With and under ths leadership of such men
a. Gpvr,y and BEEcHER-the leaders OF
nulli6ea,ion and disunion in the north,
and who, with their dupes and followers,
have dore as much, if not more, to bring
on the present state of things, as any of
The secessionists Of the South. Both par
ties agree in disunion, and any Democrat
who leaves the only national party Of the
country to join its enemies, may as well
Join the rebels South as unite himself
With the nuIlifyers iE the North. One act
of perfdy is as bad as the other, and DO
true friend Of our glorious Union and
Constitution should think of doing either.
THE good old Democratic party is the on
ly party of the whole country, and if
supported and maintained by its former
friends, will yet restore the nation to its
former peace and prosperity. "The sec>
ond sober thought of the people" is fast
coming round-their eyes are opening,
and it will not be long before re action
in public sentiment will take place which
will place our party again at the head of
the government, to restore it to its once
original purity and integrity. The Apple
ton Crescent contains sound article on
this subject, which We take pleasure in
transferring to our columns. 1t says
In common with the immortal DOUGLAS,
whose dying message to bis beloved chill
dren is typical of his noble life-"tell them
to obey the Laws and support the Consti-
tuition of the United States the Demo
cratic party of this State have Dattled gal
lantly and consistently in support of our
noble system of government. And when
the first gun was fired upon Fort Sumter,
and the flag Of treason hung out on its
battlenents, we all rallied in defence Of
the government and its constitutionally
chosen officials. In what spirit are we
met by those who but few brief months
ago, proclaimed the right, through the
Republican Legislature of Wisconsin, Of
armed resistance TO the power Of the gen.
eral government? The last Legislature
did not repeal the infamous resolves Of
1859. Treason still turks upon our Statute
books. Modification has not yet been
discarded by the blatant leaders Of here
~ first borrowed from South Carolina
and now endorsed by traitors from Wash
ington to Texas.
Humiliating and Notifying as is this
state of things in our Legislative halls, it
IS but in keeping with the position of ev-
cry one of our Congressman from this
State who has taken occasion to give vent
to bis real sentiments since the breaking
out Of the rebellion which seeks the over
throw of the government. Judge DooLIr-
TIE, A. S. SLOAN, and JouN F. POTTER,
are to-day just as much Secessionists at
heart as JEFF DAVIS, R. B. RHETT, or Ro-
GER A. Pryor. Shall we take them to
our bosom Shall we abandon our time~
honored political organization to sustain
such political tricksters? Neuer =!
"There is no partyr Why, even the
clergy of Appleton, with the solitary ex-
ception Of the Rev. LOUIS DAEL, the Priest
Of the Catholic Church, have as yet made
no illusions to the death Of STEPHEN A.
DoUGLAs, he most honest, able and pa
triotic statesman of his age. 1t cannot be
that they do not know that the personal
friend Of President LINCOLN, the last soli-
tary hope of the existing Administration
for reunion of the States, the self-sacri-
cling and unsefish Democratic statesman,
has gone to that bourne whence no trav-
eler returns. In 1856, they could preach
loud and long against the sin of negro
slavery, the normal condition of the Afric-
an race, and pray earnestly for the success
of Jous G. Fremont; but now, when the
greatest man is struck down by the hand
Of disease, they have no regrets to express,
no advice TO give! Is it unjust to believe,
as do the Democracy of this city, that the
omission has been intentional, and that
partizanship still fingers around the altars
Of the christian churches of Wisconsin.
"In view not only of the foregoing facts,
but of multitude of Others which might
be presented, all of the same nature and
character, we ask the Democrats of Wis.
cousn to stand where they have ever stood,
by the Union, the Constitution and its
Laws, to lower the Star SpangleG Banner
never an inch, and to uphold and sustain
the party organization in every town and
county throughout the State. Let us ga
ther on the battle field to put down trea.
son more than two thirds Of those who
have already enlisted for the war are of
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