Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
The DemOcritic Party.

The DemOcritic Party.
Not a day passes which does not reveal
some event Of tendency in political affairs
which demonstrates the absolute neces. ity
OF the Democratic party. The divided
and helpless condition Of the Republican
organization-th total failure Of their
leaders to comprehend the ruggle-their
iactious opposition to the President be-
cause he has followed the inevitable grav-
itation which forces Administrations to
Democratic policies-the growing mon
archical spirit in one wing Of that organ
ization, and the disregard Of the Consti-
tuition by another-all prove that strong
radical party, devoted to the Constitution
as it is now, as in the days Of jackson
and Jefferson, an impclishable necessity
Of the country. We say radicoi, because
the conservatism Of American institutions
is the most radical support of the rights
of men. Such a party are the Democra-
cy. AS in the past they have been, so in
the present they are the only organization
devoted to free institutions for white men,
and who are unncumbered with policies
and isms which render the Union of the
States impossible. They are the only
party which has entered the war with en-
tire constitutional loyalty, and who have
neither by word nor deed embarrassed the
Administration in the prosecution of it.
They well knew that this must be Dem
| ocratic war in order to ue successful one
and they have made it Democratic war
| Whoever doubts his, let bim look at the
composition Of the army; ; let him mari
| the conduct of Democratic Generals le
him listen to the teachings of Democrat
leaders upon the stump and in all the ef
forts which have been made to supply tn
Government with men and money. Thes
are facts spread upon the page Of Ameri
can history, there to remain forever, will
all the other chronicles of glory, power
and prosperity already prolu,ely recorde,
by the Democratic party in their long ad
ministration ofthe country. They staml
them as the governing power and the very
brains of the nation, and prove that
while elections may 60 against them, they
still govern the country. because they are
true to its greatest necessities.
We say that at this very instant they
govern the country They are the tie which
binds Kentucky. Missouri, East Tennes
see, Maryland and the loyal parts of Vir
ginia and North Carolina to the Union
They, and they alone, constitute the sup
port of the President against the turbulent
factions wh, now assail him. II it wert
not for them, the abolition tide woull
sweep away for ever every vestige OF 10y,
atty South of Mason and Dixon's line
and would involve the North in strife
the consequences OF which we hardly dare
name.
They have from the outset heen il
favor of a vigorous prosecution OF th'
war. They required real >igor, suci
as would have characterized jackson o
Douglas under similar circumstances
They understood that all talk of emanci
patton, hanging. anil confscation woul
be mere nonsense in the ears of men who
by turning rebels, dared emancipation
confs ,ation, and hanging. TO them thi
talk was all like saying to a soldier, 'yor
may be killed ifyou go into battle Th'
soldier would reply, Of course, i know
that ms well as you.' What wa
needed was men and noney-actual fight
ing material; and this they rcsolu,ely
labored to give the Government. The,
struck at once, as the Democracy alwayl
do, at the true business aspect of the sit
uation. The great necessity of the country
after Sum ter fell, was fGhtRg. Tha
was the Democratic view. at least; sc
they have gone into the fight, while thei
Abolition opponents have gone into the
tolk. But they have gone into the fgh
for the sake of the Constitution. They
therefore deny the power Of the Cavern
ment to alter the institutions Of States
The Administration has assumed tn
same grounds. They were obliged to d.
it because thy could not carry on the wa
in any other way.
Even the present Congress, after th
defeat of Bull Run, were compelled {
occupy the same position by the adoI
ton of the Crittenden resolutions, an
recognize. with an emphasis unknown
our national legislation, the great leg
fact OF property IN man. They could NJ
| help themselves. They were obliged
r do that, or make every man, woman ar
e child South of the Ohio, the subjects
n Jeff. Davis. Theory gave way to fac
4 and the dogmas on which Congress ha
g carried the election were swopted ava
e by their first act of legislation, Thu
the Democracy are Triumphant, eve
e when the Republicans hold the Cover
y ment. They cannot cease to tr!umr
,e without the destruction Of the Cover
ment. When their ideas and spirit I
r. longer dominate in this terrible crisis
ot the nation, the end will have come.-
10 Chicago Times.
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