The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-08-14
The Question is Settled. u =

We are TO- have two tickets in the field,
and just two months from to- day we music
choose between the two. Much has BEEN
said in favor Of a single ticket in hopes
that we nigh. the better address ourselves
TO the great question of the salvation Of !
the Union. To sustain onr. arms ir the
field with every energy in our power, maxi
ing all else secondary, is clearly our duty. =
It is equally our duty to choose between
the party tickets. The fidelity ofsrhe old
Democratic party to the Union and its
Nationality were never for moment I
doubted. The new. four years old party
never had an existence, even nomfnalIy.,
In many of the States, and its short star.
red flags and "Let the Union Slide" pro~
clivities have ever been prominent charge
and the record will warrant the charge.
The Democracy have run up ticket Of
unexceptionable men. known and tried. /.
Union men, able aud vigorons- war.sna-
tanning men, yet smeii who iwonld remdvs
promptly every rational excuse for wars
continuance. 'ss .si' - sso'
The Platform will be fonnd 10 fnllein
to.day's paper. r ad it overeands over
and put your. fager on The first thiugt'
wrong. .s@ @ssi'% 2 Aisa 80. aii<F :,
f. That this unnatural war i the natural !,
offspring Of misguided sectionalism EN-.
| gendered by fanatical agitators North a.
wellss South, ie undeniabie,j and that thsz'
Democracy mot the boltersl have equally
opposed the extremists of both SECTIONS
is equally true The second resolution
| is the Crittenden doctrines indorsed BY
all Congressman save two, Riddle and
| Potter. i1 Eeis1og 1A4sI
| The third resolution looks to refer z
ence to the people for adjustment of our 3
difficulties. On them We call for soldiers;
on them The taxes fall, and to them the 2
question Of opening the door for recon2a
ciliation should properly be referred, and
their decision should be final. - s.tNls : 80
The fourth, on corruptio1,s mays Be
called side issue, yet it is true. = go
Who dare take issue with the fifth. Z
which more than intimates that the army
is better soldiered than oficered in the
main? 'saslS rsfsssplest a X sEsn
The sixth is liable to be misunderstood
at 6.st sight. and declared uncalled for at
this time. The abstract question Of the
sacred right Of ha5eas corpus is conceded z
]by ALL II is that q citizen Imprisoned {
may at any time on oath that be Is unjust.
fly imprisoned and unnecessarily held
without proper examination or trial; have
an opportunity at once to show this n BE
can, and be discharged. 1t does not pass
upon the merits Of the case but only ID
to his being legally and properly held. as
! IF the President had allowed Merri.
man. the supposed traitor Of Baltimors.
to be brought before Judge Taney, the &
supposed sympathizer with traitors, it
does not follow that he would have been
set at liberty, and the Capitol thereby en-
dangered The Presidents intentiona
were good, even If the act was dangerous
and bad His Ssotehiplaid recollections
iof Baltimore were liable to bias his ac-s
tion Whether the President has, under
any circumstances in the abseucs of Con>
gress. Unconstitutional right to suspend the
operation Of the writ, is Judicial ques.
tion exclusively, and conventional rese- g
luton is matter of opinion only. ssa
We cannot see how the other party can
better the ticket or. the platform. This
| is an out and out Union ticket, and ona
which all unwarped Union men canqcon.
acientiously supf o.t.- Cqevc, Plain DeaLer
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