Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-19
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THURSDAY. sEPTR l9, 1861.
Tire Position of Democrats.

others of his political stripe, he does not give his peculiar convictions OF opinions, but he do not forget to sink the partisan in the patrie Like Daniel 8. Dickinson, Joseph Holt, Thom; Francis Meagher and other widely known Dem erats, he recognizes fully that in this crisis of O. eountrys affairs OUR COUNTRY is to be considere first and parties afterwards. He stands up bol ly and squarely for the lawfully constituted a thorities of the Government, who were placed power by the will of the peoplc-just as Thoms F. Meagher said the other day at Bridgeport
 He sincerely and bitterly deplored that ther should be in the state of Connecticut one volce one thought, one word registered or WhlSpeltI' against the demand of the demand Of the re,uD "i' lie, which, in this crisis, js simply ana solely but absolutely and imperativelJ J. for the sqPreni acy of the magistracy and majesty ,o1 the hitel States. Loud cheers On the 4th Of March in the presence of the representatives ol thif nation, the vote was given, the credentials were administered by the by, by Jno O. Breckinridge-to Abraham Lincoln, and or this vote and these credentials, he (Abrahan Lincon) took his seat as President of the United States. He did not vote for him. He neve would have voted for him. He was what they call Jacksonian Democrat There is not single proposition of the Republican party tt which he could say ''Yea." Not one. But th' creed and the obligation of every citizen IS this to obey the will, the registered and the legitl mate and constitutionally expressed Will or the majority. TCheers There was party some years ago called the Know-Nothing Party. He did not care whether it is alive or dead TCheers and roars of laughter. But the cardl- nal doctrine of that party was the proscr1ptlo,n on of foreign born citizens-[ cries of 'Ihats so, ] that we were to be here some twenty one years or so before we could be citizens. Well, he had been here himself some nine years, and he dld not see what good it had done him. Laughter: He had not been an alderman, or county clerk or sheriff yet; but the cardinal principle ot that party was to us as people, and as opposed to the spirit and theorism of this government, de- cidedly offensive TCrics of hear, hear. But offensive, audaciously and infamously offensive as that doctrine was, had Q know-Nothlng been put in power he would sustain him Ii he had been legitimately elected. Applause. lie would sustain him as President Of the tnl'ea States had he been duly, constitutionally and legtimately elected. [Cheers.]
 and Gen. Butler, in his letter above alluded to, says:
 "The Republican party, having won politi- cal victory, both in the state and in the nation, is entitled to the patriotic endeavor Of every man to give it fair trial in the administration of the government, and in that it should, as it does, take the lead in official positions. And now there is left nothing for us to contend against, save any corruption, inei1iciency or im- propriety of administration, which 1 doubt not would at once be rebuked as well by Republi- cans as by Democrats. | t
 Let it be understood that, without distino- tion of party, and without raising party issues, all men who love the Union are determined to stand by it and the country until this rebellion shall be quelled, and then we may hereafter di- vide as we please upon the minor differences of administration of government"
 This is the true doctrine, and while we know that most of the democrats in this county stand up honestly and boldly to this noble position, we are fearful that there are few who are still held back by patty considerations of party, and who are fearful that in this struggle this or that party will reap the highest benefit or be the most de- moralized.
 To the "peace" men General Butler has also a word to say:
 "When I left home left all politics, in a par ty sense of the term, behind me, and now know no politics in any sense, save as represented by the question, how best to preserve the Union Y. Is desirable to all, and to none moro so than the soldier who has left his friends and his home to do his duty to his country
 But however desirable, it is not to be pur- chased upon any terms save the recognition of the authority of the federal government over every inch of territory which ever belonged to 1t. Upon no condition whatever, other than this, would consent to peace. A peace involving the disintegration of the Union, or until the sr, ic Il ed, would be simply Q declaration of perpetual war of sections
 were the Southern Confederacy to-day &C., KnoWledged ln the fitness of good faith, two months would not elapse before causes of WAT would arise, sufficient not only to justify, but to demand renewal of the conflict No two months nave passed, in the last ten years at least in "nlch outrages have not been committed upon northern men in the South which, had they boen perpetrated by foreign nation. womb have demanded a redress of grievances, under pam of suspension of diplomatic relations. :, But we have borne these outrages because snere was no tribunal to the arbitrament of Mhlch we could submit them, and it was against 1me m, genus of our people to appeal to arms. lnere1ore see with pain upon the part of some oi lnose With whom l have acted in political or s"n,1a'lohs' disposition to advocate peaceful SvI'lements W wherein there can be no peoce Therefore this war must 20 on. not for the mir pose oi isubJugation-but if those who have com menceu IL bring upon themselves that condition q. "n encloent, It Will only be another ilustra ioh o1 the fruit of sowing the wind. Besides 'hese there are no other politics.
 lhese are brave words, and we may all take a lesson from them. There are no two parties now no politics but the salvation of the Country mere IS no peace to be secured or attained unti every vestige of this unrighteous rebellion i crushed out.
 What noble and glorious work for our da and generation
 What chance for the noblest of heroic deeds ana what an opening too for living fame!- we snail come out of this crisis purer and bette 'oi the hery furnace We go through. How gran VIII De the page of history which shall tell wit "n"' unanlmity-with what selfsacrifce-wit ""a' oevotlon to our couutry-laying aside al party anlnlosltles the most bitter, and crimina 'lons ana reeriminations so lately bandied be tween us-onder what inspiring watch-worJs an, with what noble leaders we marched on ;,, so, phalanx to crush rebellion and FAVE o,,o co,,, TRY!
 @~ We call the attention of those who l., ', money to invest in these times, to the advert;s, ment of the Phoenix Bank, in another colum, The Cashier, MT. Colt, is prepared to furnish I s. Treasury notes of the new issue in sums from $50 to $l ,OO0. The rates of interest, let