The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-30
J. W. Forney on the Democracy Of New
York and Ohio. vi

Col. Torney, of tho Philadelphia Press, a
lifelong Democrat. comments with severity
upon tho action of the partisan Democracy
OF New York and Ohio. lie snys;
What do we care about Popular Sow
ereignly or Congressional Intervention,
when the National Sovereignty is threat.
ened and the peace Of the country de-
stroyed by the Intervention Of the sword?
The n. Y. Democratic Convention, in de-
cllning TO unite, say that il is due 10 the
Federal Government TO hold out terms Of
peace and accommodation to discovered
States, assuring them Of their rights under
the Constitution. These gentlemen for.
get that for the North to hold out terms
of accommodation to discovered states is
to accept the cup Of humiliation and dis.
grace. What terms can be offered =
What compromise can be made? Why
did not these Conventions, in laying down
their platform, go more into details
Has the South not been assured Of all
her rights under the Constitution 2 In
fact, what has the Government been
doing for the past year but giving these
assurances ? Mr.. Seward, in his Sena.
toral speech-Mr. Cameron repeatedly as
Senator-and, in fact every representative
Republican, without even excepting such
radical men as Mr.. Lovejoy in the House
or Mr. Sumner in the Senate, joined in the
declarations Of the Secretary OF War
The President, in his inaugural, gave the
South the most abundant assurances o
his kindness TO the South, and his respect
for their rights. The 6lst duty the Ad.
ministration assumed was an attempt tc
negotiate Terms OF accommodation, and
they were carried forward with earnest
ness and good faith by the President anC
his Cabinet, until the unprovoked assault
upon Fort Sumter assured the nation tha
the only terms Of accommodation The
South entertained were the cannon o
Fort Moultre and Morris Island. In {
spirit Of naughty disdain they told The
North that the only terms they could &C
cept would be complete surrender or
the part Of the North, the evacuation o
the Capital, the disgrace and annihilatior
Of the Republic.
II the Democracy Of Ohio condemns one
act OF the Administration, they must con
denim every act. II it was wrong for the
President to suspend the writ of habea:
corpus, it was wrong for him 10 atlemp
reinforcement OF Fort Sumter; 10 rein
force Fort Pckens; to call out the
months volunteers 10 open the road &c
Washington TO occupy Alexandria tc
erect Notifications on Arlington Heights
to blockade the Southern ports TO nrresv
the Baltimore Commissioners and drive
traitors from the Capital. ..
What proposition can they make, that
the Administration has not already made?
For the Administration has gone as far as
National honor will permit, and no Ma.
tional Convention can go farther.
The truth is that the Democratic or.
ganizatiors, both in N. Y. and Ohio, are
controlled by the meanest OF the old
Breckenridge cabal The old Democratic
temple is deserted-its great men ar,
passed away-its principles have beel
trampled in the dust-Jeiferson and Jack
son have been taken from their inches, 4
! be replaced by Calhoun and Davis-it
glory and grandeur and sacrcdness hav
departed with the principles which mad
it glorious, grand and sacred. and as tn
money .chaLgers and thieves plundere'
and defiled the temples of the olden times
so is our Democratic edifice being plum
dered and defled to-day. The pure De
mocracy you will. find on the field, layiny
down their lives, at the Treasury box
paying in their hard earned gold, and la
boring with enthusiasm in the cause c
their country wherever their country calls
And the old shrine with its conspirilor
and peace .hawkers must be thoroughl
| purified before they can ever again knee
before it.