Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-09-26
can Right WV COycy."

"Whoevcr Is not prepared to sacrifice party
organization and platforms on the altar of his
country does not deserve the support and
cornten aucc OF honest pcoplc."--S A Doag-
las, Chicago, May !.
An exchange says, with what stunning Of
feet do these words Of DOUGLAS last speech
apply to the leaders of the Republican party
in Congress, who refused to sacrifice the Chi
caro platform for the welfare OF their country.
That was the time for them to have proved
the truth Of their proiesscd no artyism, it
they arc so anxious to sacrifice party, why di id
they not do it in Congress last winter, whe
II woud d have prevented all the trouble now
upon us. Not a drop of blood had been spill
ed-not life lost.--Thc people OF the North
demanded the sacrifice, plead for it, and it
was all the South asked. But no. Not a
Republican leader could then be found viii.
ling to "sacriicc party organizations and
platforms on the alter of their country" The
Oh cago platform, upon whose false and ruin.
Gus principles they have secured the cmou-
mcnts Of Office, was more sacred than tho I'm.
i ion moro cherished than the peace, happiness
and prosperity orthirty Millions Of people
To every appeal made by the Union men OF
the country, both North and South, for them
to sacrifice the Chicago platform for the good
Of the Union, they closed their cars; voted
down every compromise and for whaR To
maintain the Chicago platforml Talk about
"No-Pariy." 1t comes with very bad grace
from Republicans We don't see how thcy
can have the impudcnce to ask Democrats tc
dsband their party, when they refused to Civ,
nT the Chiclgb platform, which they knew,
and everybody knew, would save the countr,
= from ruin
We believe with Douglas that ''whoevcr i
=, not prepared to sacrifice party organization
f and plato ms on the altar Of his country
V does not deserve the support and countcnauc,
, of honest people"
Now as the Republican party is the only
one that conflicts with the spirit Of the Con
s;itution, that party is the only one called tc
sac rifcc its principles for the good of on
country. A man who stands immovablc or
the Chicago platform cannot bo a good Union
man therefore he ought to drop his party feel
ings and rally around the Union and Consti
tution--ho ought to "sacrifcc his partisan
feelings on the altar of his country"
The principles of the Democratic party un
dCrio and are co.eNistcnt with the foundation
Of the Government. For seventy years tht
affairs ofthc nation have been administered
upon those principles, and the wheels Of the
Government have moved along without gra
ting and without conflict The principles o
Democracy and the spirit of the Constitution
go hand in hand they are one and tho same
r Hence no true Democrat is called upon tt
| "sacriicc his principles upon the altar of hi
l country" Our principles are not in conhic
' with tic Union and constitution; and no sac
r riGcc Is needed. Let those who belong to
n party whose organization and platform lin
its their support Of the Union and tie Con
stitution, sacrifice it at once; the sooner tn
o better, if they refuse, they do not "dcscry
) the support Of honest men" Irrcprcss ible
j. Republicans and Higher Law Abol itionist
will please take notice,