Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-10-03
The Democracy OfSencca COum-
" and FUSION.

ty and Fusion.
The Republican Central Committee O
Seneca county recently sent a communica
ton to the Democratic Central Commit
tee, proposing that they hold a joint Con
vention for the nomination of q count,
ticket. The Democracy refused to excep
the proposition, and returned the follow
Ing reply:
GENrLGMES:-At the time your prop
osition was made you were aware that the
democratic S,atc Convention had hell it.
session and enunciated the views, and
defined the position OF the Demo ocracy o
Ohio and nominated ticket. In tn,
call for that Convention an appeal was
made to all Union loving men to unit,
with our Convention III its deliberations
and proceedings. At that Convention
the Republican party was not represent.
ed, although leading mon Of other organ
izations recognized in the call an invita-.
ton to fellowship upon Union and Ma
tional principles, and they met with them
in framing the patriotic and prudent plat
form adopted.
You were also aware that the Demo
cratic Central Committee of Seneca
County, in the performance of their duty, ,
had issued their call for the annual and
usual convention Of the party. 1t is a
matter of surprise, therefore, to us, that
if you were sincere in your desire to form
II joint ticket, that you did not at an ear.
licr day, make your advances to oui
Committee. Disclaiming and desire TO
be discourteous, we are impressed with
the conviction that your proposition was
only made that you might draw from the
democratic Committee refusal, that you
might go to the people and cry that the
Democracy had refused to unite with
yolr organization, claiming that the re-
fusal was an indication of their lack of
loyalty, patriotism and fidelity. If for
no other reason than the foregoing, we
would be justified by a feeling Of self-res-
pcct i'll refusing your proposition. But
we have others.
The Democratic party, judged by its
past record, by its past glorious history,
stands ont permanently as the Union par
ty of. the country. 1t has warred vigorous
ly the fanatics of both sections, whose
mad and impludent course is now drench-
ing our beloved land with the blood of
thousands of our fellow countrymen.-
The Democracy Of Seneca county follow
ed the proud banner of Stephen A. Doug
las in the fall of 1860. Our gallant lead
ers and the 900, 900 men who supper
ted him in the Union, denounce the sec
tionalism of the North and South. They
were unconditonally for the Union then.
They stand to-day as they did then. In
the language of Ii. j. Jewett, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, "under no
circumstances would they consent to a
dissolution OF the Union, or consider
terms of separation" They are uncondi.
lonally in favor of the preservation of
the Federal Constitution, for the Union
ofthe States both North and South upon
the principles incucated and agreed to by
our foreiathers of the Revolution-the en-
forcement of the laws by the legally au-
thorized agents, and the defense of our
common flag by the strong arm of the
Government against all opposers of the
Constitution.
a reference to past events in detail we
deem unnecessary to properly define the
position of the Democracy. We were
willing to exhaust every peaccablc remo-
dy before proceeding to the arbitratemcnt
of arms. We say emphatically that last
winter we were in favor Of compromise.
We believe that the adoption of any of
the compromise measures offered in Con
gress last winter, would, in all probabil-
ity have averted the civil war now upon us.
Hence we advocated the adoption of
the Clittendon compromise and the
Douglas proposition We thought your
party, being in the majority, might have
laid upon the altar of patriotism, their
party pride, an by compromise adjusted
the threatened troubles. But it was iated
otherwise. No proposition of compro-
mise was ever made by the Republican
Congress, President, Cabinet or party,
save by Mr.. Adams, of Mass, whose
proposition was rejected, An appeal to
arms was determined upon. When the
bugle of war sounded through tho land
the Democracy with the same spirit that
inspired them in 1912 and lS47, sprang
into the ranks by thousands. to defend the
integrity and tho flag of our nation. The
President was not of their choice, Con
gress had not acted in accordance with
their views, but always loyal, always pa
triotic they hcSitatcd not moment in
sustaining the legally constituted author
tiles Of the land. They had always sworn
with jackson that The Union must aud
shall be preserved and their aviiity in
rushing to arms was to vindicate by
acts the sincerity Of their Professions
Our Democratic Congressman 'ecog-
nizing the "powers that be-" as fairly
elected, as having the control of the Gov
ernment, signalizcd their patriotism by
voting men and money to maintain the
Government. Our recent Democratic
State Convention, while disclaiming that
our party is in any wise responsible for
the calamities that have resulted from n
departure from its doctrines, and disre-
gard of its warning and advice, unani-
mously.
ReSoiped, That in this National elncr-
gency the Democracy and other Union
men of Ohio, banshing all feeling of pas
sion or resentment, will ,eco!cct only
their duty to the whole country; that this
war should not be waSed in any spirit of
oppression, nor for any purpose of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or