Smyrna times., 1861-07-11
Southern Denunciation of Northern
DemocraCV,

The Southern Press is moro Eerce, if possi-
bic, in denunc;aiion Of Northern Democracy
than o. Republicanisn 1t seem TO have cher.
lshed the idea hat The Democratic Party was
IN favor Of secession, and was ready TO unite
with tho South in oyerhrowing the Constitu-
ION and destroying The Union. The City Of
New York was largely Democratic, and the
Southern Press Cnd people counted on it's earnest
and cordial support. They expected to see
the forts n the harbor seized, the arsenals
Pundered, the Sub.Treesury dispoiled; that
the secession bunting would float from the City
Hall, and Haunt from tbs windows OF Tamma.
ny and Mozart. There were three hundred
Thousand Democratic voters in the State, and
they reckoned them as three hundred thousand
SecessoEists, wko were as ready as themselves
to hew away the pillars of tho Republic aud
topple IL into ruins.
The error OF the Southern Press and people
or this snb jeci Is founded in a mistaken notion
IN respect to the real sentiments cf the DEM
ocratic Parry outside Of the Slave States. Dem.
ocracy at the N9r!h means something beyond
the mere prOpagandisn Of Slavery IL will
yield lO that institution all that it can Justly
claim uuder the Constitution, literally con.
strued, not because it loves Slavery, but be-
cause II is so nominated in the bond" So
| tar as on this subject it stood with the South
II did so cut Of respect for the Constitution
and an earnest desire TO see all lis sanctions
Observed and enforced. Whether all it's views
OF constitutional obligations in regard to Sla.
very were right or wrong, or whether the con-
| cessons or compromises 1t was prepared to
make IN its favor were wise or not, we do not
propose here to discuss However these may
be regarded: they in no wise interfere with
the feulty OF Democrats TO the Constitution, or
! fhpir
they denounced the fanaticism OF Northern
Abo'ilionisls proper, they denounced and OPP
! posed with equa! or greater earnes,ueas the
wlckedGes, Of ScUthern secession. Their op-
! position 10 RepublcRnism was another and q
very different matter Their battle with Re.
publlcanism was weged under the forms of ihs
CONSTITUTE =, as It had been against the Whig
! and The Am, rlcan Parties, and their defeat did
absolvs then, from allegiance 10 organic law.
They would glGlly have overthrown that party
at the polls, but President elected by ma
JorIiy Of the people, in a constitutional way,
though a Republican, was President of the
United States, and as such entitled to their
support. The Government, the Constitution
and the laws, had claims on their allegiance az
strong as if one o! their own peculiar faith had
been elected, and these claims they never
dreamed o. repudialing. Party was, in their
estimation. always ana under all circumstan.
ees, subseEvient to the higher duty of uphoding
and susialrinS the Government and those lie.
| gaiy appointed 20 administer it. Ia the dis
charge Cf that duty they knew neither sections
'oE creeds. Treason, whether North or South.
| found no favor with the Democratic masses,
and 1t was because of this sentiment, so per.
Vadlng and universal through all the North,
that Democracy rose against Secession, when
Secession Iose against the Constitution aud
the Union.
There was neither IIors nor less Of loyalty
among tue Democratic masses than among the
other parties OF the Northern States. All were
actualcd by common patriotism, and however
bitterly they might oppose each other at the
polls, they were unit III their love for the
Union, aAd in their eiI1rls for its preservation.
II the people Of the South were deceived on
this subject, II was their own fault. So long
! as they remained loyal to the Government,
recognizing the Constitution and upholding
the flag of The Union, they had to large ex.
tent the sympathy Of the Democratic heart
Northern Democracy bore with secession to
the verge Of patriotism aud duty, in the hope
OF winning It tuck 10 reason, but wIen il
svowed It's treason, and armed itself in open
rebellion, then Democracy became its ffn.
est and sietnest enemy.-Ruymond.