Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-03-08
Why Democrats are Chosen.

compelled to take men that are or have
been Democrats to head Departments or
to lead the Union armiesl will tell you.
The Democratic creed is broad and be-
nedcent one the men reared in that faith |
are taught, with the first inhalation of pol.
tical kn owledge, that they are not to think
exclusively for State, or section or
class, or a sect their vision must rest,
with comprehensive interest, on whole
continent, and all that it contains or may
contain under the Providence Of God, and
the ener getic effort of Man. Your secti.
ional sectarian, politician cannot do this.
Would not Charles Summer or Burliugame
have been glad to take the place that Blair
or Cameron got No one can doubt it
for moment. Yet Cameron, Corrupt
and vile as he was and is, and Blair,
narrow and vindictive as he is, we're
each preferred to an original Republican
for cabinet place, becouse Mr.. Lincoln
will knew that any one who had ever been
Democrat had probably learned some-
thing of the habits and the science of gov
ernment. Seward, an original Wing X.
N. Republican, was taken because he had
been rival to Lincoln fer the Presidency.
Does any one suppose that no Repub-
lican could have been found to take charge
of the War Department, when Stanton,
who has never been known in politics, as
anything but Democrat, was put in
charge of it Why, Greedy, or Weed, or
Wilkinson, or Watson Webb, would have
gladly clutched the prize if within their
reach. But Stanton was appointed, be-
cause, having been reared Democrat, as
a matter of course, be kpeW Chow to do
it,"
Was George B. Mcclellan, the Demo-
crat, made Commander-in chief, because
he had been Democrat No one can
think SO. 1t was he had proved himself
fitted to command, and has given further
proofs since his advancement. General
Phelps or General j. H. Lane, would
doutless have accepted the position, but
Mr.. Lincoln could do better, and he took
q Democrat who knew chow to do it,
We have seen Logan and McClernand,
Democratic Congressman, resign their
seats whep made Brigadiers. Lincoln
knew them as life long political enemies,
but he appointed them because he could
not find better nor Drawer men; not be
cause he loved them nor because they
were Democrats.
As an instructive example Of the general
unftness for great affairs, coupled with
iuordinate love of place which marks the
Wing. Know Nothing, Republican school
of politics, take (as one of many) the in.
stances Of Son2 Wilson Of Massaehu-
cetts. He was early appointed to military
command but still held on to his civil
a position. Both the bumps of acquisitivo,
ness and combativeness seem to have
troubled hie sapent head-to crafty the
first, the salary of two places did something
= the last was harder sc salty. He lad been
o making sad havoc with the American
o vernacular (once Kings anglish) for
g many years, he then longed to smite the
n rebels with the sword, but here he made q
: ,,,;,t * laod orp,;au xyoe not l. 10 yono
e tion---he returned from the battle field, he
i renewed his savage warfare on the Eng
$ lish language and on the American Con-
c stitution and in that ungracious employ
ment he is still doing all that in him lies.
The truth is, the Democrats know hov
J. to serve and save their country-thei
to proud and exalted political education en-
O. ables them to do this, and they must b
a, called on, as they always have been, whel
.. their country is in peril, either from do
e. mestic or foreign violence. The grand ol,
~ ~ party stood as wall of adamant betwee
the raging fanatics North and South, be,
it, fore we came to blows with the latter
at a, Now that "blows and revenge are tn
lp watchwords, it again presents its breast a
a bulwark to preserve the Constitution
the Democrats will continue to struggle 70
at the maintenance of the Constitution an
u laws and for the restoration of the Union
Shall they have the aid of conseryativ
On Republicans.
n. pray you, Mr.. Editor, reform you
T. practices altogether, in this matter, an
as make no more complaints such as the OK
as tract at the beginning of this article contains
Do you think that Gen. Butler was appoint
to ed from Massachusetts, because he was
" Democratl Or that Gen. Dix was select
ed from New York because he was