Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-24
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The Only organised constructive and conaesv'
alive political body in this country is the Dsmoo-
Irsc, or Democratic party. ita essential ele-
ments and its past history prove Il TO DO puor
In European monarchies and aristocraos'' Hs
Democracy 10 revolutionary po.
cause n seeks 70 tear down or destroy existing
systsms of government i was revolutionary rS "
and destructive In this country when y s0ush'
lthe overthrow ofjthe British rule in the tnen
\ IAnQio.Amesica colonies. is t'' ~ - ~ IL"
9 But having accomplished that object II ceas' @
cd to be a Destroyer and became . Builder. =
founded q government or rather syasem %
governments uuited in one, in which the essen
Iasl-ths vital element is the principle Of sell
government, which Is the life blood Of Demoe
sacy, and from which the term itself takes 10
origin. aaN gs',sy .it5 sA'' .I. g
Naturally enough the Democracy looked up'r
tie own work in the construction Of new sss
! tenn with a jealous eye and guarded u "iln Sis
idlsrt care. Il secured, after several years e1
psrisncs ii the work OF construction, as iAF 8
practicable, the pnblo welfare and the blessing
4 Of liberty, providing tOrfutdre change ana I'm
I broysment without revelation or destruction o
the system itself. Thus Democracy IN thi
country became and Is both conservative AM
progressive. l'sp'''to ~,
Soon after the new system to which our Rev
olutioa gave birth, went into full operation, th'
4 Democracy assuming the position OF q poiinca
marty, became the consetvator and guardian o.
that system, 1t maintained that in order e
4 preserve the integrity OF the whole,n was as
sen:ial to preserve the integrity Of the ssVefS
component parts, and that the safety OF TIT
whole was essential to the safety Of the parts
Hence, arose the primal Democratic idea o.
seuarate States With their oaD Consultations ant
laws, yet united, not consolidated, 10 one Ma
.ionsl Union, supreme over all Slshln eeftaiE
defined limits.
This primal Democratic idea, conformed oul
political system Of government 10 The solar Sys
tem--shs States, like the planets, moving rount
central power, each attracted and yet rspellsd
and each 10 its appropriate and separate sphere
while the central power, never deviatlng from
its peculiar and assigned position, dfuses lite In
vlgorating, protecting and bene6cent influence
limparsislly throughout and to every part Of th'
complex system, for which purpose alone Il Wal
created and is sustained. 81
i All thlz is embodied and concentrated In th'
expression--"The Union" Il 10 emphaticsll,
and essentially Democratic expression. Is The
idea to which Ii owes iis origin is Democratic
Il is this, and not any tendency, as has beer
falsely supposed, to revolutionary levelinG
systen, that has made Democracy popular IN
this country, and given the Democratic party
ascendency and power. That party has been, BY
the acknowledg and tAunts Of Its political
opponents, the cOnservatOr, the guardian and
the savior of the Union from hedsys Of THOMAS
JEyTEasOR to these Of ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Such is the position Of the Democratic party
to-day. The opposition to Il Is based upon the
ground that IL seeks to maintain the Union with
the integrity Of the whole and Of each component
part, unimpAired by any unconstitutional aud
revolutionary change II Is the only cOnServA-
tive Union party, and around Il and within It ase
rAlIyIDg allwho are not bent 90 revolution and
destruction, or led astrsy By those who are.