Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-17
Spirit Of tho DcmocrnrIc Press.

NANAn Va tAN NnNfN atAV0AVuh nNANAluuANt
Spirit Of the Democratic Press.
As the Republicans Of Ohio are invited
again to unite with quota of the Demo-
critic party, and give up to them one-half
or more Of the Offices, and what is Of far
more Importance, sacrifice some Of their Re
publican principles, it will be found inter
esting to Gull few gems from the Demo
cratic press Of the State, that our readers
may see to Owhat sort Of feast they are bid
den.
The Ashland Union commences an arti-
Gle with this malicious falsehood;
q We are told by the Republican organs
that to expose the rascalities and stupend-
Gus frauds Of this corrupt administration
is malicious and reasonable tr
Every reader of the Republican papers
knows that they have been first and fore
most in exposing any frauds which have
been discovered, a fact that may partly be
accounted for by the fact that the moral
vision of the Democratic organs has be-
come so impaired by the rascality of the
late Democratic administrations that they
are almost incapable of discriminating be-
tween right and wrong. The LEADER pub
lished, two days after its delivery, the
startling srpose by the Van Wyck commit
tee, and it, together with the whole Repub-
lican press, has not hesitated to denomce
every swindlng operation which has come
to light. But net one of these swindles
has been the work of the Administration,
as the Union would seek to establish They
have been found connected with the army
and navy, Perpetrated by the few specula-
tors ard dishonest men who viii always be
found ameng so large a number ofcontract-
ors rs are necessarily employed in the vast
work of putting down the rebellion.
The Union then speaks Of the condign
punishment by "the hired spies of the
thief Lincoln which viii meet any criti-
cism upon the amereenaries who swarm
about the public treasury" and of the
"harpies who now rule our ruined cOun-
try" It also openly says that it viii Gre
sist the collection of moneys that are to
be raised to support the government
Again, the Athens Messenger 1--WE did not
see the extract ourselves, and therefore give
our authority quotes the Union as saying
that " This is damned Abolition war. We
believe Abe Lincoln is as much of a traitor
as JEFF. Davis And further, that
If the Devil himself had been elected
and inaugurated in place of Abraham Lin
coin, with instructions to utterly ruin the
Government and people Of the United
States in the shortest possible time, we dc
not know what he, could have done that
has not been done by the Republicans.
The Unia- maze this nntraGnnr--l l--''s'''s'
in speaking or the Presidents message ex-
culpating Secretary Cameron from the
charges against him;
Thirty millions was the amount stolen
That would give on an equal division ff
teen millions to each, but Lincoln no dOub
gets something for shouldering the respons
ibility."
The Dayton Empire repeats the false
hood which has been so often and authori
tatively cOntradicted, that the current ex
penses of the war are "three millions {
day" Secretary Chase's exhibit showed
the falsity of this, but facts are unpalata
bic to these Democratic oppOsers Of tn,
T. Government The Ashland Union goes
even beyond this, and says that our deb
at this time amounts to 81, 10000
paying an interest of 8 per cent, and in.
volving an annual outlay Of S2OO,OOOOOO
to be raised by direct taxation. Secretary
Chase's figures show that the total publ,
debt is less than S5OO,0OOOO0, Of tohiel
eighty millions lOere contracted by Buehanal
IN time Of peace, while the Government pay
but $40 per cent, or about S21, ,OOOOOt
per year.
Finally, the Crawford County Forum, il
speaking of the present Administration
says:
e ait has prostituted the pulpit, desecra
ted the house of God, and brought con
tempt upon the church Of Christ. 1t hai
trampled the Constitution under foot, anC
set up higher law in its place. 1t hal
put arms into the hands of our outlaws
thieves, murderers and traitors"
These are representatives of the Demo
cratic party, and it is with the Democrat,
party that we as Republicans are asked t,
unite, that they may gain the control of tn,
next Congress. To any such bargain w
are aarnnstlu and frrn1r nr,r,nsed