The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-21

JOHN EDWARDS
ati#".3 s4t Chairman Central Committee
How Many kinds Of Democrats
arc lhere1
There are those who affect to regard the
Democratic party as yet an entirety, and that
it is only necessary for certain old leaders
to err Democracy, and every man who ever
acknowledged that name, will hasten to obey
any and every bchest Of the party There
IS something curious about this. For exam.
pie we find among Democrats difference
lofopin,on about the war now in progress to
ssiippressrebelli So palpable is this, that
cit is the most common thing in the world to
hear Democrats spoken of as War and Anti
War Democrats, as Union and Secession
Democrats, and other terms, going to show
that there are two well defined and well un-
sderstood classes Of Democrats in the north.
1t would be an easy matter in any commu.
unity to point out the democrats who are re.
cegnized as belonging to the one or the other
aof, these classes. The one is understood to
recognize the legality of the election of Lin
coin, the commencement Of the war by the
South, the right Of coercion on the part of
the Federal Government. and the duty of
the country to stand by the administration
and furnish it the men and money necessa-
ry to prosecute the war until every armed
rebel is subdued and the authority of the
Government re-established over every foot
OF soil belonging to the United States To
this class belong such Democrats Ms
Andy johnson, Gov Sprague, Dickinson,
Gen. Butler, Secretary Stanton, Gen. Nc
-Clellan, Gen.. Halleck, Gov. Wright, and
Others equally well known bright and shi-
inipg lights in the galaxy Of patriots Of the
present day. i; f...- IA
The other class arc equally well known
and as distinctly defined. They always de-
MED the validity Of the election of Lincoln,
calling him sectional President; they op-
posed coercion and threatened those who
enlisted in the armies of the Republic with
"a firein the rear they have rejoiced in reb-
f. 81 victories, and looked sad when the Union
azmicsgachieved success; they have opposed
taxation, by which only the war can be car.
ried on, and the confscation of the property
Of rebels, to help reimburse the expenses and
losses occasioned by their rebellion, and in
every instance where they have occupied
positions which enabled them to do it. they
have furnished aid and comfort to those in
actual and open rebellion against the Gov
eminent. Some have entered the rebel mil
itary service. and are there now others have
sent their sons ard relatives on the same
mission, while still more numerous class
have remained at home to influence, mould
and shape public sentiment so as gradually
to accomplish through politics and party,
what they plainly perceive cannot be done
by direct and open opposition to the war
and those directing it. OF this class are
Valandigham, Powell, Mahoney, Lafayette
Jones. ct ID onane gems.
Notwithstanding the existence of these
two well defined and acknowledged kinds Of
Democrats, who hold entirely inconsistent
and antagonistic opinions upon this most
-sfnomentousrand' solemn question, there are
those who affect to believe that there is
something SO accommodating and adhesive
about Democracy that they can and will all
! How. as kindred drops, into one-the Union
soldier who has deemed it his sacred drty
seek the life of his fellow Democrat in the
<bti army, with that brother democrat
Nose principles led him to aim his nusket
Nm theside Of Dixie at his fellow democrat
the Onion army--the democrat who thinks
kis serving his country and his God by
Eting this administration, with that
mt Who sides with Jeff Davis and his
confedoracy; that democrat who
i his duty when his country called.
~ 1ldev his rife and go forth to battle
Vnion. with that democrat who op-
going with threats of fire in the
Nose democrats; Union and Secesh;
saitor, those in favor of the war,
opposed to it; those fighting for
- and. those fighting against ii, so
dating is democracy, can all act
S6te and lcgislate lovingly. consist
" and tremendously together. a3ns
ltktrikes us that there is some mistake
1bonf this. We think that so far rs Union
democssts are concerned Those democrats
who Arein the Union army in person, and
their fathers, brothers, relatives and friends
whc sympatllise with them there certainly