Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-28
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET,
An abolition ArgHIucms--Wh HAT
IL Proves.

The Abolition Republicans contend that
the Democracy arc responsible for the war,
tor the reason that the division Of the Demo
cratic party at Charleston resulted in the
election Of LINCOLN, and the consequent dis
solution of the Union. This species of ar
gumcnt as resort ed to by that Aboliion-dis
union preacher JoSEs in his feeble lecture in
the NJ, T.. Church on last Friday night. The
argument admitted much which the Abo
litiouisis heretofore have unjustly denied
First, it admits that LINcoLN's election was
the cause of the war. Second, that Abo-
litionists voted for man whose election they
kqc,p would result in a dissolution, and are
therefore Disunionists. Third that without
q division in tho Democratic party LINCOLN
would have been defeated and the Union saici
and that in consequence Of this division lhN
COLIN does not represent majority of the
States. Fourth, that division Of the Dem
cratic party was the forerunncr OF a division OF
the Union, that the preservation Of the Union
depends upon tho ssccndency Of the Demo.
cratic party In other words that the Demo
that the disruption Of the former is the dis
ruption Of the latter The logical results OF
this Abolition argument admits all for which
the Democratic party have contrnlcd Did
not every Democratic speaker in 1860 appeal
to the people to rally to tho standard Of DouG-
LAS and the Constitution as the only sure
means of saving the Country Dad they not
warn the people that ovc!y man who voted for
LINCOLN WAS virtually voting for dissolution
Of the Union But how did the AboItionists
acti Instead Of laborng for perpgtnation OF
the Union as patriots, they encouraged in eve
ry possible way the unfortunate division Of tho
Democratic party. They insisted upon week
knced Democrats voting for Breckenridge for
the purpose Of defeating DorGLAs, the only
true National candidate in 1860. Thus we
see the followers Of LINCOLN, the Northern
Abolition candidate, vieng with the followers
of Breckenridge, the Southern secession can
didltc, in the inglorous work of destroying
tho Union. No man has yet forgotten the
bitter and relentless perScc, tion of DouGtNs
by these black hearted disunion Abolitionist'
Oi lht NOltn. Even MS cs'lmhblc WHO wa
selected MS the object Of their yitupcraion,
Ifa Breckenridge speaker presenrcl his views
in a Northern state. the majority of tho au.
dicnco were AbolitioniSts, who constituted
themselves special cheering and laughing
committee, and CRIME like chcss.cats ovor III,
onuuc ia,iOn OF diSunion sentiments, | Ill,
defeat Of Ih" Democratic party aud the sue
cess Of the Abolition patty has cause thi
war, 1t Is about tinlo that all loyal citizens
should rally around the standard Of that old
Constitutional Union loving party. II this
Country is to Lc saved it must be done by the
Democracy. II the division OF the Dcmoc
racy, resulting in the election of LINCOLN
has caused this war, the anIidote is plain--re.
store the Democracy to power, and peace i'll
soon return. But as long as abDlitionism
rules the councils OF the nation, our Coun-
try's condition is gloomy indeed. Tho elcc,
tun OF the Democratic ticket in Ohio aud a
few other Northern States, would ho of meal
cuable potency in the restoration of tho Un
ion. iIwOuld be a convincing proof to tn,
Union mSn OF the South that Aboltioism /,
in its decay, and the North was returning
to It's sanity and Constitutional Obligations