Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-11

THE GENUINE DEMOCRATS.
Mr. Seymour's claim to speak for the DEM
ocratic party, is both spurious and impudent
Iaughter.) He no more represents It's men,
or its masses, or its principles, in his present
course, than Jo Smith represented the CHRIS
tian church (Roars of laughter.) The old
Jacksonian democracy, when organized upon
its true faith, holds, and always has held the
state of New York by a large majority.
(Cheers.) The scheming faction OF when
MIR. Seymour is the nominee and repre-
sentative, wears since debauched, broke up
and destroyed the democratic party by con
tact with it. Last year it changed its plat
form tour times to get it into good cheat
ing shape, cloud laughter and was then
beaten by more than a hundred thousand
votes. (Cheers.) This year 1t hopes to gam
strength in this city. Trade is revlylng, ana
Tammany and Mozart, upon those elevated
notions of democratic principles winch nave SO
long distinguished them, are endeaVorlng TO
drive a bargain to divide the offices. 1t Is a
prouJ exhibition before this country and the
world lust now, and will be successful if it
can be determined which should take the obi
trick. Laughter.)
The masses Of the democratic party are not
now politically organized, but its members are
always loyal, and when organized, the party
is as true as was its great leader, Jackson.
Its members swell the ranks Of our brave
armies in guarding the national capital, in
protecting that dear symbol of liberty and
hope, the stars and stripes, from dissertation,
and in defending the constitution and the
Union (cheers). They are acting with the
Union organization at home, and are en-
deavoring TO exhibit to rebellion and to
the world the sublime moral spectacle
of a whole people, laying aside political
partisan opinions and discussions and act
ing together to preserve their revolution
airy inheritance from destruction. The MEM
bers of the narrow, trading, tricky faction
who now strut-tbe self-constituted heroes of
the democratic party, name they have
learned to mouth better than they have to
practice its principles-were nine out of ten
against it in the days OF its organized action,
or if with it, were its mendicants office seek
ers and camp followers. The true democrat
has no fear that he shall be forever lost, if he
acts in common with political opponents in
subduing rebellion. He believes he can
find himself when the war is over The
spurious one, naturally enough, is fearful if
he once gets mingled with republicans, he will
never know himself again, and hence his ne
ceSsity for keeping up party organization.
But even bastard democrats can be preserved
from final loss with little care. Let them be
chalked as farmers chalk sheep when they put
lots together which they may wish to separate
again, marking the black with white chalk and
the white with red. Or write on them as the
Dutehman did on his picture of bear, when
he feared the outline of Bruin might not be
recognized 'DiS ISL con bear"
MR.. DICKINsoNs OWN POSITION.
have no new light upon the subject of this
rpbpllipu tl,o eI
treated. | stand to-day where | stood when
Sumter fell, (cheers )-determine 20 see my
counry's flag viudicated-to see the suprem-
acy Of the constitution established and upheld
to see sovereign law Acknowledging see
rebellion crushed-to act with those, and those
only, who would go all lengths to break it
dOwn-tO act against all who would be its de-
tenders or apOogsts-tO act with those who,
in pursuing rebellion, would stop only at the
outp0Sts Of civilization and christianity in eff
forts to deStroyit (applause) TO employ eve
ry means, moral and material, known to man
to cut it up and to cut itdown the most effectu-
ally, and at the earliest moment. (Great
cheering | devoted seven of the best years
of my life in efforts for the settlement OF this
accursed question peaceably-that it might
be taken out Of the political field north and
south, and be let alone to work out its own
peculiar problem under the mysterious dis
pensatiOn of a guiding and benefcent Provi-
dence. Now that il is unnecessarily made the
preteXt for wicked and causeess rebellion
by the southern people, care not how soon
| see its end. (Great cheering and waving of
handkerchiefs. ''rhem's ny sentiments" - J
With no abolition proclvties, in political
sense, but the reverse, l would not have gone
out of my way to look up slavery in this CON
fict or to avoid slavery, but would have treat
ed it like any other element, taking it when it
would give us strength or weaksn Them and
employed it accordingly. have never seen
a moment since the outbreak when | would
have touched the institution for itself alone,
nor when | would not have cut it from its
moorings in one hour, if it would have aided
in disposing of the rebellion, and | would do
the same now. (Applause.) ! hold the war
power broad enough to cover the whole ques-
ton, and | confess, in time when our gov
eminent is trembling in the balance before
the world, like to see it exercised, when it
is well, and boldly, and thoroughly done
Let those who take the sword perish by the
sword, is my doctrine; andlet those who raise
rebellious army against the constitution take
just such aid and comfort as martial law and
the war power in their utmost rigor mete out
to them, whether it be hemp, or steel, or lead,
or cOnfiscation Of property. If slaves are
property, they are subjeotto the same rules
as other property, and should be treated ac-
cordingly. There is no charm upon the sub
ject, and should be no myStihcatiou over it. L
early saw that rebellion if long continued
would end in cmanCipatiOn-tha from a ne
cessity emancipation was to enter into the
question, for as the rebellion progressed and
declined, and was on its last legs, it would at
the last moment liberate the slaves in its des-
peration, if events had not sooner practically
done so, or emancipation had not then been
proclaimed by the federal government |
would have preferred practical and real acts
in the premises as occasions demanded, under
martial law as such, to theories or paper pro-
carnations, for hold the war power abund-
ant and legislation unnecessary; but the
president having determined upon Il pro-
clamation, | would have preferred to see
how it would work in the last few months Of
the old year to the first day of the new
TGreat applause. But if the proclamation
weallens rebellion and strengthens govern
ment-as | hope and believe it will am for
it and all its consequences, and any and every
other measure which will conduce to that end.
The institution has been overworked, and can
no longer form political capital on either side,
of which politicians of both shades will please
take notice. 1t is to pass away during the
present struggle, especially if long continued,
and as an element of mischief and disturbance,
and as a just retribution to those who have
taken up arms against the government in its
name for vile political ends it has my per-
mission to start at the earliest moment posi-
Bile, and to make the exodus complete one.