The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-06-05

Address to tho Democracy Of the U,
States.

Au huuItSh VI portion vi the So
called Democratic members of Congress;
to the Democracy Of the United States;
has just been issued. It is evident
from this, in connection with other ihdi-
cations, that an attempt is TO be made to
reorganze this party, whose policy has
prooipitated the present civil war upoti
the country, with all its deplorable con.
sequences. Now, this attempt to reot.
ganize and reinstate this party in pow.
or is to be made while this war is ra-
ging and Eve hundred thousand Of our
citizens are exposing their lives ID
death by the dangers and casualties of
war aud the battle field, and by i'm
planting the seeds of disease; which will
sooner or later do its work; whilst the
minds of all true men are distracted
and absorbed by the rapidly unfolding
events Of this great cricis,-a miserable
party whose past policy eliminated in
arraying one portion of the country
against the other in deadly strife, pro-
poses to take advantage Of these awful
circumstances to steal a march upon
the Union people and regain that power
which they have SO recently lost id
consequence of their corruption and
base betrayal of the rights and Interests
Of that people.
This address says "In our own cou1.
try the experience Of the last twelve
months proves moro than any lesson in
history, the necessity of party orgauiza-
ton" If this be the case, it affords no
sound reason for the restoration of a
party which has been weighed in the
balances of the popular verdict and
found wanting g.-This address quotes
what they say has been their platform
for thirty years-this sentiment: "The
American Democracy place their trust
in the intelligence, the patriotism, and
the discriminating justice of the Amer
lean people" If this be true, why did
they not submit to the verdict of that
american people" whose "discrimiha-
ting justice" has expelled them from
powei2 This statement bears a false.
hood upon the face Of it, for no party
ever existed which has contrived more
successfully, by shums, pretehses;
changes of position, false Issues, and
catch-words; which ignored the intelli-
gence aud contemned "the patriotism
and discriminating justice of the Amer
lean people, than this party has done;
to protract and subtend its existence.
This address Jdotes further from the
Democratic platform what is said of
"the popular will, as the distinctive fea-
ture of Democratic platforms. Now,
what is "the distinctive feature" of the
rebellion, Of the origin, motives, aud OBJ
iects of which they have not one word
of condensation Was not that rebel
lion set up in Disregard and defiance of
that popular will, as evlnced in the
constitutional election of President,
upon platform announced and sub.
mitted to ''the intelligent patriotism and
discriminating decision of the Ameri-
can people7
The men who issue this address,
whose character is sufficiently indica-
ted by the fact that Yallandigham, of
Ohio, and Vorhees, of Indiana, are
among them, say there is nothing IN
3 the crisis of the country which would
/. justify the disbandment Of the Demo!
r cratic party.
The more immediate issue is ''to
maintain the Constitution as it is, and
restore the Union as it was" The frs
$ question which occurs is, what do these
men mean when they speak Of main.
a
I! tanning the Constitution as it is? Are
they sincere? "By their fruits ye shall
know them, for this is the text which
they themselves propose. Are not these
: tho very men who proposed to compro'
mise and fritter away the principles o.
the Constitution in order to couciliatt
the slave power2 Are they not ready
to receive any gloss, any Interpolation
which may adept the Const tuition "a
subserve the designs and aggrandize.
ment Of the slave power9 Does not
. their political history and course, AZ
: eyineod by their votes and their af6lia.
. ton with extreme Southern men, just
, fy us in saying thut they would sane
tion, under the name Of the "populai
wiz and Estates rights" any perver
y sion Of that Constitution which would
enlarge the area aud give supremacy to
2 the interests of slavery When they
2 speak Of "restoring the Union ss i
; vas" they mean the restoration Of sla
very, with all its privileges, PrerOga
,e tives, and mmunities, as enjoyed unde
Il the 60 years reign Of fhe Democrats
!. payv The restoration, then, Of th'