The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-11-11

Democratic Principles Agains
Tsme-servtng and COwardice.-
shall the Democracy OF Ohio, on
Hundred and Eighty.Five Thou
SAND strong, and Moro Powerful
than ever Heretofore, COntinu,
their Organization, or CapiluIats
20 ever Democrats" and Adolf
tfonisfs
The "head and frost" Of this article will b.
suggestive TO THOSE WHO THINK. To sucl
as are resolved TO do their W thinking ant
'nelr " voting, wc desire to say a few words
we rear that the recent defeat Of tho De,
uiocraey OF Ohio has turned the minds Of som,
OF our good friends, and inclined them to turf
their hopes to false gods. To follow tbei,
eouusels, and adopt war candidates upon wa,
platforms, would be to demoralize and utterly
anplhiiate the Democratic party. We had
better surrender at once TO LINCOLN aud his
dsstruetive policies. So long as the people Of
this country are dlsposed to sacrifice to the
Abolition Moloeh-so long as they are dis.
posed 10 revel In war and blood-conAseation
emancipation, taxation and paper money-pol'
ieics which are plugging the country with
fearful velocity TO hopeless ruin, enriching the
few and pauporiElng tho mass, 10 long will
they continue power In the hands Of the orig
inal John Brown politicians. TIE great 10.
sue IL that Of peace or o continuance Of this
war aud the politician WHO seeks a half. way
honso will hnd himself shelteiless. In every
3 instance, since this desolating strife
cd, the people have signally rsbuked every
attempt OF Democratic politicians to construct
vigorous prosecution Of tho war" platforms
for "war Democratic" candidates and tho
party has approximated success only Ia those
contests whore their steps have led towards
the pathway Of Righteousness and PEACE. So
Z long al this 'lrrepresslble conflict" continues,
tAe people have decided that 1t shall remain
IN the hands Of the inventors, who Inaugural.
ted, and have thus far prosecuted IL.
The time ciu como whom reason will re.
sume hor empire in the public mind sit may
not come until the country is utterly exhaust
ed and impoverished, and the public liberties
have been trodden under feet OF tyrogts but
come IL will finally. And vixen that blessed
hour does conceive cannot eight always"
you know-au enslavcd people will break their
chains-pronounee for PEACE, and demand
that no more shall this fury of discord
her lips with her own ehildren's
blood
Ne more shall trenching war channel her fields,
Nor brsise her Aoyrets with the armed hoofs
OF hostile PAGES those opposed eyes,
Which,-hke the meteors of q troubled heaven,
oar nature, Of one substance Bred
be no more opposed
Against sequaintance, kindred and allies:
The edge Of war, Hike an ill-shenthed knife.
No more shall cut his MASTER"
In hat same hour that the people recover
their sight, they will hurl the pigmies from
the places they have de6led. Statesmen, ex-
lied from the public counsels by the blindness,
passion and degeneracy of these evil times, and
even exiled from the country by the misera-
bic dwarfs who now riot upon the life blood of
the nation, will be recalled by a repentant peo-
pie. But this consummation cannot be has
tened by 4 compromise of our manhood and
our principles. The Democratic party can
not, and ought not, to succeed as a war party.
in this devastating civil strife. We are in ia
yor of maintaining Democratic organization
and integrity, and in favor of nominating a
man who is the truest exponent of our princi-
pies Of any other Statesman upon this cont.
uSbS.= mdu, III OuH JuuBuleutJ IL
CLEMENT l.. VALLANDIGHAM ;
and as President-lnaking has become quite a
business lately, We respectfully submit his
name. We dare not hope in his election, as
the same frauds that circumvented the popu-
lar will at the late election will be employed
against him next year but he will m
a two fold larger vote than any "War Demo-
1911 - kla ao,,pfrr hc haforo admitted
We pay be defeated next year THE result
may, however, be determined by the then
market value ofSecretary CHAsE's rags and
lamp black, ard by other events in the future;
bnt we hold, that, whatever may be the issue,
his nomination would be right and expedient
because, as General JACKSON said "the right
is alloys expedient." This terrible sehistory"
which Mr.. LzNcoLN is making affords daily
confirmation of the wisdom and .rectitude of
the position of Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM and
statesmen of his school and it is not impos-
sible thatthe history of the next twelve months
may afford such a. vindication of his views as
would insure his election in spite of all the
frauds and violence that the bad men in power
could employ to defeat him Confident, now
ever, we are, that if CLEMENT L. VAL
LAnDIGHAM, or some statesman occupying
his position regarding our great disorders and
their remedies, has just now poor prospects of
success against the inscriptions tyrants who
employ The purse and the sword 10 perpetuate
their power. q nwar Democrat" would have
even less chances.
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WHY US Turs1,