Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-10

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nd old Democratic notto, which ous poIit-
IM opponents used to s1opt di and deride the
= AoOhtlonIsss arsssekine tsass Zoe the advapsase
ol their party. They apply it to the Administra-
ton, which they call the eGoyernment, and call
on Democrats and other conservative men to
support the Administration right'os Vfcng-fto|
do the very thing which they (the Additionally
themselves refuse TO- do; for no class are more
bitter than they against the Administ,ati
when they think itdoes not yield q full scquies.
cencein their yies as to the mode Of conduct
ins me Hr'ei I ss b3mssV u saSio sii iiih
What Democrats have always meant, and
what they now mean by the patriotic motto
H"out Country, Right, Or Wrong '@is simply
that they are for yielding. atall timss and in all
places, In war and peace, athome and, abroad
an unqualified and unconditio support to the
National Government ordained and established
by. the Constitution, and to. the several State
Governments as existing under the respective
State Constitutions and the Constitution Of the
United States. This Nationei Government and
these State Governments constitute sour Coun-
try" in an enlarged political sense, and he who
limits II to q sphere less than tsis, Is no true
American patriot, but a blgoted sectional par,
tisan. 5s.1liald eiHI1 Vi. p. Yaab I'd
When the country is assailed, no matter at
what point or for what cause, the motto Of eve
ry Democrat and every true patriot, is--" Our
Country, Right or Wrong" 75T sidirq q
When the Constitution is assailed, whether
by Dullifers and sseessionists in the South, or
by Abolilionists and disuuionists in the North,
the equivalent rAllying words iuspire every
Democrat and truly loyal heart--" The Constl!
tuition, Right or Wrong" b aa saan ei,a
When the Union is assailed, whether by open
armed rebellion or secret plotting conspiracy,
With the design to overthrow 1t or mar u ID enS
of its fair proportions, above the turbulence of
poisy faction and the din Of arms, lie heard the
old Democratic war cry" The Uniion, Right
or Wrong" s,5 10 sSrIrI5,g5 = TsiT.-slTsyi-
There may be things in the Consultation that
some Democrats as well as some other Consefv-
atives, may vish were not there; but when they
fnd men reiualng to acknowledge ils supremacy
or On Administration setting at nought any OF
It's provisions, then their determination is, no
matter what amount of obloquy or persecution
may be visited upon them by their political enc;
mics, to stand firmly by the Constitution, right
Or wrong. ' -'.s'es' e,' go, '.i ~
Some Of them may think that evei our glo-.
rious Union Is not absolutely perfect, but let ito
domestic enemies, reared and nourished in its
fostering bosom, seek in times Of civil commo-
tion to divide 1t, or to change, In any, the
smallest particular, the conditions upon which
the States or any of them originally came into
lhe Union, then will the Democracy, like their
old leader, the heroic JACKSON, be immovably
fixed In the firm resolve thatthe Union shall
be preserved, right or wrong S2aa asoi9'o i
The Abolitionisis 10 Ohio, headed byJoHs
BRoUeH, In order to rope In some weak Demo;
Gratis, say softly and smoothly, "our Country
or sour Government, meaning he'Adminis
tration, "right or wrongP Bot administer 10
them that strong Democratic doEe-v""The Con-
stitution and the Onion, Right Or Wrong and
they will turn from It with loathing9 Even
JOHN BRoUeH win be nagseatsd at the bare sight
OF it. The Constitution allows and ,protects
slavery, and JoHN BRoUeH with hisparty is'fot
making war upon Il in order 70 destroy . "root
and branch, 2 in defiance of the Constitution.
The Union has slave Statestin 1t, and BaoUaH