Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-15

pernlcious, dangerous and reasonable element
, we refused TO become 10 any wise contaminate, O,
with u. You Republicans had embraced II
hugged II to your bosoms, for tho purpose o
acquiring power. You met the element II
1896 at Philadelphia, when you made ohoic,
Oh Mr.. Fremont as your candidate for the Pres
idency, and uniting with IL, you sung It's song
and declared TO the world that you were op-
posed TO the twin relics of barbarism, slavery
and polygamy. You met these negro worshipe
again at Chicagoin 1860, when hail fellow well
met went to bed together and Republicanism
caught the Abolition itch. Now that you are dir
eased with it,and that this black cancer is gnaw-
ing at your vitals; when you see before you moth
Ing but defeat and disaster, and the people are
digging your political graves, you cry for help.
Now, did you really think for moment the
Democratic party would allow itself to be pol
iuted with this Abolition leprosy See for q
moment how 1t has operated on few isolated
cases, on those who did leave their old friends
and join in your Union move. Why, my friend,
the Senator from Warren, who Joined the move,
has never associated with his old friends since.
Nearly all who left us then have remained out
side fthe Democratic organization, with butfew
very honorable exceptions. Some Of you that
Joined the Union move Of 1861 because 90 bad
y "AhVtou WIN pioBuo yUu CUulu uOU
vote for o Democratic Union man for u. $.
Senator, while others Of you "went the Whole
fgure," voted for Mr.. Wade. IL that ia not
strong proof of o bad disorder, fail TO
''see H." hope my friend will not ask
me that question again, because l might
tell him, as further reasons. that your men aye
wrong, your plans and policies ere wrong, they
are unconstitutional ard unwise, calculated to
dissolve and not to restore the Union; that
mismauagement, lust for wealth and power,
fraud, treason, and imbeciity have character
lied the acts OF the party In power, aud the peo-
pie have lost their confidence 10 you. Yes, Mr..
President, would add one more: While Mr.
Lincoln made clean sweep In every Office held
by Democrat, from prime minister down to q
backwoods postmaster-eve turned out poor
Democratic widows who had charge Of post
offices worth perhaps $25. per year-to make
room for some "wide awake" with "cape and
hat" and while the principal places in the gilt
OF the Administration were being filed by the
most Objectionable men In the country, and our
Government was being represented by euch
extreme Abolitionists as Giddings, Burlingame,
Adsms, Dayton, Clay, Schulz and others, In the
courts of other nations, aud our Democratic
ministers sent home; yes, while all thi, and
more was going on before our eyoo, you had
the effontery to ask the Democrats in Ohio to
abandon their organization. Were you really
serious when you did that Great heaven,
what impudence! Ask the only Union party
lett In the land to abandon Ice organization and
Join mad Abolitionsm 10 its reasonable career!
When the Senator lays the election of Mr..
Lincoln to the division of the Democratic party,
no dlsclsims OF the same time the success OF
his party upon the virtue Of its principles. /
think iha Sam tOe Ia Ill nhk ;,l h.t Thu N Rannh-
lican party had no virtue in iLs principleg, and
Mr.. Lincoln's election was simply fatal acCi-
dent.
My friend, the Senator from Cuyahoga, tells
US, that he himself went to Washington and
advised Mr.. Lincoln what to do, and that his
advice was "to know no man after the flesh. u
Did not the Senator know the policy of, ,Ihi:
Administration before he went2 that his advice
would have no effect, and that Abolihohism
does make q great difference 10 favor Of black
aesh atthe expense of white flesh and blood
Bad advice poorly needed The Senator
should try 1t. again. This Administrator
however, Is beyond the reach Of advice. Any
admoniton not emanating from an Abolition
source is spurned and rejected. The Democfa'
ey has by its Statesmen and its press pointed
out clearly the path of duty for the party II
power to save the Union and the Constitution
All In vain. The reward for their advice wat
the suppression of their press and Imprisonment
without Law or justice. This Administrator
in its mad career has done oil that can be dont
to answer the demands Of Abolitionism. ThI
President could not resist che pressure tha
was upon him, and gave way. What was th'
result2 The Emancipation Proclamation. =
Could Wendell Phillips ask more2 No, siI
TIE calendar Is full. The effect Of the wcrl
Of this party, not yet tRo years In power, is,
divided North aud united South, making
successful termination of this war more hope
less every day. Yet We are asked to give 1t on
unconditional support or else We prove ourselve
traitoIs.
think understand the object of these es
olutions very we'll. Thers.is an election to b.
held In this State next fall. The majority
here have failed to make record for them
selves, with which you can 20 before tn,
people. Now, something must be done to ge
the Democratic members on the record 10 al
untavorable light, that will make recort
against them. will tell gentlemen they have
mistaken their game. There is nothing very
Objectionable in these resolutions, and we Dem.
ocrats intend TO vote for them, properly amend.
ed. Then what have you made I You pro
pose to repledge our support to this Admins
tration. 10 that necessary Has not Ohio
done all In her power TO support the Govern
ment with men and means What more car
We do2 We have even submitted to q draft
when other States did not comply, and did MOI
furnish their quota. I think We have pledged
abundantly.
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