The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-06-19
Who are Democrats.


If you want to learn from a most authentic
and reliable source whoare Democrats, turn to
the Bedford Inquirer, of last week. The editor
of that strong and uncompromising Democratic
paper has always been very warm friend to
the Democracy, and he of course, ought to be
able to tell who are Democrats. True, he used
to characterize them by the title Of "loco focos,"
but that was only a pet name, and when he
cursed them as ssSecessionists' and s'Tories,"
he only meant to call them, in Pickwickian
sense, by endearing epithets. He is the man
that can tell you what the word "Democratp
means and to whom it ought to be applied. OF
course, being the exponent of the policy of the
Federal Administration, he is an Abolitionist of
the deepest dye, but then that does not ncapa-
citate him to Judge as to who are Democrats.
He knoWs--it is ''divine right with him to
know--who are Democrats. He knows that
no man is Democrat who insists that the Con-
stitution must be upheld--such II one he knows
to be Copperhead He knows that no man
who is in favor of restoring the Union as it
was, is Democrat--such one, he is quite
certain, is a most virulently poisonous Copper
head He knows that no man who declares for
freedom of speech and of the press, for the right
of trial by jury and of the ha5eas corpus (where
the public safety does not require the suspension
of that writ) is Democrat--such one is
III
who desires an early and honorable peace, or
settlement of our national troubles as the foun-
ders of the Republic settled them, is a Demo-
crat--he is sure that all who cling to the doc
trines of Washington, Madison and Hamilton
are vile and crawling Coperheads. Hail, sapi-
ent Durborrow! All hail the newly found apos-
tie of Democracy Let every Democrat 60 to
this great expounder Of Democratic truth who
has erected the Procrustean bed of Abolition
upon which all must lie ere they can become
true and honest Democrats. Go to him and If
you are too short in Democratic stature, have
yourself stretched till you fll the measure of
Durborrow; If you are too much elongated,
have your limbs chopped off till you fit exactly
the political bed of the new Democratic Apos-
tic. If you do this, he and every fou-tongued
Abolitionist who knows VOC; viii cease to call
you Coqperae1d, and win receive You with ca-
resses and greetings Of welcome into the true
Democratic fold, of which they know themselves
to be the shepherds. Only be an Abolitonist,
and then you can no longer be Coppaacad
But who calls Democrats Coppe,Aoadsa Not
the Democrats, themselves The name is eiyen
them by their political opponents, and when
some Democrats receiyeit iii good hamor and
IN order to ridicuIe the opprobrious and unu1er-
ited title, wear Aeads Of liberty, cut out Of cop
per cents, the Abolition inventors Of the name,
feeling themselves outw!tled, get angry and style
such Democrats serraiiors' and Secession Sym
pathizers" We do not accept the Abolition ep-
ithet as our'pclitieal name Wemakc sport of
il, BY showing them that we don't care what
they call u, 50 long as we conscontiously believe
we are in the right.
sW hats in a name
rose BY any other nsme would smell as sweet.,'
But NO know fac object Of the Abolitiopi.ts
in calling tie Democrats coD,srEeads. They