, 1863-11-08
Gllieaao QrlOn'tt.
1.oNDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1863

V)uuYo ~A@o"'' /
1:oNDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1868.
CONVENTION or ~ WAM =, ~ .nsT -"
Gratis or TIE NOA II
III this moment, when each one o. .lc
7,rinc;t]cs and all :he traditions OF the
]. mocratic party as Jefferson founded and
3acls Il illustrated it, are in danger OF he
irc submerged by the fatal heresles 70
witch Coppcthcadism is committed, it Is
not y ondcrful that the old soldiers Of the
Democratic line should show that, what.
ever may be the fate Of others, they are
determined TO abide by the old faith-tbat
Ii, : will never abandon the principles In
which they were born. Copperheadism'
which is only rcsunecied Federalism, de-
rcucrate and with new infusion o1 fa1se'
hood and bitterness to fit those who pro.
less it, has not been able to cary them OIL
I:::,.s arc Democrats still:
We have before us a call for conTen'
.;,,n in Chicago, OF the 25lh inst, to which
,Ac War Democracy Of Ohio, Indiana, lil.'
,,ois, Wisc5cspu and the ot;4er Northwest
,rn Suites are invited, the object OF the
conference bt ipE 10 unite the counsels ana
r,,,.ayors Of .all loyal men Of the Demo-
cratic ra,ty, ID the iotereets Of thetf com.
3ry. and to extricate the faith, honor and
nrrapization Of that party from the hands
Of unworthy demasogucs. The call Is
s'suc' by Pl1:sco WRIGHT, as Chairman
n ,he State Central Committee of Illinois,
ond by AUSTIN II. BnowS and VIII. J. Ell
1,oT. in b..hulf Of the State Of Indiana
names well known aud not without weightY
;rt!uen:c in the politics Of the Northwest.
The1c ii 1ot 4 man able to look beneath
the surface Of things, and beyond the bonn
darics which partisanshle marks out as the
limit Of his political action, who, if sim
cerc|y lover Of Lis country, has not re-
r;,ttcd the falling away Of that great
Democratic party from its original stand
ards, more than he has mourned over any
p,)er event in cur national history. In
it, beginning as an organization for politi-
cal purposes, democracy WIS e'11e'us :;
more IN this country than mere name. 1t
meant, and It's t'uhoe1s ao1eaoeo aaAs =
Should always mem, the steady assertion
Ct the supe'aof''y ol aian o'ce LIS acca-
dcnts, inc constant anu progressive eAl'an-
slon oi thc f1ehts o1 Tue anu.sloual' anu
1t' c'nseeueh' "i,ha'a"a ~ u 'ne govern i.
':g power 'Fs'n III 'h'e''clence "'tn inoa-
r1dua oe'eaopmcns' no ma'sel "nat
clrecuon snono take, SO tna' II
ifencneo mol aion ehc 1'sa's 1naeren' IL
o'hcrs' IL 'isses'eo 'ue Afctuoal VI aa meh'
Us ltnoaniea.aA p'tnsif'.e - 'ts e4eu
"''d II iooAed forward 70 tne glorious oaS
IL Which JUST leess'ato1s' inc cnolee o' coa-
st'ncnls jealous q thelr own 1asn1s anu
o'Scf'an' OF the 1agh's ol o'ne1s' saoulo
uec'a'e as .ne easica' n'el'e*!soie aua 4o1
o"lnen'al law 1" INC lana' 1ha1 1ne sole
province Of Government was the punish
1ncht OF offenders against the persons aud
property OF the governed. The Original
t.mple had no niche tort vices that havt
l''en therein enthroncd, no pedestal O.
which class legislation could be erected
7.' altar upon which the monsters who bu.
and bell men could offer up their unhol
sacrifices, and never WAS it intended that
beneath its portico, Wrong should be cnac1
Ct! into ststute, and held up for the vol
slip Of mankind. We all know how tha
Democracy has tatled-how signally an
how shamefury; how it has been the lou
dcnounccr Of the principles upon whic
Jefferson built; how it has become an o.
prcssor and tyrant, the parent Of MI
government and the defender OF the crue
lest and most monstrous wrong Of MI Il
ages. Our readers need not be told vi
il failed. :.
The war which has caused such an u
hcaval and such profound revolutions
tie action Of parties, has not touched tt
so.called Democracy with q mere feathe
So rotten q thing could otsrandths sho
OF the encounter with q betrayed peop
1t las been virtually dissolved. a few BIZ
men, mainly traitors, hare seized upon
machinery, and with the art and abiI1
1hat would hare advanced q good eau
have made it an engine Of mischief, tire
enng at one time, so potent were th'
falsehoods and So specious their profession
to destroy the Government and bring
anarchy for the cursing Of the land B
it is a sign Of health in the body polit
accepted with thanlfulness, that. in Il