Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-08
[From the Cleveland PLAN Dealerl
Fighting Under Proper COlOFs

Fighting Under Proper COlOFs.
II is a little gratifying TO observe that .be
Republican party has gotten tired of playing
kitten with its little Union ball and "a every
where coming out boldly under its proper
colofs. This IL right il is manly, The alb
surd game It was playing, had become iedi-
GUS few Democrats we're at Grst deceived
by il, and we're actually so bamboOzled as to.
think that Wade, Chase, Giddings ct id 0Dtnc
genus had become smtten with patriotism
that indeed the old Abolition party journeying
along with its greasy lanterns, wide chpes and
sixteen starred flag, had become miraeulously
blinded, as was Paul Of Tarsus and bad been
resusctated, real, genuine, Union loving,
law.abiding party These Democrats ale
wiser men by this time. They have learned
that the Ethiopian may change his color, aud
the leopard its spoty, Just as soon rs this
brawling disorganizing and utterly lhwless
faction can shake oil its traitorous nature,
and no sooner In our exchanges we see
that the nominees Of the party in the various
States are now generally styled Republican
candidates This is Just as il should be-
| Let it now be understood all over the land
that the political parties are ranged for
the contest upon old issues, the old issues
fought from the formation of the Govern
ment The Republicans as usual agitat.
Ing the negro question, forcing it in season
aud out Of season, and finally arriving ut n
definite policy in reference to it, namely
that the negro must be FIRST enlranchised, then
made "a voter aud eligible to office. The
! Democracy holding to the view so pjthily
expressed by stephen A. Douglas, This is
white mans Government, made by white
men, and for white men. Growing out Of
these radical differences Of political sentiment
are the personal and general issue, which
have challenged the attention and excited the
deepest sensibiliues Of the country during
| this war. The Democracy have no mission
to subserye, but that of advancing the welfare
| Of the white race on the continent have
steadily urged that the war be prosecuted, so
that the people of she States could live in har.
mony and fellowship together, when the pc.
Rod Of peace came at last The Republicans
on the other hand having the,interest Of the
neQro and themselves at stake, have steadily
labored to make the war means Of promot
ing these interests, at the expense OF the
Union. They have procraslinated the war, 80
that perchance slavery might with the sacrifice
o! few more hundred thousand ives Of white
men, and the expenditure Of u few more hun.
dreds Of millions of dollars-reoeiye further
shocks. They have openly exultcd in defeat,
which the Union armies have incurred, because
they were afraid il the South was conquered
too soon, their pet Abolition hobby nigh
not prevail They have carried through con
tscation measures, emancipation measures
negro nrming measures, on purpose TO ren
der the leaders OF the rebellion utterly des
perate so that the war might be prolonget
and their schemes be successful. And now
when the time is Just at hand that the border
| I IL 81, a, ,lya o,,tk A
3 insurrection against their Government ar
about to make overtures, that they be read
mitted, these inveterate Abolition sinners ar
gathering in solid phalanX to keep them still
q out, have more white men slain, and NOR
treasure expended, aud more bitterness hear
ed up, If thoy do not come back on Phillip
Q and Garrison platform. Yes, the old issue
j. are before u.s. but there are still deeper na
ters depending on the result Of the pohtica
campaign that is opening. There are tn
e questions of personal liberty and Constih
=, tional law The iarmer the merchant, tn
laborer, the professional man, (men wome
: and children) are interested in this TIL
: wife is anxious TO know il the sanetity of he
home il no longer guarded by the bulwarks
l. law. The child trembles to know whether h
r. may be bereft of father, with no aid frol
human tribunals Even capital has becom
, tmorous and begins 10 question, whether
may not get such strong government
y that this strong government may take a fame
al to itself, MS n Turk may fancy some daught,
IF of the Caucasus for his seraglio
10 The notes Of preparation for the polite
e struggle are busily sounding The Democr
m eyis stirring itself ike young giant A
ir over the State we hear Of imposing gathe
Of ngs of the sturdy yeomanry. They come.
m their public meetings by thousands, and the
motto is
3. "The triumph of law and the triumph
Liberty"
" So mote IL be.