Nebraska advertiser., 1863-01-24
The Re.OrganIzed Democracy.

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PreSidept had, previous TO that time, fol-
lowed the usual course of appointing only
menzUfsh his party organization to office
but for the sake of uniting the North, II
was Discontinued. In the appointment
afterwards made the only questions asked
we're, "Ish he competent 90 "Is he IOyal?'f
In the army more, appointments were
made from the Democracy than from the
Republicans, In civil ohces-eEen in
the Cabinet, appointments were made
from the ranks of the Democracy as well
as Republicans. The Statesmen of the
country--Republicans Bell, Douglas and
Breckinridge men-by common consent,
abandoned their party orgapizations.-
They agreed with Douglas that il was
time enough to argue political questions
after the country was saved. Until after
the fatal Bull Run defeat, the North aP-
peared perfectly united. There were, it
is true, here and there an individual,
such as VaIlandingham of Ohio, Breck-
enridge of Kentucky, and Seymour Of
New York, that were hostile to the War.
There were also in every neighborhood
numerous secessionists and secession
sympathizers; but as a party they did
not know their strength, and were treat
ed with1sCorn by the most of Demo Gratis.
The Democratic papers were nearly
unanimous in sustaining the Administra-
lion in the suppression of the Rebellion,
and We'd with each other in denouncing
all who s~ympaihized with secession
The streng speeches made in favor of a
vigorous prosecution of war by such men
as Dickinson, Dix, Butler, Holt, Todd,
had the effect of perfectly d~isorganizing
the Northern Rebels. But it only re-
CURED time for them to find each other
out, and to perfect on organization
During the summed Xalla ndingham,
Richardson, and others of that ilk, issued
a circular for the purpose of"Re-Organi-
xing the Democratic Party" 1t was only
signed by a small portion of the Demo
: crats Of Congress. and was Al FIRST con-
demned by the mass of the party bat it
received the cooperation of a number of
papers, and through the aid of a Secret
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SOcietg-the Knights of the Golden Cir
ele-they soon had the wires laid to use
d the Democratic organization and the
Democratic name to get as many of their
number into Office as possible, at the fall
elections. Large sums of money, raised,
sr6od only knows. were used to subsidize
such papers as the NeU- York World !;
81. Louis .9nziger. and many others
In most cases the changes in these papers
from enthusiastic loyalty TO barefaeed
treason, was so gradual that many of
their unsophisticated readers were un-
willingly carried with them. Previous TO
the election, however, the leaders of this
disloyal faction did not openly avow their
real sentiments. They professedto favor
a. vigorous prosecution of the War"
bot were opposed to the policy of the
President. The result was, lowing to
the fact that a million of patriotic Re-
pub!icans and union Democrats, were in
the army, or had died fighting for their
cOnniry, } they succeeded in electing half
Ahs members of next Congress. Since
the election they have thrown off the
mask. Men who were elected pledged
10 favor a more VigOrOas prosecution of
the War. are new labOring to effect a
compromise with the Rebels. Had they
done . sooner. they would have been
left at home. Every candidate rho aren't
into the dnVds against the War WGS
defeated.
Two or three things have given great
impetus to their organization. The prin-
ciple o is the arrests made by the War
Department in the Norther States
Hundreds we're sent to Fl. Lafayette fol
either real or suspected reason. The
course pursued toward them by the WaI
dept, was, to say the least. unfortunate
IN our opinion wrong. Those men should
have been tried. and if found guilty pun
itbed, if innocent honorably acquitted
Many of them we're as disloyal il
word and deed as Benedict Arnold, We
they we're all turned loose to be paradeC
before the country as a kind Of martyrs
10 magnify their imprisonment in 'lont
cells and noisOSae dungeons" as outra
ges equalling those of the Spanish inqui-
sition
These arrests have been a God.sent
70 the Northern traitors. Their mott'
ia opposition to the Administration in ev
erything. All Union democrats are I
be read out of the party. Every promi
uent Democrat who has labOred witt
zeal either in Congress or in the Army
20 suppress the rebellion, except Gen
McClellan, have, in the opinion of tn