The mountain Democrat., 1863-04-18
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1t is all important that Democrats and
conservative men should at once make ar
rangements to effect thorough organiza-
ton in the several townships aud pre-
cincts in the county. The Abolition
State Central Committee and the AbOli.
ton organs have recommen led the or
ganization Of what they call " Union
Leagues" These leagues are nothing
less than secret, oath bound Abolition
| societies add to counipract tbeir ipt'"spee
T Democratfc Clubs must De f6rmeu, and
hold their meetings openly, as they al
ways have done. Our National Union
must be preserved by the Democratic
party, by open and fearless defence Of the
Constitution and laws, in defiance Of the
edicts of the Administration and its army
of spies, informers and military upstartS
Let the Democracy and Conservative
men organize-Ict their meetings be open,
w5gyU SSH =ss,,5S1ee discussions shall be al
lowed. Democracy has nothing to fear
from discussion. The principles Of the
Democratic party have stood the test Of
time and received the indorsement-t
hearty, sincere, earnest indOrsement-of
all our great statesmen. The masses
have indorSed them and will do 50 again,
when the civil power once more asserts
and maintains its supremacy over the
military. With the restoration Of the
Union, the preservation of the Constitu-
ton, the rigid enforcement of. the laws,
and the maintenance Of the Government
in all its power and ri:htful authority
for our watchword, and open doors and
free discussion for our motto, we must
triumph. FanatitiSm, imbccility and
corruption have brought the country to
the verge Of ruin the masses turn hope
fully to the Democratic party, to save it.
They have come to realize the great fact
that if our Government is to be prescrv
ed, its salvation can come only by and
through the Democratic party. That
party is founded upon the principles OF
the Constitution, and its mission is to see
that the Union is preserved, the Consti-
tuition maintained invlolate, the laws exc
cuted, the Government sustained, and
prosperity restored 10 the country. The
organization of Democratic Clubs will
strengthen the Democratic party, encour-
age the tinid, arouse the lukewarm and
determine the wavering; and materially
aid the party in its patriotic mission.
The Union Leagues" the Abolition
lists talk about organizing all true Amrri
cans should shun. They are merely Ab-
clifton societies under more plausible
name. When they shrek Union they
mean emancipation when they howl
out freedom for the black, they mean
poverty and slavery FOR the white. But
the loyal, conservative, thoughtful men Of
TINS state, we hope, are not TO be deIud-
ed by political trickery. They have pen,
etration enough to discover and overthrow
the most ingenious devices Of nnslrnpu
Ions parti>ans, and discernment enough
to understand the desperate designs of
corrupt and ambitious and egot>tical
politicians. They have sagacity enough
to perceive that Abolition UnionistS
are sailing under false coiors, and that
the men and party who prayed for a dis
solution Of the Union buta few years ago,
cannot be sincere Unionists now. 1t is
an insult to the intelligence Of the people
to ask them to join League" of Abo,
lition traitors.