Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-25
DEMOCRAT & NEWS.
Remarkable Analogy Between the Torres |
VI 1876 aud the A b0liiiOmists Of 1868.

VI 1875 aus the AbOliIOmiAts Of 1868.
"The Vsllandgham peace men OF to-
day are the cono erparts OF the Tories
of the Revolution. - Commercial.
The above furnishes us fit opport1
nifty for saying something on a subject
that We have lorg been disposed to in
vestlga'e. l. is this The Salandig-
ham peace men, that is, the Democrats
who are more than one halt OF the
people Of the North, stand precisely up
on the same platform, advocate the same
doctrines that ashlngton, Jeilerson,
| Hancock, Adams aud the American pa.
trlots adhered to in 1876. They are
the linsal descendants, the true patriots
OF our day, while Their opponents are
the Tories, the British Tories Of these
times. These propositions We propose
to defend by arguments ,hs. cannot be
gsnsayed.
The Wing patriots Of 1916 believed
that the only true, the only legitimate
basis OF government, WAS in the consent
Of the governed. This is the Democrat
ic doctrine oflS63. Tie Tory doctrine
Of 1876 was that government did not
rest upon the consent OF the people gov
efned, but they relied instead upon the
bay onet aud the sword to hold them in
subjection. The rories Of our day be.
ieve In the same thing. The patriot
Wings OF 1876 favored q voluntary
Union between the States. They were
in favor OF no other Union. This is the
Union the Democrats are for to-day
Tho Torres OF 1876 were not Tor vol
untary Union, but tor coerced one, and
90 are the Tories OF 1863, alias the war
abolition,sts.
The British Tories OF 1916 claimed
that the KING had the rght TO suspend
the writ OF habeds corpus, proclaim mar
tial law over all the coantry, arrest and
throw into prison, or transport into a
distant land, any body he saw tit, with
out any legal process but his own will
The abolition Tories Of 1868. in Ameri- |
-, defend the President IN the exercise
Of the same usurpsiions. The Anerl-
can patriots OF l..6 protested against
them; 80 do the American democrats |
Of 1863. The British Torres OF 1876 |
sustained the King IN endeayorng TO
excite q domestic resurrection among
The negro slaves. The abolition ToIies
81 to day are in favor OF the same meas
ure. Tuc patriots OF &c protested |
against j, in tie Declaration Of indie
pendence. They denounced it as high
crime against mankind. SO do tho Val.
andigham democrats OF 1868. The I
Tories Of l776 cuiied themselves "hngs I
Friends,' Exclusive Loyahts.' The
fories OF to-day haunt under the same
designation OF "Loyals,f,' and tell us
lhal the President can do no wrong, snd
tbat We must not oppose any OF his
enormities. They were ''loyai" to the
monarch, but traitors 10 liberty. This
Is the position Of the war aboIitlonists Of
1863. Tie British Tory believed that
lie King could set aside the Consilu-
ton under the war power" 50 dos
The American aboliiiouist.
We conid follow the analogy much
farther, but II is useless. British Tory
tsm Of 1916, and American Tor, ism in
| 500, are technically tie same. Had The
latter lived in l716 they would have
taken sides with the British King, While
he Democrats wonid haye been ", h
Washington and Hancock. The Brit
ish Tories are Tor despolism. So are the
wyr abolitlonlsts. Ia view OF the sur
prl.ing analogy between the partie., we
10 our Democratic friends Of the
res whether It would moi he well to
all the abolt ooiets the British Torres
o 1868. They are the Tor'es-the
Democrats are the "patriots." They are
he disciolcs OF the Old idiot K,rg
George III. aud his interruptions Miais
ter, Lord North, while the Nallaudi.-
oam Democrats are the disciples OF
" ashiugton.- Cincinnati Ea9nirer.