Litchfield enquirer., 1863-03-26
Another Split iu the Desnocracy

Another Split in the Democracy.
 Who represents the democracy, Vallaadig. ham, Fernando Wood, Thomas H. Seymour or John Van Buren, Gov J ohnson of Tennessee or James T. Brady! The speeches of the two sections are as opposite as darkness and light Which IS the true democracy, the war democracy or the copperheadi In order to see how war democrats differ from the poaes stripe, read the following extracts from speech es made by three leading democrats in Phila dslphia recently. One or them, Hon. Kspd- rick B. Wright, says in references to bis eourse in Congress ..-.
 "The administration was of the republican school of politics l was democratic. This gave me no reason to embrace treason or sym- pathize with traitors. If it had, I should have degraded my name and dishonored my country. think it was bad policy to do many things connected especially with the slave question I; but because of this, no man can throw it into my teeth that committed, In word, thought or deed, an act of disloyalty. And challenge the nation to point me to an official act which leans towards treason. had, have, no sym- pathy with those vile men who, in their mad- ness, not only level their shafts at the Union, but at the heart of every loyal man in 1t. Ny sympathies are all with and for my country.- (Applause.) This is the doctrine which mBst ultimately prevail throughout the North. The influence of bad men will daily grow less, and in few months you will hardly soc the man bold enough and wicked enough to say that he was ever on the side of the rebellion. It may not be safe for him to say so, if he have the moral depravity to think so."
 Another, Gov. Andrew Johnson of Tennes- see said ft
 II am a democrat upon ths principles of the constitution. I know, and you know, there is too much intelligence here not to know that the design of the South is to change the genius of the governn mt hay, fought the southern c, nspirators with this apprehension. They contend for an aristocracy, and an aristocraey without brains has my contempt. (Applause.) stand before you an advocate of an afistocra- cy ofvirtue intelligence, and qf that dignity which flows from nature's God. am for an aristocracy of labor lApplauss,) and for tho @me!iorati3n of those who perform it. Ny de- mocracy learned in the school of Thomas Jefferson. (Applauss.) I learned in that school which punished treason when Bur at- tempted to overthrow the government. Burr coHpftlueu tudt no was ufIesteu WtluOuS pto- cess (Applause.) 1 do not intend to sax much of arbitrary arrests. All need to sa1 is.that Mefs haos not been eno.sgh cf aem.-. l(Applause.)" q
 And the third, Hon. Joseph A. Wright of Indiana said i eq W
 "Certaip parties say, Resolved, that aboli- tionism and secessionism are twin heresies..- (Laughter.) How dare this bs told Shame! Shamel No, my friend secessionism fur. nished the plan of uprooting the pufest Gov ernment on earth. When secession is once winked or conniyed at, there is then nothing worth living for but to ceaseIessly battle against its pernieious influences To uuita the states as they have been united, and then to dissolve the Union st will is like packing pork, and breaking it up again the beginning of the year (Langkter and applauss.) When once a man comes talking to me thus and coupling such with the word democracy, alWays kick him ont of my company. Ihughter.
 Before twelve mbnths are ovor you can't point out single democrat Id Philadelphia who won,t ppt g1n into the negro's hand. and swear he was alvays in fer it. and prove it, too fanghter ana Appl4ute.] ] voalq put stecl toes on muIes aa'l alu' [c,E'esn4k.f Ela voice. and approximately ia qF9sF ta qaeii