The mountain Democrat., 1863-07-25
a wo-A 1o Do-oeraas.


At this time, more than ever, when our
country 10 threatened with military des'
pOtism, when Abolition traitors iill the
highest Offices, when the military usurp
the civil power, when the people are rob-
bed of their liberties, deprived Of their
rights, arrested without cause or warrant,
and imprisoned without trial, should rigid
party lines be drawn BY the Democratic
party Of this State, thus letting the AbO-
litiOnized Republican party know that
they must rely on their own principles
for shs:s sSrecS0 bzis2S 81 fsosTSE e. :
Democratic principles are Of the people.
and on their judgment We are willing to
submit. They Endorsed them in happier
days and they will indOrse them again, il
they wish to see the Union restored and
the Constitution maintained and the laws
obeyed-if they wish to see our Union
once more prosperous, oPulent and pax'
erful. We believe it is the general con-
viction that the salvation Of the Union
deNeNds upon the success Of the Demo
cratic party-the only party that has the
wisdom and patriotism to conduct the af-
fairs of the Government successfully.
The Republican party is a failure-a
miserable failure. 1t confesses the fact
by dropping its name and assuming
more plausible one, the better to deceive
1t claims to be the Union party-a new
party, separate and distinct from the old
reasonable organization, which elected
Lincoln President and caused civil war.
1t proftsses to be patriotic party, but
instead of combining patriots in one or.
ganization superior to party, it has serv-
ed rs . rendezvous for all the manned,
broken down and discarded politicians Of
the past. who gather 10 it for ,he pur-
poses of spoliation and revenge. Men
who were snubbed by the Democracy or
expelled from the party for duplicity or
for swindling, united with the new party,
and some Of them have been rewarded
by nominations. The leaders Of the new
party have changed their name but not
their principles; they still cling to the
Chicago Platform and favor negro equal
ity. They propose no new principles.
they have no rule Of conduct, and no
unity Of purpose, and are incapable Of
impressing policy upon the country. or
of guiding it. In their hands the couu-
try has drifted to destruction.
On the other hand, Democrats can see
that by bringing their old organization,
with its pure principles and its policy,
to the rescue of the Government at this
time, they will Saveit. The people have
lost all confidence in Lincoln, his cabinet
and the leaders of the Republican party.
They have been tried and the trial has ex-
posed their weakness, their fanaticism
and their dishonesty. Two years sad ex.
perience has shown the people the fatal
error they committed in placing the reins
Of Government in the hands of inexpe.
rienced and visionary politicians.
The Democracy advocate and support
the true principles ofRepublican Govern
ment. They are animated with desire
to restore the Union and preserve the
Constitution in its integrity. They can
never consent to a dissolution of the
Union, and will oppose to the last the
negro schemes Of the Abolition fanatics.
upon the broad platform of
principle alike just to every section of
the Union, they are the only party that
can be perpetuated, ard all patriotic men
should unite with them to save the,
country.