Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-02-28
There are Only Two Great Political
sistfT Partiess ia 10 g1'1r'ali

'look lhings squarely In the face" and see
exactly where and how we stand. We see on,
country divided into two great, partIes--the
democratic Conservative, and the Radical
Revolutionary Dlsunion party. The form em.
braces all the genuine practical friends Of Con-
ssitutional Liberty and Constitutional Govern
ment; the latter all the radicals, revolutionists
secessionists, abolitionist,, aud disunionists o.
every name, grade and faction, however seem.
ingly opposed to each other, yet all really united
in common purpose to deprive the people Of
Constitutional Liberty and overthrow Constitu
aonal Governments. The former are determin.
Cd to stand by the institutions the liberties, the
rights, State and National, "bought BY the
blood Of tie fathers" as long as an arm can
De raised In their defense; the latter are uplift.
ing their hands to destroy that 'precious inherit
ance LETT us by our fathers" ,"by dividing the pat
rimony which their children were forever to
enjoy In common or by changing the conditions
upon which the bequest was made. l-fa gci1ei
hsof little consequence by what name par
hes or political Organizations are called; we
can best know them by their fruits"--by their
principles and acts. Judged by this standard,
B." IS easy to zee that there are, taking gen.
eral view, but two parties at this
time iu this couutry-those who are for the
Constitution and the Union our fathers made,
and those who by their principles and acts
STAND pledged against both. ..of.t+,o
The opposition to the Democratic and Con.
stltutional Union party is divided apparently
inso two sections or factions, yet cooperating
to common end. Tie leaders of both these
factions have by their acts placed themselves
and their followers in position from which, if
tney perseVere In their course, there is no re-
treat but In a dissolution of the Union our
isthers gave US. The secession chiefs have
uone all they could to place themselves and
sneir States cut Of the pale Of the Union, and
'hey can neither claim nor do they seek any
thing bnt separation from the Union and It's
consequent destruction. The Abolition leaders
have set aside the Constitution, and have used
all the power they had or could acquire for
overthrowing the institutions, the liberties and
tho rights, State aud National, sealed to the
people of this whole country by the blood Of
their revolutionary sirea. These leaders of the
Abolition faction, by the statutes and DEGREES
which they have made when they had the pow.
er, and which they claim have the force o.
laws, have placed themselves and their party 10
such q predicament that, II there were to-day
not single opponent to their course In tbe
whole country, they could not, without repeal.
ing statutes enacted by them. snnplling proc-
laustious and falsifying pledges they have
made and given, restore the Union our fathert
made, with all the constitutional rights, privi-
leges and liberties of the citzens of the several
States unimpaired. ..4,,ssa .-,s. e.t
The success of either or both the secession
and abolition factions will overthrow the Con
stitutlon, destroy the Union and deprive the
States and the people Of their constitutions
rights and liberties. Whoever is In earnest
for maintaining these unimpaired will adhere
to, and stand by the Democratic party, which
is not party in any factious or partisan senOo,
but the only conservative constitutional Union
organization in the country. ,,s sa,s, ~.
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