Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-21
From tho Hnsboro to) 1aset,e.
Peace the Policy OF the Den oc :
racJ-Peaco the Policy OF tine
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As far as tho influence Of the GdstRe
shall extend, we wish 70 ineulcato into, And
establish the Democratic party, on Peace
platform. Acting and practising Domocrltic
principles purely, there is no othor position to
occupy To take a position that falls bSow
this, is a sacrifice OF principles to policy, er in
compromise 10 abolition ianaticism Clesrly
tho faith Of the Fathers is right Shall we
abandon them aud seek power BY pAndeling
TO fatal ooerclVe poli,y2
Z TN other years champions OF State Rightsand
Constitutional guarantees, shall we cowa,ily
court anarchy and dospotsm, forsooth i is
the popular rage The Democracy know,
that war on the States by the Federal Govern
mentis disuion, per SO They always held
State Sovereign and independent on all
questions involving national existence, of
which the States themselves, nre sole arbitra.
tors that lhe only means Of perpetuatinf tho
Union OF these is, so TO administer the Fed.
eral power IS to render the Union desirable
That war on n State could not restore It to
the fold again that Tore not force is the on.
" power 70 be successfully applied
These trpths were demonstrated for seven.
y years, pd are selfevident in the light Of
present anl past experience. This is tho trpe
theory of the Republic. Administered ou
any other theory il is destructive Of not only
seeding ftAtes, but OF the whole Republic
Democrats all know this and acknowledge IT,
No Democrat contends this is Just or safe
war AY agree, il is destroying the Republic
and wlll Il prosecuted long enough, render
reconstrpction even under Democratic aus.
pices impossible Why then not honeslly
openly ahd earnestly toll the people We ara
opposed to this or any other war on the States2
The Sooger Il is stopped the better We are
in iavoTof Pedce.-WO want the Democratic
party tobs put on apeAce footing in 1864 We
want nd one who has had anything to do in
prosecuting this war on the States, asa can
didstebn the Democratic ticket We ask no
votes Pm the ground OF prosecuting the war
on Democrat principles We want no Nc.
Clellin as q candidate for the Presidency.
Wb would have sound States. RightsPeace
man who is opposed, from constitutional prin.
oipbs, to coeroiye war on the States. This
Is NO only true position the Democracy can
occupy 1t Va the only one upon which thew
can over DO successful direct peace mar.
ty Is the only one that can compete success
fully with the Abolition war party. If tho
Democracy wish to be successful let them
mAniully maintain Democratic principles We
odro not how often or how many Generals nra
ptt on tho Democratic ticket they will invar.
lqoly aud desorvedly be beaten. We consider
Attempts TO carry electons under a prstense
Y supporting the war, libcls on Democracy. A
Democratic war ticket is no better than an
abolition war ticket They are both eusmios
70 the Republic,
We would rather vote for an Aboltionist,
than Democrat who processes to bo in favor
of making war ou the States SO would the
people. However loud the war professions
made by Democrats, they are shdms and will
not DO successful The mass Of the people
are opposed to war, nnd only want straight
forward Peace movement, 10 deyelon Ibeir
strength. Peace is the policy of the Repuh.
lio' Peace is the policy of the Democracy.
now and forever, On a peace platform the
Democracy can carry the election in 1864, by
Immense maiorites, On no other basis can
Il be trus TO itself aHd 10 the peonls