The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-09-25
The Democracy is a Var Party.

The worst thing the. Democracy ever
alleged against Tom Corwin was the fact
that he had sought Indirectly TO cmbarrass
the a Dissatisfaction in the prosecution o. the
Msxiean ~ar. Tom. has rePented& his folly
in sackcloth and ashes, but his "oloods
hands to hosni'a able graves" has been the
b.leful star of his political fortunes. The
Democracy have thurs, the record IN his face
whenexe. he has yentured TO appear above
the surface, as the great stigma OF his iiie
Ia 500 the Democratic Executive Commit
tee. of = hich Geo. E. Pugh. of Ohio was a
me N Der. published 40 address. in which
they assaulted David Wiimot because. in the
prece- ding Congress, he proposed as 40
amen dment 10 q bin placing funds in the
hands of the President TO purchase territory
in MEXICO, in such territory slavery should
be forever prohibited. They alleged that
the controversy growing out OF this propo-
siiion resulted in the defeat of the bill and
the crest embarrassment of the Executive.
Upon this showing they arranged Mr..
Wilmot before the country rs directly re-
sponsible for the continuance Of the war,
and the sacrifice of blood and treasure with
which it was attended. This was Democ-
racy in 1860. But mark the change.
Three years have elapsed. and, although
the country is involved in gigantic s:rug-
gle in which its very existence is an issue,
we fnd these partizans arrsyed in active
hostility against the Government. Every
man OF ordinary intelligence will admit that
il the country is saved at all. it must be ia
and through the instrume ntality Of the pres
ent Administration. II we wait for another,
the rebels will have tied us hand and foot,
and the tragedy of Lawrence might be re-
al ~ cit n q
| border Hence We say that the loyalty
Of any man is tainted who withholds from
the war measures OF the Administration his
candid and earnest support. To stigmstize
Tom. Corwin and Wilmot may have been
in harmony with Democratic principles in
those days. but it is . sorry comment upon
the consistency of the party which in the
present trying hour takes to its bosom such
men as Vallandigham and Seymour. Ev-
cry one knows that buifor the em barassments
thrown in the way Of the Executive By there
men aud the party they represent, this cruel
war would long since have ceased. lis the
concurrent testimony Of all who return from
the South that the long promised aid from
the Democracy of the North is the crutch
upon which the rebellion totters to its grave.
Murray. the rebel agent in England. and at
this moment in command of q rebel priva-
teer destroying Federal commerce. told the
whole story in . recent letter, in which he
says:
"As an offset: then. against the tide of
military reverses, which i'll the first weeks
of July ran SO strong against the South,
and from which our friends in England seem
not to nave recovered. let US look to those
agencies that are 10 end the war, aud inquire
wat progress has been made on the road to
peace, and consequently, In our favor, not
wthstanding these military reverses.
s.Other agents have to be called IN play.
What are they? Let as inquire? They are
diuistons in tee camp Of the emmy, dtssen-
sions am ong the people IF The North. There
IS already a peace party there. dH the
embarrass ments scith which that party can
surround Mr.. Lincoln and all the dtNcal.
ties thai IL can My0u IN the icdy Of the todr
party Of tie north, operate directly as so
much aid and comfort to the south.
IaUandigham waits and matches over The
border. piedged-.f elected Governor Of the
State ct OAso--to array 1t against Lincoln
and tie uar, asd go for peace. What the
result, of the election there will be cam OF
| tell; but the canvass is going on, and we
know that opposition to Lincoln and his
war party is growing more and more pop
ular every day. aud throughout the whole
North" tsl@
Thus it is that the rebellion is fostered
and maintained by the hope of Democratic
aid in the North, and although the conspira-
cy of Seymour and his friends" las been
nipped in the bud, yet the poisonous virus
of the coppeshead still rem aims. The reb-
els count upon it. and. like sVallandigham,