The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-04-24

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such political gtion, as in good faith,
ignored mere partizanship, but kept in
t6e fr6ntrank what belonged to Consti-
] ,tailkn and conu,sy. This was done in
Az f,Sfnocatie State organizations in
,heivl lcoaTeaEions. They protested a.
rsiHst the;Abelition programme, but, as
z 3sorroWihl necessity, they urged a pros
4 eeutionj Of the bar. Some at the North,
Who sid, wayRard sisters go in peace,
\ and Are opposed to the war, voted with
ab0tfiumphant party, but they did not
! 4ise tone to its platform; and it was its
broad nationality that attracted por-
lion ofthe Republicans who voted with
the Democrats, because they recognized
the truth then, as it is the truth to-day,
that this organization, as the repEesep>
tatives Of great traditional law. abiding
party, is the only power that can trium-
phantly breast the wild and destructive
radicalism in this crisis hour.
The action of New York, specially,
may be termed representative action;
for Bell and Everett men, and constitu-
tional Republicans and Democrats wei.
coined the calm, well.put, statesmanlike
speeches of Horatio Seymour, before his
election; the platform on which he was
nominated; his noble address as Cover
nor His language before election was
Eve Colemnly dedicate ourselves, and
all we hold dear to restoration Of the
Union as it was. To this end the ranks
of o6r armies shall be kept full, and the
Treasury of the nation replenished. y
The same pledge was renewd in the brief
and model platform adopted blythe State
Convention at Albany, which met pre-.
cisely thepublic wants. Thought came
. from the Democratic organization, yet
it lowered so far above party as to make
a worthy platform on which the sincere
supporters of the Union, the Constitu-
tion and the law, felt they could stand
and breast armed secession at the South
and insidious anti-lawism in the North
It was a platform for the country, ant
while 1t was responded to by q nobl'
conservative plalanx in New YorE, I
was echoed from New Jersey and othe
! States in msjorities atthe polls. Onl
two Democratic Governors, however
could constitAtionally be elecled-thos
Of New Jersey aud New York; and thu
far, have either manifested the disposi
tion, 80 recklessly charged upon ther
ia the canvass, otresisting the war? Th
New York Times, reckless asis its cours
toward the Democrats, comedies (Ar
9th, 1859 that Governors Seymour on
Parker .fhaue shotOn no disposition
lij7 a finger owGrdembarrdssiag Pre-
ident Lincoln," and it has mo dou
thatthey sUilI efectuaIIy cooperate ao'l
him scheneUeT and however ii shall
found necessary" The Democrats d
sired to sustain President Lincoln for u
sake Of the country; it was the terrib
suicidal pressure that embarrassed biz
4 and forced him into the lamentable a
tion that created such sorrow at t
North.
But since these elections, the extrei
lists, representing the few who aFe at I
heart opposed to the war, aud perha
at heart ID favor Of recognition OF t
Southern Confsderacy, have come f
ward with peace propositions, and in
/. Fious ways, ID Congress aud out, ha
been forcing their views upon the publ
An instance Of this kind has just ha
pened in New York, at meeting call
al the Cooper Institute to. express,
mong other things, opposition to
Conscripsion law, at which Fernan
Wood, j. s. Carlisle and others ma
speeches. The resolutions declare
war to be a failure; declare for peac
and pronounce those who oppose th
programme TO be either mistaken re
ots or traitors without patriotism
The speakers were Of like tenor. ]
fair inference from them is, that were
matter tolay with them, or with those
like political sentiments. instead Of
ing, as Governors Seymour and Par
are doing, using their influence to ma
tain the war, they would cast. obstr
tions in the way Of Il. Carlisle url
the State Of New York 70 rise ~
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