Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-11-07
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A large and enthusiastic Union meeting
Was held Mt Cooper Institute, New York,
William Allen Butler presiding. Speeches
were made by Senator Wilson, Henry j..
Raymond and Attomcy-Gcncral Dickinson.
W. Dickinson spoke in n very happy and
torciblc vein. lie reviewed the history of
the true democratic party:
~ here Is the democratic party to-day
1t is here; il i in the army, tghtpg the
battles OF the Union and sustaining the
Administration that is the democratic
party. The democratic party is party OF
principles and no: Of men. 1t is a party of
glorious traditions II has Il great and
proud record. But the democratic party
was made up Of those men who opposed
the institutions of the country. 1t was not
q r3mr-i -iy-rhoprs. 1t became illustrious be
cause il took its theory from Jefferson that
all men We're created equal. That was its
cornerstone. There was its great org in.
1t was conservative. 1t took Instructions
us it found them, but its theories were based
ON progress. 1t became ilustrious in the
war of 1912, not by opposing the admin
istratiOn of Madison, although Madison in
that war made ten mistakes where Abraham
Lincoln has made one. Great applause. !
But he was sustained, and why Because
there was a democratic party who We're
determined to 90 with the county, and
stay up the hands of the Administration,
and say to it, rs the British peer said,
with all thy faults love thee still The
democratic party rallied around Tompkins,
Madison and Van Burcn, and came out
crowned with success and with glory. When
jackson declared that the Union must and
should be sustained, by the Eternal, the
lie, lat rt
of its creed. That is what gave il its great
name, and brought around it the blood
suckers of the present day. Sensation. /
Suppose that jefferson had laid down the
platform of the coppcrhcads. Suppose that
the democrats had opposed the war of 1872,
and takon position against the country in
the days of Jackson and nulIillcation Who
imugincs that the democratic party would
have had a name to-day except for cXccra-
tion suppose that in 1872 the democratic
party had been made up OF a few Know
Nothings taken out of the my blok tgrcut
laughter), and o. dilapidatcd politicians
generally of soldiers OF fortune and men
Ike Peter BrJsh, who wanted something
to have, and nothing to do. Suppose that
instead Of supporting the war in reality
they had said, YES, 10 he sure, We are Tor
a most vigorous prosecution of the war
but had declared ~ the same time that il
should be conducted with most liberal
propositions for peace. Q.aughterl Sup
pose that every victory of the federal arms
had been bclittcd, and that they had re-
ioiccd at every success of the rebel arms,
Suppose they had opposed the raising "i
troops, aud especially Of the colorcd troop,
because IL WAS beneath the dignity OF the
white soldier 10 fight bcsid them DO
YOU believe that the democrat party would
have acquired a name except eXrcration
hut now gentlemen come iors ard and trade
upon the uAmr uf the democratic party.
llc should htc 90 see tho northern and
southern uiurs - the r,i,l, huiteuula
aud oupp,ihy4a- log,th,T aud "o'efa'l