The mountain Democrat., 1863-05-09
ASolltAsaRHrty.

gestiVa and one which deserves hocAlG
end ssrioas consideration Of the Amer
can peOpls, especially at this time Of O6I
natioaS peril. that all the wisest puresI
and most patriotic men Of our cOuRtEy,
without single exception, with remark
able unanimity, denounced the Abolition
party-that party which controls the Ad-
! niOistrAtiOn and shapes its policy
Statesmen distinguished for their urbani-
ty, who Were seldom provoked even to
speak harshly Of their personal enemies,
alWays mentioned the Abolition party
with scorn and detsstatiOn. Its advO-
Gates and representatives were Stunned
as beings afflicted with leprousy. JeGer-
con, Madison, Clay, Webster, Wright,
Jackson, Douglas and . host Of other
eminent and patriotic men warned their
cOuntrymeO to beware Of the Abolition
party, declared that its lesd0nS we're IA
Datics and traitors, and predicted that if
It ever triumphed it would dissolve the
Union. They knew the leaders of the
Abolition party, their aims and purposes,
and had their advice and admonitions
been needed we would have escaped the
terrible calamity which now shrouds our
country in mourning. In an evil hour
"brainless idiots" and traitors achieved
victory, and dearly have the American
people paid for their folly. But they
have it in their power to retrieve their er-
rOr; they can do SO byrcstOriDg the
Democratic party to power-that party
to which the Union is indebted for all its
prosperity, greatness and glory-thAt
party which acquired all our territory,
including California-that party which
successfully carried on wars and con-
cluded peace honorably.
This dangerous and reasonable Aboli-
ton party must be put down, and it will
be, if the people follow the teachings of
Jefferson, Jackson, Clay, Webster and
Douglas, and treat as traitors of their race
and country every advocate Of Abolition
ism. The Abolition party is as treasona-
BILE to-day--and far more dangerous, be-
cause in power, with money and place at
its disposal-as it was in the days when
the distinguished and patriotic statesmen
we have mentioned above, condemned it.
The people have tried it and have reason
to deplore its success. 1t has achieved
nothing but disgrace. With few excep-
tions its leaders have swindled the Gov.
ernment. 1t has bankrupted the country
and increased the taxes a thousand fold.
It has created an enormous national debt
and started a ruinous banking system
1t has lavished upon its favorites, agents,
supporters and representatives millions of
dollars, the hard earnings Of the people.
1t has bought hundreds of Hessian editors
to advocate its negro policy and SANDER
the Democratic party, and employed an
army of spies to watch and "bear false
witness against their neighborS." To
show its contempt for free government,
for the teachings Of the fathers of the Re-
public, for the principles of the Declara
tion Of Independence, it prohibits the
freedom of speech, arrests and imprisons
citizens without cause or warrant, places
the military above the civil authority, en-
courages mob violence, cheers the trea-
sonable sentiments of Phillips, Garrison,
Clay & Co., appoints notorious swindIers
and traitors to Office, worships and deiies
old John Brown, and denounces as traitors
all who dare question the wisdom of its
policy. 1t impudently proclAims that it
is "dlsloyal" to stand up for {" the Union
as it was and the Constitution as il is =
disloyal to advocate the principles pro.
mulgated by Jefferson and sustained and
enforced by Jackson; disloyal to deprecate
the continuance Of fratricidal war dis
loyal to deny that negroes are as good and
entitled to all the privileges and rights Of
white men. Such q party, infamous in
character and reasonable in purpose, must
soon become odious to the American peo-
pie. All true Americans, all who love the
Union, respect the Constitution and rem
der obedience to the laws, execrate it and
its policy and its corrupt and swindling
agents. Said the venerable Crittenden Of
Kentucky, at the close of his last speech
in Congress:
l am for carrying on the war provided
the Abolition policy be withdrawn. lam
sworn to support the Constitution, but l
am not sworn to support the Abolition
party. have never sworn to that, and
will never do honor to its policy.
"UNIoN LEAGUES. We deem it our
duty to our party and country to warn
Democrats against any afiliation with
bodies Of men, styling themselves Union
Leagues" These Leagues are nothing
more than Abolition Societies under q
new name,-tbe old one having become
obnoxious to the people. Who are at the
bead of them? Leading Abolitionists-
the approvers Of the negro emancipation
policy of the President. The Boston