New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-12

1913.
afectionatc, enthusiastic, and tenacious gentle
men who still believe in the political potency Of
the Democratic party. There is 10 love Ike
first love-men will still be clinging to the
corpse. after the dear creature has departed. |
The Democratic party Where is it, We &C.
casionaly hear the old slogans of party which
went to grief long ago-the very ghost Of il
comes up to squeak, in a strange ialsetto, in our
ears-thc shadows of it still haunt Conventions,
and bewray the minds Of men-thc last essential
odor of it still sufiices to support two or three
newspapers: seems like life, and is only
Lfe-in-Dcath Why not, in our emergency,
exhume all the corpscs in the United STATES
This bony gentleman would have fine emoi-
lent resolution to Offer-the other delegate,
though deficient in ribs, might safely swell with
suggestions-Mr. Jefferson might appear in the
general resurrection-and we might turn the
White House int White Sepuchre' But Gun
bono9 Given nothing but bones, what are we
to expect! ..-,....
There is no Democratic Party, in the old and
legitimate sense of the title. These Biglers,
these Scymours, these poor deluded delegates
crawling to their COnyentions-they are not the
stalwart men, who however mistaken in many
of their political views, were essentially honest
and true in character. There were Democrats
once who would have stood fast by the PreSi-
Dental office, if they happened to dislike the
Presdent-who would have acquiesced IN the
yieissitules Of Presidential ccctons-who would
have regarded secession from the Union as the
chosen angels of God regarded the secession OF
Satan. These men would have been true to
tho memories of Jackson and of Jefferson, and,
whatever might have been their opinions OF the
cause of disafrec,ion, would have asserted the
inviolability of Law, and its necessity as the
safeguard of Liberty. Where are these men
Are these higgling and heSitating, these snarling
and snecring creatures these William Biglers
and Horatio Seymours, their legitimate repre-
sentatiyes!
We do not know what extraordinary things
Mr.. Digler intends TO perform personally, should
Geo. w. Woodward be elected. We are III the
dark as to what would follow, if the Democratic
Party should be successful in Pennsylvania,
Coppcrhcads arc great in Notwithstanding
are magnificent in Notwithstanding do not
like the war--thcy are indignant at the Eman.
cipation Proclamation-bu suppose the Wood
ward men had the power-suppose they had
Presidential power, we beg leave to ask what
they would do They adore the Constitution,
but with their divided affection, how are they
to do justice to both objects of their love-tne
Law and the Lashers Woodward, If Gov
ernor, cannot, by the mere fact that he is Gov
erner, bring the Secession lunatics to their
senses. Woodward, if Governor, can do no
more than send milk-and-water message to
the Legislature. Woodward is only coppery
before election-elect Woodward, and ere he
can assume the duties Of bis Office, he must
take certain oath, which may possibly be
staggering even to the Copperhead conscience
But before We conclude, we must not forget
to do justice TO the Bigler modus Operdndi.
MY hope" SAYS Mr.. William Biger, for a
reconstruction of the Union is based largely on
the policy of cultvating discussions in the
South" When does Mr.. Bigler intend to begin
10 cultivate In what manner does he intend
70 pursue this novel method Of political horti-
culture What moral muck, if we may be al
lowed the expression, does Mr.. Biglor intend to
use He is no, for the chlorine of compulSion
has he discovered phosphate Of persuasion
Growing grows 10 cabbages. There is no sal
yation in sneers. There is no effect in fault
finding There is nothing to be gained by cap
tious snarls Ii Mr.. William Bgler has an in
fallible recipe for the Disunion Disease in his
pocket, why does he not, as Pennsylvanian,
a, a patriot and man disclose it Does he
suppose that elections are mere thimbe-rig
games That great national struggles are to
be decided BY tricks and evaSons, ard sophIs-
tries, ard all the drcar and wretched small-talk
of politics If he does, we cannot agree with
him. Ii his fellow citizens are to be thus fasci-
mated, We PROMISE on Wednesday morning hon
esty to record the fact, not in anger, but Ill
sorrow ...,.........
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