The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-04-10

souru BERWICK. April ID, 1863.


ed "Loyal National Leagues" and "Thc War"
came under our observation; and so thorough
ly comport with our often expressed opinion
as to the real status and present purpose Of tho
organization calling itself the democrats
party"-that we are impelled to say few
words to your readers, suggested thereby
Now, we are ready to admit, what, both is
claimed by that publication in its own behalf,
and conceded by its co-workers, and subscribe
ers. viz:-that II is the local representative and
authorized mouthpiece, not only Of the vernac-
ular but the vim Of the so-called Democratic
party. Nay more, We are willing to allow 1t
to "tell its own story"-and further still, we
will give credit to its own confession and utter
ances.
1t would seem, indeed, IN extravagant asser-
ton, and we sincerely think most untrue. to
say that, rs body the Democratic party was
disloyal, that it strove rather to ruin than re-
store, to pull down, than build up, the COM
mon good, the credit, the honor Of the Nation;
that it struggled to peril rather than pcrpetu-
ate its interest and its institutions. Yet, If we
admit the truth of the testimony given in those
two articles, are we not, is not any man, who
understands the English tongue, of necessity
pushed, nearly, il not fully to that conclusion!
The editor says, speaking of "Loyal National
Leagues" "they show upon their very face
that they are what We declare them to be. a
dodge of the opponents of Democracy II
then, "upon their very face" to wit, their
tile, they mark the opponents" Of Democra-
cy-surely Democracy must be their "oppo-
ncnt''-and that too "upon their very face"
to wit, their title; hence the Democracy Is, by
the claim of "The emocrat"-either dis.loyal
or un.national-or both. Can any fair man
get away from this conclusion! Again he says,
referring to those he is pleased to term "Aboli.
ton. Republicans "who but they compose
their oficersl" Admitting the truth OF this
intended inference, does 1t show that Loyal
National Leagues" ore necessarily the offspring
of the Republican partyi Not. ut oil. With.
equal propriety might it be claimed, in the
town where we reside, because, forsooth, the
entire board of sclectmen. happen to be Bap.
sist Pensioners, that the late election was all
Che work of Calvinist-B aptists, ian honor, no
doubt they would gladly bear, but for robbing
their neighbors of their proper share). But,
on the contrary, 1t is utterly untrue. II the
editor of the Democrat knows, what the editor
or any newspaper should know, he knows per-
fectly we'll, that "Loyal National Leagues"
neither did originate in, nor are exclusively
maintainedb By the Republican party. He must
be either singularly ignorant; or has knowing
ly conceded from part Of his be-nighted
readers, the we'll known fact, that "Loyal Ma
ton Leagues" were first started. and are to-
day supported, by those very men, in New
York, Pennsylvania, and even Indiana, around
whom the Democratic party, in its better days
of honesty and vigor, were wont to rally, as
their heart and their leaders, but fortunately
and singularly whose long connection with
that party has failed to entirely blunt their
sense Of right, or wholly dim their light of
reason. Certainly, the Republican party have
and will still continue to contribute numbers
and aid to that organization, as they have and
arc still ready to do to-day, by whomsoever
originated, so long as it may have for its pur-
pose to strengthen and encourage the heart OF
the loyal, the land oil overland to shed light
IL possible. upon the dark ways, educate the
ignorant, and reform the perverse among their
ncighbors. Let the editor of the Democrat
learn, that among many other good and benev-
olcnt purposes, "Loyal National Leagues" are
prominently for missionary purposes; and let
him, II he can procure sufficient vouchers, for
his character, and will not so persistcntly in
sst upon his ais-loyalty, Immediately join one.
Yet let us as mere outsiders, advise the men,
bcrs of the "Lcague" in Saco and Biddeford,
to scan we'll his credentials, before they admit
to its membership such mn one as he, lest there be
real danger Of its becoming. what he says 1t is,
to wit, ''power to injurc the people and the
country"
Side BY side with his article on Loyal Nm.
tional Leagues" Is another. entitled 1.-THE
War;" in which occur tho following choice
sentiments; "the heart of the people is not in
this war-novcr has been, this war is abb
horrcnt to every principle of Democracy
ga war which can have no favorable issue,"-I
"thc war 80. is fast blotting out oil hope of
Z. . liberty on this continent"-"Thc people
should mako their voice potent to stop, and not
to carry on this war, ''-and other similar ones.
Now then, il these be true opinions, intents
and purposes Of tho Democratic party, is there
q man in this community or any other Northern
community who has one particle Of love for his |
feeling Of sympathy for 1t In its
trial, or one throb of heartfelt desire for its
who can count himself Demo-
craft
Will not every candid, Union-loving man say,
II the Democratic party is really delivered over
to tho tender mercics Of such an one,-i by
being democrat, my influence must support,
and my vote must MD the advocacy and dissem-
nation of sentiments like these-thcn, can
no longer be Democrat II, while, our broth
crs and sons are fighting bitter battles in the
deld.-whilc the fat soil of slave-tilled planta-
tons is drinking up the best blood of the North,
while desolatiun and want sit, most unwel-
come guests, at many q hearth at the South, and
wccpers and mourncrs draw nearcr-and near
or still to many New England frcside,-as
their circle grows smaller,-because OF treason
and rebellion,--we too, must lift unholy hands
to help throttle and ruin the good Government
whose every energy is enlisted to suppress it
then, palsied be the tongue that lisps such
council to us. But. we believe there are many