The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-12-10

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tic Convention by the New York De-
mocratic League: a.
OFFIcF OF THE DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE !
New YORK, Nov. %, 1863
To the President and Members of the
Democratic Convention to be Assem-
bled at Chicago, November %, 1868:
GENTLEMEN Nothing could be more
gratifying to the true Democracy of
the nation than the notice of the as
sembling of your convention. The
great democratic heart of the country
is yearning to be disenthraIIed from
those influences that have been bringing
reviloment and disgrace upon the name
Democrat. 1t is useless for Democrats
to cling to the basis of the past. We
shall be carried forward by the mex
orablc logic of events. We shall be
obliged to reason truthfuIIyin the end,
and the only question is, whether our
countrymen will learn to reason right
ly, and act justly through Judgment
and foresight, or further wait to be
brought to their senses through ca!am-
ity,
Craftsmanship will be obliged to go
to the bottom of all questions on the
humanitarian principle There are Sc
ven millions of colored people who re-
quirc political disenthraIlment, They
will require and Iaborto be placed on
the same platform Of advantage that is
occupied by the free States ofthcNorth.
They have hithei to been placed under
the ban of social, political, educational
and industrial disability by an oppres-
sive and discouragng pro.slavcry po-
lcy Look at the industrial and edu-
cational table appended In these ta-
bles you may see the results Of that po-
licy which has afflicted thes, masses
of the South. 1t has taken decent raj
ment from their bodies 1t has taken
palata| | food from their tables. 1t
has talea education from their children.
It has rendered them ignorant and sub
icct to political debauchmcnt until the
South had nearly ceased to be a com
poncnt part ofnationaI strength ICON
ncction with the American idea Of civil
liberty and free government.
If democrats will rise TO the magni-
tudc of the issue as it exists between
the democratic Unionists ofthe South,
, struggling for political cXistance under
the old national ensign on the one hand,
and the anti-democratic forces col
lcagucd with European aristocracy to
abrogate the democratic principles in
southern politics. perhaps they may
grow wiser in the direction Of their
sympathics. In this conflict between
. the democratic and anti -Gemocraticfor-
ccs, we shall be very sure to go to the
bottom of the question and touch firm
ground, There is no halfway house
, between true democracy and the plat
form of the traitors that any man OF
principle can now stop at II ras bUa
ed dOWn by the fire on Fort Sumter IN
1861. Men have been vainly running
about since 10 find materials to build
it up.
Slavery and democracy are incom
"a patible," says Mr. Garnet. Let u:
sex to eradicate every vestige to max,
. ours popular government" says tn,
SJufhGn LHerory Messenger We have
no special objections to royalty whel
restrained by constitutional barriers,
says the Same deectablc print. Srpa
u ration Of the North (says Mr. Spratt
, will merely adjourn the contest. Al
! this Southern democracy grapplc
: slavery in its homes and ON its hearth
stones, slavery is like tic Thracial
horse that bore its rider from the field
q and escaping enemies abroad, will b.
forced to encounters still more blood,
contest with its enemies at home. -
r AN hereditary senate and executive i
the political form best suited to th
. genius and most expressive ofthc idea
n of the South" says De Bows RrricW
On such an issue MS this, involving
conspiracy against free labor and tn
fundamental principles of free govern
q mcnt, need democrats doubt where t
=, place themselves? There is one plan
y spacious enough to make Il platt0rr
. on which all true democrats AN stan
r. that clause in the constitution whic
~ guarantees republican government t
the people Of all the States THE G
i tire woyA to be done on that phttr0m wi
=. be cfectUliy to rcWoce all datdgoaism
Of true democracy
We have an issue upon us that wi
test the strength Of democratic prime
10 pies All the anti.demOcratic force
, of the South leagued with the activ
hostility of the anti-democratic nhu
enccs of western Europe are, and hay
, been against us, We have sutlcrc
" ~ much calamity and expended niue
!, blood and treasure from not under
=, ~ standing the real issue better. We ma
~ ~. suffer still moro from distracted an
~ divided North five can affiliate i
y. the North on the true issue which til
" " traitors have distinctly raised, an
40 10 take the appeal to those masses of I'll
.a .a South whose rights have been conspi
~ cd against, the work of healthy rest,
10 10 ration will soon be accomplished. Bl
" remember, gentlemen, the Somhe'
UhionistS n0W demand a benefceHt. pol
cy Which shall make the South a tr
a South, and the Democratic South Il
III future political Sonth.
" We trust that your convention me
~ lay hold Of the great and true issue