, 1863-10-10
DR.. NroWnson and the Democracy.
The October number Of Btownson's Re-
vittp contains an article nm fhe Catholics and

Dr.. UroWnson and the Democracy.
The October number Of Btownson's Re-
e3ep contains an article on the Catholics aud
Anti-Draft Riots, which should be read by
every oxe Of the rank and file Of the Demo
cratic party, and by all Catholics especially.
Although the startling events Of the Last three
years Lave ejgndl1y opened the eyes of the
mole thinking tnlrds Of those who formerly
were the Aja1es Of the old Democracy and
emancirated such giants as Butler, Dlx, Dick
fnsop, Brady, Logan, and many others, Jet
the hosts who do the roting-the eappers and
miners still rest under the most terrible de.
lusion- It seems to be the object Of the Doc.
tor to break up the deluslon, and more espec.
ially tiDce 1t Is clear to his keen apprehension
that the Catholic faith Is likely to su1tr BY
the dislo5alty OF those within the pale Of the
Catholic Church. OF the Riots he says:
"That ttese riots we're intended to co-ope:
rate with Gen. Lee In his invasion of Mary.
land aud Pennkylyapia, and to weaken and
overthrow The Government by preventing II
from obtaining the forces necessary to crush
ont the rebellion, there Ia and Gnu be no se-
Iloas dogot: M II ,is certain, @ also. that nearly
men md Catholics" Yet the riot was not q
Catholic ,!ot, and gives IN reality no confir-
maaton to the standing charge against the
Catholic Church,
These rioters did not I'LL our city With hor-
ror ut their saVage deeds IN their capacity as
Catholics, Or as IFtshmsn. 1t was not by
commander the church or sCsthollcs, ,thstthey
1ettsted the draft, attacked the officers Of the
Government appointed to carry it into effect,
made demonstrations against the Republican
PIERS Of the city, burned down the houses Of
1,ff nj rfY 5oo&r wall fl.a
colo1ed Orphan AbJlnm, murdered negroes
and 1ffled and demolished their dwellings,.
These things they did not 1s Catholics, Of
1riEhhep, hnt IS adhercnts Of the DsMocRAr-'
&c PARTY-as pat ttsans OF HoratIo Seymour,
Fernando Wood, Jas. Brooks, Clement l..
ceIdlary speeches and hy lesding atticles in
the Democratic journals, had for months been
exciting them against the Government, sgnInsr
the cobtcrjttion, against the war, aud had
worked them up 10 uncomfortable fury. The
stouts Of the mob tell US what was its aui-
It acted, and there Here hurrshs for Governor
sas aaa neat JeG bs5is." "p's' 'en. 'aeeisAan'
1.-THE DEMOCRATIC p1eaders-the Copper
heads-afe ans0erable for the mob and Its
eharge it ei!her to Catholics or to to
ted In It only In the respect that
they are Democrats OF Copperheada. We do
lot pretend that all who cali themselves DEM
are disloyal and opposed to the Efforts ot tie
Government to aupprt - By force Of arms the;
Southern Rebellion Not every Democrat Is
CopFe>head; bat every Ccpperhead is d:
RemSsras. 5ova'S The party As party, T. dis
"The rebellion itself was the work Of the
Den ocrat'c party, which, with scarcely 40 in
telyal, had governed the country for sixty
yeais, ard vas Matched BY Demoertic leaders
IN Democratic conclaycs, under the fostering
GAZE ard protection OF q Democratic Admin
ttratIou& The Democratic party originated
at the South, was foetcsed into Life, and eleya-
ted to POWER BY Southern politicians, and has
always been Southern party Atfrst, under
Waehlt gtoD, Il Was called the Antf-FederaI
party under the elder Adams 1t called ttselt
TIL the Administration Of the younger Adams,
whtn It took the name Of Democratic Repub.
lcau, in opposition to National Republican.
Since the reelection Of Andrew jackson to
the Presidency, In 1882, It has assumed and
bore tho name Of Democratic party. Its
power OF the Interest created By negro slavery
cot fned almost exclusively to the Southern
ecction. For fun sixty years from the Ad.
Ministration Of Jefferson In 1901 to that of
Buchanan In 1861, that interest had shaped
P1. 9,d. az and controlled the poll
The accession rms expected, by both Nor
them and Southern Democrats, to be- effected
peaceably. IN consequence Of tha assumed
tfmtdity Of the Republicans, and the influence
in dividing the population Of the Free States,
that could and would be e1erted By the Nor.
them Demociatic leaders. The Northern
Democrats had aided, advised, certainly con.
nived at secession-nof, however, as perma-
nent division Of the Union, but only as
measure to break up the Republican party,
and to last only till they had wrung from the
teass a0d ReakueeB OF the Republicans such
concessions md guarantees to slavery as
would satisfy the South and secure their orn
return to power. But the flrmness Of the
radical Republicans, in refusing this conces-
eion, and the unexpected determination Of
the Administration to put down secession By
armed force, dteconcerted all their calcula-
tons, and placed them in . dilemma from
which there was, apparently, no escape. For
them openly to side with the rebels wns to
ruin them forever In the Free States; and to
t give the Administration q fnN, hearty aud
loyal support wae not only to break theiz
der forever impracticable the renewal Of their
OLD alliance With slavery for the government
Ct tie Union. What should they do? The
honest and Patriotic among them did what
honest men aud patriots Wfn- always do
ptasta ne COUNTRY before party, aud heartily
oa0 ~ A-.1 aAeASA ~ LA5 euppUIt VI LIE 0Vfe
eminent in its war to put down the rebellion
and TO save the rights and integrity Of the
Repubjc. Tie 1eet withheld their support,
talked Union, Intrigued against It, and walt
cd, lfke A1fcaWber, Tor "eomething to turn
up, ready TO avail themselves Of my errors
the Administration might commit, or any re-
.Ttffes Tint might befal1 the Federal arms.
(, For the Democratic party to enable it to
recover it's lost ground, two things we're In
disreneable: 1st. If the Union should be DIS
solved and southern independents gained,
the odium, IN the public estimation, must
rest Gu the Republican party; and End, II thc
Union should be restored, It must be done
without the abolition Of slavery, and By q
Democratic Administration. Hence their
rnWeaated efo1ts to cast the blame of seces-
eiop, ard the War for the Suppression Of the
rebellion, On the Republican party, and to
proloug the var beyond the term Of Office Of
the PRESENT Administration.
The moment when It became evident that
the Adnai lstfat1on IVES slowly, tt1nid}y and
only partially adopting an emancipation pol
icy a. var meosu1e, they became rabid, de-
nounced 1t, intsigued d asnlDstit threatened to
oust 1t by military force, and attempted, per-
haps, as they supposed, perfected, arrange
ments In case any Republican opposition
shculd be offered, 10 haYe Gen. Mcclellan
rnite bis command with the rebel Gen. Lee,
and suppress it. Proofs Of this, some day,
may be forthcoming, and have already been
limited by Lord Lyons In giving Earl Russell
an account Of the State Of things here, and OF
his interviews nth Northern Democratic
leaders, WheBe plans were much disconcert-
Cd hh eAya. bY tAH relief 1t Gen. AcClel{2u