Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-22
The BASIS of the ssWar Denoc raey'
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several stages Of parturition. depends upon Ger
tain conditions. which we purpose briefly e1amin,
ing.
new party is necessary. say its sccoucheurs
because. let. No party has ever survived opposi-
ton to war in this republic: 81, therefore. all
anti war parties will be overthrow; 3, The De
mocrscy are opposed to the present war; 4tb.
therefore. they destined 10 speedily die
This statement is what we. every day, see il,
the "war journals" and hear from its advocates
Submitted to the test of logical analysis. it is
gross fallacy. deceiving intelligent man. and.
addressed exclusively to the ignorant Admit
the first proposition. is the second logical deduc
tiont Because all past anti war parties have
succumbed. does that fate await those of the fu-
turel IL so. war TO overthrow every constitu
tional right, and TO substitute despotism, would
become popular with the very people who are
thereby eusaved. The truth is. war is not of
itself popular with the American people, but be-
cause Of its surroundings. Heretofore our wars
have been in self defense. in the vindicaton of
outrages to the persons and property of our citi-
zens, and with foreign powers The Revolution
airy war gave birth to a nation and TO u republic
The war of 1912 confirmed lis independence
that with Mexico added vast domain to our ma
tionsl possessions, rich in all the elements of
wealth and power. and was fought with little cost
Of treasure or blood.
In order to make the deduction logical the
premises must be established, and must exclude
DE similar to its predecessors, fought upon like
principles and for like purposes 1t is not against
a foreign power. but against our own citizens.
IL adds not single acre TO the national domain
nor soul to population. or dollar to our
wealth IL is not for independence. but to sub
ject TO national authority those in rebellion against
il. IL burdens the nation with an inextnguisha-
bic debt, imposes unprecedented and onerous
taxation upon the people. introduces strange and
odious features into the machinery Of govern
ment. such as the excise law. the license system ,
&c. devastates a large portion of the country and
alienates the affections of the conquered people
from those who vanquished them. Are these
the elements of popularity
Opposition to the Mexican war was not the
death of the Wing party. Its demise is directly
traceabIe 20 n cardinal difference of opinion upon
the slavery question. So long that question
was subordinate to others national in their char
acter. it not only lived. but was formidable
When that question became paramount. il died.
and from that cause
If opposition to war killed political parties. it
would. il is fair 10 presume, bring to political
death the individual opponent. CoRwIS, LIN
coLx and others. bitter foes to the Mexican war,
not only live. but are in power, representatives
Of dominant party. The members of the DO
litcal party in the New England States that op-
posed the war of 1912. not only retained their
power. but they and their legitimate successors
have made constant accessiOns, and to day are
in the ascendency in the administration of the
National Government
The thirl proposition is not true in point of
fact. The Democracy are nc; opposed to the
present war per Sc They were opposed to com
mencing it until all reasonable overtures for
peace were exhausted, and insist that it the Re-
publican members of Congress had yielded to a
Just compromise. il would have been avoided.
and in that opinion they sustained by the re-
cords of Congress They are opposed to certain
features connected with the prosecution of the
in violation OF the Constitution, and insist il
can be wased successfully Without them They
are opposed to ali other objects of the war than
the restoration of the Union according to the
Constitution Upon the war itself an aostrac-
ton. separated from the slavery question and
State rights. all parties are agreed; upon these
questions, the people divide Who is right?
The fourth position. or the second sequence
is illogical, because the premises are untrue.
The War Democracy" must either favor the
emancipation policy, OF oppose it, II they Ia
vor il. the Democrats who voted the ticket in
1862 will not affiliate with them; nor will the
people of the seeded States, who are the victims,
be likely to be of them. unless the laws
of human nature are reversed If they
oppose that policy, the abolition element. by
far the largest OF the Republican party,
will set UP FOR themselves, as they have hereto
fore done Ii they oppose the emancipation pol
icy. they must rey mainly upon the Democracy
for their support What, then. will be the use
OF a new OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES its hopes OF success
with a united or depopulated South? lf the PEG
pie now rebels. of the South are suffered to live
and become citizens of the republic again. they
will s,ard aloof from any political organizations
whose members during the gave hearty
tacit acquiescence in anti slavery measures II
they are anuihilated. they will not be there to
vote against Northern Aboltionists. who will
then be in their ascendant.
These are plain facts, and the conclusion is
obvious that the War Democracy," as a sepa-
rate political organization. will be u failure The
true policy for those who are in favor of sup
pressing the rebellion but opposed to abolition
ism, is to rally to the old Democratic standard
aud strive there to keep it tree from the errors
OF seceSsionism and abolitionism. and pledged TO
vigorous prosecution of the war, within the Con-
siitution. TO restore the Union, and to a cOnsti
tutionAl settlement Of it, sequences
-DENooRArIc CONVENTION AND PIc-NIc.-
The Democracy of Fountain county will Assem-
bic in mass convention At Covington, Aug. 18th,
1868. at 10 o'clock A. NJ. for the purpose OF nom.
mating ticket for the fall election.
Hon d. W VOORHEES,, Hon. j. (. Mcdonald,
Judge Sol Claypool. James NcCabe ESQ. and