The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-04-25

shis The Democrats hsd shut their eyes 90
~ that had gone before, and hushed the
involuntary murmurings that The val Was
needlessly provoked BY that wild fsnaticism
which had just defeated them ~ the polls.
and they hsd rushed 20 the ranks under Mr..
Lincoln. only remembering that their coun.
Try and its cons'ilUsion were 10 danger.
These conservative Republicans had wit
messed I'll this and they appreciated IT,
They saw that the Dem ocrsts hsd come up
TO the support Of the country even more
cheerfully and earnestly than had their pc-
~li,icsI opponents. in whose hands was al
the patronage Of both the civil and The mill
tary sdminis~ trstion. All could see that the
Democrats had boldly fought and freely
bied from no sorLid motives-to maintain
no parry sscendsncy. bu. solely to maintain
the Union and the constitution.
When they saw al this. the conviction
was forced upon them that 10 The Democratic
party alone mast they look for The salvation
Of The country and the restoration OF peace
and the Union They found only in the
Democratic party those principles for the
conduct Of the war which NJ. Lincoln had
always maintained. or professcd to maintsin.
until he was forced TO abandon them. as
some OF them believed. against his own set
tied convictions Of right and policy. Thus
a.one could he be enabled to return or be
forced back 10 his old conservative policy.
which afforded the only nope Of an honorable
termination or Inc war. OF q restoration Of
the Union, and . vindics,ion Of the consii-
tuition.
Seeing al this. they could not hesitate TO
abandon their old political sssocistes. who
had already abandoned the principals upon
which the war had hitherto professedIy been
conducted, II not The President u their
chois, and ally themselves with the Dem!
locrats.
This 10 the true explanation where the
, votes cams from. and why they came. which
gave " the victory : which produced this
great political revolution.
Iii 10 undoubtedly true that bu, : small
portion Of the conservative Republic ms who
: ore opposed to this wild and destructive rad
: icaIism Of their abolition leaders. which now
= reigns supreme in the cabinet and in Con
lgress. sbsndonsd them aud came 10 us dur
ing the late canvass Indeed. only the moe
> reflective and ssgseious OF them were pre-
pared TO do 90, ashw were. on The spur 81 ths
moment. Were the election to be repeate'
\ 10 morrow ten would vote with US now wher,
n one did 10 November. The persistent an
~eevsnomed abuse Of Democratic 10y atty b,
n the political papers and orators which slcn'
they were in the hs Bit Of reading and hear
II ing, induced many TO actually doubt wheth
e. the Democratic party. u once IN pose'
n would sustain the government in the prose
: euii0n OF the war to restore the Union an
. vindicate the constitution; while others hs
: not sufficiently analy zed their own feelings
= 10 vic VI The altered and peculiar state Q
= things, TO enable them to break away froI
20 old nance and old associations. aud 20 ovel
A. come old prejudices % isr % 10 allow thel
'e 10 vote the Democratic ticket. But. thank
o. to the enlightenment Of The American pei
enough saw the uu h and scted upo
: II 10 overthrow those dangerous men who's
% manifest and even declared object 10
W overthrow the constitution Of their county
'-e and who will. in history, stand side BY sit
re with the leaders OF this rebellion. Pvste
~ ity will be divided upon the question %
pc which are the wickedest and which n
ne gressest traitors.
? The true course Of the Democratic part
e. 10 the future 10 ma nfest. We mus, val
ne 10 the light Of the past. II we would mai
90 tain The sscendancy already attained. o.
me augment our ranks BY the accession
~. Republicans who are disgusted and slarms
a. BY the radical policy Of The abolition leader
~ and Who desire 70 prosecute the war BY CO.
stituiionsl mesns end for constitutional en-,
20 We must pursue . course alike dictated
10 patriotism and BY policy. We must hearth
and cordially live up 10 our professions a
ar ring The canvass. We must show no Lux
The warmness. o. hesitancy 10 sustaining =
hey prosecuting : war which, II abandoned By I
my people, must result ia ! dismemberment
tied the Union, the destruction Of the consii'