Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-04-28
The EDisuniOn Party.

The AboitiOnists assert that they are
the only true friends Of the Union and
that Democrats are "COpperheads, "Se-
cession sympathizers, and "disunipnists."
That we may more fully understand
which party is the real disuuiOn party, let
US 90 back little to the past.
TIE Republican or Abolition party,
which is all the same thing, was founded
by Secretary Seward, President Lincoln,
and tie men who now control the Governs
ment
The platform of this party, as all well
remember, declared an "irrepressiblo con-
dict" between the two systems of labor,
free and bond labor, which have respect
lively characterized the Northern and
Southern States for long period, and I'M
der which both have prospered in a degree
unparalleled in the history of the world.
The Republican platform as first enlnci-
atgd at Philadelphia in 1856, and re enuu-
ciated in Chicago in 1860, was simply
dsunion platform. The sectional fires
ignited by that platform rapidly spread
over tho Northern States, and Iufamed the
public mind with fanatical madness that
blinded it to sense Of reason or patriotism
/ Resolutions in conformity with the ''irre-
pressible conflict" doctrines o! Lincoln and
Seward, were passed by all the Republican
meetings of the North.
The South on the other hand met these
extreme sentiments of the Republicans
with antagonistic resolves, indicating clear
ly tina: If the Republicans triumphed the
confederation would be at an end.
The Democratic party, maintained the
same position then as it does now and evel
has. 1t has ever stood by the rights of al
sections oE the Republic, and upheld firmly
aud fearlsssly, through all vicissitudes, thu
the fathers.
The Democratic party under the lead 0
lis bold champion, Stephes A. Douglas, ult
and endeagored to ward of the bold attack
upon the constitutional rights of the PEG
Pile, and to defend the institutions Of tn
country from the whitening blast of section
al treason and incendiarism, but it's effort
were unavailing. DisuniOnists North an
South were successful. and Abraham Lin
coin was elected President Of the Unite
States. From that period. as had bee
predicted by the Democrats, dated gu
downfall.
Nj. Lincoln instead of rising above part
platforms and declaring his intention t
administer the affairs Of the Governmer
in accordance with the provisions of tn
constitution, confined himself to the R
publican platform. Instead of assurin
the alarmed people of the slave States TIT
, their constitutional rights would be recoi
nized and protected, his letters and speech
es and messages declared that his actio
in ali things must correspond with the p;
! liucal sentiments enunciated by the Chic
60 Republican convention. In vain di
the patriotic and venerable J,hn
Crittenden present q compromise, in
a and equal to all sections, and appe
2 t. Mr. L;ucolo's political friends to cou
up to its support in good faith, as the la
/ Olive Branch Of peace. The Abolitionis
t had the power in their hands and tn,
d would hear no propositions COR compromis
: They declared. by their acts, that the
: must be no longer a Union with slaveho!t
d ers. The exasperated people Of the Sou
: rashly Exceeded, as predicted they woul
!. and the consequences are before the wor
It the confederation is at an end the Unit;
d States no longer exists-the American Il
public has proved failure, aud its foun
ers have lat ored in vain.
- Aud yet notwithstanding all these GALA
tiles can be traced directly to the sen
Is mems and policy of the Abolition Ieade
themselves, they insist that the DemOcra
d are the opponents of the Union.
: The truth is the Aboitionists are t
- only disunionists we have in the North,
b. That party embraces all the enemies oft
y constitution am5ngst US, and yet they q
hypoeritically making declarations of de,
ton to the Union which kerr madness a
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