The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-03-25

ways eschewed the various fanatical isn,s
of the times, said to them, these men have
come into power without our consent, and
against our expressed wishes and desire,
but they have been elected according to
the forms of the law under the Constitu-
tion of our common country, and accord
ing to the forms Of law under that sacred
instrument, must they be removed-by
Impeachment of, they too fagrantly vic
late its provisions, otherwise through that
unobtrusive but eifectual method, the bal
lot-box. e
| Such, sirs, was the action of the Demo
cratic party at the commencement of these
troublous times, and under this declara-
ton and open avowal of sentiments, they
rallied around the standard of our COM
mon country by thousands and tens Of
thousands. 1t will not do, Mr.. President
to tell me that the great Democratic party
! is disloyal to the Constitution of my coun-
try Had it proved so in the hour of our
country's need-as the traitors in the
South expected, and as the acorse than,
traitors of the North hopetl-what, ask,
would have been our condition to-day
Does not every man, who has been sup
piled by nature with even modicum Of
common sense, know that the rebels in the
South would have succeeded long since
in establishing a Southern Confederacy
and that this fact would have been as
gratifying to the traitor fanatics Of the
North, as it could possibly be to the
fire eaters of the South?
I honestly believe. as [ shall answer to
my God, that whatever of stability our
Government may have to-day-whatever
of permanency may be secured for her in
the future by the fiery ordeal and baptism
of blood through which it is l1w passing,
that permanency aud that stability will
be due to the action of the ever legal
Democratic party.
What could the Republican party, alone
and unaided by the loyal Democrats, have
done in the way of putting down this re-
bellion? Simply nothing. Aud for these
same Republicans, in view of all these
facts, to be constantly stigmatizing. the
Democrats as "secession sympathizers,
aiders and abetters of treason," ",sedi-
tious persons" as g those who are giving
aid and comfort to the enemy" is mani
Testing deg ee of consistency that is
found only in their own school of politics,
and which is unparalleled, if not in the
history of man, at least in the history OF
politic,l parties And to cap the climax
of their folly and inconsistency, they are
foolish enough to think that the people
are endowed with sufficient anscrine YER
daucy as to believe all this clap-trap, go'
up for the occasion, and for the sole pur-
pose of carrying the coming elections.
will say to these gentlemen now, that i
! the present party in power will only keeE
their glistening bayonets away from ths
ballot t-box, and will, in their extreme be
nevolence and kindness for their fellow
man, permit the people and the brave
4 soldiers upon the battle and tented fielt
to vote at the next election. we will reat
i them such a lesson of condemnation fo
their violation of plighted faith as ha
never been heard of among men, no
dreamed of in their specious system 0
philosophy. If they will but look, the.
can, even now, with their meagre visiol
and comprehension of things, see tn
handwriting on the wall, warming them G
the speedy departure of the sceptre fror
Judah, and of their overthrow. and cor
domination by the people through the bal
!; lot box.
I find myself. Mr.. President, under th
. net essity of arguing this question in
manner that is not desirable by me; bl
: lest my Republican friends who precede
ME shah, in their folly, conclude that the
have made an unanswerable argument,
will for the once resort to it and answ,
them in their own style, however disagree
! able itmay be to me.
q It has been the constantly labored effo
: of the majority on this. floor, since Il
: com mmencement Of this discussion, to ho
, us responsible for the sayings and doin!
: of the extreme men of our party-tl
: > radicals, sir. if the term will suit you be
: ter, Now, sir, in the argument which
: am about to make I shall take the viey
!. of some of the extreme men on their sid
/ and before l have done | shall connect t
President, principal members of the Sc
ate of Congress, and the leading rnembe
!. upon this floor, directly with these e
Z treme men; and, sir, if do not mista
: my powers and ability, 1 will link the
= together so closely and indissolubly tn
they, with all their specieus logic a
- powers of persuasion, will not be able
- separate them. $3.50.
- Yes, sir. in your violated faith to t
= citizen at home as well as the brave sold
:, in the feld-in your open advocacy ht
- upon this floor, by some of your pron
i, nent members. of violation OF the &c
- tstitution which he went forth to defe
- =, and to preserye-I will, if I am not m
"A taken, fasten you to Wendell Phiili
bs m Parker Pillsbury, Wm, Lloyd .Garris
:. Stephen Foster, Horace Greeley, Tru
:. bell and others,
ck To begin, quote from speech rece
he Ily made in Washington city by Wend
tn Phillips 81. 81
5t Mr. McBurnie (Fusion Democrat,
ed Before the gentleman from Monroe
lo-l gins his quotation 1 desire to ask hin
1t? question, if he will give way. ie
,rs Mr.. O'Connor-Certainly m
ertI Mr. McBurnie-the gentleman Fl
io- Monroe has said great deal about
lth part taken by the Democratic part,
'ed putting down this rebellion. Now,
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