The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-05-20
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II It were not sn insult 10 2 once.
honorcd party and IL It did not affect
the interest OF the country, 1t woult
be aiHnsing TO hear the Copperhead'
claiming that theirs is Che cid Dem.
oeratic party. rresnming upon the
ignorance of the people, they have The
citroutery to make this claim, when
the fact is that they arc diamenically
opposed to the old party in all The
democratic Principal which made il
popular with the people and which
made 1t the dominant party for SO
many yeals A glaRcc at some oI
the most prominent points of differ
ence will rhow that tAc present par
ty is the old democracy only name
A striking difference isin the lead
ers Of the two parties. 'Phe oil par
ty was fouulol, builtup, and led by
Jefferson, Jackson Douglas, etc, men
who were patriots and statesmen, and
who were acknowledged TO be such hy
by men ofall parties. Thcprcscnt
party IS Iced Ly such men as Fernan
do Wood, Nallandighan, Alexander
Long, r.0lds, etc linen whose states
manship is doubted by their own
followers, aud whom great majority
of the couutrr believe TO be traitors
and anything but patriots.
Another difference is in the anteco.
dents Of the leaders. The cham
pions of the old party were
principally men who had been
born aud brel Democrats, ami who
were honestly devoted to the princi-
pies AL policy Of The Democracy
The champions OF the present par
ty are composed principally Of Wings
Know Nothia9s, Abolilionists, and
men who bavc ranged Lroagn nearly
all parties in search OF power. al.
A third poiut of difference is IN the
loyalty OF the two parties. The Dem
ocratic party claimed to be, the par.
ty devoted to the government and
country. In all the troubles ol the
Government with Great Britain. with
the Indians, and with Mexico, it stood
by the Government, and The thought
ofdoing anything else, or olcvcr sym
patlizing with a public enemy, was
too monstrous to even enter the mind
Of the party. In the war with MeXi-
co, the cry ot the party was, Our
country, right or wrong. And it
denounced those who withheld their
sympathy and active support from the
Government as traitors. The party.
OF TO dly--in the midst OF dangers,
which are to former perils ~ the hur-
icane Is to the brcGzc--in the midst
OF a war which is to former wars as
Waterloo is 60 skirmish-the party
Otto day witlholds all sympathy from
the cause OF the country. nnd gives it
IN the enemy, and refuses, except
when compelled, to give any active
support to the Government. More
than this, it encourages the enemy byl
words and assists him hy deeds Iti
opposes the Government ia ail meas.
urcS adopted to overthrow the enemy
it rcjoiccs the defeat OF iLs country
arms, and siglIs over the losses in
ficted upon the foo.
The present party differs from the
Democratic party in the opposition
which it makes to popular war in
which the Government Is engaged
The Democratic was th' war party
of the country, anc 1t was the boast
of its members that they were the
party which fought the battles of the
country. The hero Of the last war
with Great Britain was the great
leader and champion who c>talli he'd
the party. He was ready ut all times
to make war upon all enemies OF the
Government, foreign or domestic
and was, like the loyal men of TO day
In favor OF hanging traitors and en-.
listing blacks in the service OF the
Government. During the war with
Mexico the Democratic party adopt.
el resolutions dcnoun,ing the Whies
and AL who opposed the war, "a
sorthy OF the ''scorn aud contempt
sf every upright man. and declaring
this opposition 10 be .morallv treas.
Dnabie. and the cause OF the pro.
ongati0n OF tho war. The present
party, SO faI from being n war party.
sails itself the Peace Party, and OK
srtS itself to prevent the prosecution
'r the war, And this, too, ut n time
when there Is bat one alternative pre- /
'entei to the Government. viz
Fight or perish" To stop tha war
Is to stop the existence OF the nation.
10 CONTINUE the war is at least TO-
make a manly effort to preserve tho
'ation. This the party well knows
md yet II claims 10 bc loval party
while opposing the hoprosecution ofthc
var.
Another difference is In the posi-.
ion OF the party upon the subject orl
slavery. The sentiment Of the Dem.
'cratlc party was against slavery.
II was the greatest wish Of Jefferson,
he founder OF the party, TO have sla ,
'ery put in some process OF cxtinc.
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