Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-07-01
Dire Democratic Discussions.

AlooOuolOhSs
Tho "Demccratic" party in the loyal
States was so thoroughly routed at all the
recent Eiectiars, that one would have sup
posed the remaindcr of it might be harmo
Nous. Bat not SO. They ure now more
discorlan, and belligerent than ever. lu
Chicago, they had erected board den,
supposed to be large enough to hold all
who could get together, aud next Monday
July they were TO meet and noml-
nate candidate for President and Vice
President, To postpone a National Con
ventiou, advertised, world wide, SO long,
was dangerous step: and yet the Nation
al Committee have felt compelled to
adjourn it until the last of August.
Domestic guarreks is the cause. They
were so far divided, that, if they had met,
the remnant of the concern would have
fallen asuHder.
Tie Ii'r Democrats were determined on
Mcclellan, who has fought tho Rebels in
his way, and who said, in his late speech at
West Point, the Rebellion must be sup
pressed True, his warfare is not hurtful
to those in mutiny, and be is very gingerly
in his remarks concerning them but lie
is sort Of "war man, aud so
7he Peace Democrats denouncc him, and
demand somo " Barahbas" like Vallan-
digham, who has come just in good time
to stis up aud distract the already divided
party.
The Bcllofonte Wa,chn,an is for Wood
ward or some other Peace man, and in its
issue of Friday last gives Gen. NJ Ciellan,
and his friends stab in this wise:
'.Flr Demnoracy seems determined to fuTco
us measures on 10 us. no difference al what
cost, and To compel the good old Democratic
party TO Sphf asTin, OK Ignore, for the Time,
rs principles"
T'other sort of Democrats-more gcner
ally known as Conservative Copperheads
-denounce Woodward, Vallandigham,
and al! their followers, as the death Of
their dearly beloved idol, the late great
and glorious Democratic party!
The Lock Haven Dcmocrat, moreover,
seclng--as sagaoiOus politicians must
that the people, right or wrong, will re-
elect Pres Liucoln--folds its hands, aud
very sonsibly says, it is no matter, anyhow
that Old Abe is bound to work his way
in-and that, perhaps, upon. the whole,
considering, taking all things into occouu,,
and in view of the trouble of paying up
the debt and setting all the unfxed affairs
Of the nation, 1t is no, best for the Democ-
racy to come into l'olocr, just no,o, at all at
all. (Thercin, the people agree with the
editor of the Democrat.)
The Norristown Register ia the organ Of
Montgomery county, aud very iauoccntly
confesses, that
AT a later period. it will he better known,
oTing 70 the changiDg circumstances of tie
Tunes, what 1t will be best Tor the Democratic
party to do"
There it is, exactly. The leaders have
no fixed principles, or policy. If Grant
aud Sherman appear prosperous, and tho
Rebellion doomed, then the Democracy
will 20 in for the War and Abolition.
But if the tide be against the Union arms,
aud the result doubtful, they will just as
oasily shout for Peace and Slavery!
And so they watch aHd wait--ready to
be "pig or puppy" to cry "good Lord or
good Devil" as changing circumstance"
may dictate to uuprncipled, gambling
tricksters ".Sic transit"
P.S. Tom Florence, of another Demo-
cratic National Committee, says they'd DO
business to postpone tho Convention, aud
le threatens to call another. Propel!