The Portland daily press., 1864-10-13
FOB v1oE-PREs1DENT.
ANDREW JOHNSON,
OF TRNRESSEE.
For Electors.
"1n the Future as in the Past"
le Chicago Convention solcmnIy-

The chicago ConVentioh soicuJ
aReaolued. That in the future, as in the past,
we will adhere with answering fidelity to the
Union"
an the future as in the past" Is not this
Significant How in the post have the So
called democracy adhered to the Union?-
Didn't the Union come to an end under
democratic" administration, Sin the past"?s
Didn't the conspiracy against the Union cul-
inmate in Democratic Cabinet, Gin the past" !?
Wasn't the President through whose vacil-
alton aud imbecility, not to say treachery and
connivance, the South opened their war against
the Union, democrat of "the past? and
wasn't his name James Buchanan?
Wasn't John G. Breckenridge, ex-Vice Pres
ident, a democrat sin the past?
Wasn't John C. Calhoun, the father of seces-
sion, democrat Sin the past"? 90
Wasn't Aaron Burr, the traitor, once sin
the pastn democratic Vice President?
Wasn't JEFF. Davis, the traitor chief, DEM
cratic Secretary Of War sin the past?
Were not Howell Cobb, Robert Tombs, John
B. Floyd, Jacob Thompson, Henry A. Wise,
David E. Twiggs, John NJ Mason, Judah P.
Benjamin ct i'd genus onsne, all ain the past,
democrats of undoubted fidelity? g.
And is it not remarkable fact, that while
the Democratic party have ever claimed to be
the friends of the Union par excellence, and
have ever been ready to denounce the opposi-
ton as disunionists, or as cherishing disunion
sentiments, every traitor from Aaron Burr to
JEFF. Davis, and every person suspected OF
treason-eUery one toho has IN any tody been
under suspicion of design to subvert the
Government, HAS AFFILIATED WITH
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY We be-
ieve this statement is true in all its length and
breadth, and it should forever close the mouths
of those who boast Of the devotion of the dem
ocrotic party to the Union. IL is the only
party that has ever developed traitor or in
which treason has shown itself.
Another fact. The Democrats claim to be
the only friends of the Constitution as it tuds,
and yet it is historical fact that even the
father Of the Democratic party-Thomas JEFF
ferson-was opposed to the adoption of that
constitution, and by his pen, writing from
abroad, did all in his power to defeat its ratif-
cation by the States. And it is also worthy
of remark, that Mr.. jefferson and Patrick
Henry both opposed the adoption of the con-
stitution because it gave powert to the FEEDERS
government to do things which the Democrats
and traitors ofto-day assert it has no power to
perform, and that 1t contained provisions
which it is now asserted were never incorpo-
rated into It,
True, Mr.. Jefferson, when the majority az
proved the constitution, gave in his adhesion,
for he was true democrat, and recognized
the Importance of"absolute acquiescence In
the decisions Of the majority" and ignored the
traitorous idea Of modern democrats, that re.
bellion against the popular decision is jusiina.
BILE.
In the foregoing we have Swallowed forth
something of the Fidelity" with which demo
Gratis sin the past" have adhered" to the I'm
ion. There adherence has not been found in
consistent with such small rebelions as that
contemplated by Burr, or that more recent
one which was attempted by Calhoun and
which was crushed by Andrew Jackson, or
that still more recent one of which JEFF. Davis
Is the accredited chief, and which to-day is la
boring with the energy of despair to overthrow
the Government and build up slavery aris-
tocracy in place of its free Institutions.
As sin the past" so in the future, the DEM
oerats or copperheads pledge their adherence
to the Union. WeAave seen the intensity and
extent Of their past adherence; by 1t we may
measure their proposed future adherence. II
is well for loyal men to look out for them; see
that they 90 no harm; see that they have no
chance to do harm, by seeing to it that no
power is entrusted to their exercise. This ia
what the loyal men of the nation propose to
themselves. -. ~