The Richmond palladium., 1864-11-04
The five Reasons why Loyal Democrats cau
no longer act with the so-called ''Demo-
cratic Party,

no Ionyer act with the so.calied ..Demo.
cratic Party
l. The only sympathizers with rebels
in the North are Democrats.
, The only soldiers from the North in
the rebel army are Democrats"
8 The Republican party never fur
nished traitor TO the flag, or a recruit
10 the rebel army.
4 The only persons at the North who
Justify or apologize for the rebels, are
democrats
). The only party leaders at the North
supported by the disloyal are Demo
cratic.
g. The only men elected 10 Office at
the North, about whose loyalty there is
any question, are democrats"
!. The only men at the North who try
to divide loval men and embarrass the
Government are democrats"
s. The only news. ,apers at the North
whose loyalty is doubted by anybody are
sDemocrats
O. The only newspapers that have been
suppressed for reasonable sentiments.
either by the Government or returned
soldiers. are democrats
~. nS oHit poutitai NIctOIies AZ the
North that caused Southern traitors and
armed rebels to rejoice are Democrats"
IL The only men at the North who say
our soldiers who fight for the Govern
ment ..ought to be shot are Demo
Gratis"
Il. The only men arrested during the
war in our lines. acting as spies for the
enemy are Democrats
13 The only men at the North who
opposed the confiscation of armed rebels,
are democrats.
IA The only men at the North who
opposed the employment of negroes to
relieve our soldiers from hardships, and
save their lives in digging bitches, DC,
are democrats
l5 The only men at the North who
opposed the Presidents Emancipation,
Proclamation, and want the rebels to re-
tain their negroes to raise provisions for
the rebel army, while their masters are
shooting down our brothers and sons,
are democrats.
l6. The only men who oppose the war
to crush the rebellion and threatened
resistance to the laws, and revolution in
the North, are democrats.
IL The only men at the North who
have offered to lead a mob to hurl the
President from the Government by force,
and applaud the sentiment, are Demo
Gratis
Is. The only men at the North who
favor. or hint at disunion. in the separa-
ton of the war West from New England
and the alliance of the Western States
with the COnfederacy are democrats"
10. The only men at the North mean
enough to denounce the Government and
refuse to fight to maintain it, and dis
courage others from doing SO, and then
claim equal rights and protection under
its laws, are Democrats.
20 The only men who seek to de
moralize our army and advise them to
desert, are democrats"
2l. The only men in the North looked
upon by armed and confessed traitors, as
their friends" and allies, are Demo
Gratis
%. The only men who raise the cry of
''Abolitionist' against loyal men for
sustaining the Government and opposing
the rebels, are Democrats"
% The only men who ever threaten
to dissolve the Union if they get beaten
at the ballot box, and thereby lose the
spoils, are democrats.
"A. The only men engaged in the re-
belion to overthrow the Government,
because they are not willing the voice
of the majority in the ballot box shall
govern are democrats
.. The only men whose disloyalty
and sympathy with the open foes of the
Government viii disgrace their memory
Al. =
Gratis"