Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-10
The ImmInence Of Peril 90 the
nemOCracy-HOV 10 Avert IT.


DemOCracy-HOvv 10 Avert IT, /
1t has sometimes seemed to US that the
Democrats masses do not fully realize the
necessity Of defeating Abraham Lincoln at
the election in November. They do not
appreciate the revolution which has been
wrought by usurpation since the begin
ming of the war. Even now, Freedom OF
the Press is a crime, to bepunished by mob
violence or military suppression. Freed
ON Of Speech is an ohense to be atoned
for by assassinat on, imprisonment or ex-
lie. 1t is hardly less than felony to assert
the supremacy Of the Constitution and
laws. While the avowal of Democratic
principles, is the signal for Insult and ont
rage, ia every community, and, indeed in
every assemblage, where Republicans con
stitute the majority. This condition Of
things is bad enough 1t is, indeed, hard
to be borne. But every man Of discern
ment who reflects upon the matter, knows
that far worse is in store for us, if the man
who stands at the head of the existing Ad-
ministration is granted an extension OF
four years more of his odious and despotic
rule. Imprisonment, banishment, exeeu-
ton, and con6scation e( the property ol
Northern Democrats, is a part Of the pro-
gramme Of the Republican party, should
they be continued in power by the result
of the approaching elections. This is the
logic of the accusation Of TREASON, mad'
against us, one and all, by scoundrels, anC
the dupes of scoundrels They say tina
we are traitors. Grant them the power
9 and they will make practical the accusa
iion, not by trial, in accordance with tn
forms of law, but by edict of Abraham
Lincoln, or one of his satraps--a Govern
or of State, or some General command
, ing" Hence we must defeat them, o
they will destroy us.
The question is not whether we sha
II have a Government in conformity wit
e the Constitution, such as Pierce and Br
e chanan gave us. We have snnk, in tt
fearful descent into which usurpation an
aggression have plunged us, so low as
- be out of reach of considerations Of tn
sort. The purely natural rights to thinl
to speak, to live, to possess the homestea
n. where wife and children congregate, a
n those which must be vindicated' FIRST
te Whatever shall become of States, in the
US relation to each other and to the FEEDER
u Government; whatever shall become
the Monroe Doctrine, and the Right of /
4 sylum; whatever is to be the future rel
ton between the negro and the VIII
mt mau, the Democracy must FIRST vindici
en- their right to live; the right to enjoy th'
re- own possessions; the right to sit secure
by their own fresides, fearless of moes
he ton by despots in power, or by brutal n
',' lignants out of power. This is the ii
wv indispensable duty of the Democracy
When the house is on fire, the ii
AVS thing to be done is to quench the fam
We may examine the title deeds, to SCI
lge the covenants are all right, on a subsequ,
hio day and at our leisure.
OBJ We must defeat Abraham Lincoln,
Is the tenure by which we hold life, ibe
and property, is not worth straw.
- cannot defeat him without unanimity;
can we have unanimity without some s
rifce of prejudice and prediction I'll
=, sacrifices it is the duty Of all of us to ms
Let union, then, be our watchword-
rro ion for the sake of our lives, our libert
,iob our homes and iresides.
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a. JouN BRouGH AND JOHN MORGAN,