The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-22
Unparalleled Impudence +!

The Cop )erhead State Convention at Ban
gor had the effrontery to resolve as follows:
THAT the democratic party Is, and ever has
been the TRUE UNION PARTY OF THE ooUS
TRY!! Under It's conservative principles aud
enlightened policy the United States have
hitherto been preserved in concord and il,
strength; our territory has been extended
our resources developed, our wealth increased
the rights OF the States and people maintain
ed. PUBLIC PEACE and DOMESTIC TRANQUIL
TY SECURED, and the respect of the world foi
our free government established, and Goo
helping US THIS UNION WE WILL MAINTAIN
INTACT, and hand IL down as a priceless heri-
tage to our posterity."
When 1t Is considered that the democratic
party In thirteen states, where Its msjorite.
were furnished. and where It's leaders lived
more than three years ago went bodily, anc
without single struggle to protest, into th.
bloody work Of secession and treason, and
have been squandering the wealth and lives OF
the American people in a savage and desola-
tory war ever since to effect violent disrup-
ton OF the United States, and that the great
er part OF the always Insignificant followers OF
the democratic party In the North have been
all this time advocating this rebellion, oppos
ing the levying OF armies and the raising of
money 10 restore the national authority. and
aggravating in all ways the dangers and ca
iamities Of the country. the pretentlon of thi,
parricidal faction, faring the torch of dsunion
and revolution over this desoute land, to BE-
the UNION party is a stretch of impudenc.
to make the very devil blush.
What is the reason this powerful oreaniza
ton that maintained the public peace y "se-
cured the domestic tranquility and "pre.
served the States 10 concord and strength.
suddenly ttt of doing these benifcent offices
Was there not enough of you, reckoning th
whole OF your organization, North and Sontb
TO preserve the Union in spite of all abolition
enemies2 Hyou could have maintained you,
o1n concord and strength" perhaps YOU
might the concord and strength OF the STATE,
What was The matterP Look at the situation,
and tell the people, il you dare. 1t was sim
ply this: There was not patriotism enough,
among you to keep yourselves from. commit
ting treasoni Instead Of being the true Unto,
party, two-thirds of you were dro,ced dis
unionists banded together to break I'D III.
government, and waiting for and making o.
portunilies to do IT, The States by which
you maintained yonr national majority, b,
which you elected Presidents and framed GU
tue rational Offices, preferred the success OF
the neU Stare holding government, TO the as
tendency even of the united democratic par
ty In the old Union. There were democra,;,
voters enough In 1890 to prevent the consn.
nation of dissolution, there are enough non
But the difficulty is they do not want TO nre.
vent 1t, they desire 1t. Jefferson Dav,,
speaking the sentiments of the major part q
your party, without whom 1t has no pre,e,.
tion to be national party, said the other dsv
TO Col. Jacques:
Tine North was mad and blind; IL ,yould
not let US gorern ourseires; and so the war
came, aud now IL must go on till the last mai
OF this generation falls in his tracks, and hi>
children seize his musket and fight hi. bat
ties, unless you acknowledge our yioht TO
SET government; we are moi fiohtjno for sin
very; wEAREFIGHTINoFoR INDEpFNDrycr
AND THAT OR DIFFERENTIATION WE VIII
HAvEw w."
wherever the Democratic party had apy
influence In determining the policy of IN,
government, 1t was where 1t was affiliated
with and dominated by the men whose firm
and honest purpose Jefferson Davis thus de.
clares. Whenever 1t shall have national in.
husnce again 1t will be In cooperation with