Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-02-04
nolitital.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CON-
VENTION.

There is remarkable contrast in the at
titude of the two great political parties with
reference to the Presidential election. On
the one side there is precipitanry, ON the
othet wise and mastery inactivity. The
Democratic National Committee, for rea-
sons which will sufficiently appear in the
sequel, have selected for the Democratic
National Convention 50 late day as the
Fourth Of July ; while their Republican
competitors, too impatient to wait for Il Ma
tional Convention at all, are busily engaged
in forcstaling its action, and attempting to
commit their party to Mr.. Lincoln in ad-
vance. But while the practical course OF
the two parties is so opposite, their mode
of reasoning would seem to be identical. -
The Democratic party rcgard Is time as its
most efficient ally, and, as it expects to
gain by waiting. it deems it polite to wait.
The friends of Mr.. lincon, IN the other
hand, feel that now is the tloodtide Of his
popularity, and unless they float him into a
nomination before its inevitable ebb, his
chances will subside. 1t will thus be seen
that the most clear sighted politicians OF
both parties substantially agree as to the OPP
Grafton Of time as an element in the Presi-
dental contest. The Democrats are con
tent to iorego the advantages of an early
organization, because they see the progress
of events will do more for them than dis.
ciplincd party effort The Republicans
would not come SO early into the field with
their candidate, and begin now to organize
II campaign in his support, if they did not
deem il hazardous to wait. When the con
tiictng parties agree in their views on Q
point which so deeply affects the interests
Of both, the agreement corroboratcs Their
| common opinion. But as reason is stronger
than authority, let us try to discover wha
grounds there are for the opinion that tim'
so tends to strengthen the Democratic part!
that organization and discipline, are il
comparison, of inferior consequence.
Between now ard the Fourth of July th
great spring campaigns will end, and prob
ably will have accomplished their work. -
We trust and the country trusts, that b..
that time the heavy fighting will be over
and will result in II military demonstration
that the rebellion is an utter failure. If tn
South shall then conclude, as in reason
ought, that its future is indissolubly con
ncctcd with the Union, and the cxpcdien
thing for it to do will be to make immcdiat
submission, and trust to the magnanimty
not of Abraham Lincoln, (heaven save tn
markD, but of the Northern people, VIII
are too generous to strike brave and pros
tratc foe. Let the South have previousl,
submitted, and the Fourth of July, 1861
will be as important day in our annals a
was the Fourth of July, l776. The plaI
will then be, Paciiication, Fraternal Union
and State Equality. On this platform, un
der these circumstances, the party woulC
be irresistible. II would carry every Nor
thern State except Massachusetts, and ev
cry Southern State except South Carolina
A Democratic electoral ticket would be ru
in nearly every Southern State, and bot
the electoral and popular majority of tn
Democratic candidate would be unparalle
ed in the history of American elections
overjoycd would be the people at the ne:
prospect of cordial reunion ON an cqu
and iraternal footing.
, But suppose the contingency on which q
this turns-the submission of the South
should not happen, and that the 4th
'e July should find them, though beaten, sti
sullcn and stubborn? Even that state
facts would be favorable to the success
the Democratic party. Nothing cou
more clearly demonstrate the impotcncy
the Republican party to so restore the UnlC
= as 10 dispense with great armies, .Th,
, would at least have led the horse to Il
water, and have found that it was quite n
y other thing to make him drink. The Son
would be dotted all over with garrison
}. towns and military posts. Itwould be he
in submission at the points OF half mllli'
a' bayonets The people of the United Stat
could look forward to no early relief fro
- the burdens of war. With this gloon
4 prospect before them they would chan
~ their rulers for men who could restore I
old fraternal relations If the 4th of ,Ju
finds the Federal arms victorious, but t
rebels contumacious, the Democratic par
Id will still 20 before the country with its pl'
ye form of Pacifcation, Fraternal Union, a
of of State Equality, and ask the country
nd Judge whether that is more likely to "
back the South to willing allegiance tn
|. Mr.. Lincoln adious abolition oath, viii
- is expressly intended to exclude the gr,
body of them from the exercise OF polite
rights. Events are not yet ripe for presel
- ing this contrast, and the National Den
cratic Committee have wisely fixed so late
len day for the Convention as to leave lit
dc time for the canvass. Certain it is, that
le' the 4th July the country will be in one
tbc twn coniecturcS SuOpOSeI or else