Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-10-31

Our Republican friends boast much OF their
"Unonism, loyalty and love oI this once
free country aud its flag "Thcre can be but
two parties, they saye Zone for and the other
against The Union" The issue thus broadly
made we accept We have affirmed for thir-
ty years, AMI nov reallirm, that those who are
not lor the Union are against it. And we,
as Democrats go further, and declare that
hose toho are not TOR restoring the Union Of
our fathers, as our Jathers nude H. are for
some other form of government. or tor Scpnr-
dEon. Aud now lat every sincere patriot aud
every honest republican give heed.
Tho Democracy are for UAiOn---a Union
of sovereign and Independent Slates-such an
one as Washington, and Madison, and Ham.
ilton, and their immortal associates made
whero law and order regned, and the regular
judicial lribunals administered the law-meet'
ing out justice aud pronouncing judgment m
awed by power and uninterrupted by ambition
or reward The Democracy are, therefore,
against disunion or a change Of our form oi
government, against despotism, Drum.head
Conrts Martini tho Star Chamber and the
High Commission, and all the crueties and
Internal Vaccinations Of abolitionism The
"Union' WINS formed by consent, aud can nov
er be reio1med by force; aud therefore the
policy OF the present Lincoln administration
with its RsuFpations and monslrous ouiragel
upon the rights Of the people, is feeding to
mako reaaiOn impossible, and dsunion, con
fusion aud anarchy inevitable. "War," said
Douglas, sis disunion, final. eternal separa
ton" And war conducted as is the pres
eni one, for conGseation, devastation, con
quest, subjugation and finally determination
is not only "dsuuion," but crime against
humanity aud free government Such a wal
can only result in the disintegration OF oul
once great and glorious Union, the indepen
denee of the Southern Confederacy. Gank
ruptcy and civil war in the North, aud the
loss OF our liberties. Farmers, mechanics
merchants, day laborers, aldo you hear
do you comprehend the real issue; do you, az
intelligent men, note whittier wa are drift
ing2 Read ths history of the past, and Judge
by it Of the future Lay not the hatterina
unction to your souls that the people of this
country and time are different from those o
other countries aud periods Hnmah nature
is the same in all countries and in all ages
The men now in power are treading the same
way Of other usnrpers who have preceded
them in the worlds history. Step by step are
Mr., Lincoln and his advisers travelling on, on
to revolution and to despotsm. Said Presi
dent Lincoln, in one Of his messages, "W,
are making history" It's not true they are
not making history; they are onlylrepeatino
history, with all its exciting and terrible real
tiles. Would that the cup might pass from
the lips Of this people Would to God III,
sad realizaIons of the bitter past might no
be experienced in our day, or in our land l.
But Slss, madness rules the hour fanaheisu
blinds the intellect and prejudice warps tn,
souls of those in power and their adherents.-
Tho last hope Of oar dear bleeding country !,
centered in the election of Geo. b. Mcclellan
With him, all may yet be saved. Wiihou
him, as 'hs issue is now presented, all il
lost
The career Of Abraham Lincolu is not ma
tsrialy unlike that Of Charles Of England -
Like Linoon, that King was weak, unreliabl,
and faithless; fond ofthe display Of author
ity but too imbeeile and fsiihless to adher,
TO aay matured plan ready to make promise,
and just as rendy to break them, In order
the more easily to accomplish his unhallowet
purposes, he drew around him able and en-
ergetio bad men, who led him on willingl,
aud blindly as Lincoln is led by the designing