The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-09-14
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... From tho Dayton Jonrnel.
The Democratic . Record.
The Copperheads must needs havelim-
measurable assurance to go before the
country with such record as theirs, to
claim a title to the administration of af-'
frirs. IF audacity was merit, Copper
hends would monopolize all the virtue
that ever existed in mankind. But as
the devil was audacious in his genera
ton, without making good his claims to
virtue, so we may submit that those who
claim his Predominant qualities iu our
political strifes, will have to pass an ex
animation which is as likely to result in
verdict against the children as against
the father. We are not prepared to say,
what may be the judgment of history
upon the career of"Dsmocracy" during
the past ten years, but the light of ex-
perience seems to justify belief that no,
political party in the worlds history ev-
er stood so fair chance to enter upon
Immortality with infamy blazoned upon
its front. That it has been progressive
in evil acts, and evil principles, none
will deny; that it has been consistent
and persistent in perfly, not many will
dispute. .- -aal?.
Let US begin at period within the
fresh remembrance Of every citizen, who
is now entitled to the privilege of fran
chise, and sec how steadily onward and
downward in the career Of wrong. ont
rage and perfdy,. modern Democracy
has progressed. In the beginning, il
was the Pro-slavcry party of the coun-
try and thus it was doomed to evil end.
ing. God suffered it to exist for his own
lnscrutabIe purposes, as he suffers the
devil to prosper As it had attained
power through its support of Slavery, 81"
its energies were directed to the main:
tenance Of that system of social and
civil corruption, degradation and op-i
preston. Kansas applied for admission
into the Union as a free State. Democ.
racy endeavored to force upon her Pro-.
sihvery form government, against tho
consent of hef people. Good and true
men were murdered by Democracy, in
its desperate but impotent efforts to ac.
complish that wrong. . '-L
In 1861, the main or controlling wing
the Southern of the Dem ocratie mar.
ty rebelled and took up arms to resist
the enforcem ment of the laws, and to dis
solve the union. The Northern or Con-.
Perhead wing, sympathiziug with their
Southern brethren, opposed the enforce
ment of the laws against the rebels, de-.
cIaring that the Nation had no right IN
preserve itself; no authority to defend
its own life against nfurderers--and tbsv
made haste 10 make, themselves aeeessSo,
rles to the crime. They encouraged tho
traitors to persist in rebellion; they ops
posed in Congress, on the stump, and IN
II cir presses, all measures designed to
' preserve the Union; opposed all bills for
the creation and supply of the army
: and navy; resisted the passage of lIIaws
enacted to provide the Nation With mon.
= ey, without which it would necessaEiiv
perish; discouraged enlistmeutsy ana
rendered copscriptiou laws necessary {
then advised resistance to the draft. did
! resist it when they dared and eneoar1
aged both drafted and enlisted men ID
desert; lomoDted dissatisfaction ~ the
armies; libeled tho. soldiers asg~bireL
linGs, rejOiced at their misfortunss,
and belittled their deeds, while thew
hailed rebel victories, and praised the
achievements of rebel soldiers; dispar-
aged Union statesmen and Union gen.
II erals, and lauded rebel chisftains as hey
$ roes and statesmen; organized secret
reasonable societies to aid and eucour-
= age the rebellion, aud to roinforce Il bv
= counter rebellion iu the North; exerted
:, their whole party influence to iDjure tho
! = credit aud depreciate the money Of the
Nation, so as to sap its foundations, ana
& compel It to succumb to the rebellion:
falsely accused the Union authorities OF
mAltroating rebel prisoners, while they