Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-31
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, AUGUST "a, 1865.
Democratic Divisions.

Speaking of the nomination of Alex
ander Long for governor of Ohio by one
wing of the Democracy of that state,
the Boston Post says;
1.-THE nomination of Alexander Long
for the Office of governor of OHIO, by the
boilers from the regular democratic Or
panization in that state, we hold TO be
an encouraging fact, inasmuch as 1t re-
lieves the true democracy of that state,
and, we hope, the nation, of an incubus
which has oppressed the party Tor sew
eral years. If these men had taken a
separate position a year ago and saved
the Chicago convention from their with
erinc influence, it would have been an
essential blessing. But now the load Is
shaken OFF. The principles of democra-
CIV, honestly interpreted, do not lead to
secession, Reputation, against legal
measures of the government; democra-
cy in the United States remains what IL
was declared to be in Gen. Jackson's adj
ministration-Union without consollda-
ton, state rights without notification.
The fact is that those democrats who
believed that "the principles of democ-
racy, honestly interpreted, do not lead
to secession, reputation, war against
legal measures of the national govern
ment, and that democracy in the United
States remains what it was declared to
be in Gen. Jackson's administration
Union without consolidation, state
rights without notification, and who
acted upon such belief, fell into the Union
ranks on the outbreak of the rebellion.
The Longs and Vallandighams were not
merely an "ipcubus," as the Post has 1t,
on what was thereafter called the demo-
cratic party they We're its leaders and
controllers. They represented so large
a portion of this so-called democratic
party, that they were dominant in the
Chicago convention and shaped the par
ty platform. And the organs and lead
r ers of the party throughout the North,
instead of declaring this controlling
power an incubus, joined heartily in its
support and planted themselves unhesi-
tatingly on the platform it constructed.
The party as party then stood as a Sc
cession, pro-rebel organization, and had
it triumphed, the American Union would
be to-day thing of the past, and slave
ry and despotism would be triumphant.
The final victory of the Union arms
has doubtless opened the eyes Of very
many to the error of their ways, and
they discover, what they did not discov-
err before, that Long, 'yallandigham &
Co. are an "incubus." Suppose ma
jority of the party North make this dis
covery. Still the Long faction keep up
their organization and fight their fight.
What is the result? The Long Vallan-
digham wing will undoubtedly be most
acceptable to the reconstructed rebel
democracy of the South the two will
affiliate, and leave the more moderate
Northern wing out in the cold. Or if.
the latter continue to submit to the lead
ership of the Long tribe, the Northern
voters will repudiate the whole concern
as they would avoid pestilence. This
division in the party is much more
strongly marked in the Western states
than here, and the leaders generally are.
in the interesting situation of not know
ing what to do, nor how to do it. The
great leader of modern democracy
was in similar condition, when not
long ago he was surrounded by Onion
soldiers and his boots were discovered
beneath his female toggery. aaaIe