Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-11-17
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FREMONT: OHIO.


Within the past few weeks ten States have
tions ought not to be q surprise or disapoint-
ment to any one. Though they have gone con-
trsry 70 what many appeared 10 wish, we be-
lieve the result is gladly hailed by all. All
have gone largely Union. 1t is not well to
suppose people who have gone through with
the trial Of 90 terrible conflict would, when
the same principles were brought for them to
decide with the ballot whick they had SO late
ly decided with the bayOnet 60 back 10 do the
same work over again. To suppose this would
be 20 believe people loved slavery more than
liberty, war more than peace. These elections
have decided the facts that the people want 1t
understood that these differences must never
trouble us again; that the war has cost the Ma
tiou a fearful sum and the people mountain of
sorrow and il must not have been in vain; that
when politicians tell them to forget the past they
turn their eyes to those thousand graves of slain
sons and say we must be true to the cause for
which we have suffered 80 much.
The elections plainly teach the fact we re-
corded only three weeks ago, viz: "The Demo-
cratic party mnst die" There is no salvation
for the party on the line it has seen fit to pro-
ceed. It's fickering life can only be sustained
by a change Of base, by clean and distinct pro-
gressive course. If they go ON worshiping a
dead idol cherishing poisonous serpent, and
fostering and hugging to their bosom still, that
which is both dead and poisonous-slavery-
they too must die with it. If this party still
strikes hands with the rebels of the south and
in this way counts itself Of the north one with
them of the south, lis death is sure. But this
il viii do; IL has done SO and has been answered
by the people in their vote of the past few
weeks. Time never turns back. A cause once
thoroughly killed is never revived. Slavery
which has overthrown the Democratic party,
teaching il 10 undo its greatest work, must now
he abandoned Ii must be abandoned in name
aud in principle. II has long been fostered and
cared for, but those who have cherished it must
now submit 10 die with it; and die it will
Will not the leaders Of this party learn from
these recent elections that their doom is written
aud it is eminently becoming and fitting for
pie who have been led by these leaders gather
together those they call great, the Vallandig-
hams, the Seymours, the Woods, the Cexes,
the BIsirs, and the Van Bursns, and with their
party let them sink these men in deep grave
Of political obscurity. Let them gather togeth-
er the principles these great men (?) have ad-
vocsted aud in the same sepulchre bury them
with those who supported them. But the rec
ord of this party they need not bury or at
tempt it. That viii live while time lasts The
party and its leaders are dying, dying The
warning bell has been sounded 1t struck on
The 10th day Of last October 1t sounded lou
der on last Tuesday in New York and in New
Jersey il pesled out the same note. dying. =
And SO it will be and must be till the party
and all its followers are among the things that
were. ,..