Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-08
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.qb 9l,Tbe Democratic Party. '1ai
Some of the Abolition papers are endeav-
oring to create the belief that there Is a
splitin the Democratic party in ohio--not
that they believe it, but because they want
il to be believed. Other papers of that
class are wiser and warn their readers not
to be beguiled by any such nonsense. 1t is
true that a few men-a very few-the lead
ers of which have oftener been out Of the
Democratic party than in it, are talking of
organizing what they are pleased to call
..sThe State Sovereignty Democracy" The
Democracy of ANDREW JACKSON is not
good enough for them. The Democracy Of
the two million Of voters who voted for
.McCLELLAS !, for President Is not good
enough for them. Nothing Is good enough
for them dthat is not dictated by them.
The opinions of other men are entitled
to no consideration. the talents OF all other
men are contemplate, their learning mere
chaff, and their services deserving no man
ner of appreciation. Had these men stood
where MOSES did before the burning bush.
instead of receiving the ten commandments
from Jehovah, they would have sought to
impose at least ten upon Him. This is the
same little kuot of notoriety who
tried to get up third candidate for the
Presidency last fall, and signally failed
While another little squad, calling
themselves the War Democracy, were
resolving in New York City to sup
port the reelection of LINCOLN, the
Ohio squad, co-laborers for the same
end; were plotting to bring out 'Simon
Pure Democrat" against MCCLELLAN. And
now, having done all they could to defeat
the Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency, they have the effrontery to say to
the two hundred thousand Democratic
voters of Ohio, "Follow our cab OF we will
blow you to the Devil" And what Is it
they ask the Democratic party to subscribe
to, or suffer humiliation? Why, Demo-
Gratis, you are required to declare that
JACKSON was no Democrat because he de-
MED the right of State to seeede, and
that Mr.. WM. M. CORY is the indis-
putable head of your party, because he
says that State has that right. 1t is true
that no such plank was ever found in
Democratic platform, and that the South
ern States have quit talking about the right
of secession, but why should not we allow
Mr.. CoRRY to have a new plank for us and
to clothe us in the cast-off garments of the
South? Ii.
Secondly-You are required to proclaim
from the house-tops that Negro slavery Is
inevitable, desirable and right. Here again
it is true that such plank has never been
in our PLATFORM and that the South, what
ever may be its opinion as to the right pol
icy or humanity of Negro slavery, seems to
have made up its mind that Negro freedom
is inevitable. But this does not deter Mr..
CORY. Many great men at the South
taught secession and slavery, and failed.
But what Mr.. CoRRY teaches can not fail
in his opinion. ...,
But enough of this-and our only excuse
for writing this much, is that we are not
likely to ever recur to the subject again.
This pretended organization of another
party is mere sham. 1t has not even the
ineritof originality, notwithstanding the
great geniuses who are making fuss about
it. Thirty odd years ago, when Gen. JACK
SON was President, the same thing, upon
pretty much the same secession plank, was
tried In Ohio. 1t came to nothing then, and
this poor imitation will come to nothing
now. = The whole country knows that the
Democracy are State Rights party--not Sc
cessionists, but State Rights men in the tru-
est and best sense of the term. And the whole
country knows, also, that If the schemes of
the Consolidationists, who are striving to
concentrate all power in the hands of the
General Government, and to reduce the
States to the condition of mere provinces,
shall be successfully resisted, it will be by
the determined opposition of the Demo
cratic party. And, whoever sets himself to
work to SOW dlscord in that party, and to
weaken its influence, is, simply, whatever
sentiments he may profess, tool in the
hands of the Consolidationists, and work.
ing for their success.