, 1865-08-21

MONDAY, AUGUST q, 1865.
nEmocRAcY DOWN EAST.

The Democratic party have not get learned
that there is cny crime in armed rebellion
assins! the United statcs- The old leayen
Of the Chicago Convention Is still working
u,nong them. The Democracy OF Maine have
Just bc!d their Convention and declared their
creed. Their resolutions cover almost cvcry
subject Of human concetn crcept tha lAte
insurrection OF tho slave drivers. Whether
they consider the rebellion good thing, or
q bad thing, thcy do not say. They only
call for "Christian charity md magnanim~
ity" for the vanquished tzaitors-thus:
- Resolved, That with the cessation Of WEI iz
bloody and barharops spirit should be baniahed
fFnm our midst, and wilt the return Of peace, hA-
iiv and macnsnimity." !.
Ono Of the resolutions declares that the as-
sassination Of the President Of the United
States was ian act Of tmmltfeated barbar-
ism," and that 1t receives their decided repro
baton. II they deem 1t expedient to look
back al the solemn events Of our natimal his.
tory far enough to condemn the assassination
Of Mr. Lincoln by member Of their own
party, why could they not have condemned
the was waged by Tho majority Of their party
during the past four ycars against the Govern
mcnt, and The assassination OF thousands
and Tens of thousands Of their neigh
bors BY their political allies in the
South! The reason Ii plain. They expect
shortly to resume their old relations with the !:
Soutll--to take their true position as dough-
faces, and 10 be governed by their natural
masters as heretofore, under whom they hope
to get the usual number OF consnlshIps, post
Offices and lighthouses. It would not answer
TO be Safeguarding their friends ut this late
day. Did They not 60 through the war de-
clnriAg that the South could not be
conquered Did they not, 50 late as last
November, demand by their votes
"an immediate cessation of fhostilitics," :" as re-
qulrcd by their party platform I Did they not
put nit manner OF obstacles In the way of the
President In Ills cforts to recruit and sustain
the loyal armys Did they ever, even in the
darkest hours OF the Southern Confederacy,
utter one word Of hearty condemnation ofthe
rebellion. Why then commence now. The
cousulsl.ipe and post Offices and Light houses
{pnd these Inst n1e mn important Item In Mnlne)
arc within their reach If they con succeed, by
the mid OF the cx-rcbcls, In overthroHing the
Union party
The Maine Democrats ore against negro sui.
tragc, Of course. The negroes will not vote
fhnn Into any post Offices In spirit of
sublime magnani,nlty they cast aside party
considerations, and declare Tint they VIII cor
dialy support the policy Of President John
son, They laye evidently got hold Of ono Of
the Chicago Ismes circulars, In which the
Copperhead prog for this section Of the
country is laid down, In two simple preccpts:
1st, go It strong for President Johnson's poll
cy; I'd, subscribe for the Chlcago 1snsex. The
Iinus and lie allies know lnstinctively TINT
the ballot once in the hands, Of the loyal
blacks seals their doom. They arc contribu-
ting whatevcr influence their example may
possess to convince all true Union men, md
President johnson among them, TINT the pol.
icy Of putting the political power exclusively
in The hands Of the enemies OF the Union In
the Southern States, Is fundamentally WRONG.
Loyal men know where the Chicago 1sn,ea
was found, md where Bion Bradbury md his
fellows in the 6tate Of Maine werc found,
during the war- They know that whatever
pose with all tLcir might.
There is one further peculiarly In the plat
form Of The Maine democracy. They resolve
tlat
Tho sums advanced hy States, aod by ooapty
Ing the rebellion, arc legitimate and equitable
charge upon The federal Treasury 10 be borne BIZ
the whole country. md the Democracy OF Maine sre
in 1avor Of their payment by Tie General Govern
mcnt."
Whether this policy ie avowed for The pur-
pose Of getting the State, county and town
debts into favorable position for repudiating
the whole, or for the purpose of saddlfng a
portion Of the enormous bounties, paid for
soldiers by the Eastern States, upon the West,
whcre men enlisted mainly without bounties,
it is needless to inquire