Smyrna times., 1865-08-02
u the Democratic Party "To Be, OF
Not To Be?"

10 Not To Be?"
l. Oeo'a journals and politicians belonging ,o III
u,nnh at'c party OF the past are dlscnssino wi,
y ''uch earnestneSs the position and nro.nan, W.
!, na'v whether it shall 90 into liouidation ~ onr
|. ,h P' 10 stagger on, Is an important nnestion
% "ouSa"uS whose hopes Of ultimate bread and Ln,o
S' Souhu up IN It's accession to control of Fdara
cns.io .te ou''es at no very distant day. The dis
euss'oh' therefore, is timely and proper and ''o ~ i
p eiueaVor to shed all practicable light an Tho s
a N o De"'oCFauc party was ruined in the mast h,
'pHi"9 itSeli 10 become the mere couveni.Dco :,
so 'a'enoiulng olIgarchy, which finally turned an,
o @ e"' :" lt was eJected from place in 1850 no, no
j. go ~ 10 Vpo" udVerSarIeS had become the more DOW
ef'u', out because its professed supporters
; 10 effect its overthrow P.rt;s.n ~ ~ oPi'e Ct
!, 0teu Ine slave Power too long and ,oo G;t6G,IIr
t "e 9iaVe E"wer turned upon, broke nm ard o.;y.
t-Iu u democracy This truth stands snt MAINLY
; ." 'he page OF History; vet Democracy noy
%'iu Seeks 10 suppress IT. The Slave pow,
and 49,, DG'"ncracy with full intent to defeat i,
| ",g III lhe Republicans. 1t was at Charleston
"ot Nhcago, that Mr. Tincoln's ,Ieciio u, o,'"
.u' u was against Democratic. NOT n RpnpbIic.n
cy' lhat the Shareholders first revoItcd NJ
,r ~ aS ndso"' Who has just issued from Washing.
III ah Audfess OF the National Committee IN the
democracy OF the United STATES " s,.ors o,c ~
olGdr M Oh tllese m0mentous truths
mere has been some angry debate as 70 ,l,o Io,,
ny " ~ tie Democ acy in the Civil War ms, cleJ
he National Address aforesaid nn,. ,
face upon it: Pu'' '"c Ioii0"ihg
- NC var once begun, we were all oblircd ,o
iha '"ore or less to overrung necessity. You of
i" ia W were compelled to fly your country or ln
i III d,G oil the attempted reynniI,n A,, ~ "
ue North, some were ulatctabI,, ,,., 'e Us 70 ~
! .dlIeS looking Immedi ,Iely ior p+ac, otIor
nt w var h"o comm-nced, Ioined with thns,.
""p were urging It forward tiIl ITS suDposcd canso
onr nn,nh''' h"oy eradcaied; while the great mass OF
Ito .Ii Ui ucqu'eSctd IN that War as an unayolda.
"'' cdldhiitv. to be prosecuted for the slt nnr.
restoring the Union, and believing thai a. .r,,'. "
''9 o'yect was attained, the War ought t. censen
"T ;r troSt THIS st'tcmcnt will be remembered
roc ne party vIru,lly carried the L,vaI St,,o -
,Jo. ou' was badly beaten a full vote in IA6l
wen ",' It on'y carried three small STATES not ,re t
,h. '''u o'ch regarded Grmly D. mocratic in
'l'i'eS-h"t one OF which suppor'cd Polk against
Gay twenty years before In the who'll c,,7,''.
'"G r, ,'"Jor"y against it was fully 100000
l"e democratic party, it now reorpanlz,d with ,
view 10 iuure trlumphS, is doomed to confront thcsr
SINISTER popular convictions:
,ho l"at II Gld not stand loyal!y by the country in
ii e,,e great uiaI to which were subjected by the
o'a'eholueTs Rebellion; whereas intense patrioiism
"tner"lSe CnlOnsm, has hitherto been one of -,
proudly cherished characteristics '''
mat many who had long and dcvotedIv follow
- o'unu"Fu were Obliged to vote against it in or
der TO rescue and save the conntry = " "
D. mat Southern Dsunionisrn with R,;L ~
rylS''' ana all manner of Old.Word despotism and
"'eAeuhess III nigh places, wished and intrigued Ear
us triumph; while every one outside of ,bis count,
s Jaraat ''''''Se democrat hoped and prayed tor
T. lhat, though it ran General for Pres;don, :,
was beaten IN the Army vote al least Cour t ona
lnat It's accession to power in 1866 or q vond
~ ~ orT' ~ "heIe nailed as cOndemnng the War for
,ot Il'u casting doubt over the punctual paw I
~ ' "' iedSt the interest Oh our National Debt
In hHoA Al
- - 'ile parry name and organization might better
" u'Scaroed' giving place TO others less 6bnorion
80 popular prejudice and more nearly Confirmed 70 q
'hG IDEAS and necessities Of the hour. u
Juuge, however, that opposite counsels will 81
follows: 'o"y i"ulca'e as n
l. Inc vast multitudes of denzens of o;,io. .l il
geS VINO i've by dlsreputabe and perDicions cal
'e democrats by instinct, always voiino the =
i.suidr ucket clean, while their strength would
;aa 0Sty eS'y oe concentrated on any new oroaniza.
ION vi the Fifty Thousand voters in tbis CIV CO.. h
Instance, who live by outright larceny hy a,iI NJ
= y one orm OF another Of pandering 10 denraved NJ
rP a. !edst hne-tcnthS sure every time for N,
o.i'lIe democratic ticket; while among those q,
oa'"o' read, whether urban or rural the pre- ~
Inro =; n'u tne proportion are about the same or
10 hAed and .aTge capital, always available ~,
" o"g as the party shall style itself Democratic -
- ~ uiiLcuity rallied with like unanimy around ~
~ banner with a strange device" We do not ia
ee therefore, how the Democratic nan,e "a, he d.; sc:
ensed with. '' 01 ~ "" in
Our Immigrants from Eurone osnsr,I,v land On far
!T shores very slightly and imperfectiy famiIiar del
i'n our political divisions. But they have all en-. spl
- - ~ 'uc" from despotSm and class ascendencv,
~ 'do monopoly, and their aduncts and have left ten
~ GPe ~ order to enjoy the blessings of Liberty an
10 Equality. Democracy is regarded in the Old pov
"rld as the key TO these blessings; il is the bng NO
Ut ol naughty arstocrats rcactonary prelaes and H.
~ Squres SO they come here prepared to accent ~;
stain and enjoy IT'S sway. Hence they naturally tI
ars its name. F' "'''" Car
nc exilrpation of Slavery, as Judge Nasons Al Tor
'ss frankly admits, while it has been res.tod - wer
~ SP' y the loyal as well hy the disovaI ad ing
~ ,"c Democratlc Organization, is If NOT a TINS
nal good fortune to the party at least signal on sph
sa''y 'or' while every poor man is in the true the
sc OF the term, Democrat by instinct M unc,r
'ou SGui is instnctIvely champion of Slavery II
a'o De"iocratc by nature, but pro Slavery only w
M ePr"'Ihg influence of false education To Slpp
~ VI Tue necessity fupholdmg Slavery in theory Men
~ Pactce, IN general and in detail lifts bar Steal
!, TiA pe Democratic conscience. and rem exist
PoSSiOie ior humane, intelligent uprigbt Der are
- o'''G oack to the organization whence the are ,
's anu developments of the last twenty vears nh ~
oeeh constantly expelllng them. H.
ne"' tne democratic party could hut resolve al,
-, ocfat'c-to base its appeals for co-opera cntt'
stent uneou,yocaI nf;rma,,on a,,d u,St.nc' point
SlDDOrl n
'a'ehabe Rights of Man-lt might again com "i",e
tne esteem and the suffIagcs of the class ca ir'
u II mas tor years been driving from its ranks. lad
Of these, IN State Address tersrv nrocIaimaJ be sa
'crocy to be "thc supremacy of Man over his with
ehts "a truth gloriousy forth by Burns in IN fac
'ulstirring lyric ell sur
"a man IS a man for a. that" that I
this truth made henceforth the basis of our anu q
an Democracy-were it to place itself ON rs. In
NY one platform with the Democracy of En-. tive.
1T might once more exhibit that inyincible q, levee
which Inheres in the affirmance and defenss and n
rand, benehccnt principle. for We
TINS ls Just what the Democratic nartv =. like m
Tganlzed and led, is mainly intent on dee,t pbis
It's most cherished idea the perpetual degra faton
ana vdssalage of Four Millions of onr conn. wav. !
n Having kept them enslaved to the last nos and 81
noment' IL now insists that they shall AT a ~
not be entranchised. No longer able to retain 1''0
n chatelhood, it insists that al least thew .6s, GEN
be men. '''y shaii -
crl'lcSm provoked by this NTH forcibl
nnS mus Democracy is either right or VIZ of Va
wrong then party claiming 10 no nsn,ss nan,nJ
shouid DC beaten if be right then this nn",
oe Plloried for fraud. II Il is rigb, ~ 10y
rat then the blacks should. al least :" oe artm'
'GTlmnately be enfranchscd if !, auuay sent h'
De'locrat' then this party should he hoa,g IL was
oPuhB name that is M, n "0aten less q 5