The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-11-11
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| Democracy. q -
,The Bllowings article W. copy from the My.
Tribune. 1t contains facts which may well be
borne in mind, when we hear Of the "BIack Re-
publican War;" thes': Black Republican Taxes
| &c. Lay the blame where Il jnstly belongs
There are Democrats in this country, we are
glad to know real, true, liberty loving, Jeter-
soa, jackson Democrats toswhom these charges
do not apply men who are Democrats indeed,
in whom there is no, guile. Our readers win
understand that the article applies only to those
pretended renloerats who consistently favored
the rebellion, and never knew whatit was to feel
Democratic, aspiration. se hnsot % iliw d9idr
The Rebellion was Democratic 1t broke out
| in Democratic States. 1t was confined to Demo-
cratic States: III WIS Matched by Southern Dem
ocrats II was fostered by Northern Democrats.
Democrats differed the Rebel army. Democrats
made up its rank and file. Democrats filled eV-
ery Office in the Confederate Government, from
the Presidencyi down{to the clerkships and the
messengerships. Il There wasn't "a Republican
with shonlder-strap, or mnsket, or place,
in the whole devilish concern: In the Democrats
ic CITY Of iWashington, Under the Democratic
Administration Of Buchanan, the Rebellion was
conspired and prepared. "a Democratic member
of that Democratic Administration stripped the
North Of arms, and smIggled them over to the.
South. and sent the army where 1t would be un-
available, or could easily be captured. "A Dem
ocratic member of that same Democratic Admin
istration scattered the navy over the world so
that it could not be used on the Rebel seaboaFd.
A Democratic Secretary OF the Treasury plun-i
dered his trust TO supplytthe Rebellion with mo-
ney Democratic President, .entreated to do,
I'm ali rnfspd dAeIarinr
and arguing that the Government could not.
Coustitutionally defend itself, aud that it was
unlawful to coerce Rebels, 7and he sat sullenly
down like the Democrat and traitor that he was,
and allowed the Nations arsenas TO be plnndered
and the Nations ships, nary yards and fortress
es to be seized, and the Rebel armies TO be Or
ganzed, without lifting, finger 10 prevent
Democrats Throughout every Northern and West
ern State applauded the conduct of their Demo-
cratic President 4sadolHea and defended his DEM
ocratic doctrine, that the Government had no
right to apply force to suppress Rebellion-and,
from the word "GoY POLITICAL ysand personally
opposed every Legislative, financial, military and
moral measures taken TO speedily and successful
Iy.prosecnte the war, and save the Nation life.
The Country spast' and present woes are Demo-
craticz-aIl and EVERY of them, without one soli-
tary exeeptie This truthn as of the Gospel
was thus uttered by Western orator !: RI.
sTet Democratic journals and orators howl
over the debt and taxes their war has brought
They but magnify their own, sins, Ever, dollar
Of debt is a, Democratic legacy, Every tax is a
Democratic gift 4 Every Government stamp is a
Democratic, stieking-paster. Every person in
the United States drinks in Democracy in his tea,
his coffee and bis whisky and he sugars wherss
with be sweetepsi them: Each ingredient pays
its quota for the cost Of Democracy u the coun-
try The smoker inhales Democracy. The sick
man is physicked with Democracy. The labor
ing man gives about one hours labor every day
to pay for Democracy. The capitalist pays one
TENTH Of bis income for the cost of the Democrat
c party. Every transfer Of properly is ,saddled
with the Democratic burden. Before he is be
gotten, the child is subject 10 the Democratic tax.
From the eradls 70 Ahe. grave he Enever is free
from it. The funeral mourning must first pay.
the penalty Of Democratic rule, and portion Of
that which he leaves behind must 60 into this
Democratic vortex. Generation after generation
will carry this Democratic burden from birth to,
DEATH + But for the Democratic party, our peo-
pie would hardly hare knQWRthe nature Of tax
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