The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-10-04
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The Republicans have all the Deccncy

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YOU to republish the following precious
morsel. 1t is the master piece of the
Wellsburgh Herald, and comes lndorsed
and recommended by the Postmaster OF
Wheeling, and who is known to be an
approved matser in this art. We quote
it from the Intslligencer OF the 3Oth OF
September.
We beseach yon brother Democrats, to
look at your picture, as drawn by tie
angel Gabriel of the Herald OF wells
burgh. The italics are our own:
REoRGAN1zING THE DEMoCRACY-We
have recently read good deal about re-
CONSTRUCTING individuals, whose charac-
ters and purposes have been demoraliZed
in certain experiments in the science OF
treason, while laboring under the hallu-
citation that they had lost certain rights;
but not until Tuesday last have we had
a tangible evidence, in this vicinity, OF a
desire TO reconstruct that old dTHRct kum-
buq, the democratic party, which, IL IS gen
orally considered, went out at the tlme
of Lees surrender. What can be done,
however, in the individual, we presume
can with like propriety also be done IN
concrete; and there is no more lmpr0prle
ty in the democratic party acknowledg-
inc IFS sins and humbly implOring par
don there is in the notables innumera-
bile of the same party doing the same
thing for their private and individual be
boof On the contrary, there is certain
propriety in it, insomuch as it saves time
and trouble, on the principle OF inyok-
inc blessing on the entire barrel OF dour
instead of upon each separate batch OF
bread 1t cannot be urged in bar OF
clemency that they do not display con
trite spirit, for in the sincerity OF their
convictions they deliberately acknowl
edge and proclaim by resolution that the
party is bankrupt in principle as well as
of office; and they are not too proud to ac-
cept such cast-otf clothes and broken
meats as their more prosperous antagon-
lists see proper to cast them
But while their humility appears to
be exemplary, their morality Is by no
means unexceptional They would, as
party, steal in Jimmy Buchanan's day,
when they stole all the money, all the
arms and all the ships upon which they
could lay their hands; and now they
would steal the principles of the Union
party, steal our President, and steal
all the credit of having conducted the Tn
ted States, successfully united through
the late terrible war.
To their procIiriW for THEFT they add q
most desperate and baetdced capacity tor
luinq. The ue,y apaF lrhiCh the 'COfid LHO'Cs
heu brought upon the country, they persist
in sauna then did their best to Grert; the on
ly semblance of truth in this connection
Being their persistent attempts to close
it, dishonorably and Intellectually, by
embarrassing, every way they knew how
the government of the United States IN
its efforts to enforce its authority In
this sense they were opposed to the war,
and to this extent, no more, they are en-
titled to whatever credit there is in that,
No good citizen, properly endowed with
lack of faith in the infallability and in
compatibility of human nature, when 1t
takes the shape of political party, Will
object to the organization OF some oppo-
sition to the present dominant party-lt
is wholesome that it should be sO-and we
say let us have an opposition that will be
strong and earnest, but spare us the in
Fiction of ouch an organization as the old
democracy was in its latter day. Cor
ruption was inherent in it, and 1t could
not thrive without corruption upon
which to fatten. The indications just
now are that the renovated lnHlctlOn will
be like the original, and more so. AL.
ready we see that its leaders and tangle-
men are old line whigs just as in the days o.
voyo, already we see that it talsllieS the
record as If by instinct, where honest
truth would suit its purposes better al
ready we see reputation OF honest pub
lie engagements urged as proper plank
of its platform, just as Jei1 Davis prac-
ticed in Mississippi i'll its palmy days
alyeadvlre see erery old soak, ere,y man rho
contemns God and man, eCay man ,0hO has
sympathized Wih rebellion during toW tong
uearS Ofbl00d, WithOW sense or education to
realize hotc hateful treason to this country
is. qraritatinq to the same old terei aHdsoHd
ifyinq into the party Cdited democratic. Ol
course there are good and honorable IN II
of this political persuasion from din rrs
motives, but this does not conflict vith
the general propositions we are making
Ii despite Oul Calh|'t '''H'' .''''''''
the resurrection of the old worm eaten
hulk is a fOregone conclusion, we can
suggest to its engineers plan TO save
them trouble. Let them get thc0' eyes on
erery man Of good repute, rh0 pays bis
debts, lores his rife, attends the churches,
esche,rs oaths. cards Chishy and copprhoad
ue,rspaDers, tells the truth, and dispjses STAN
der as he does the derH; rh0 is honorable,
liberal, hiqh-minded and Of Christian dP0rt-
meut: then let them lCdtch hOw he r0tes, and
note what political sentiments he tdrOrS, then
40 and do eractIy ,rhat he does not; gt as
MANY more as possible to do as they do, roie as
hev rote drink rhh, lie ciH and herd rjh
them. then conqIomerate these elements by dp-
pliqnces used Jy the old Democratic leaders,
and 10 them better kn0rn than 10 u.s. into q
mass, and call it the Democratic party.
Do all this, and the thingis done, andin
generation or two the nation will again
be ready for an expiatory course of war,
pestilence and famine.
Look at it--look at it again-tum 1t
to the light that you may get fair and
full view of yourselves, ye Bnttennts OF
Brooke and Hancock The picture is
intended for all Democrats, though it is
known. that those of Hancock and Brooke
counties only, sat for the original por-
trait The truth is, the painter never
sarv in all his life time dozen men. out