The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-07-17
The Democratic Party.

From the OnIO SldteomAn'
Some of the abolition papers are endeavor-
ing to create the belief that there is split
n in the democratic party In Ohlo-not tnat
\ they believe it. but because they want II 70
II be believed. Other papers of that class are
!. wiser. and warn their readers not to be be-
euiled by any such nonsense. 1t is true that
q few men-a very few-the leaders OF which
have eftener been out of the democratic party
than In it, are talking of organizing what
thew are pleased to call 1.-The State Sever.
eighty Democracy" The democracy of An
drew jackson is not good enough for them.
The democracy of the two million OF voters
who voted for Mcclellan for president Is not
good enough for them. Nothing is good
enough for them that Is not dictated by them.
The opinions of other men are TITLED to no
consideration the talents of all men are con-
tem2tible, their learning mere chat, and
i their services deserving no manner of appro.
!. baton. Had these men stood where Moses
did before the burning bush, instead of re
ceiving the ten commandments from Jehovah,
] they would have sought to impose at least
! ten upon Him This is the same little knot
of notriety seekers who tried TO get up
third candidate for the presidency last fall,
and signally failed. While another little
SQUAD, calling themselves the war democra
CIV. were resolving in New York city to sup
port the reelection of Llncoln, the Ohio squad,
oo-laborers for the same end, were plotting
to bring out q "Simon Pure Democrat"
against Mcclellan. And now, having done
ali they could to defeat the democratic candi-
date for the presidency, they have the efron
terry to say to two hundred thousand demo-
cratic voters of Ohio Follow our cab or
we will blow you to the Devil" And what
is 1t they ask the democratic party to sub
scribe to, or suffer humiliation Why dem
ocrats, you are required to declare that Jack
son was no democrat, because he denied the
right of a state to secede, and that Mr.. VIM
NJ. Cory is the indisputable head of your
party, because he says that state has that
right. It is true that no such plank was ever
found in democratic platform, and that the
southern states have quit talking about the
right of secession, but why should not we
allow Mr.. Cory to have new plank for US
aud to clothe US in the cast.of garments of
the south
SecOndly-You are required to proclaim
from the house tops that negro slavery is in
evitable, desirable and right. Here again it
is true that such plank has never been in
our platform, and that the south, whatever
may be its opinion as to the right, policy or
humanity of negro slavery, seems to have
made up its mind that negro freedom is inev-
liable. But this does not deter Mr.. Cory
Many great men at the south taught seces
SION anu slavery anu IaIieu. DuI WHat NAT.
Cory teaches cannot fail 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 preten led organization of another party
is mere sham. 1t has not even the merit
of originality, notwithstanding the great gen.
fuses who are making fuss about it. Thir-
ty odd years ago, when General jackson was
president, the same thing upon pretty much
the sane secession plank, was tried in Ohio
1t came to nothing then, and this poer imita-
ton will come to nothing now. The whole
country knows that the democracy are
a state right party-not secessionists, but
state rights men in the truest and best sense
of the term. And the whole country knows,
also, that if the schemes of the consolidation
lists, who are striving to concentrate all pow
or in the hands of the general government,
and to reduce the states to the condition of
mere provinces, shall be successfully resist. |
ed, it is to be by the determined opposition
of the democratic party. And, whoever sets
himself to work to SOW discord in that party, |
and to weaken its influence, is, simply, what |
ever sentiments he may profess, tool in the
hands of the consolidationists, and working |
for their success. /