The mountain Democrat., 1865-05-27
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There's trouble brewing in the Adolf
ton camp. Hungry and needy and greedy
politicians Of the dominant party are
clamorOus for the spOiIs, and are lighting
among themselves for them. The leaders
are evidently anxious about the result OF
our September election. They are max
ing unusual preparations for "a vigorous
campaign, although at the same time de-
claring the Democratic party 10 be dead
and buried. Why is this ? Is there so
much disafTection in their ranks that they
fear a "bolt"s Do they begin to ''see
signs"--sce the hand writing on the wall,
,:.- characters Of living hghG which The
dullest can interpret? Do they begin to
realize that the people have borne their
iron rule until the burthen has become
intolcrable? Arc they afraid Of the ghost
of the grand old Democratic party? 1t
looks like it; and the early and formida.
BILE preparations these leaders are making
for the Campaign show that they feel
their situation to be critical and even des-
peratc. Abolition emissaries, supported
by corruption fund.-" arc travelling
through the State, distributing documents
encouraging the timid, aNAt whispering
"sweet counsel" in the ears OF small pota,
to leaders. Petty politicians are indus
triouSly at work setting their traps to
stock conventions. Federal, State, coun.
ty, city and township officers are actively
engaged in electioneeIing and tireless in
their efforts to gain converts. Assess
mcnts have been levied on all the officers,
we are informed. to raise fund to carry
on the campaign. Why this activity and
anxiety? What has the powerful and
triumphant Abolition party to fear from
the dead and buried Democratic party |?
The Democratic party is unpopular, obi.
Gus, dead, yet still it has sufficient power
to make its opponents trembe at its name
and dread its resurrection.
The movements Of the Abolition leaders
indicate that they see signs Of disaster {;
that mutiny is at work in their own ranks,
and that they arc ToNcr'esS to Quell it,
They doubtless base their action upon in
formation from their partisans as to the
public feeling, and this action shows that
their Information is anything but satisfac.
tory. We regard it as an encouraging in.
dication that the people are getting their
eyes open TO the true position and ten.
dency Of public aiFairs--that they sec
that the Abolition policy is leading them
to ruin and misery that they see that
the party in power is Indifferent to the
public welfare, and are making up their
minds to so for change of both men and
measures. The known proGisacy which
charactcrizcs all the movements and Opc
ra;ions Of the Administration party, the
enormous debts and taxes thereby impo
Sed upon the people, :hc wholesale cor,
ruption, robbery and swindling which are
daily developed in all parts Of the land,
and the apparent determination Of the
Abolition leaders to prolonS the war for
personal and party purposeS-all these
things are in the minds and before the
eyes Of the people and are producing their
natural effect; and the Abolition leaders
evidently "see it in this light" and fear
the result. And we'll they my, for if
our people are not blind t. their oHn in.
terests and dead to all the feelings Of hu.
man nature, they will not longer suffer
themselves to be tancly led on to utter
ruin and irrctricvable misery, for the ben.
eft of corrupt shoddy cen r,ctors AMI
reckless and sordid denagosucs. II C
leaders, it is evident, are not fighting for
principle, but for the SPOTS. If they were
actuatcd by principle there would be har.
mony in their party, not implacable ami,
mostly. Their quarres--fcrce, frequent
and econcilable--indicate the dying
struggles Of factions, and the asccndency
OF the Democratic party. That's what's
the matter.
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BEEcuER on STATE RIGuTs.-The fol.
lowing is an extract from Beechers Fort
Sumter speech. 1t does not accord very
we'll with the theories of the Administra-
tim Marty oT Nolif,rn;o II J., ronnor