Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-02
From the Nh Ysrk work.
The nemocrattc Partv

The Tribune is "vexing It's righteous soul" at
the symptoms Of vigor and vitality-the hopeful
tone and elastic con6dence-manifestsdb y the
Democratic party. Like a scared child uho
pulls the counterpart over his face, that journal
tries TO hide from itself the approaching down
fall of its faction by the following statement
OF obstacles to the success Of the Democratic
party:
The Democrats party, IL nov recognized
With view to future triumphs. Is doomed to con
front these sinister popular convictions:
II. That It did not stand Loyalty BY the eoun-
try In the great trial to which ne were subjected
BY the SHAREHOLDERS rebellion; whereas intense
patriotism, otherwise Unionlsm, has hitherto
been one OF It's proudly cherished Characters
tics
80. That many who had long and devotedly
followed its standard were obliged 10 vote
against il in order to rescue and save the
country.
%. That Southern disunionism. with British
toryism, and all manner OF old world despotism
and wickedness in high places, wished and in
trigued for its triumph while every one outside
Of this country who calls himself Democrat
hoped and prayed for its defeat.
"a. That though it ran q General for Presi.
dent, IL vas beaten in the army vote at least foul
TO one.
IS. That its accession to power ia 500 or {
would be everywhere hailed as condemning the
war for the Union, and casting doubt over the
punctual payment of at least the interest on our
national debt.
FOR these and kindred reasons, il has been
thought that the party name and organization
might better be discarded, giving place 10 others
less obnoxious TO popular prejudice and more
nearly conformed to the ideas and necessities oil
the hour"
IL has never been thought that the party
name and organization might better be dis
carded.' excep: perchsnce by those recreen,
Democrats who are anxious TO get back into the
party, in some way that will cover their incon
sistency. 1t is very certain that the party will
not accommodate them. The Tribune reasons a:
if the next presidential election would, like the
last. take place in the very crisis of tremendou:
military contest In 1864, the war feeling over
bore all others. large portion of the voting
population of every State was in the army, frou
which Democratic documents, and even ballots
were 10 great extent excluded. Thirteen
States had no participation in the election what
ever Even If the Tribune's array of reason.
were all true, there fifteen States where the,
would not greatly damage the Democratic party
These same reasons were urged last fall, wheI
the excited temper OF the public mind favored
their effect; and even then, Mr. Lincoln bad
narrow escape. To thoughtless persons this ma,
sound paradexcal, when they recolect that on
Of 232 electoral votes, General Mcclellan re
ceived only twenty one. But despite the appsr
snt paradox, il is nevertheless true, as ever,
person must admit who will attend to the figures
If out of the .034, 7S9 citizens who voted in th
presidential election, the small number OF 80 81
haJ changed sides, General Mcclellan woul,
have been elected, as We proceed to demonstrate
/ The whole number of electoral votes coante,
was 233 of which III were "a majority Has
Mcclellan received SO electoral votes in addition
to bis 81, he would have bad A majority Thes
96 might have been given him by the States se
down IN the followiDg table, bv n very smal
change IN their popuIas vote: