The mountain Democrat., 1865-04-08

ATIoN.--CongreSs mas
passed the Abolition amendment to the
Constitution several States have already
ratified it, and the organs Of the Admin
istration are urging others to follcWNtheir
example. They fear, IL the question is
left to the people, it will be Defeated
They declare that the Democratic party
is devoted to slavery. The persistent,
ceaselaSs Misrepresentation Of the Demo-
cratic party in this connection, ought to
cease, now that its opponents have every
thing their own way, and according to
| their boasting h2Fo l.c1.Szes X i5:HAsS rom
the "defunct Democracy" Every intel.
ligent man knows that the Democracy are
no more the advocates Of human bond.
age" than are the Lincolnites; and there
is no other ground for the accusation than
that Democrats deny the jurisdiction Of
Congress in the matter. They say it is a
State institution-the abest jurists of our
country have so hcld--as is the marriage
reAtion-the poor house system-over
which Congress has no rghtful control.
If the people Of the South choose to abol-
ish slavery, very well it is no concern
of ours; no more than it is the privilege
Of the slave States to insist that California
shall establish slavery throughout It's
borders. For holding to this constitution.
al doctrne-for refusing to join crusade
against a purely State institution--for
adhering to the faith Of the trainers of the
Constitution, Abolition papers and speak
ers call Democrats "devotees Of slavery"
Democrats simply deny the right of per-
sons, not citizens of States in which slav.
cry is tolerated, to interfere with it, II
Congress NEEDLE with it, it may dictate
the forms of religious worship pro.
nounce certain sects injurious to the pub.
lie We l--may establish State religion.
In his first inaugural address Lincoln de.
clared that he had "no lawful right to in.
teriere with the institution of slavery in
the States in which it exists. This is
the ground the Democracy occupy
They concede to each State the right to
! regulate its domestic affairs" California
has no right to interfere with the domcS
tic institutions Of Massachusetts Massa.
chusetts has no right to interfere with the
domestic institutions of Virginia.
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SECRET PoLITICAL SOCIETIES. just be-
fore the Presidential election the Adolf.
ton papers were filed with accounts Of
/ Democratic secret societies and their trca-
Sonable purposes. Many well meaning
men were deceived by tho slandcrous
statements Of the Abolitionists, and turn.
ed against the Democratic party. Since
the election the matter has been dropped.
We hear nothing more about it. 1t scrv-
ed its purpose and contributed to the re.
election Of Lincoln and fastened upon the
country for four years more a gang OF
Swiudling shoddy contractors. Secret
! societies are the rule with the Abolition.
lists; they still keep them up; they have
; them in every city, town and village of
Importance in the Union; but are the ex.
ception with Democrats. There are ten
oath, bound Ahoitiorist5 belonging to
such organizations to one Democrat
Loyal Leagues Lave Gccn formed every
where by AbolIionists, the members OF
which are armed and regularly drilled
and sworn to support and protect each
other. Every man who joins the League
surrenders his independence and becomes
the slave Of those who control it. For
ourselves, we have always opposed secret
political organizations, believing them
not only useless, but dangerous to public
liberty. They are invariably managed by
ambitious and INSCRIPTIONS politicians,
for their own selfish purposes. They are
at war with the very spirit Of republican
institutions and should be suppressed.