The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-12-28
AM tho Country,. woes DemoeratIc.


Now York Tribune. It's true as Cos
pei. and should be remembered by
every man, and committed to memory
by overy school boy:
Tho rebellion was Democratic. 1t
broke out in Democratic States. 1t
was hatched by Southern Democrats.
1t was fostered by Northern Demo-
Gratis. Democrats offieered tho rebel
army. Democrats made its rank and
file. Democrats filed every Office in
the Confederate Government, from
the Presidency down to the clerkships
and messengerships. There wasn't o
Republican with a shoulderstrap, or a
musket, or IA place." in tho devilish
concern. In tho democratic city OF
Washington, under the Democratic
administrator of Buchanan, there
bellion was conspired and prepared
A Democratic member Of that Demo
cratic Administration stripped the
North of arms & smuggled over them to
the South, and sent the army where il
could be unavailable, or could be east
lly captured. A Democratic member
Of the Same Democratic Administra.
ton scattered the navy over the world
SO that it could not be used on the reb
el seaboard. A Democratic Secretary
of the Treasury plundercd his trust tc
supply the rebellion with money. A
Democratic President, entreatcd TO de
something to save the nation, refused
declaring and urging that tho Gov
ernmont could not constitutionally de
fend itself, and that it was unlawful t.
coerce rebels, and he sat sullenlJ
down, like the Democrat and traitor
that he was, and allowed tho nation
arsenals to be plundered, and the ma
tons ships navy yards and fortrcsse
TO be seized, and the rebel armies t,
be organized, without lifting fnge
to prevent it.. Democrats throughou
every Northern and Western Stat
applauded the conduct Of their Dem
ocratic Prcsident--adopted and dc
fonded his Democratic doctrine, tha
the Government had no right to appl,
force to suppress q rcbellion--and
from the word go" politically ant
personally opposed cvcry legislative
financial, military and moral measur
taken TO speedily and successfully pros
ecute the war, and save the nation
life. The country's past and presen
woeS are Democrdtic-and all ant
every one of them, without ono solita
ry exception. This truth, as Of tn
gospel, was thus uttered by West
ern orator. ..l
"Let Democratic journals and ora
tors howl over tho debt and taxes the
war has brought. They but magnif,
their own sins. Every dollar Of deb
} is Democratic legacy. Every tax i
Democratic gift. Every Government
stamp is a Democratic sticking plas
ter. Every person in the United
States drinks in Democracy in his tea
his coffee, and his whisky, and in thu
sugar whcrewith he swcetens them
Each ingredient pays its quota for th'
cost of Democracy TO the country
The smoker inhales Democracy. Th
sick man is physicked with Democra
cy. The laboring man gives abou
one hours labor every day to pay 70
Democracy. The capitalist pays one
tenth of his income for the cost of tn
, Democratic party. Every transfer 0
property is saddled with the Democra
tic burden. Before he is begottcn. tn
child is subject to the Democratic tax
From the cradle to the grave he Is neve
, rec from it. The funeral mourning
must first pay the penalty of Dcmocra
tic rule, and portion Of that whicl
he leaves behind must 90 into thi
) Democratic vortex. Generation afte
generation will carry this Democrati
burden from birth to death. But TO
the Democratic party, the hundreds o
thousands Of young men whose bone
are strewn over the South would nov
bc productive laborcrs and hesuppor
and comfort of families now desolate.
No one can dony this Indictment :
No ono can pretend that the Domocra
tic party had any cause for rebellion
AS the father of the Democratic party
: when ho had stripped Job of iamil.
and possessions, charged it 10 his owl
sins, and sought to draw him from hi
integrity, so his Democratic sons nov
como forward with equal effronter.
and charge their doings upon the loyO
people, and hypOcritically howl owe
, thor affections, and seek to seduc
them from their integrity, to cleo
, their party to power that has brough
NIL these woes upon the land.