Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-10-06


vaANINDIcTMENT OF TIE DEMOCRACY
The Demacratic party having conduct
ed the fall campaign in the Northern
States BY assailing the Union party and
its policy while engaged In suppressing
the rebellion, their own course as a party
during that ~eEeHtful period comes prop
erly in review, and is a legitimate subject
for investigation by electors in deter
mining Observation-Disclosures are to be cast at
the coming election. The following .'bilI
of Indictment prepared by Mr.. Proud
lit, of Winconsin, a former prominent
member of the party, presented in the
shape Of a resolution at the late Union
Convention in that State and passed by a
unanimous vote, covers the whole ground,
and there are few if any of the numerous
counts to which the plea Of not guilty.
can be truthfully entered. There are
among those still adhering to the organ
ization honorable exceptions, but the ae-
ton Of the party and the teachings of its
leaders and organs are fairly set forth.
and SO far as the people of Ohio are con-
cerned Judgment will be passed upon
them next Tuesday
Res0Ired, That the Democratic .n.rtv
stands indicted at the bar of outraged
puDlc aopInIon for the following high
crimes and misdemeanors
Through its leading men and organs it
has encouraged and sympathized with
black and eauseless treason;
It has displayed cowardice before the
enemy,
II + has melted mobs to pilage, murder
1t has sought to d~isfranchise free white
oltIzen soldiers of lawful age;
1t has been unceasing in its praise of
Us eountry's barbarous and brutal foes:
1t ma denounced its country's defen-
aers as NminiOns of despotism.'' "LincoIn
hlrehngs, and with other ~opprobrious
y has been factious and false in its 'op-
position to the government throughout
L has opposed e~nlistments of white I
It has opposed drafting with commu-
L has opposed drafting without com
4 has sought and hoped for foreign in I
erterence; a
1t has excused and palliated the crime 5
rebels IN bounding, starving and muir
Ierlng prisoners of war. who were cap :
ured in fair battle; Y
IL has by lying and intrigue sought tn :
nlure the public credit; Il
At mas helped with all it's power to keen v
the value OF the currency and to s
alse tne price OF The necessities of life: q
IL has advocated the assassination of .
he public servants of the people. who n
7ere duly elected aud installed, Il
AZ declared the war a failure and indi- o.
ated It's willingness to submit to armed p
reason at q time when that treason was d.
70 receive its death blow; Of
~ mas favored and supported the aris- o.
99ratle, as against the democratic idea; ~
|. mas IaWned upon those who conspired 81
note IL; HI
1t has said when the President called PI
soldiers to help the veterans at the tn
ont. let Democrats stay at home and 70
Apoiltlonlsts, niggers and Indians go IT
II has said that under the policy of the wi
oyernment the armies of the Union OF
qld not and ought not to succeed; De
~ mas continually ~endeavored, by soph- 9,
ny and faIsehood, to divide the North. ~
q 50 destroy the nation;
mas held the triumphs of Union
were violations of the Constitution:
mas termed the attempt to SUNNY
e starving garrison of Fort Sumpter. in Co
orli, 1861, "A disgracefuI political trick mr.,
the Administration an excuse to
war" IN
All these sins and many others it must Law
for in the coming trial, and we {
n this issue with a firm reliance upon TIL
mighty God and the intelligence that of
has given to his people. tar