Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1865-10-27
Old Line WAixs.

~ Iact anu matter Of no small
importance that The srk Of the Onion
throughout the South has keen In IN,
hands Of tho members Of tho old Wing
party, and TO them il entrusted its rein.
statement. The eight new members OF
CoDgfess from Trnnessee arc all old iins
Wings. judges Sharkcy, now Governor
OF Mississippi, 10 Wing; 90 were Gov.
rrnors Persons. Of Alabama, Perry, OF
South Carolina. and Holden, Of North
Carolina. And the ssmc necessity tina,
ixcs the choice of these ~ leaders in
the new era vi Reconstruction. gives them
hieSsuppor, among men oflike political
training. In Mississippi, the State Of
JEFF. Davis, the convention OF 1861,
chosen from = very unproliic soiI for
Wing doctrines, stood eighty-four Dem
ocrats TO twenty-five Wings. l,s voice
Was for war and secession. Ia tho late
CONVENTION, which brings Mississippi
back TO the Union, out or ninety-eight
members, seventy were Wings, and OF
those enumerated ~ Democrats were
several who date their shrollment NJ
further back than the support Of Doug
les.
II isa feet that they stood by and
upheld the banner of the Union until
they wore ovorpowercd and forced to
submit by tho marses, and many OF
them became Eealous Confederate; but,
M II class, the conspicuous members OF
the old party took bat little part in tho
war against the Union, and strove rath
or to ailay than increase the excitement,
and NOW they furnish the most available
material for demonstrating the States
that were 80 ruthiesrly torn down by
their lifelong political opponents.
The old Wing party were ever oppos-
cd 10 the doctrines and. hcrcsies Of So,
ccssion and States rigl,ts. They advo
Gated strorg central government, while
Democracy, human slavery and ssces-
sion were ~ nonymcus, and through the
fundamentally Of which tho South Was
involved in q war, her pet institution
destroyed, and her people brought TO
want, and finally forced ~ the point Of
the bsyonst to submissioD. This they
all owe directly to the teaehings Of the
Ion ders Of The Democratic party.
Those are facts that IL viii do we'll for
the people to remem Der. and when their
orators boast that the Democratic party
is the only party " no can successfully ad
minister tho Govern ment. call their at
tention 10 the course Of their leaders in
inaugurating tho rebellion which was set
on foot, fvstercd and protected BY the
Democracy. both North and South, ada
minislerod by . President and Cabinet
who have been life long members Of
that party. and had controlled tie dec
tiniss until they involved themselves In
a hopeless rebellion. The better por.
ton OF the Democracy Of tho North soon
became aware Of the IRRESPONSIBLE design
Of their leaders, and deserted the old
organization and rallied round the Gag
of their country, and under it's folds
have fought the battles Of The just, and
now have the proud satisfaction OF see
ing their country saved; and those who
attempted 10 use thcm for base and sci.
fish purposes, at their feet, praying for
forgiveness. These things will not be
forgotten; and those associated with the
enemies of the Republic should be sat.
i.fied with being permitted 20 live under
tho protecting folds of the banner their
influence has contributed in vain TO des-
troy, without seeking again to lobtrnds
themselves upon the people, - Ind
Journal.