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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER IS. 1865.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER Is. 1865.
A rARALLEL.
We publ ecd the other day the hostile
Of the Cincinnati Enquirer on the
"a Live or die ~ article of the Chicago 7nnes.
The arguments Of the Enquirer bore atrik-
Ing resemblance to the structures Of the
Cincinnati Gazette, In November, 1s5a, on an
article in the Cleveland Leader, which an.
that the Whig party had received
its mortal wound, and had nothing more to
do than 10 gather It's mantle about It's face
and die. The Leader affirmed that the pro.
slavery Baltimore platform, on which the
party stood. and the crushing overthrow It
had just experienced in the defeat Of Gen
cral Scot, LEFT It,. no political future,
and nothing bat lingering misery and
inevitable dissolution. II, therefore, called
Oh the apti-s1avcry men Of The party, then |
known Ms coward Whlgs, ,',to cut loose from
the WhiE organization. and, uniting With the |
antts1aycry Democrats and Free Soilers,
form new, fresh, progressive party, with q |
new uamc aud rev platform. Tho n.ne
suggested by the Leader was the '' ''Republt-
eau party and the p!atEorm-t.trce soil, free
speech, free press, ard opnos,ti u to all !orms
oftyranuy over the minds and the bodies Of
men," The writer, who was then the editrr
ofthc L<aGrr. we'll Remembers how warmly
tia Enquirer appIaudcd the announcement
that the WhiS party had fiasshed It's career,
that its existence vas drawing TO Close and
that lis members should stand 'absolvcd
from tEeir pa1tS allegiance lie nlso
remembers huw bitterly the Leader
was assailcd by its Whig contemporaries
throughout the State. Tor Its alleged desev-
tion Of the party. The identical line OF ar
eument now pursued by tho Enquirer and
other CoPpcrhcah prints III reply to tn,
Tis.t*, wrre then used By the Whis Journals
Of Ohio to combat the assertions Of the
Ltcdtr. They pointed ont that Scott had
l.. Tn beaten only II. .G1G Fotcs in the State Of
OHIO, ant that in the whole Union the Wings
had po!icd !, ,.0o, 900 votes, against 1,Coo, 90
by the Democrats. It was shown that 4
change OF four per cent from the Democrats
to lie Wings in New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Connecticut would hare elected
Scott, md that it was In the power Of the
Free Sell fraction tu have defeated Pierce.
The past deeds Of the Whtg party were
proudly pointed to; how 1t had elected John
Quincy Adams, General Harrison and General
Taylor, and how nearly 1t came to electingg
Henry Clay. Why should party SO rcapecta-
bic, numerous and conservative, composed as
it WINS Of the rlitt Of the land, be discouraged
by reason Of defeat, and talk OF committing
suicide! The thing WAS prcposterous, AMI
the thought Of 1t mnst not be tolcrnted. As
great conservative organization. the Will ,
FarIy, 1t was aTEucd, WIS political nccess;.
tE, to check and hold back the radical and
aggressive Democracy from rushing the
country into dangers, It was prophcsiei
that come dny the wheel of f'rtune would
bring the Whig party into power. Only
have faith and patience, aud all would com
out right
Is Ibis not e1actly The style Of argumrnta-
ton now being used By the Copperbead pres:
in their controversy with the TimeF We all
rtcollcct tic fate of the Whig party
how that 1t dragged ont q wretchet
existence for year or two longer and thel
expired. Its pro-s!arcsy platform and IT.
conservatism Killed It. The Democratic
party has more vitality and tenacity Of life
but It occupies far worse grounds thau th
Wing party stood on. It opposes cqua
rights; it defends oppression; it sympath1
zcs with Fro-slasery rebels 1t rnvc MD M
comfort to the rebellion which sought to DE-
stroy the Union it conserves caste aud elias
legislati' :, ard combats all useful reform
ard wise l..ca.%-es calculated to better tn
condition 81 ;- poor and towly; md
hangs like Lca.s weight On the wheels (
prcsress and human advancement. Evs
since the dissolution Of tue eonseryatiS
Wig party, md the QlIanf1EnOs =,