The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-07-26
The Position Of the Democratic
Party.

The Democratic party has not accepted
and does not recognize the results of the
sNRars
1t does not recognize our existence as a
nation, but still clings to the anarchical
notion that we are nothing but q partner
ship of sovereign States.
II does not trecognize the integrity of the.
national territory.
It'has not recognized freedom as a ma
tional, American institute.
IL will not protect the inalienable rights
of man against the tyranny and cruelty of
vindictive local majorities.
1t will not redeem the solemn pledges of
the nation. II will not protect the freed
man against the rebel whom he fought un-
der our flag; and it does not recOgnize our
sacred obligation TO pay the national cred
itors.
1t has not even denied, after the war,
what its Southern allies claimed before
the war--the pretended right of secession.
It's platform has but one plank--obedi-
ence to its Southern masters. When the
rebels attempted to break up our country,
the Democratic leaders insisted that we
should let them go out. Now that the
SOutherners wish to regain political power
and will condescend to rule us again, the
Democracy insist that we must let them
come in! Yesterday the rebels wanted tc
go out; hence, yesterday the Democratic
platform was "You have no right to keel
them in !" To-day the rebels want tC
come in again to rule the country they
could not destroy; hence, to-day the Dem
ocratic platform is, "You have no right t
keep them outW Yesterday the children
of Vallandigham swore that the re
bells should go out; to-day they sweal
that they must come inl The'Soutl
commands and the Democratic party
obeys. 1t has no other principles O.
sentiments but the whims or wishes of it
rebel masters.
Such a party cannot be trusted witt
political power at time like this. A
long as the results of the war have no
been fully secured; as long as the spirit G
disloyalty is still rampant in the South
as long as the abolition of slavery has nc
g become reality, and Southern legislatio
has not conformed to the new order {
things; as long as the inhabitants of I'll
II United States are not protected in the
If civil rights, wherever they may go;
long as law and order, and security to pc
son and property are not completely r
> established in the States lately in rebellion
e as long as n citizen of Ohio or Pennsylv,
S MIA cannot live, travel, do business, or eI
q press his sentiments in South Carolina {
MISSISSIPPI, with the same freedom and 81
curity with which citizen of South Care
lima or Mississippi can live travel, do bus
ness, or express his sentiments in Ohio {
q Pennsylvania as long as there is dang'
that the national honor will be sullied b
y reputation, or bad faith to the nations
j creditors; as long as the work of recol
g struction has not been fully completed {
# the basis of liberty, justice and loyalty
long the Government of the United Stat
! must not be surrendered to those who bo
/ arms or plotted against it during four yea
a of mortal war. 1t must remain in ii
hands of its friends, and not be given u
to its enemies. 1t must not pass into I'll
: hands of those whose views and principle
form a standing threat to cur existence an
prosperity as a nation.