Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-04-05
F6e Democratic Party.

Senator Rhsrmsu. in q snaasA at Bridge
port, CoupsOtisut the ether day. ,drsp .
brief but striking liss like pistsss Of the
Democratic party. He ssid
In this country at thi. time we have. two
great political organizations One calls it.
self the Democratic party. snd.as am gem
orally willing to call child by ths name
that its mather gives it, in speaking OF thas
party, will cal it Dcmeeratic,i though 10
always goes asalast the grain 10 do So
Laughter | ihiuk there is in tbs winds
OF ali W y0a name fuT that party, of which
it is rucl more deserving; and, indeed, as
general ruls, = nick nsme disctosss the
character " lbs psrssn to whom it IS sp-
Piled Trss. deal netter than the name given
in baptism. Laughter and applause. -
But lst me call this Organisation the Demo-
cratic Party. Aud now want to ask you
what claims for s|legisses il has upon any
tree-bern American eIizspY In answering
this question viii nat 60 bsLind ihs his
tory Of the iRmeaiate past, because when
this wardrobe out all itst preceded it was for
gotten. will only remind you, that the
American people trusted the Democratic
Party - NJ party was ever trusted anywhere
before. 1t has been ths boast Of that patty
that for sixty wears they administered our,
government but what WAS the result of their
administration? A slavehalders' rebellion
and giesntie var Of nearly Kve years dura-
| tion. When five years ago. an organisation
sprang up in the Southern States, which
determined to wage war upon our Govern
ment aad destroy it, where was the Dsmst
cratic party found? l dislike to spesk Of
any citizen Of Connecticut With disrespeet;
bnt let me ask you where then vas lssac
Touc.y, who held at that tims high pssi.
! tion in the Governments Of the United
States? Five year. ago, when svery intslli.
gent man knew chat Gar Gss imminept,
when the meu OF the South had gathered
together arms and smmuaitisn and msR.
anil had actually avoHed their purpose to
wage war against the @. vernmsnt Of ths
United States. what was the course Of that
citizen Of even the good Old State Of Con-
necticut, that representative man OF the
. Democratic party? He scattered our yes.
sells, then under mis- espaBspd, all over the
world, 50 that when another and worthisr
citizen OF your State came 20 administer the
affairs of the same department, the whole
navy under his command vas one vessel
with five suns-spiked- ILaushtsr. Mr.
Teucey was only Representative Of the last
Democratic Administrator that ever will
govern this country. Applause. Think
too, for a moment of him Who was the head
Of that party at that time An old man,
broken with the cares and storms of state.
laughter who said that the South had ne
right to sscede, but he had no power to pre-.
vent secession. They were all wrong, he said
hut he could not help it; secession va, I'M
constitutional. to be sure, but then it Vas
unconstitutional to pu. it down. Laughter
1t wa. in this msudlin condition that the
Democratic Party lay down in its grave and
. was bnried out ofour sight; when all of it that
was vital joined the great Union party which
took for its standard the Flag of our Country,
and bore it ia triumph through our ever
memorable war. lCheers