, 1866-11-19

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comments Of the Cincinnati Inquirer on the
"Live Or die" article Of the Chicago 1iae..
The arguments Of the Enquirer bore strik-
Ing resemblance 10 the structures Of the
Cincinnati Gas<ae, In November, 1852, on an
article in the Cleveland Lfad<r, which an
uounecd that the Wing party had received
its mortal wound, and had nothing more to
do than to gather Its mantle about lis face
and die The Ltdder affirmed that the pro-
slavery Baltimore platform, on which the |
partv stood. aud the crushing overthrow II !
had just experienced In the defeat Of Gen
cral Scott, left it no political future,
and nothing but lingering misery and
Inevitable dissolution. II. therefore, called
on thr anti-elayery men Of the party, then
trc TIM, isths ind, dnfih att k6eR eeER9
antislavery Democrats and Free Sellers,
form new, fresh, progressive party, with 8
new nasne and new plasfarm. The name
suggested by tho Lender WIS the :. Repub,i~
can party" and the platlor,n--s'trte soil, free
speech, free press, and oppositi - to all forms
oftyrunny over the minds and the bodies Of
men," The writer, who WIS then the editor
Of the Ltadtr. we'll remembers how warmly
tLs Enouir<r app1nulcd the announcement
that the Whig party had finished its career,
that its existence VAS drawing to close aud
that Its members should stand absoIycd
from their party allegiance He also
remembers how bitterly the Leader
was nssailed By Its Wig contemporaries
throughout the State. Tor Its alleged debcr-
lion Of the party. The Identical line oC ar
.sumcnt now pursued by the Enquirer and
other Copperheal priats in reply to the
Times, were then u6cd by the Whtg Journals
OF Ohio to combat tho assertions Of the
Lsdt1er. They pointed out that Scott ind
been beaten only 16. tGt; volts in the State Of
Ohio, aud tbat In the whole Union the W'hf.s
lad pol1ed ,s00, 900 votes, against 1,Go0, ,0oJ
by the Democrats. 1t was shown that n
change OF four 71t7 cent from the Democrats
TO the Why's in New York, Pennsylvania
OLiu and Connecticut would have elected
Scott, and that IL was In the power Of the
Free Soil fraction to have defeated Pierce
The past deeds Of the WAig party were
ptau1ly pointed to; how 1t had elected John
Quincy Adams, General Harrison md Gcn-ral
Taylor, and how nearly 1t came to clectinr
Henry Clay. Why should party 50 rcspccta-
h'e, numerous aud conservative, composed as
1t Was Of the t'at Of the land, BE- discouraged
by reason of defeat, and talk OF committing
suicides The thing was prcpostc,ous, ana
The thought Of 1t mnst not be tolerated. As
great toaseTrdtsse Organization, the Whis
Party, It was argued, was a political nccessi-
II, to check and hold back the radical and
aggressive Democracy from rushing the
Country into dangers. It WIS prophcsied
That some day the wheel Of f.rtune would
bring the Wing party into power. Only
have faith and patience, aud all would come
out right.
Is this not exactly the style OF arguments
lion now being used by the Copperhead press
In their controversy viii the Tiasesr Neali
reeollcct tic fate Of tho Wing party
how that It dragged out wretched
existence Tor year or two longer and then
expired. It's pro-slare1y platform and its
conservatism killed it. The Democratic
IaEty has more vitality and tenacity of life ;
but it occupies fur worse grounds than the
Wig party stood on. II opposes equal
rights; II defends oppression 1t sympathl-
zcs With pro-slavery rebels 1t gave aid aud
comfort to the rebellion which sought to de-
httoy the Union 1t conserycs caste and class
leetslataou. and combats all useful reforms
and wise measures calculated to better tho
condition OF the poor md 1owly; and Il
hangs like dead weight on the wheels o.
progress and human advancement. Eycl
since the dissolution Of The conserva,iv,
Whis party, and the organization Of tn
radical. wide. awake, progressive Republican
party, the pro-slaycry Democracy" has beer
losing ground. Beaten ut every election
each successive defeat has been more decis
iStund damaging than the preceding, aud
Tue last battle 1t fought resulted in a perfect
Waterloo overthrow, Notwithstanding It wa:
reinforced By Andrew johnson and his breat
and butter brigade.
The Times is entirely right when 1t m
nounces that ita party Is In aTtieuto morris
mud It pancs The real cause ofits misfortune
and disasters, Viz: 0ppontioa to egtsal cir
end political rtgAts for all ctti-ent- Bnt tn
remedy 1t proposes VIC fear is impract1cablt
The Democratic party is too deeply involve
In r1o-slavefy guilt. too far committed to III
dogmas Of the oligarchy, ton bitterly preju
diced against men Of color, for reform
alton as u party Let the Tm<
advocate u dissolution Of the organ
lza1ion, and tell its Democratic reader
10 consider themselves absoiycd from furthc
Allegiance to what will be corpse, and
very offensive one, In 4 short time. Let d
Democrats who desire the reconstruction q
the South to he on the solid and endu.
ing principles Of equal rights and exact juz
tiee to all men, join the great Radical q
Eanizatiou. and help forward the good wor
10 completion after which new parties ma
be formed on questions Of administration
taxation, banking, tariffs, corporations, Il
ttEnal improvements and foreign relations.