The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-09-06
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The Eagle, of this city, has actually
had the hardihood to make what it
calls "an appeal TO the record" to
show that the democratic party was
not opposed to the Government during
the war, and that it was not the enc
my of tho soldiers who fought the re-
beliion. Three years ago, the Eagle
would have secuted tho idea that it
would ever.be brought to such strait
as this. In the full flush OF anticipa-
ted rebel success then, the democratic
press took little or no pains to even
appear to be on the side Of the Gov
ernment as against the rebellion then
progressing. The very citations from
"'the record" which tho Eagle makes,
is sufficient proof of this, TO say no.
thing of the general tone Of that press,
in its daily denunciatioas of the "abo-
lition war" and ceaseess abuse Of the
"Lincoln administration" and its "hire-
lings," as they used to call the Union
soldiers at that period.
The Eagle gives q selection of reso.
lutions from the platforms Of four diff
forent State Conventions of the demo
cratic party of Ohio--thoso Of 1861 to
1864, inclusive--in not one of uhich is
Merebcllion cren mentionedi True, the
first one quoted speaks Of "this war,
and how it should "be waged'-boing
q perversion to copperhead use of the
Congressional resolution adopted under
the pressure Of the Bull Run panic
when it was mistakenly thought best
to hold out the idea that the war
should be carried on so as to hurt The
rebels rs little as possible.
As far as the resolutions quoted re-
fer TO tho soldiers, their widows and
orphans--oifering their "warmest
thanks" 10 the former, and expressing
their sympathy for the latter-it is far
moro fairly to be inferred that they
meant the rebel soldiers, ond the wild
ows and orphans Of rebol soldiers
than that they meant those of tho I'm.
ion army. For tho language used ex
pressly designates "tho volunteer sol.
diers, who, at tho call Of their coun-
try, promptly went forth to do battle
in defence of tho Constitution and
laws" Now, nothing is moro notori.
GUS than that the democratic copper.
head press and stump orators, all
through the war, were universally and
constantly charging, that our armies
under tho guidance of tho Lincoln
administration, were fighting to over.
throw the "ConstitutIon and laws."-
What other view, then, could tho res.
olutionists have had, than that the
rebel armies were doing "battle in dc.
Tense of the country's Constitution
and laws2" And had the rebellion
been successful, as tho copperhead par
ty hoped, their press would now be
claiming this 70 be tho true construc
tion Of these resolutions, instead o
putting forth tho impudent and hypo.
critical pretence, US we SEQ in the Eagle
that they were in fdror Of tho cause
which our soldiers fought for. during
tho war Of rebellion.
If the controlling element OF th,
democratic party was not hostile L
the Government during that war, thel
II had no enomios, II certainly hac
none outside Of that party. Not ono
Tho country's past aud present woo
are democratic-all and every one O
them. This truth, as of the gospel
has boon thus uttered by one Of thos
samc gallant soldiers in recent pub
lie address:
"Lot Democratic journals and ora
tors hswl ovor the debt and taxes thei
war has brought. They but magnif
their own sins. Every dollar of deb
is a Democratic legacy. Every tax
aDemocratic gift. Every govcrnmen
stamp isa Democratic sticking plaster
Every person in the United State
drinks Democracy in his tea; his col
fec and his whisky, and in tho suga
wherewith he sweetcns them. EacI
ingredient pays its quota for tho cos
OF Democracy to the country. Tn
smoker inhales Democracy. The sicl
man is physiced with Democracy
The laboring man gives about on
hours work overy day to pay for De
moeracy. Tho capitalist pays one
teDth Of his income for tho cost of N
Democratic party. Every transfer {
property Is saddIed with tho Demo
cratic burden, Before he is begottel