Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-07-11
Disband the Democracy.
NEVER

| In this State as in others, leading (so call
ed democrats are infavor of disbanding our
| party organizationf forming union, ora John
son, or some other kind of party, and to
this move, be 1t here or elsewhere we wish
to say few words earnestly and candidly.
In the name of two million democratic
voters, North and South-in the name of
one million and eight hundred thousand dem
ocrats in the North who voted for Mcclellan,
we arise now to ask what good will of
this forsaking principles
We respect Andrew johnson, President
of the United States. We have great faith
in him. We are willing he should have and
form johnson party, if he wishes to, but
will never consent to see the democratic par
tyof the country disbanded and called togeth-
er on his platform. Mahomet may go or
come to the mountain-the stately ship may
enter the hirbor-the eagle soar to the sky
the rain may come to the earth-Johnson
may come to the Democratic party, and it
will shelter him SO long as he is true to the
Constitution-when he is not, he will be
spewn out of Its mouth.
The mountain cannot go to Mahomet.
The harbor cannot go out to shelter the
ship, no matter how brave it be-
The great cerulean dome cannot and will
not come down TO meet the eagle, no matter
now DTdNelN ne scars 3lO1t.
The beautiful earth will never go up to
claim the rain-drops from the clouds which
are of It's own making.
The Democratic party of the Country shall
never disband and go struggling out t6 meet
johnson or any other man, for its principles
and hopes are beyond the reach Of any one
mortal
We are willing johnson should come back.
We are willing to endorse him in what is
right-and asstredly shall denounce him
when wrong. But we are not in favor of this
forming johnson clubs Of Democratic tim
ber. The great trouble in this country is
that people think in droves, and accept all
sorts of statements as facts. The people are
too ocredulous.
We object to placing two million Demo-
Gratis Under the influence of Stewards bell
cord2 We object to being blinded when go
ing inte fight. We dislike forsaking the
eternal principles of Democracy for an indi-
vidual name, If johnson. and Seward and
others are tired of Republicanism: let them
come out from the Rump disunionists, and
stand up for the principles of that great dem
ocratic party which has no apology to make
for the ruins our enemies have strewn over
the land.
We do not wish to enlist under men who
VIII soon wantus to fight under abolition, re-
publican, disunion banners-men who would
IN year or two go laughing home showing
the fish caught in the johnson net, and
claiming high reward for their strategy and
impudence.
1t may not be fashionable to speak thus,
but we cannot help it. Five years since
Democrats were caught by chaff Let US not
be taken in that manner again. What
DTsband the Democracy
NEVER
While there is one Democrat in the coun-
try that party must not be disbanded. The
hopes of millions-the happiness of the peo-
ple-the future glory of America-the guar
dianship of the CohstitUti0n-th honor of
our laws-the restoration of our bleeding
Union is in the castody of the Democratic
party, and TO dissolve is TO betray.
TdLe care, SO called leaders!
Eighteen hundred thousand Democrats in
the North protest. and will hurl you over the
battlemeHts if this thing be forced upon
them.
Hall
ABOUT FACE
Men of pluck and nerve TO the front :
Close s-steady-shoulder to shoulder.
head of column forward to death or to victo
" The battle is Won already.
Give up now
Disband now when the enemy is divided?
Disband when the country is on It's KEGS !;
Is with fearful eyes and uplifted hands firm
ly clasped looking to us for aid and happi-
ness.
Disband when to do so would be to bring
more ruin ON the land +?
You men who think of this, come with us
for moment. Take off your hats For
get your pockets and step carefully
Do you see a discovered Union, broken by
the men who ask you to disband us ?
Do you see those prisons filed with inno-
cent Democrats kept there till covered with
lice, filth and midew with no other music
to gladden the hearts than the tinkling of
the little bell in the hands of the cunning
man who wants us to kiss the dagger which
stabbed us j.?
Do you see those nrobs, beating the brains
out af defenceless Democrats, while the
President was telling his little jokes in the
White House?
Do you see the paid soldiers of the repub
lie, by order of the little BELL turning their
bayonets upon Democratic voters?
Do YOU see the cowardly tools of tyrant
tearing down printing Offices and battering
the presses into spilnters ..r
Do you see the party in power prescribing
men IN business and social circles sor being
Democrats?
Do yot see the sneaks and bIue coated
minioIis of the provost force sneaking under
your windows
DO you see ptstmasters opening your let
ters and retarding the circulation of your pa
pers, because, you VIII not shout in praise Of
wrong and corruption
Do you see half milliea of widows stand
ing in tears ever soldiers grayes-widows
who were made by republicans in a republi-
can crusade for cotton, mules and niggers
Do you see the orphans in rags, the houses
in ashes, the unlettered head boards; OF sol
diers' pYaves. the homes of those made poor
bv Tincoln's minions the Jewels, the mis-
tresses, the houses, the lands, the bonds of
Iincoln's thieves, the mobs of his friends
and supporters beating the brains out OF, or
snsnendinp to threes, the Democrats who
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