St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
. THE CAMPAIGN OPENED.
DeAoeratlc PrinciRles-tsIn the Fatpxs
- :, - In the Past,

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IL has hem .sid tia. the spirit Of the
DsmesrA,is party received Z dealh- blow
VIM q downfall q Tie rebellion that
wlspL se's axay-beate en-, crushed, deeina-
ted,-surrendered to Grants Union hosts,
asoppsrheadism writhed in the dust;
llahat il not dead, it could scarcely be called
hvias. But Brick Pomeroy, the editor Of
the La Crosse Democrat (which, with the
Chicago Times, constitutes the bulwark of
= Democracy in the West-says that it: Is
-.not dead" Brick ought to know. He is
Z che life o! the party-lf it has any life
in this western country; he is an acknowl-
edged leader he i 8 quoted far and wide
by the country papers and politicians; he
moulds the principles of the party and d.
rects its actions; he is the creature whose
published wish-unrebuked by any Of his
:party-'that the dagger of An assassin
might pierce Lincoln's heart" was graft
fed by Wilkes Booth; in short, he is on
oracle. . great high priest of modern Dem
ocracy, Corperheadism, Pro-Slaveryism
and the like j. z....:.---..~,s ~. ..s.. j
: So he is well worthy to open the cam
psign for the Democracy, which he does
in an article in bis paper, which we will
quote for the benefit Of our Northern Min
nesota Dem ocracy, that they may have full
knowledge Of their party: - ,s4 .r*
The Republican papers gay Democracy is dead
The radical !eeches which would suck corruption
We fail to see it. For years we have stood Iy its
sick bedside For years we have laved its brow and
drenched its wounds. For years We have watched
beside it in the ugly prisons aud dark cells Lincoln
Consigned 1t to-havesto in the face of mohs-haye
helped it through guantlet of tralshavs at times
thought the dear soul Of liberty found in democracy
alone had het but thank COP, truth is eternal and
Democracy still lives.
''Truth crushed to earth shall rise again.
q" The Eternal years of God are hers! -'..' r-,'
Democracy is not dead nor it be killed by man
or devil-tyrant or clown-usurper flatboatman,
by fool or coward. g" 2;.-i "a -' -.,'
stabbed it-prisons have mouldered its coat-canon
balls have torn it limb from limt-sbeus have bust
IN Its very heart-minions Of damnable and q
etespetic power have pushed it to the wall-1nobs
have hung it to trees-cowards have left it weltering
In blood-hate has prescribed i-anatics have cried
It downtyrants have ground uuder their despotic
have robbed It of sesture and raiment-but thank
COP the spirit Of Democracy IS eternal and every drop
OF blood shed in It's defence will expand into temple
OF Aberty-every sigh from its wounded heart will be
song Of joy-every limb torn from the tree will crow
Into monarch of the frest-every little prayer in
ts behalf will be an anthem of joy reaching the ears
OF the Eternal and full Of blessings for the future
Ne wiN not dis. till our eyes have seen the glory
OF the new resurrection The day is coming when into
dust will be ground those who have sought to ensaye
the people, and when all who we're tyrants on tho
BOIL OF America will for md
mlulOns.f Democracy Is not dead 1t cannot die
We shall live to its wounded form again monarch
o. me and and those who sought to assassinate the
spirit OF liberty calling for mountains and rivers to
lai! upon them. Courage Democrats! Courage in
suited people! Stand fin ye haxdy somsof freedom.
IN Inc magic spell is broken The rexel Of death and
least OF blood Ia we'll nigh ended. The race of our
ROBBERS well nigh run Stand firm brothers in de-
fence OF principle for will not die till Democracy
lives to tranp!e tbs accursed iss of the land into
the earth our enemies have redeemed with the blood
Of liberty's martyrs '.t.<
When Democracy dies, GoD dies, and not till then.
There it is! The rebellion, with its un-
utterable crimes, woes and horrors, is
boldly, dc6antly shouldered by the Demo
cratic party and borne as glory. ''Dem-
ocracy will not die. Bayenets have stab
bed it-prisons have nou!dered its coat
cannon balls have torn it limb from limb
sheHs have burst in its very heart mu,ions
q da'aaab!e and despotic porer have push
ed it to the WALL" 60. What could be
palmer 7 Gould words say more? Rebels
have been ''bayoneted;'' traitors have
''.'mouldered" in prisons; .'ninions Of q
dsmnable and despotic power" Tor the SOL
diers Of the Union army shave pushed to
the WALL the armed powers Of rebellion
and in all this the Democratic party has
been oppressed! And furthermore, ..thou-
sands Of thieves in. the garb Of soldiers"
ls'saning you, returned soldiers Of Mime
sota, .'have robbed it Of vesture and RAJ.
ment." Es: ss3 ;.fss
y Through ali, it viii be seen that the in
!. ta'ests and the hopes Of the rebels and the
n ea n !14' party are placed together
Joined and intertwined. When the rebel
hon'wAs stabbed" Democracy Vas stab
bed when traitor was confined ia ..the
uEly prison and dark cells" Democracy
xas IL chains with him. 3, IS s. -=5.- "a.
= needless to follow this matter fur