The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-16

sympathy with the Government rather than
with the people, state of things which has
always q tendency towards an aristocratic form
OF government II then became inc vitable that
party should spring up that would sympathiZe
more with the people than with the Govern
mont and that, take it, was the nominal origin
OF the Democratic party; and then 1t was che
champion of the rights of the poor man, and It
had lts life in this, that IL thus far sustained
and advocated the principles of humanity, and
nothing could break IL so long as 1t was true to
the principles of justice, liberty, and equality
down to the bottom oil society. (Applause.) By
and-bv there arose desperate iorce In the
country-I mean the force Of slavery-and when
the two parties, the Wing and the Democratic,
wanted the support of the South they suppli-
Gated its favor, though that favor was only TO be
gwen out with promises that slavery should be
preserved and extended. Wing then bid
against Democrat, and Democrat against Wing,
and they both sacrificed principle to that bal
ance OF power thrown on their side by slavery.
Both were corrupted; but one sinned without
light, and the other with light. The Whig
party comprised most of the thinking men of
the country, and they knew they were doing
wrong; but the Democratic party included the
great maes of the threading men, who there
fore sinned without conscience. AT any rate,
they stood out better than the Wing party.
(Lanehter.) They succeeded in winning the
South by promises, and then they became the
fast ally and firm supporter of slavery. The
abolition of the Missouri compromise, and the
determination of the Democratic party to
extend slavery, are TO be charged ON the Demo
cratic party, and this was the real beginning of
the war. From that GATE, as we can now see
it became inevitable. Now, it was the alliance
OF the Democratic party with the slavery of the
South that led 10 the wild brigandism which
ended in rebellion. The verdict of his
tory, when rendered, will be that the war
was brought on by the alliance OF the
Democratic party with slavery. A(Applause.)
But 1 go further When the North resisted
these measures, the Republican party grew into
power at last from the necessities OF the case,
and Lincoln was elected President. (Applause.)
anf
under this Government, that election was one.
uoUd applause) If ever a man was Justly
elected that was the man. (Renewed appause)
III election was made a cause of secession and
rebellion. If, at that hour, the democratic party
had said to the South, Stop, we have gone far
enough, the South would never have taken
another step. The South understood that seces-
sion should not bring war, AMI it was that un-
derstandiDg with their ally, the Democratic
party, that led them into secession and it was
because the Democratic party had assured them
plunged into REBEL on; and all the blood that
has been shed since the Rebellion commenced
drop tor drop-if you give the South one, you
have to give the Democratic party OF the North
| another. They are nearly as guilty, if not as
guilty, az the South, OF the war. (Applause.)
When the war began, what was the conduct of
this party | bear witness that there were
many who supported il up to that time that
theE deserted It's ranks and renounced it altoge-
ther, but the party was not broken up. You are
aWsre that during the frct three dark years of
the var there was an outward sympathy with
the Rebellion shown by this party, that they
were like dead weights on The Government, that
they resisted The raising of money, that they
resisted taxation, resisted drafts, encouraged
dySf1v13n, and 5a every way endeavored to
thgali The t,A3ft> oi the Government TO sup
TlesS Tire Ssbeglion, The elimination of all
vas sound IN tAe Chicago Convention. There,
by deliberate utterance, they advised the
Amer can people 20 give over the war, which
they pronounced n failure, and 10 submit to the
acknowledgment OF their country. Two hundred
thousand black troops enlisted and went for.
ward 10 the salvation of the Union, and did
save II, and the Democratic party opposed tho
raising OF those troops aud now oppose The tuil
emancipation of men who secured their omRnci.
| patton by their heroic nots Our votes have
| only ratified their deeds. NpplnusC.) They
achieved then liberty. We only gave II legal
form, tAppleusc.l The Dcmocratc party OPP
| posed nlso the Constitutional amendment, and
| ] charge the Democratic party with having lost
| and forgotten the grand fundamental principle
| Of our Government and our history, our peculiar
political doctrine, that all men have the right to
| life, liberty, and the pursuit OF happiness
| ] charge II with having become the weak
seryilor OF slavery. ! charge 1T with having
defeated the principles of liberty, in order to
| divide the spOls with slavery. charge it with
| having opposed every measure that the Gov
] eIDmeDt has adopted 10 ameliorate the laws to
| abolish slavery; and thus by Its history, by its
i sympatbies, and by its present spirit, the Demo-
| cratic party is unfit to represent the present
| temper and spirit OF this nation. (Applause. J
But, u is said, IS party never u be allowed to
rcpentf (LauPhtT.( II a party blunders It is
.said might II not al least be trusted upon refor-
nation Of It's ways and polcyI But then even
| him OF Tarsus was not trusted until he had gone
blind good many days. (Laughter.) When a
| party running through the dark comes at last
| to the light, and asks the right to administer
| the affairs OF the Government, we have right
to challenge It's history, its antecedents, and its
spirit, and to demand what is there in the pre-
| sent to entitle II 70 the confidence II desires.
daughter aud applause.) A party Is living
thing. with character, and like person who
has got character, desires to change 1t; II takes
a long time to change the character of a party
Before they can have the right to the confidence
OF great nation, they must give strong evidence
that their character has been subjected TO such
powerful influences that II is changed so as
to represent the desires wants, and sympathiet
OF the people. 1t must be subjected to some
regimen. In the field, when weeds and thistlef
crop up, 1t would never do to let them grow
They are cut up until they have lost the power
to germinate,, which might bring them back
again. Some things may be infected very easily
and some disinfected-a little lime, little sui
phur would do; but there are some things that
take everlasting sulphur TO cleanse. (Great
laughter and applause.) Now, consider the
points. The destruction OF slavery is one great
object TO be secured. is the Democratic party
eXquisitely adapted TO destroy slavery? Tha
party spent its whole life boWing down to the
ieet of slavery, and are we now to expect, with
our feelings in favor Of the Constitution, law
and civilization, that that party will prOnounct
their fiat against and condemn slaveTy2 ArC
they 10 offer the last act of their party exist
ence, having been opposed to those changes
Are they the proper persons to occupy the ad
mlnisuation at the time these changes are L
take placer We are TO readiust the
standard and rule the States out of the Union
Are they to readiust the relations, havinl
been Ddlticeps oTi0linis In opposing the security
educatlon, and entranchisement OF the neero
; 5nal Is the most solemn affecting, and binding
Guy nl r. oh t the hour and yet these men have no
ieit IL their duty TO secure these advantages TO
| the negro. The re-establishment of goodwill