The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-08-22
Penn.ylyanis Democracy.

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t ias Pennsylyania Democracy.
i. The address Of the Democratic State
COMMITTEES of rennsylvania has one
merit-it is short But, brief as it is,
it contains almost as many false asser x,
tions as sentences. ard il . specimen
of the very worst kind Of political trick
cry. All the evils Of the war--the loss !.
Of life, taxation, debit high prices, paper "a
currency-are enumerated as .iie direct
work Of the Republican party. No. q
word is said Of the Rebellion. We won.
der what stuff Democratic State Com
mittee can be made Of which gravely
submits such an argument as this to the
people. -t,-.a...-.- -
It is true that We have a great debt,
which bears as heavily upon Republi-
cans as on Democrats; It is true tEtat we !,
are severely taxed to pay it; it Il true
that prices are high, that the currency
is depreciated. All this we know and
lament; but it is also true that we owe
these evils, first to the Rebels, ana SEQ
ono. to re Democratic party, and Who'll 8
ly to their combined efforts TO destroy
the Union. Itsseems almost absurd to /.
repeat these truths. for no ingenuity will
ever conceal the great fact that the
South Tebelted, that the Democratic par
ty sympathized with rebellion, and that
the Republican party directed and main
tanned the War for the Union. and
brought it to agtriumphants . end. 1t is
notorious that the Rebels depended for
aid upon the Democratic party; that the.
official action Of that party was hailed
in the South as an encouragement to
persist in rebellion; that if it had not
been for Democratic opposition the war
would have ended years. perhaps, before q
it did, and that the debt and all our ma
tional evils would now be immeasnrebly
less. There is nothing palmer than that
the Democratic party to the
Rebels--is responsible for the war and
the misfortunes that have followed it.
We repeat, therefore, that to compare
the rate Of taxation in 1860 NTH the
rate in 1856, in proof that the Republi,
can party has mismanaged the finances,
without word Of reference to the var.
is simply the meanest kind of political
trickery, and certain to damage the :
cause it was meant to help. This adj !,
dress is insulting to the intelligence OF
the reader. and . slander of the North,
for the Republican party and the North
throughout the war we're one and indi-
visable. 1t is all the loyal States that
this Democratic Committee accuse OF
tyranny, and hatred, and corruption
Somebody gives the following as the
proper reading of marriage services
nowadays: ,tsAsa a
Clergyman -. Will you take this
brown stone, this carriage and span.
these diamonds for thy welded hus-
band?" $50 s's
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80 Will you take this unpaid milliner's
bill, this high waterfall Of foreign hair
these afectation ornaments and feeble
constitution, for thy welded wife?" 4.
| g Then, what man hath joined togeth-
er let the next best man run away with,
SO that the first divorce court may tear
| them assrnder" A aa bss
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| The Democratic party has always
claimed as :ascardinal principle of their
party that governments are instituted
among men, deriving their just powers
| from the consent OF the governed" =
Jefersoa, the reputed father of -he
Democratic party was the author o. this
| just sentiment The Democrats of this
day repudiate it. They practically say
that governments should not be rec sired
to ask the consent of the governed. but
| exercise power as they please. s'hey
prefer monarchy or aristocracy re.
publican democracy. The color race
are governed without their con. sent
Democracy denies them voice in max.
ing the laws which govern them Il is
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