The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-05-30
Who Whipped the Rebels?

Ocratlc party, for the reason that the
Democrats encouraged the South to
secede, and pledged their lives and their
fortunes to maintain the right Of Seces-
sion; yet, when war resulted from Sc
cession, Democrats filled the ranks of
the conquering Federal army. Our be-
loved ex-rebel friend is mistaken in one
particUlar-the Democrats did not fill
the ranks of the Union army. When
it suits their purpose, it is the fashion
for Democratic papers and speakers to
assert that such is the fact; but the
time will come when even the Southern
people will learn that these assertions
are as baseless and unreliable as Dem
ocratic promises Of assistance before and
during the war.
Before the war, and about the time of
its commencement, Vallandigham aud
other Democrats did make vows that if
an army ever marched forth to conquer
the South, the line of march should be
over their dead bodies. They failed to
make good their words, for the reason
that they lacked one essential element
Of a good rebel-comqge Democratic
soldiers were as scarce in the Union
army as were Republicans on the rebel
side, and there were about as many Re-
peblicans in the rebel ranks as there
were righteous persons in Sodom. We
use the word democratic" according
to its present Specification. True, a
great number of men who had formerly
acted with the Democratic party went
into our army and fought gallantly
through the whole war; but as a gen
eral thing they became more Republican
than the Republican party - indeed,
many of them became more abolition
than the original Abolitionists. When
they went into the army they left the
Democratic party to return no more
forever.
| If our Democratic friends are dis
posed to regard this as a confession that
it was a Republican war, they are well
come to put that construction upon it.
It,cas Republican war. Three-fourths
of the volunteers in the Union army
were Republicans, who voted for Lin
coin in 1860, or who would have voted
for him if they had been old enough,
The other fourth were Democrats who
loved their country more than party
and, this day, the Copperhead Demo
cracy have no more determined oppo-
nents, and the Republican party nc
tirmer friends, than these sometime
Democrats.
1t was Republican war, but not 8
party war. 1t was fought for nationa
principles and for national ends; and
the fact that the Democratic party O
the North refused to do its duty in tina
great struggle is no fault of ours. w,
abandoned our distinctive organization
for the time being, and invited them t.
abandon theirs and make with US q
united effort to save the country. Bu
they refused and they refused because
they had no sympathy with the nationa
cause.
The man who encourages the com.
mission Of crime is as guilty as he whc
commits the overt act; and in this ligh
history will hold the Democratic part,
responsible for all the suffering anC
bloodshed occasioned by the late war
That party was the alder and abetter O
rebellion both before and after the fact
But if the overthrow of the rebellion
was a crime, the Democratic party il
in no wise guilty in that behalf. Will
more truth than Mcbeth that party cal
eXclaim-
Thou can'st not say did it.
Shake not thy CORY locks at me "
If it was wicked thing to preserv,
the unity of the Republic, when al
other means had failed, the Republican
are wholly responsible for that wicked
ness.
The fact that the American flag float
over every foot of the territory belong
ing to the Union in 1860 is solely du
to the patriotism of the Republican
party as an organization, and to tn
courage, fortitude and endurance of it
, individual members The Democrac
have neither part nor lot in it. Thei
, conduct during the war was more in
famous than that of THE rebels. The
chose to make their bed with Treason
) and now let them lie in it.-Col,mJt
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