The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-05-30
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WaslthixEfvc,u6y eonntry al aft1l
SO Tax.IidAen a. this aiQqntry Is totnay.
The republican party when it first made
is. - reaxaa.ee upon the stage was pledg-
ed =, an seanasnicAl d0inistrAtionfs DasA
they fulfill their promises. No. they have
heaped a debt OF sevth billion dollars
with nothing to shox forita1- CanSrsdse
City Arrofrl bshsi3ssaib aai1e9sd Glal1
Tie editor of the Mirror, in trying to
make outssscases Of fgxtravagence and
want Of ECONOMY against the Republic
an Party, in it's management OF public
aftiirs, ii gnores a little item OF Dem
ocrat expense, that the Republican Party
we're obliged to shoulder with the usual
burdenso Of carrying on the civil COVE
ment, that we think explains satisfactor--,
lily the reason why the pledge ''to an
econounical adm inistrationr has not BEEN
carried out, 0 and the season why our
country to- day, is grooming under the
weight Of ,raxation.i4 The Democratic
administration of James Ii uchanan--the
Southern wing of it+beqaeatheds to its
successor acSiaYRiroiders' war, with all its
horrors--itB hecatombs of dead--its riys
ers of blood, and it's millions of dollars
spent in waging it to q successful issue,
was the sum total Of the Democratic Es7
tate left to lie administered on by the
Republican, artya AtSthes first sound
oflthe conflict, brought on by this Souths
ern section OF the Democratic Party, for
the avowed purpose oEestablishing slav-
cry, as the .'eorner stone OF our coun
try, Stephen A. Douglas, at the head OF
the Northren wing of the Democratic
Party, successfully rallied it in defense
of country, and majority of the dfollow-
ers of his wise counsel, united with their
political opponents the Republicans to
crush out the unnatural rebellion, and,
for a brief penod stood shoulder to shoul-
der. in the front. yratiks--merging party
strife and luminosity in a common love
for their country---adopting as the basis
their union and action, the memorable
and truthful declaration of Mr. DoUGLAs;
There are but two parties in this con-
test PATRIOTS and zraitors.21 But, I'M
happily, the lips that thus divided off
the 'SHEKF from the Goats'-the PATRI-
OTIS from the Traitors, were stilied by the
hand of death Almost as soon as the
tomb closed over the remains of this pa
triotic National Democratic leader, than
wolves in Sleeps clothing
with forked tongues-the Vallandig hams
and the Woods, the Voorhees, and the
nodds', the I1lIligans and the ,.Horseys,
the Kerrs and the Develins-big and
little; BLACK spirits and white, red spir
its and gray commenced their internal
Vaccinations, and soon, many who had
placed party upon the altar of their
country, began to waver, halt, doubt,
and were even anxious and willing, at
the most trying period of the struggle
for the life of the nation to have their
country damned by acceding to the de
mands Of armed Notwithstanding
ing that 'thc war was. failuse"4ask,
ing and begging for peace OF terms die
.tated by the red handed traitors of the
South, and al FOR what? For the sake
of reviying the Democratic Party. and
placing it again in power where it had
so shamelessly and wickedly abused the
trust confded to its keeping. Hope was
given by them to the rebellions people of
the South, that If the Democracy could
again get the control of the Administra-
ton, the object for which they were fight
ing could BE attained, and peace wouid
be restored. Thus the struggle was pro-
ionged, to the enormous debt Of millions
of dollars, created by the Southern wing
OF the Democratic Party in the field,
other millions of dollars Of debt were
added. through the instrumentality of
the Northern wing Of the same party
Our brave soldiers, who we're sacrificing
their lives and limbs from Southern De.
mocratic bullets in front, were, at the
saxIe time. receiving CALLING Ere in the
rear. from Northern Democratic action.
The natural consequence of all this was,
that tho prolongation Of the war brought
more debt, and when victory perched
upon the banners Of our glorious Union
Armies composed Of men belonging to
ALL parties--and the Southern Demo
cratic rebellion, inaugurated to Sustain
and build up Slavery, was crushed out
and put down, the Union Party then in
power. whose composition was like that
of our brave and gallant armies, was
compelled to shoulder Tie Democratic
"debt. Of seven billion dollars, with
nothing TO show for it but THE LIFE OF
NATfcS SAVED and redeemed. regener-
ated and disenthrailed from the wither-
L ing and bllghting curse Of human slays e
~. Surely, here is something to show
for the treasure spentAthe blood spilled
the lives lost-that every patriot can
: and should feel grateful for, and 10 thank