The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-20

party of Andrew Jackson was the greal
friend of the oppressed, not only with
in the limits or the United States, but
wherever the oppressed were found on
Gods footstooI. But the Democratic
party OF Yallsndigham became the
grand champion OF system OF human
bondage the like of which never dis
graced humanity in any other land un-
der the sun. The Democratic party oil
Jackson was in favor of maintaining
the unity Of the country against the at
tacks OF all foes; but the party oil val
lHndiRham, when four hundred thou-
sand armed rebels were marching
against the temple OF hperty' quletly
folded its arms in the capital OF your
country and declared there was no
power given under the Constitution 10
prevent the overthrow OF the Union.
The Democratic party of Jackson was
the strong friend of the American cIti-
zen and the advocate of his rights, no
matter where that citizen might go.
You remember when II poor German
who had become a citizen and left
the Iaud of his nativity and come TO our
shore; who had become II citizen and
went back to his native land ind was
Impressed into the service OF his native
country, the strong arm OF your Gov
eminent under Democratic rule WAS
reached out to protect and defend him
that unless he was released and his
rights as anAmerican citizen respected,
the whole power of this Government
would be used TO ,vindicate his citizen
ship. But for many years under the
administration of modern Democratic
Presidents, the citizens of Ohio or
Pennsylvania were not allowed to GO
over into the State of Virginia, or Ten
nessee, or Kentucky; and express their
sentiments on great questions OF ma
tional interest at the peril OF their
lives. In these particulars the Demo.
cratic party Of EEallandigham and
ThuFInan is vastly different party
from the Democratic party of Andrew
Jackson.
THE DEMOCRATIC RECORD.
The leaders OF the Democratic party
to-day are anxious that we shall cover
up the record of the past and say moth
ing about the actions that have gone By,
You have, no way, fellow W-citizensI tc
determine the character OF parties bul
the way you determine the character ol
men-by studying their actions and eX'
amjning their record; and from their
record you learn the character OF par.
ties lust as you learn the character oi
meu. Platforms OF parties are made
for IA purpose during campaign and
when the party shall ascend to power, II
il is convenient and eXpedieut, the
platform will be fulfilled; it not they
will not be fulfilled. But no party car
get rid of its record; and l nm not as
tonished to-day that Nallandigham a.
such earnest appeals to the people
to let by-gones be by cones
and blot out the record OF the past
With such a record deliberately made
by them, 1 am not surprised that they
are anxious it shall be forgotten. we
would gladly forget it If the safety o.
the Republic was not endangered by
II, but whilst the Democratic party
persists in holding in the front rank O
the party the men who have writer
the history of the Democratic party fol
the last five years in the blood OF yonl
loyal Countrymen,m must not expect tina
in the discussion of the character o
parties and the questions involved IL
political contests, we shall forget or lie
their record sleep. When your Govern
ment was in the midst OF terrific clvi
war and the armed cohorts of treason
battling against the unity of your GOV
ernmeut-whilst the power OF tbs
Southern States WAS arrayed agains
the Government of your country, seek
ing its overthrow In order that they
might upon Its broken fragments real
Government whose corner ston'
should be human bondage, the lead
ers OF the DemOcratict party CoollY anC
deliberately made the record of thu
party, Whilst the land was flowing will
| the best blood of the Republic-whils
brave men on an hundred battle
| fields were going down to- death TO re
| Il EN- the Republic, to save il from over
1 throw, this Democratic party deliber
ately made its record. Aud whilst tn,
! men who made the record are held IL
4 the fore-fronttOf the Democratic spartN
! and refused to denounce their OWL
| record as bad, they must expect us Il
| hold II up in all its glaring deformity
to the gaze of the American people
/ When they declared there was no pow
/ er in this Government to coerce thu
l Southern States, they were wrong ant
/ we were right. When they will agre'
| that when they inaugurated the rebel
l lion and declared we could not conque
\ ii; that when they opposed the enlist
| ment of men to'fight outthat war; tina
when they declared the war failur
! and tEat the Union never could be re
I stored throughlits instrnmentality, tina
| they were wrong and we were right
! then we will agree to let by-goues b
! by-gones, but not until them Before
| single State seeded from the Union tn
/ lea iers OF the Democratic party boldly
| took their position. From the tim
! Clement L. NHllandigham in the Coo
| per Institute, in the city of New York
| Union for reasons sutticient-Rnd they
| alone before God and the great tribuna
| OF nations, shall be the Judge-tsee fit L
secede from this Union, 1 will not, as
| representative OF the people, vote ON
I man or one dollar by which u singh
4 drop OF blood will be spilled in civi
\ war;" down through the whole periot
| of that war until their party in its or
| ganiZed unity as "a national party de
| clared the war a failure, no act Of tn
! party where its leaders were in position
\ to act for it was in favor of your Gov
| ernment, but always againstit. WheI
| the President Of the United States called
! for rs, 600 men to preserve the Capital o
| your country, the Democratic party
pronounced the act unconstitutional
! When the Government called for 800, ,U0
men to carry on the wHr and reposses'
t the forts and other places captured from
/ the United States, the Democratic party
l pronounced the measure unconstitu
7 tionai. When Congress passed Law
| authorizing the Government to borrow
1 money TO carry on the war, the Demo
cratic party pronounced the act uncon
! stitutional. And when your Legisla
ture was called upon by thu
] brave boyS TO pass law whereby
| they shotild not be disfranchised bu
I allowed an influence in the election
OF officers that were 10 control the
/ destinies of the State, every Democra
| in the Legislature voted against it
And when it passed in spite of theil
] votes. the party pronounced the act un
constitutional. So with every measure
Ladopted in the Congress of the United
/ States, or in the State LegislatuTesso
| the various States of the Union, Ihi
| Democratic party invariably pro
nounced them all unconstitutional
and from the time the war commenced
\ till the surrenderot Lee and johnson
! to the victorious hosts OF the Republic
no act was constitutional, except thI
rebellion itself assert hers TO- nigh
that no platform of the Democratic
Darty sinca 1891 no S0ea ker of tina