American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-12
The Democratic Convention at
ANNAPOLIS,

The Democracy OF Annapolis have
been exhibiting a remarkably fine spcei-
men of gymnastics during the past week.
The brains of the untcrrifed are consid>
ersbly muddled, and with all the wisdom
and astuteness which they are accustom-
ed tc claim for themselves, they are un-
able to determine whether or not slavery
has been abolished in the State of Mar
| yland. 1t is no wonder that the Demo,
cracy cling so fondly and tenaciously to
the negro, for he has been their political
stock in trade for the past fifty years.
Through prejudice to the negro they made
subscrvieDt to their aims and wishes, a
large portion of our people, who to day,
can hardly realize that they ever served
under such task master. Ireland was
colonised, and with hatred Of the "na-
| CUR" which was instilled into them on
| Irish soil, became one Of the pillars of
the so,called American Democracy.
When the war resulted in the abolition
of slavery, it pronounced the doom of
the party that sought to destroy the Gov
ernment, and placed the signet of infamy
upon it. Without the negro, the Demo.
cratic party is as aimess as it is certain>
ly useless. II VARIED the country against
the dangers of emancipation, and pre-
dieted, in such an event, a war of races.
Notwithstanding this kindly proffered
advice, the people declared that slavery
should perish. and the result of that de-
cree has been, greater assimilation Of
the interests and feelings of all classes,
and an understanding between the two
races that precludes all possibility Of an
other civil war on this continent for cen,
turies 30 come The Annapolis Demo-
cracy are unwilling to surrender the bro
ken idol; for they see in the little stone
| that has been hewn from the mountain,
the instrument of their overthrow and
destruction. Already they have been
routed horse, foot and dragoon, in almost
every State, except this aud Kentucky,
and here, upon their last battlefield,
they are determined to- illustrate that
courage for which their chivalric leaders
have been so justly celebrated. They
have been chivalric aud daring in raids
upon the public treasury for more than
fifty years, and we are willing, while we
gladly witness their departure from the
place which they baseiy prostituted to
places of blood and plunder, that they
shall retire with all the honors which any
portion of mankind are willing to accord
them. 1t makes but little difference
what opinions these disappointed and
embttered demagogues at Annapolis
may express Any declarations in regard
to slavery which they may make, will be
as powerless, and far less destructive,
than their effort to erect slave oligarchy
upon the ruins of the Federal Govern
ment, The wrangling which manifests
! itself in every days proceedings, is con
vincing proof that they have at least re-
allied the fearful situation in which they
are placed, and Of the hopelessness of
escape from the dilemma. The conven>
ton was called through blunder, and
there is no set of men in Maryland who
would more gladly see its whole pros
ceedings quashed than those who are
now engaged in patching up platform
for the Democracy of this State. Ifthere
is any person who supposes that there is
harmony in their proceedings, we would
beg leave to correct the erroneous i'm.
preston. There never was political
assemblage in this State in which there
was so much diversity of opinion and
bitterness of feeling, and if the proceed
ings are brought to close without nm
open and decided rupture, it will be more
the result of necessity that Of good feel
ing-Freo1e' ich city, (4Nd) Republican.