The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-07-25
Choice Demooratic Gems.

OnOlco 1ScAAAOCAaeAc NSAhSs
The Juno number of the "Old
Guard Gays the GAINESVILLE COur-
ier) is before us. 1t is a recognized
STANDARD of Orthodox Democracy,
and from it we propose culling a
few choice Democratic gems, illus.
trative Of Democracy in its undilut
ed state. In an article on AlgernOn
Sidney's writings on Liberty, the
editor takes occasion to say OF Con-
gress:-
The power by which Congress
now CLAIMS to hold the southern
States, under the hand of military
rule, is simply the poWer of the
brigand, and no other. Every man
who consents to be an agent or an
officer Of this intolerable despotism
is in the eye of eternal justice, an
outlaw, whose life is actually the
property Of any and every man who
is oppressed by him. And the
eye of the constitution of the States
and of the United States, he is
traitor, who may be tried and
executed the instant the authority
of law can reach him.
There will be lively times when
Gems. Sheridan and Thomas, Pope
and Sickles, Schofield and Swayne
and others are tried as traitors.
After summarily disposing of
Congress as above, the editor under
takes 10 prove that the Govern.
ment rebelled and not the South.
His sophisms on this are not worth
mentioning. The argument shows
only that the writer is suffering
from the conscious sting of treason.
OF President Lincoln and of the
Generals who have had the mis-.
fortune to be named in connection
with the Presidency, he says:
Abraham Lincoln was the leader
of the greatest and bloodiest REBEL.
ion ever recorded in the annals oi
mankind. His whole course WAS
a rebellion, or war, against not
only the fundamental principles Of
liberty, but it was war, upon
civilization and upon society
His generals not only plundcred
private property, but they murder
ed non. belligerent and unarmed
people, not even sparing women
and children. Good God and
there are men calling themselves
Democrats who are shameless
enough and base enough to name
some of tho brutal tools of hif
abomiuation for tho Presidency
Such wretches may, in the dis
pensation of the wrath of Heaven
as a punishment to a guilty people
be elevated to that already disgrac
ed and abominized post, but they
will never, never reach there IN tn,
name of the Democracy. Never
II death and hell are to sit in sucl
places, they shall be placed in then
by the enemies of Democracy. Bet
ter endure tho rule of MongreliSn
; for half a century than to sink tn,
last hopes of civil liberty in Amer
ica by elevating somo brutal mill
: tary ass to supreme power in tn
prostituted name of Democracy.
Pretty good specimen Of Demo
cratic venom, that.
The business Of tho Democrac,
is thus described - se'
Our first great business is t.
make an end of all such abomina
tions as proclamations and militar
!, orders. To make an end OF them
if not otherwise, by ending tn
tyrants who utter them TIL
sluggard will say mol The cowar
will startle and shrink, and shud
der, lest the very thought Of sucl
q thing should make his own shad
ow alivo. The bond .robber an,
tho tax tyrant will clutch still
6rmcr the ragged cnsigns Of plum
; der, and snarl and hiss. But ther
are some brave men who will stan
by the old landmark of Demccra
cy.
Tho cold Guard appears to b
anxious for more assassinations.-
The blood of Lincoln appears
: have whottcd its appetite and
longs for tho accursed fame {
Booth, and calmly argues for NOR
assassinations whereby to prcserv
) tho Democratic party. Such |
Democracy, dollneated by its owI
leading organ.