The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-09-28
Tho Dc,uocroijc Porfv.

II was acknowledged that the democratic party
opposed the war, and all their Conventions
adopted resolutions OF pcace-on-any- terms
character, and the Chicago Convention which
nominated Mcclellan for the Presidency declared
the war failure" Since the war, however,
the democratic party has grown eminenlly pairi-
oic. five believe their story, democrats al
ways favored the war for the Union; |; was
they demanded ila, all the forts and arsenals
aud public property stolen by the rebels should
be reclaimed II was democrats that declared
that the Union should he zone aud indvisiblc,
aud that the seeded States should he whipped
back into the sistcrhood Il was democrats that
made Up orr army aud navy, aud that contrib
uicd the money necessary To the conqucring 81
treason. Such arr the prcieasiOHs Of lai,er-day
Democracy, but how stand the facts What 10
the record OF this immaculate party ? How did IL
act When treason Threatened the violent sunder-
ing Of the government created by Washington
and his compcrrs how did it act during the
fearful contest waRcl D. the people OF The seeded
States against the government how does il net
now let us see
When the frs, rumbliugs Of the coming storm
WIS ANtN " WIS aetttihtutu tuat Mf.
Lincoln was elected To the Presidency, in 1850,
every State that afterwards seeded from the
Union was ruled by the democratic party All
OF them had democratic Governors and legisla-
lures. Il was the democratic State Of South
Carolina that passed an ordinance VI secession
and one Of her democratic cA.Conercssmen. Ed
mud Ruilin, fired the iirs, shot of the war
a.
hands, Jane. Buchanan was President and his
Cabinet was composed OF Floyd aud Thompson
aud TOucey aud such men. The Senate and
House Of Representatives were largely democ rat
tc. and II Was only 10y the retirement Of the deui.
Ocratic members OF the two Houses tina, Mr.
Lincoln obianri majority in either favorable
10 his views. Mr.. buchanan affected To doub,
his power and aulhufii, To Use the army and
navy 10 suppress the rebellion. aud So FILTERED
away the months during which by the promp,
use Of the power ~ hi. command. he might have
npIed tile conspiracy in its bud Perhaps Jane.
buchanan did not work directly in favor OF the
rebellion but he will ever be held responsible by
the American people a. having failed 10 his duty
AT that trying hour Of his country's need. But
Howell Cobb then Secretary o. the Treasury.
and afterwards General in the rebel army rc-
moved large amount OF money from Washing
ton 10 New Orleans, so that ii might easily fall
into the hands Of Rebel General Twiggs. u few
weeks later, aud go into the Confederate States
treasury This same cobb went TO New York
city, and told the promincn, brokers that the
borrower, but that those who loaned il money
would lose il, thus cndeavoring TO injure the na.
'ona! credit. John u. Floyd Secretary OF War.
aud also later a rebel general. scattered our ar
my, during the three or four months preceding
Mr. Lincoln coming in TO Office. to the mos; dis.
tani portions Of the land. leaving our forts and
arsenals an easy prey 10 the rebels, and arrang.
cd his part OF the business so nicely that Mr..
Lincoln, when be came into Office could hardly
gather al the Capitol single regimen; Of the
regular army In whole week This same Sec.
Rotary robbed the nrscnals at the North OF their
arms and munitions Of war and gave them TO
the South. Toucey, then Secretary OF the Navy.
scattered our war vessels 10 distant seas or laid
them up IN Southern ports, so that when the
war broke out We had actually only the frigaie
Brooklyn 10 use as means Of aiding to put
down the rebellion then inaugurAted. The Sen.
ators and Representative often States withdrew.
In the carly days OF 1861, from the national
Congress, and all those Senators and Representa-.
'lves were democrats, with, perhaps, a single ex-
eepiion. Their las; days in Congress were
spent in hurting anathsmas at the United States
government and breathing words Of bitter def.
ance against IT, while the Southern Confeieracy.
then just coming into existence. was made the
subject Of praise and panegyric The prominent
generals Of the rebel cause we're democrats the
leaders under the rebel civil government, were
democrats Lee, the Johnsions, Beauregard
S'eDar', Longsireei, EARLY, Hill, MeCausland--
Davis aud Breckenridge, Stephens, Thompson,
Nemminger, Bouham-all were democrais.-
with the single exceptions Of John Bell and Gen.
Lollikoncr, We ennnot remember a man promi.
nent in either u civil or military CAPACITY in the
Coniederacy, who was no, previous 10 the war a
democrat.
Again. take the case of those who lef, this
state 10 aid the cause Of treason T.. Loui,
Lowe bad been a democratic governor Of Mary.
1and-et rose to prominence at the rebel Capitol
Bradley 7. johnson was democratic politician
OF Frederiek-he found treason eminently fitted
to his political principles, aud Was employed to
rot the people Of his native State and TO lay its
cities under contribution; Geo =. Kane was the
democratic Marshal Of Police Of baltimore city
he found that treason and Richmond suited hi,
views aud soon brought up there. TO return
mi L. a..
for sheriff Of Baltimore city Gilmor Catch
Stewart, the iioWics. Gill. Davis. Cockey every
onn that We know Of who lei, Maryland TO ioin
the Confrderaey had previously been democrat,
II wss essentially democratic rebellion com
mchetd by democrais carried on by democrats
encouraged by democrats. Whoever heard OF ~
Republican that Frjoicrd at u Rebel success. p
Whocv,r heard OF democrat Who did nut9 4.
II not yst fresh in the memories Of our citizen,
that when our aims were iriumIhnn, democrat.
were siIher snen and nd or else defiant and
that WHEN the rebel arms were successful they
were Jubilani and joyful
We have M immense debi-,utn,y.six hun.
dred millions Of dollars TO pay even III. inter
esioh this immense sum we are ground down by
taxes. Everything We eat OF drink OF wear mus,
be STAMPS ed while IL We succeed IN making
over ihou'and dollaa. year. "a portion Of II
m"'' ~ towards paying our democratic debt -
Yes, drSaeraiic dii for this debt is the contribu.
iion Of Democracy io the government Had ihrr.
never been democratic party. there never would
have hcn reb-liion. ThA, part, Is responsi.
hlc Tor our $4,000, 0oo. Qua of deb, aud Tor The
a.. l.. ..tN9
Il Il responsible For The li,rs at III, hundreds ~
thousands VII" died d,Irhdnr their county
to- The wounds aud brui.'s ofhundrcsi, ~ ihous.
ands more who have given their limit. and vast.
ed their strength l'rnraih their nations flag
ior the yet unchecked tears of hundr, ~ Of ihous.
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