The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-09-12
The Democratic Issue.

The Democratic Issue,
The propositions presented to the
people Of Ohio by the Democratic
leaders are those: Our party tried to
break up the nation, aud plunged the
country into civil war, which has eu-
tailed a grOat calamity. We, the
Ohio Democratic politicians, declar-
cd that secession was an accomplisb-.
ed fact, aud tho dissolution Of The
J Union thing that could not be pre-
vented We denounced any attempt
90 put down the rebellion as a breach
Of the Constellation, aud vo voted
against raising man OF a dollar for
this purpose. We met 10 Convon-
tion at the bcginuing Of secession, and
resolved that the North had violated
its duties TO the South, and had no
right to resist separation. We used
our party discipline and prejudice to
prevent volunteering for the public
defense. We assailed every act Of
tho Government MS unconstitutional,
and denounced It as a Governmentto
which no man owed allegiance. b.
We organized the faithful Of the
Democratic party into secret armed
bhnda, to be ready to strike the blow
whenever the success OF our confed-
crates should give sufficient promise.
We itinerated through the State, de-
liveriug harangues the best calculat--
ed TO stir up men to seaition and re-
sistauce to the goyernmont We as
sailed tho Government money az
worthless rags, and tried TO prevent
our party from touching it. We as
sailed the governmen. bonds, and de-
clared they would never be paid. We
added hundreds OF millions 20 tho
Democratic war debt by depressing {
the public credit. We held out to-
our conledertes the promise Of lS0,-
900 Democrats ready to welcome
their triumph and to join them in
ovorthrowing the loyal Northern peo-
Pile In the midst Of the war wo met
in National Convention aud seut aid
and comfort to the enemy by solemn
ly resolving that the war to preserve
the Union was failure. We eontin-.
ually held out to our confederates tho,
promise that if they would become
divided aud powerless. They had
the assurance always before them
that Democratic victory at tho polls
in tho North would be the ContedeT-s
ate triumph in the war.
II was not with the consent Of tue
Northern Democratic party that olif
Confederates finally submitted. 1t
was against our will that the Una
ion was preserved The national
triumph was our downfall. Its joy
was our afiiiction. But now, since
the Union ispreserved in spite Of as,
since We failed in five years eHorti
to destrny the nation, we propose to,
take its goverumnRt into our hands.
The party which saved the nation
from destruction is incompetent to
govern its affairs in peace. That be-
longs to us who tried to destroy it. A.
long prepared conspiracy, followed BY,
a five years war Of rebellion, has quail.
itiod us alone TO govern. We brought
all the calamities upon the country.
Nothing but tho hair of the same
Democratic dog that poisoned tho
life. blood Of the uation, can cure the
bite. Patriots have had their day
None but traitors must now be put on
guard
This is the modest proposal which
tho Democrats speakers present to
the people Of Ohio. This s the plain
issue There is no limit to the meaHs
ness Of Democrats estimate of the
popular intelligence and integrity.
aud therefore these leaders have the
assurance to make this proposition TO
the people Of Ohio. They thoughe
they could carry Ohio into olthsrrsbelJ
lion; they now bring out man covered
over With the infamy Of treason, aud
Insult the people by proposing TO put
them in as rulers TO reconstrnct the
rebellion. They signally failed in
their estimates Of the character ofthe
people iu the war; aud il Il not Likes
" Ihat patriotic war and coM-,
pletc triumph have degraded the
people so that they will now foist up
on ,hemselvss theso characters who
are fixed in historical iufamy Gas,,
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