Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-07-10
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THE DEM )CRATIC PARTY DISSECTED.
The Democratic party of the United
States governed this country for thirty
years, almost without interruption. You
are my witnessed that they misgoverned it.
You are my witnesses that they sOwed
broadcast the seeds of the bloody harvest
we reaped in the just closed. You are
my witnesses that this party, honored so
beyond measure by generous and con-
fiding people, at last betrayed their trust.
and broke this people in pieces by cruel
and bloody war. For many years prior to
1860 the controlling element of the party
had been molding public sentiment. and
shaping the policy of the Government,
with ii view to secession and rebellion, end
ing so fatally to the people.
sLAvERY-lTs LIFE BLOOD.
They governed the country for thirty
years upon the Slavery question. and cx.
alted the institution into paramount an
thority and invincihle power in the land.
The institution made Presidents. and made
Cabinets; tore in pieces compromise
sanctioned for years by the common con
sent Of the people; prosecuted and stoned
to death the prophets Of the people because
they would not worship 1t.
A SUICIDAL ACT.
When; at last. majority Of the people
of the United States had got tired of being
thus ruled and elected to power party
opposed to the rule aud spread of Slavery.
this same imperinus power rrv"lted against
the only friend the institution had IN the
world-thr Constitution of the United
States. Giving up the support OF this
Constitution. with the Supreme Conrt and
majority of the ongress to back 1t, the
rulers and uphnlaers of the Democratic
party fora generation rcvol.rd. drew the
sword Ut CIV, war against the Union. the
IDEAS and tendencies of the age. aud the
Father Of men. For nearly thirty years
the Democratic party had governed us here
| in the South with Il rod of iron. IN the soie
interest of Slavery. with a view to s"crss-
son. This party organized Presidential
campaign in the interests OF secession and
rebellion, with Breckenridge as leader. that
Douglas might he defeated, Or Mr.. Liicaln
more surely elected. having long hrture
declared that if ha was elected they would
revolt and dissolve oar Union. They DIES
iroved their party to precipt te the des
truc;ion of their country. They went into
the Rebellion upon ,hcfact of Mr. Lineoln,s
. election. and the Democrats of the North.
Spurncd ana abantlouel by their Rebel
allies, lost all power and inflaene e III the
country.
| TIE WAR AGAINST THE UNION.
War broke out. and all right minded
y oplr: under the lead of Lincoln and
Douglas. Criitenden and Guthrie. rose NJ
to meet this daring attack upon the Umoi
aud the freedom anG progress which 1t rep
resented. The people everywhere rallied
to the CO.ntrys cause. and When I3,OUu
men were called for. above 300 O0O came
to the rescue Now. at this time, the D'm-
ocratic party seemed to have been blotted
from the political map. 1t had no exist
rnce TIL the anti Slavery policy ct the
Gnverunent was developed by the events
ot the war.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE TO REGAIN LIFE.
The Democratic party seized this OPP
portunity to organize. and many of us in
Kentucky, alarmed for the result. gave it
our sympathy, regarding the Democrats OF
the orth-theu in arms against their late
leaders of the South, and thus friends OF
the Union and the war against rebeilion--
as friends also Of the Constitution. We
came to their aid speedily in the Border
States. and in the election III lo62 they
elected members from nearly all the dis
tricts in some of the States, aud came
| within a few vntes Of having the House "l
tirn, A tht nln l,luH Hi.rS
with tie old sympathirs. champion, the
party. and began to declare their "?p"si
| ton to the war. in many ways throwing
| their influence into the scale on the side ol
the enemy. Instead of supporting the gov
crnment in the prosecution ot the war
they pursued policy evidently designed
| 10 stop and abandon il; of course THEN
were many exceptions, hut speak of what
believe to be the real power OF the party
KESTuCKEY REBELS.
The war Terminated ut last owing to the
yalor of our soldiers and the genius of our
cn,nnandcrs-m spite of all opposition
covert and open-in favor of the Union
! Now mark what followed You thai have
any hope Of cont ,rt or honor in the Dem
ncra,ic party. In Kentucky. men left the
State. ani swofe alley lance to f0reiSn.
Rebel power. hut left their wives. sisters,
d ,uyhlcrs and property behind. in "nr
nidst, under and to our protection; and
these men continually invited and brought
war around our tiresidcs, and in the midst
Of their own families; plundcre.l our fields
and stables. m mtssacrcd our inhabitants. aud
burned our towns mt last. conquered i'll
IL. u. c.turn.I fu hal In flI.v
had abandoned. The Union party in pow
cr in the State OF Kentucky. in genrr,
nus spirit, DESTROYS of healing all the
wounds of the body polite, and restoring
a sonl peace tn oar atfl cted commonwealth.
foryaye them all the penalties of the law.
and restored to them the franchise.
MEN ALWAYS TRUE TO THEIR syMPA.
THIES.
They were scarcely warm in their seats
before that sam Legislature was urged, by
ambitious asplrants among them. to call II
State Convention. BY voice alm0st
unanimous it refused to do So prOnounc
ing instlnctively against its policy, for Il
reason they did not fully recognize at the
time, but which must now he apparent,
VIZ: in such Convention. the synlpathies
of Rebellion and those of Unionism wOnld
never harmoniously interhow and fuse to-
gnther. If called there must be disinte
grafton of the Heterogeneous elements that
composed it. So the Convention was re-
fused. Then these enfranchisei Rebels
and their sympathizers who staid at home
and lent their aid ass they safely could. to
divide the Union. called State Conven-
ton. not of the Union Democratic party
that had voted for Mcclellan. but called a