Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-24
Death Of Che DemocratIc Party.

THE lives of political parties are not
limited by divine command, as are those of
individuals. Nevertheless, it always hap.
pens that when they have accomplished
their career, or have become corrupt by
long possession of power, they die, and
give place to purer and moro vigorous or
ganizations.
Sometimes parties commit such great
crimes that the common justice of man
kind will not permit them to survive.
They are sent off like condemned criminals
to a death from which there is no reprieve.
The Tories of the Revolution generally
left the country at the close of the war
which they constantly opposed Those
who remained had neither numbers nor
courage sufficient to form even the nucleus
of party
Those political parties which have OPP
posed the wars waged by the nation have
invariably come to a speedy death. The
old Federal party disappeared soon after
| the successful issue Of our second war
with Great Britain. The Wing party did
not long survive the close OF the Mexican
| war, which it had opdosed. 1t was, indeed,
| galvanized with temporary semblance OF
| life by the election of the hero of Buena
| Vista, whom it had the shrewdncss to
nominate.
None of these dead parties of the past
eyer committed the crime OF treason
against the country. The policy of waging
the wars which they opposed was an open
question, and one on which parties might
honestly and patriotically differ.
Those who fought against the nation in
our late civil war were traitorsi and those
in the North who aided and abetted them
were partakers in their guilt. The rebels
of the South and the Copperheads in the
North belonged to the Democratic party,
and still propose to bear the name. II
any of the rebels were known by any
other political name before the war, they
turned up at its close most Jealous Dem
ocrats"
3 Upon the Democratic party, then, rests
the responsibility of the rebellion. It's
guilt is theirs, and they take the conse-
Quences of its defeat.
All history, all analogy, all reason, and
| all Justice now say that the Democratic
lpdrty must die. The dew of death is upon
It's brow, the mental struggle has begun
No political triekery can save 1t, no arl
can give il a longer lease of life. Gould
it have obtained as its candidate some sue
cessful General Of the war with whose
name and services 1t could have caused
the people for the moment to forget its
| QhInulnB IeCOIub tucIe 10 pOooiDhiVJ tho
II might have sickly existence four year
Z longer. This, however, it had neithel
ability nor wisdom to do, and now II mus
prepare for the supreme agony, and shor
! will be its shTift.
1t is a marvel Of the times and curiosi
ty of human nature that this party should
! have the remotest hope TO live. II is said
! however, that criminals on the scaifol
, have sometimes had hopes Of an extension
! of life until the very door was droppe'
u which launched them into eternity. Tn
: Democratic party pretends TO stand ON
y platform, but it is really pinioned upon
!. scaffold. It's hands are tied, its eyes ar
y bandaged, its last speech has been said. ]
7 remains now but for the people to say th
u word and the guilty criminal will u
y launched into non existence. So may II be
e -Aubura (M ~ Daily NelCs.