Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-08-05

the government, by pack of rillainous,
lecherons, leprous beings, whose hands
are yet red and reeking with the blood of
loyal citizens-promises free pardon, pro-
poses reputation, and in time toan old
tuues proclaims "a more vigorous prose
secution of the war"
passing strange with what nicely,
and dove-tailed exactness, as relates to
principles and persons, the present de-
mands and demonstrations Of the Demo
cratic party fit to past history. The rec
ord of the Democratic party throughout
the rebellion is VIGOROUSLY disloyal. Ey-
erybody knows tits useless to reiterate.
Vallandigham in Ohio, was arrested,
tried and punished for diseouraging en-
listments, for encouraging desertions, and
other hagant violations of the law, perpe-
trated in aid of the rebellion; the Demo-
cratic party Of shat state not onl y de-
nounced his punishment as an act Of ty-
ranny, but made him their candidate for
! Governor-draw the inference--commen
is unnecessary. Il CRATIC Seymour, in
New York, wrote letter, the pith of
which vast was more important to put
4 down the government for its treatment
! of Y allandigham, than to pu: down the
rebellion-<and the Democratic7 party
made him their. Governor. So it was
everywhere In all its party action;
throughout the North, the democratic
party virtually took ground against the
/. Government. and substantially in favor
of the rebellion 1t opposed the draft,
denounced the arrest and imprisonment
of spies and sympathizers with treason;
made itself the defender of those who
sought in all ways to embarrass and Grip
pie the GoVernment-not to aid, support
or strengthen it in it's life and death
struggle OF all the foes with which the
/ Government had to contend, the Demo
cratic party was the most dangerous.
History repeats itself, and so with the
Democratic party, The result OF. the re-
cent Democratic convention In New York
is in substance but a repetition Of what
7 was enacted at Chicago in 1864 The
:. play has been the same, similar east of
! Characters, the leading ones at least, and
for tile denouen,ent Of which we have
only to refer to the past. In addition to
its already infaln GUS history, the Demo,
{ cratic party, has, atthe hands ofone who
was banished from the country for his
traitorous and reasonable acts, surroun-
ded and supported by the direSt and most
viruent enemies of the Government, in
addition toits former magnanimity, offer
ed the highest gift within the power of
the people, to one whose, record IS III
keeping with the party he represents, in
the person OF HoratiQ Seymour. The
man who declared the wat a failure, who
opposed the draft, who denied the right
of the Government to coerce state, who
favored secession aud encouraged rebel
a lion, stands upon "a Republication platform,
and has for his associates aud colleagues
: such men as Vallandgiham, Wade Hamp-
ton, Forest, John Morrissey, Pirate
Semmes and Brick 'Pomeroy, for Pres
ident of the United ,Stdtes,! Great g cd !!
n tyet-else shall the grave belch forth
its .honorcd dead at a. fate so terrible.
There is, in the association and surround
ings Of this convention, and the fat it has
sent out to the world, something too,hor-
! rible for conem plation ; the serpent as
+ there, and his venom is none the less
r deadly from his protestations of friend
ship. We understand that game and will
block it. ~ Was there ever time the De.
rnocracy would not promise anything
for that matter everything !? No,anever !
| And this dish they have cooked up per
:. order Of August Belmont & Co; this
promising flesh pot of Egypt, has flavor
that smacks not to our taste; it hath no
pleasant SAVIOR : it stinks-is :rottenylep7
rous with treachery and treason, and We
will have none of it. We will not re,
ward a party for its past disloyalty, or
trust to it interests to which it has ever
, proved faithless. s i',<sf. @la5s p.
i THERE'S but one great current can be
but1one terminus for the political promise
and progress Of the day, That will be
found in the steady adv aneement of all
humanity, the undoubted triumph of
i equal rights, free speech, free labor, free
ballot, and universal bene6cence to all
men. In word, the triumph of right
over eorong: This is simply what we
have been contend ing for since the bonn
bardment Of Sumpter-why we sacrificed
: a million lives and expended three billion
:. of money Twas for. right in place of
{ torong. Though the, clash of arms is no
longer beard, the battle still RACES, and
the fight is none the less earnest. I'm
, pediments have been thrown in our way
and obstacles have arisen, but our ad-
|. vancement has been sure, and steadfast.
There can be no mistake as to our course.
We are completing the. final volume of
q an unfinished history a The chapters al
q ready. written are lbut records among the
battle7felds. of our, country. What re-
mains to be told is but tale continued
whose development must be in keeping
with its antecedents We began on the
side of Union and Liberty, against seces-
sion, oppression and rebellion. We are