Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-10-16


Tbete In not tosbe fouud 10 the history
Of political parties in sny sge Or; sny
country, such a. amount VI impudencs
as is exhibited LS the Democratic party IN
the costest now going on before the Alder.
lean people. Eight years sgo l, shreaten-
ed war ii the kepubliesp esDdidate for
President was elected 10 tina, Office. A bra
ham Lincolu wss elected according TO the
provisions Of the constitution and the
laws. This With them was the signnl for
hosiiliiies, and ignoring the right of the
people 20 select their rulers. aud rejecting
the Democratic theory that the majority
should rule, they msdly prccipitsted the
country In . bloody war This war ragged
for four years, aud more than five hun
dred thousand liyes we're sacrificed :, ADD
four thousand millions Of money expend-
ed, aud DOW they would have the people
forget there ever was war. and appeal
TO them TO again trust them with power.
But, thank heaven, the people are .not
such fools as not 20 learn ir0m experience.
Ia ell countries aud in oil sger, ~ we'll ~
10 this country 10 times past, when a par
~ took sides against the country, they
passed into their political grs,ss. When
the tories took sides with Geo Ill in the
revolutionary war and failed, they did
not run q candidate for The Presidency
against Geo Washington Again In the
war of 1912 small portion OF the old
Federal party, moved By political hate Of
the kepublican party. showed sympathy
with the British aud held what 10 histor--
cslly known as the Hartford Convention,
where they held about such doctrines ss
thote contained in the Democratic plsi-
lorm adopted at Chicago 10 1864, which
declared the war . failure. Who does
not remember the odium that attached 10
Tho Hartford ohsehiionY More than
forty yenrs after that Convention had sd
journed, every political hneksiei psrsded
IT. proceedings before the people - an
evidence OF his patriotism, because he
pretended 10 hate aud coudemn the sction
Of that body, snd none ever mVts hesfti.
ly belaborcd that convention than the
leaders n ID demagogner VI the Democrs,-
Ic party. Now that party whose crimcs
aie mountains IL magnitude ~ compared
with the offence ~ the Hartford Conyon.
uonists, ask that the people shall forget
the blood shed, suffering aud ruin which
lbey brought upon the country 10 their
efforts TO destroy this Government, snd
once more permit them 10 have the con-
lrol Of that government. t.I
Was there ever such imrudencr2 Have
they repeated of their rlns which they
committed in their efforts 20 pull down
the ilhg OF eur country aud cunpel tho
people 10 bow IN homage "a the bopns
eonecrn which the Democrats South rails.
I'D In treason 10 the constitution and tho
Uniou2 Where IL The evidence OF that
iepentanceY There j. none. A disiin-
euished member Of that purity, Gen, Wade
Hampton, IN q speech nj Charleston, South
Carolina, snid that he never would sc-
knowledge tha, the people Of tho South
we're wrong IN wae'nr war sfRinst ,ks
Government OF the United States. This
IL the statement Of all the rebels Who
were lately 10 arms, and declare that tho
lost cause Is still the dearest object of
their hearts, aud they still hope that
some time II may be revived and become
triumphant. DO the Democrats OF tho
AtVith oVuutWh thtno tthhHtuts aha hr~~
pirations Of their brethren In the Scuthy
Where IL the evidence OF this disappro-
bation9 La all the meetings held by that
party since the uitefance Of those Hai-
loroas sentiments. did the party ever,
pass resolution rebaking these men
Tor their manifest disloyslty 70 the
and the Union2 There is no
such resolution, and the rational infer
enss Is that they silently approve 'hssr
course just ~ they approved and sup
ported ihem when in open revolt TO the
Government. With such . record In the
past, aud their purpose openly svowed 10
renew the war for the purpose OF avoid
iag tho legislation Of Congress 10 the
restoration Of the rebel States, o. declar-
cd in their platform, ought there men 10
be entrusted with pove, sgsin!