The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10
Democratic Record--Precept versus Prac
tice.

preconcerted electioneering dodge fixed uI
by their political wire-workers. have raised
a simultaneous and prolonged howl, from
Maine to Oregon. about the enormity of the
National debt, and the extravaganza, cor.
ruptiou and misrule of the Republican party
No falsehood is too glaring, no statement too
extravagant for them to proclaim as 'facts
from the record.7 According to their dec
larations the only way to relieve the people
OF these evils and secure honesty and econ
omy in the administration of governmental
affairs is to reinstate the Democratic party in
power. They also assure us that their par
ty, if successful, would not only prove an
economical and safe custodian of the Govern
ment purse ard yigilant champion of the
peoples interest, but go further, and aft rm
that it al,cays has been the party of econ
ouy, safety, and honesty
Now we believe it is we'll established
and generally accepted maxim that it is fair
and safe judge of the future course of in
dividuals, associations and parties by their
I:pastfecord, character, and actions. From
this secure stand point let us examine and
see on what foundation-whether of truth or
falsehood-the foregoing Democratic decla-
rations rest. The records of history, and
the testimony of millions of unimpeachable
living witnesses. prove that in the high
councils of the Democratic party, and by it's
acknowledged leaders, the great Secession
crime was plotted and matured At the
Capital of the Nation, Senators, Congress.
men, and Ministers of State, supported by
and speaking in the name of the Democratic C
party, wrought and perfected the wicked
scheme intended to dissolve the Union and
destroy the Government created by the
wisdom and patriotism of the Fathers of the
Republic. In order to overthrow the Gov
ernment and establish on its ruins section.
al empire based on human slavery-an en-
pire to be ruled by aristocrats and from
which free labor and free speech were to be
forever excluded-they set aside religion,
morality, and law, and stepped their souls in
perjury. They raised their hands to heaven
and took solemn oaths to support the Gov
ernment and defend the Constitution SO that
they might find better opportunity to stab
and destroy them. They stole the Govern
ment arms and munitions of war, aud Dem.
ocratic Cobb (who is now stumping for Soy
mour and bewailing the National debt, J
pundered and robbed the Federal treasury.
And when these Democratic conspirators
went out from the Capital, they set the
flames of civil war to raging, illuminated
the seas with burning ships, deluged the
land with blood, and sent mourning and woe
into thousands of homes. While portion of
the Democratic party wers engaged in the
effort to destroy the Government by force of
arms, the remaining fraction of that organ
ization were acti, ely co operating with their
more warlkc brethren by doing all they
could to hamper the Administration, by
getting up riots in the North, discouragipg
enlistments, and holding Conventions to de-
clare the effort to preserve the Union fail
ure. We all know the results which followed
The Government finally succeeded in main
tanning its authority, the rebellion failed on
the battle field and the Democratic scheme
for destroying the Union and establishing a
slave empire was thwarted.
Now, what has been the conduct of the
Democracy, since it retired from the battle
field, foiled and defeated? We behold il
again reorganized and consolidated under a
flag bearing reputation and revolution on
its folds. We see it led, and its policy
shaped and controlled by the same men who
stained their souls with perjury and plotted
and fought to secure the downfall of the Gov.
erpment. We see among its recognized
leaders. and high in its councils, such men as
N. B. Forrest, H. Cobb. Robert Toombs, II
A. Wise. Raphael Semmes, Albert Pike and
Wade Hampton-all arrant traitors, whose
hands are red and garments stiff with the
blood of Union soldiers who died in defense
of our flag.
Such, in brief, is the true record of the
Democratic party-a record but too vel
authenticated; and judging the party by it,
past actions and deeds. we fail to appreciate
it's present claims to the trust and confdenc,
of the people. Indeed, its present platform
of reputation and revolution, its leadership
and its prescriptions and murderous outrage
in the South, solemnly warn all men wht
desire peace, order and the security of tn,
Government, to beware of it, and to shun i
as they would the fangs of poisonous ser
peut. The cry which Democrats have got III
about the debt, taxation, etc, is only for tn,
purpose of drawing public attention from
their own infamous and shameful record.
they possessed the least seose of shame o.
decency they would keep their mouths CLOSED
about everything relating to the war deb
and the taxation which they brought upoI
the country.
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