The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-09-17
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
DEMOCRATIC PROFESSIONS VS.. DEMO-
CRATIC PRACTICE THEIR PARTY
AND PLATFORM REVIEWED.

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party was party of progress and princl-
| pies; but even prior to the rebellion, 1t
had long outlived its usefulness. Follow
ing the example of Jefferson, Madison, and
host of the earlier statesmen and patriots,
the Democratic party contributed largely
( to the advancement OF the principles OF
republican government and the security of
individual rights; but, when it threw aside
the armor of liberty, ignored and derided
the great truths enunciated in the Decla-
ration of Independence, and embraced the
rotten and despotic theories of Calhoun,
Rhett, Toombs, Yancey, Slidell, and their
co-conspirators, the great party itself be-
came a conspiracy, not only against the
Union of the States, but also against the
liberty of man. When it declared, thro'
its leaders, for the divinity of slavery, it
became the foe of liberty and the advocate
and slave of despotism. From the time it
ceased to honor its great statesmen, and
commenced to reward only the truculent
tools of corrupt and despotic leadership,
it became the enemy Of liberty, the impla-
cable opponent of the Union. 1t consent
/ ed, in 1860, to its own disruption at
Charleston and Baltimore, that the foun-
dation for the dissolution of the Union
might be securely laid.
The power of the Union to protect and
preserve liberty was the sole source of its
offense to the Democratic leaders. Fearing
the exercise of that power by the Repub-
licans, they organized rebellion and sought
to establish Government whose corner
stone should be slavery, and the whole
structure of which should consist of States
torn from the National Union. Singly
and by pairs and squads the Democratic
/ leaders of the South in the legislative and
3 executive departments of the Government
: boldly, defantly marched out of the high
places they had betrayed and dishonored
q not only unrebuked, but cheered and EN-
couraged by their Northern armies No
IS a man but was Democrat went into re
bellion not a man but was a Democra
:, sympathized with or aided rebellion. Th'
" rebellion was, in its conception and prog
ress, Democratic measure, inaugurated
: advocated, conducted, defended, and sup
J ported by none but Democrats. Its pur
$ pose was the establishment of slav
o empire Its advocates held that capita
; should own labor, that slavery was divin
le institution.
es Upon such theories and for such purpc
N ses was the Democratic party, by the vo
TO untary action of its leaders, dissolved, an,
the war for the disruption of the Uniol
h entered upon with the approval of .thes
leaders in every section Of the country.
At the first National Convention of tn
Democratic party after the Inauguration o
rebellion-in Chicago, in 1864-the Dem
d ocratic leaders, though separated from thei
It Southern allies by pending hostilities, dit
e not fail to express their sympathy witt
, their old allies, declare the war for tn
preservation of the Union failure, an,
: the restoration of the Union as 1t acaS tn,
only road to peace
/ Strange to say, the same leaders VIII
u made, conducted, and consented to the re
bellion still control the Democratic party
It They were the ruling power in the nation
3 al nominating Convention recently assem-
: bled, and succeeded in forcing upon tn
party, candidates and platform pledges
q to renewal of strife, even to war, if neet
o be, in the interest of the defeated author
J, of the rebellion, and with the avowed pur
: pose of restoring to its control men fresl
from an assault upon the national hfe.-
Il Can any further evidence be required o
It the utter unftness of the Democratic part
e under its present leadership to rule tn
country? @
True, these willy and unprincipled lead
ers have, in the platform adopted by thei
4th of July Convention, made some spe
cious promises. But what are their prom
ises worth ? Their whole political caree
y is but schedule of violated pledges anC
upmeanin0 nratAnsinns
: called to organize Tanners Club. The
following officers were elected: President
j. e. Hutchinson Vice Presidents, VIM
d. Davis, r. E. Smith, n l. Roberts.
SecreEaries, A. Y. Jones, Alvin Evans
Treasurer, Samuel Henry. A eommitte,
of FIVE was appointed, to receive applica
} tions for membership, procure the necessa
ry unifbrms, &c. 1t is thought the Clui
,wiH number 100 members in one -weel
from date, at or about which time its frs
public parade will be held A meeting o.
IT, Club will be held in the Town Hal
this Thursday) evening, to perfect or
ganization, &c.
81 WASHINGTON TowNsH1p-A CORE
spondent writes us that a Grant and Col
b fax club was organized at Hemlock OF
ISaturday evening last. VIM Hale, ESQ.
wSs elected President, g. w Miller Vios
j Pres;dent, and John Williams Secretary
4 A eooGly number enrolled themselves as
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