The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-29

cease to prescribe men whose only sin
is their willing support to their Gov
eminent. Be content to serve as
private citizens at least as long as YOU
battled in the field.
THE TWO PARTIES.
We find before us two parties. each
one protesting love for the Union, and
a reverence for the fundamental law
of the land; each protesting to ad-
here to, and advocate principles-the
maintaining of which alone can pre-
serve Jul country intact, and correct
ly carry out the object of all just gov
ernments, the greatest good to the
greatest number of its %subjects;"
each holding the tenets of their faith
to be those of truth and loyalty; and,
gentlemen, thanks to the God of
battles" each carrying at the head of
their columns the flag of our Union,
the flag of &c, the flag Of 81. They
have each by their chosen delegates
assembled in Convention, put forth
their platform of principles, and
placed before the nation the represen-
tative men of their respective parties
to lead their legionst to Americas only
hereafter to be hoped for arbiter, the
ballot box.
Let usuplaee their doctrines in equal
light before US, and reason as to their
strength, the truth within them, and
their fitness to heal. to restore, and
comfort the nations condition. And
here in advance, allow me to say that
although [ cannot refrain from anal
yziDg aud showing forth the design,
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treason of the Democratic creed, yet,
yielding, for the moment, all of the
weight of this charge against them,
and according to them a proper mo-
tive and a loyal intent, l shall go on
to mark out the lines, hoping to
make good my assertions of the fit
ness of the one and the unfitness of
the other to be accepted by the peO-
ple-even by Kentucky-upon the
strength, justice, and sympathy of the
n to an extent far beyond the other,
rather than to make our own to win
by reason of the impotency of the
other.
WHICH PARTY SHALL WI CHOOSE?
What party shall control the Gov
eminent? That one in which is to
be found the bone and sinew of con-
stitutlonal loyalty-who upheld the
Government in her most trying hour,
and who now dispassionately and
earnestly are battling to restore and
re-unite the bruised sections; or
shall we choose that one under whose
administration the golden bowl was
broken, aud the chain that bound us
rent In twain? Shall we again bring
! forth tho dka~ h0k mani 1nurn ~ ~
fusion and blood, and have again, now
that all is clear, its bloody CLEANS to
shine around us? Shall we have a
power to rule over us that marks the
poor mans necessities alike with
the rich ones bounties for its resOur-
ces, or shall it be the one that shield
the laborer and the poor, and goes to
stately palaces for its revenues? Shall
we choose the party that bows to the
DEGREES of heaven. or the one that re
jects its decisions? Shall we trust the
one that fairly meets the contracts
made, and pays its debts in the letter
and spirit In which they were con
tracted, or the one that seeks refuge
from its debtors in the black cavern
of repudiation2 Shall we cast our lot
with that party who comes forth with
the bright Angel of Peace lowering
over their veteran and victorious
ranks, or shall we resign our
selves to the embrace of a
newborn, motley and underlined
party who came forth, and that,
too, over the graves of victims fallen
by their folly, only to renew under
the cry of Unconstitutional, revo-
lutionary, and void" a war, the re-
suit of which would be only to give
the reins of power and the exercise
of authority to those who now enjoy
more of liberty, and more of peace,
than their ambitious aim would justly
allow them to enjoy?
MODERN DEMOCRACY.
Gentlemen: There once was a Dem.
o%cratic party-powerful, patriotic, and
grand; but their power has passed
away-their patriotism buried with
their great leaders, and to-day the
ilIegitimate sons ask the heirship to
their noble deeds, and that 0 they
be clothed with the robes of grandeur
worn by patriots long since gone.
This they cannot do. The cloven
foot cannot be concealed.
For a long time [ could but believe
this frst-class, first water diamond
Democracy of Kentucky, was at va
rance with Northern Democracy, but
there is substantially no difference
of the two, I think our wild hog
Democracy" of Kentucky, deserves
more of consideration and respect
even at the hands of those of US
who so materially oppose them, than
do others-for how brave and mag
unanimous as are her people-they
fought out their political issues with
out sugar-coat, and gave, politically
everybody against them and every
measure they advocate, its proper
place and proper name.
No one will, however serious other
charges may be against them, accuse
them of stealing a ~blue-coated livery
or under the banner of u nationa.
emblem, and their love for the same
placing men in Office and power. BuI
those who go hand In hand and shout.
der to shoulder with them in other
States, make these great professions
of affection for the flag and loyalty to
the Constitution, who, / am very fear
full, are not as good-certalnly not a;
trustful-by so doing, IS our first
water rebel Democracy of Kentucky
No. gentlemen, Democracy of to-day
is a myth. 1t holds no fixed views
one excepted, aud that is to rule OF
ruin. There is a Vallandigham De
mocracy, a Brick Pomeroy Democ-
racy, an Andrew johnson Delnoc
racy, a Salmon 2. Chase Democracy
and last, but by no means least, a JEFF
Davis Democracy, who l am not Ger
tain but demand moro of Difference
from us than any of the others, and
now, as ever, are more to be respected
Each one of these, in the peculiar
localities where they are popular, cal
ont TO hehnld in them the salt of this