The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-17
R.PLUMS.

The DID Guard for April presents
the following choice sugar-plums for
Democratic babes:
"a Northern Democrat" warns the
people of the South that they "must
not believe for one moment that the
sentiments proclaimed by The Nep
York Day Book, or The La Crosse
Democrat, are the sentiments of the
united Democratic party of the North"
The two papers here named equal in
circulation nearly all the other Demo-
cratic papers in the United States.
And it is, furthermore, within bounds
to say that seren-tenths Of the Demo-
cratic papers Of The North a9urs such
Democracy as is sent forth by a te,c
such papers as the Msw York World.
We have no doubt that The Mississip-
pian's correspondent was in Lincoln's
war, either as contractor or an officer.
He has upon him the stains of the
blood of men who fought for liberty,
and he wants to see the Democratic
party planted upon the basis of the
Abolition war; but that he will never
see. The rank and file Of the old
Democratic party hate that war as they
do The devii, and no Democratic victory
shall euer be pon on a platform recog-
nizing the justice of either the plinci-
piles or the results of such war. =
The Democratic party is paralyzed and
demoralized by its long cringing be-
fore usurpation and despotism. The
back volumes of The Old Guard will
attest that we foretold that such would
be the effect of the inglorious submis-
sion to the Lincoln usurpations. A
hundred men Of the pluck and patriot
ism Of Wilkes Booth at the start of these
terrible despotisms, ,couid have saved our
country from all II has suffered and is
now suFering-would, indeed, have
preserved constitutional liberty, and
saved the Government from destruc-
ton. But, alas even now the Dem
ocratic press seems stupefed by the
din of barbarous revolution. Instead
of blowing the loud bugle-blast of
resistance, OF quick and fierce resistance
to tyranny! they seem to be studying
how they shall most gracefully shrink
away from the manly struggle to pre-
serve our liberty. They proclaim,
loud enough, that our liberties are per-
ishing! but, with the next breath, they
whisper that we must take care that
nothing rash or vioient is done that is,
the rashness and violence which is
destroying liberty must be met with
nothing stronger than whispers and
inglorious submission. If they were
asses, they could not bow their necks
to the yoke of their master with more
admirable docility. A people who
will submit to despotism for n day.
nay, for minute-have given up the
principle of freedom. The moment
any man begins to play the despot, he
toJeits his right to life. This has been
a sacred maxim among all free people.
Ii the Democratic press were hired
by the Mongrel Rump to counsel the
people to keep still, and let the work
Of usurpation and ruin go peacefully
on, it could not more faithfully serve
the purposes of the Mongrel party.
"But we are going to vote them DOWN.
Behold, o, dolt! in one half of your
country no voting can be done, except
at the command of the military acting
as tool of the Rump, and in the
other half it must be done under the
pressure of bribery, intimidation and
fraud? Freemen do not call this roting.
In one half the Union no man can
vote except as the Rump permits. That
insult to the sacred principle of liberty
and self government should be instant
y oped out, # need be, in the blood OF
the twants. Those who talk softer
language than this have to thank
either their cowardice or their shallow
, ness,