National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-09-25
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10 rebellion until after the admins
trati0n OF Mr. Lincoln commenced
and that the Republican party is re
sponsiOle for the rebellion, the war,
and the burdens of delt and taxa
ton entailed upon the country by
the war. This kind of argument
always comes from men who either
openly opposed the war or were Sc
cretly hoping for the success of the
rebellion. They seem to have for
gotten the infamous part they and
thnir friends il"1-o.! ia hrin1 inS on
and carrying on the war against the
Government.
Tie Republican administration
commenced with the Inauguration
of Mr.. Lincoln March i, 1861. and
found as leg. y left 5y the demo
cracy, full gown rebellion.
Here are some OF the overt acts
committed by democrats, under a
democratic administration, which
declared that the rebellion must go
Oh because there WAS 10 authority
for putting it down.
They captured Fort Moultrie and
Castle Pinciney Dee. 20, 1860.
They took Fort Pulaski January
Sd, 1861.
Seized the Mt. Vernon Arsenal.
Alabama. with 200,0O0 stand OF
arms January 81.
Seized Fort Morgan, Mobile, Jan
uary 4th.
Fired on the Star of the West. go
ing to provision Sunpter, Jan. ..
Cabtured he Jackson and st
Philip below New Orleans Jan. 10,
Captured Pensacola Navy Yalt
and Fort McRea Jan. II.
Took Baton Rouge Arsenal Jan
nary Is.
Seized New Orleans Mint an,
Custom House January 20.
Seized Little Rock Arsenal Feb
ruary Cd
And yet these shameless dcma
gognes go about claiming that peac
and quiet rci&nol throughout lin
country until the Lincoln admins
tration came into power.
Now see who the mem were whC
carried on the rebellion.
The President, Vice PreSiden'
and every member Of the rebel gov
eminent was a democrat,
Every soldier who, after being cd
ucated at the expense Of the govern
ment, baSely deserted the flag Of Ii
country and took up arms agains
it was a democrat.
Every cut.throat and murderc
who shot down and starved defer,
less Union prisoners WAS a dem,
crat,
Every man at the North who syn
pathizcd with and aided tie rcbe,
was a democrat.
Every General ana Colonel of til
Confederate army was a democrat.
Every man mectcd with tn
draft riots was . ,emocrat.
Every person 10 cried "not n
other man; no another dollar t
put down the re .iIion" was den
ocrat.
Every man who insultel the 10.
al armies Of the Udion by declarin
1.-THE war failure was a democra
Every sneak who went about II,
ing to break down the credit OF I'll
government, and prevent the pee
pie from putting theirmoney into il
bonds, VAS a democrat.
Every man at the North who he'll
ed prolong the war AVID increase Il
debt by encouraging the rebels al
promising them aid was u domocra
Every man who asserted that cot
only hope is in the successful /
sis,ancc Of the South was q dem
crat.
Every pirate who burned OF
ships and murdered our sailors w
democrat.
Every villain who came over Il
border from Canada and murder,
ana robbed de!cnccless citizens W,
II democrat.
The men who go round howlil
ABOUT the government debt, &
taxes and the reconstruction ne
are all democrats, and they N
theIr old associates at the South a
responsible for every drop os bio,
spilled and every dollar of mon,
expended IN preserving the Union
They got up the rebellion, foug
with the bayonct till ihcy were lol
cd to lay down their arms, and 1T
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