Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-08-10
Miscellany
The Democratic Programme.

that the leopard would suddenly change
his spots More amusing and even ride.
ulous spectacles have seldom been pres
ented to cur attention ridiculous, because
there is always something absurd in the
iaeessant reiteration OF offers that are
rerpetually rejected. The only aleyia-
ton of the old order is the nomination of
General Il R,seei4ns FOR governor Of Oaio.
But as if to extinguish any hope that
might begin to glimmer in consequence,
M. Wallace, the chairman Of the PEN
nsylyana convention, 10 callingt to or
der, remarked that principles, not men,
are the democratic doctrine. That, in
deed, was evident at Columbus, as it was
at Chicago in 1864 Then the man was
one who had been Union soldier--the
principles we're surrender to the rebellion.
Now the man is Rosccrans-the principles
Vallandigham And as Mr.. Wallace truly
remarked, principles, not men. are the
democratic doctrine. Those who are not
democrats, however, are expected to look
solely at the man. Republicans in Ohio,
for instance, are respectfully requested
to contemplate the Union uniform Of
Rosecrans while they give their voe to
'allanligham.
But with this exception the men and
the principles are cqtially familiar Val
iandigham in OHIO, and in Pennsylvania
Mr. Wallace. MIR. Hughes and Mr.. Asa
Packer, the candidate for Governor, are
The same old Copperhead managers who
conducted the business during the war.
They told us then that the Government
was dark despotism because it would
not let our rebci brethren depart in peace /;
now they tell us it is II fell tyranny be-
cause it will not let them stay upon their
own terms-ihe Government being the
people of the country. Then we were
being taxed to mnoiate our brethren: :
now We are taxed TO panlper bloated bond
holders, who are now our brethren, pro-
badly because they sustained the war
Then the negro was an interior, AMI this
was white mans government now al
20 the ne 5ro is an inferior, ANA still it is
Il white mans government. Then the
local rights OF States were rathless!y i'll
yaded now the local rights Of States
shall never be OvcrthrOwn. In fine, now
as then, in the estimation Of the cid DEM
ocratic managers, all is Tyranny, corrup-
ticn aud black de-pair, and universal night
is at hand, un.ess--ah uilless-Mr.
Nallandighan and Ills friends are permit
ted to direct the taxation, to handle the
money, and to control the Government !;
in which happy case Astrea will return
to earth, and the hopes of mankind may
revive. .'D .
There were those who supposed that
this party might have learned something /;
that iuasmuch as the country had decided
that the national faith should be kept,
and that coored citizens should vote and
be no longer ostraczed, these issues would
have been relnquished aud battle offered
upon other ani more promising grounds.
i There were those vi ihnt G arW aho a !
yiscd this course, who recommended 1t
last wear, and who had the emphasis OF
ruefud experience to support their counsel
this year, But all has been subllmeIy
disregarded. Even in the city OF New
York, where a year ago there was par
ty in Tammany Hall which seriously
wished TO nominate Mr. Chase, this year
Ta,anlaoy Hall. as a Fourth Of July fest
,yitv reuudIaies the war and its results,
and after an oration worthy of ValIandlg'
ham or Alexander II. Stephens or Hen
~ Olay Dean, cheers for John I. Hoh-
nam as the Presidential candidate while,
simultaneously, as il to refresh IN the
public memory the claims Of the party to
the confidence of honorable and patriotic
men. its late candidate for yice.Prcsident'
General Blair, extols rebels at social
meeting Of faithful Union soldiers
Aud all this deplnciation OF equa
rights, and praising Of rebels ana oe
mand for repudiation and dishonor, rs pu
firth unler the name of 'CCnseryails'n'
nc IN the bitter hours OF the war, during
the ,ortures Of Andersonyille and the nor
rors of the battlefield, it was 'Ccnserva
t;s,np TO palliate the rebellionand 10 snee
r :. the Government. Is there any thin
!, tho character of those who mention
these conventions, or Of the principle
which they proclaim, which should reI
suale an honest and loyal American Cit
/ zeps that the Just results Of the war wi
: be more respected, or the dovcrnmei
more honestly and economically admir-
{ istered, or the public honor and peac
more surely maintained by the Democra
u marty than by the Republican? II. II