Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-06-11
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The editor of the Herald has made n
discovery for which, as he is ambitious
OF news enterprise, we hasten So give
him credit.
He has found on that the Democratic
is a Union pariyl This is an original
discovery and b-tokens "a degree of ac-
uvity and gratuity of effort to enlight-
en- the pubic we had not looked for.
The revelation is both sLartIiag and
aud takes us wholly by surprise.
There can be no room FOR doubt because
we have the Editors word. SPeaking
Of his political associates he avs eve
are, or hope we are, all
Hope is good. In the midst of doubt
ana uncertainty it is always we'll to
hope. While life lasts we are fought
to exercise this virtue, even though
the vital spark may be verging toward
its last flicker, and in a more extreme
case yet, we are taught not to despair,
for
while the lamp holds out to burn
The vilest sinner may return
Therefore we are not much surprised
that our friend should have hopes even
of the Democracy.
But why is he so sens tive ? Our
Central Committee have designated
the Republicans as Union voters and
he cannot abide it. 1t is a reflection
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We always knew that, and wonder
that our friend just found it out. But
then he is just Unidentified as the Edi-
tor of a party organ. All the world
now knows what crowd he trains in,
| and It is not strange that he should de-
He speaks for himself, hopes he speaks
| for the rest of the DEMOCRACY and pro-
! nOunces them all for the Union. May
we entertain a lingering suspicion. It
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has elapsed for Olr friend to mature a
well informed Judgment. Perhaps his
hopes are not we'll grounded. Perhaps
they are sustained by no official sane
tion. Perhaps in asking the endorse
ment of his party to his Union pFin-
then a Democrat, of the iron-clad
school, who would qualify them with
an if. or a but But we viii not farther
trouble our friend with surm1ses.
Hope after all is but a longing of the
heart, a child of desire, and in this
vainsworld there is nothing certain
but certain death.
orr friend proceeds, however, with
confidence. He says: "Uuiun is DO
distinctive name for any party TO ar
rogatP, in a State which holes within
! DER limits remnants of q halfa million
soldiers who offered their lives for the
Union,'' ISM it? We rather think
the party which furnished The vast ma
iOrifv of those soldiers is entitit t.
that name. We rather think the party
which voted mot a man or dollar" T.
preserve the Union has no business
with it. We rather think Union is "nC
distinctive name for a parry to arro-
gate" which huids in bosom fellowship
every coDspirator against h lite Cd
his country, every unwashed rebelWhO
lifted a mnsket to fire on her flag, every
Vallandigham who preached cowardicr
every assassin who strikes at Union
men in the dark, and out of whose vi
tails sprang full cOiled h rebellion
which LAID haIfa million Union sOldiers
in their graves aud piled debt upon u.
:. mountain high in very love for slavery
and oppression.
Ifthat is the sort of company which
suits the Editor of the Herald, veTy
we'll. Every one to his taste. But WI
cannot Kermit him to use the name "a
! the glorious old Union party as a cloal
1 for sham Democracy without exposure
tie cheat. Il he would serve the Devi
LIT him be honest about it and not at
: tempt to disguise himself in the liver,
+ of Heaven.