Nebraska advertiser., 1870-12-28
TOTAL DEPRAyITY.

ness attaching to the doctrine of total
depravity," then indeed the course
pursued by leading Democrats and
the Democratic party-if il can be
called party-during the past few
months, must have removed all
doubts.
Early in the seasOn-ApriI we be-
lieve-the Democrats of Montgomery
county, Ohio, met in convention,
with that notorious coppehead. out
law, c. L. VallaDdighan, At their
head. At that time and on that oc-
casion, resolutions We're presented
and adopted in which the record of
the party which they claimed to rep
resent was sought to be erased and
the thunder of the Republican party
made to ring out from their council
chambers.
Shortly thereafter the Ohio Demo-
Gratis convened in State convention,
At Columbus, the State capital. There
too VaIlandigham lowered high above
his brother pa tizans, and, again did
the party OF that commonwealth
dopt the craw-fish policy. or course
there were some stubborn Democrats
present, men of backbone and indi-
vidual spirit, who demonstrated upon
l.
with whom they had through all
manner OF sdversfty, mingled ss cop
perheads and gloried in their shame
and treason. But the dispute ended
about 81 that betwen parties of simi-
lar stripe in all early day when the
color Of the chameleon WAS under
discussion. Ose or the parties to that
memorable discussion declared that
the chameleon was blue, while his
disputsnt insisted upon it that its col
or waa green. An umpire was chosen
who saidS
-"Cease yOur pother.
The creatures neither one nor t'other;
| caught the animal last night,
And viewed II DER by candle light;
marked u weil-'twas black as jet ~
The green" man would not give
In but insisted upon his original state
ment, when the umpire said
"IIl turn him out,
And when before your eye, I've set him.
II you don't fiHd him back III eat him,
He said then full before fnei- sight
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At the convention spoken Of, Val
landigham was the umpire, and his
logic told upon the majority and what
before the Democratic party had in
sisted was black as the gates OF hell,
suddenly became white as angels
wings. IL was useless for some to
say with Hazasl: "What! Is thy SER
vant a dog that he should do this
thiug?" All, or nearly all, became
dogs, and tFuckled at the nod of their
master.
In those resolutions nothing was
said of "a white mans government,
but plalntive though fully articula-
ted farewell rang in the ear OF "Mc
Clellan and Pendleton," "Sey mour |
and Blair, "snd Sarnbo ware welcom-
ed to open arms. and military So
traps" invited to sit down at their |
camp firss. Imagine VslIandigham
the following:
THAT the ahsolute equality Of each
and every State within the Union ia a
principle of the federsl
aud THAI no department
Df the government has power TO eX
pei State from the Union"
Who tried to ''expel State from
he Union" save the party with JEFF
Davis at its head and Vallandigham
's recruiting officer?
Then, as our readers will remember,
Turing the last presidential canvass,
ne Democracy insisted that green
Jacks were money and should be 40 de-
Jared by the National Government.
But Val. rises from his place and
ays:
THAT specie ia the basis OF all
onnd currency, and that true policy ,
eQuires IA speedy return to that ba
~ a. is practicable without distress to
he debtor class of the people"
Bat a few short weeks after the pro- l
1nlgation of those principles, 81
heir author died a victim to his own
ldi~cre;ion. and thus appeared new {
olicy, known "a the Passive" or
thumb, sucking" policy. which is !.
, make no declaration OF principles, r
ut 10 go into the next contest with r
ut banners, and through some sort {
KuKlux warfare secure the =
polls. The matter is now being n
pnsiaered endorsed by Mon tgomsly d
nd Frank Blair and opposed by {
ern converts like Dan Vuorhies. !,
We trust the Passive" policy will n
2 adopted, as that would sink the [
d hulk OF Democracy beyond the )
Of political plummet. I.
The eleventh hour" was previous =
! the rebellion. Those who were in Il
until after peace usurped Ia
le place of war placed Themselves u
ayond the pole of redemption, and
pentance at this hour will not avail m
lem anything. bt
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