Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-30
GREELEY ANDTHE DEMOCRACY.


GREELEY ANDTHE DEMOCRACY.
The Democratic party has been on
trial before the country ever since James
Buchanan, its last President allowed his
| Cabinet ministers to steal the army and
navy stores and munitions Of the Govern
ment and divert them to the uses of re-
belion and the Confectionery 1t put
itself on trial when its members aud
agents threatened and sought to assassin
ate Abraham Lincoln while on his way
to Washington to be inaugnrated Presi-
! dent of the United States IL was on
trial when it's Senators and Representa-.
tivcs first violated their solemn oaths t.
support the constitution, and aiterward
resigned their seats in Congress 10 take
up arms against their Government and
country. 1t was on trial when its mems
hers bcsought the administration of Mr..
Lincoln to conclude dishonorable peace
Mt the expense of disruption of the
! Union and the humiliation of the Ma
tional Government 1t was on trial
when in thousand ways it sought 10
release Confederate prisoners from con
| fincment in the strongholds of the North
and especially when, in Chicago, it con-
spired to break through the guards
around Camp Douglas and prccipita'e
upon that devoted city a vast horde OF in
furiated Soathern soIdiery to burn and
sack the town. 1t VAS on trial in 1864
when its national convention declared
the war n failure and demanded that the
Government should sue for n diShonora
tie peace 1t was on trial all through
the war for giving aid and comfort 10 the
enemy, and for keeping up n fire in the
i rear upon our soldiers IN The field; and
finally, it was on trial for the assassina>
ton Of Abraham Lincoln. The heart OF
Wilkes Booth was fred by Democratic
teachings and Democratic sentiment
and the haod that held the fatal pistol
was directed by the passion, hatred OF
liberty, and treason of the Democratic
party,
1t is with this party, guilty of seeking
to perpctuate slavery, guilty of complete
ty with treason, guilty of connlvng nj
the destruction Of he Union, guilty oil
prolongiug the war by encouraging the
rebellion, and guilty of the slaughter OF
hundreds Of thousands of men, and the
creation of q vast national debt, that the
Liberals are now seeking to unite. A
few discontentea politicians in the Re,
publican ranks grown arrogant by long
continuance in office, few newspaper
editors grown rich by attaching them>
selves to the party of power and progress
and t.w rogue, turned out ef office bv
President Grant on account of their de-
talcations and crimes, seeing this vast
Democratic host dis.raced md power
less by reason OF the treason aad COZ
rupton of its leaders, conceived the idea
of making nominations for the Offices OF
President and Vice. President and cap
turing the Democratic masses rs voting
cattle 10 record their DEGREES Hence
the Cincinnati Convention, us the first
step in the programme, was called and
held, and the next is to be she indorse>
mcnt Of the Democracy at Baltimore
MIR Greeley, having rceeis ed the nomi>
nation, deferred his acceptance long
enough % permit of extended consulta :
irons with certain Democratic leaders as
corrupt and depraved rs the Liberal
managers. To these mcH he has doubt.
less moctcaged Offices and spoilS sufficient
t. induce them to enter into the tonspir-
acy to sell and deliver the Baltimore
Convention 10 the Liberals kut while
to the public it may appear that the De-
mncracy comes over to the Liberals, in
fact Mr. Greeley goes over to the Democ~
rncy, and binds himself to deliver the
Government into thei hands. 30 the
people OF this country who are well in
formed rs tn the extraordinary record OF
/ MIR Greeley, there is nothing in the
transaction to create surprise.
Given persistent otlits-seekcr, IN :
lormlr defeated for twenty years, a man
So hot after place thnt IN 1871 he waut>
81 seward anl Weed "a break up the
Whj. party in New Work to make him
Governor; man who, in 1852 although
uam,nolv R,puhl can. was rahii
>rce>,iuuI>t mln who, III t>C2 ulter
h-,u. iut,iei rnhcluou. mally shouted
ca d. Richmond against common
sense AMI reason; a man who a ltttie
A.rr demanded peace nt any price, and
intrigued t. defeat \ roham Lincoln,
because he would tot tetray his country
lv run,cntin. "a 4 dissolution uf the
trion and 4 man Who, after having
iyu,I>hiy demanded the resumption OF