The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-11-01
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! The following indictment against the
Democratic party was written and publish
ed by Horace Greeley, in 1865:
| The Rebellion was Democratic. 1t broke
out in Democratic States. 1t was confined
to Democratic States. 1t was Matched by
Southern Democrats. 1t was fostered by
Northern Democrats. Democrats differed
the Rebel army. Democrats made up it's
rank and file. Democrats filled every
| office in the Confederate Government, from
the Presidency down to the clerkships and
the messengerships. There wasn't a Re-
| publican with a shoulder-strap, or a mus
ket, or "a "place," IN the whole devilish
concern. In the Democratic city of Wash
| ington, under the Democratic Admnistra-
tion of Buchanan, the Rebellion was con-
! spred and prepared. A Democratic mem
Der of that Democratic Administration
| stripped the North of arms, and struggled
| them over to the South, and sent the army
where it would be unavailable, or could
| easily be captured. A Democratic mem
Der of that same Democratic Administra-
| ton scattered the navy over the world SO
that it could not be used on the Rebel sea-
board A Democratic Secretary of the
Treasury plundered his trust to supply the
Rebellion with money. A Democratic
President, entreated to do something to
save the Nation, refused, declaring and
arguing that the Government could not
Constitutionally defend itself, and that it
was unlawful to coerce Rebels, and he sat
sullenly down, like the Democrat and trait
or that he was, and allowed the Nations
arsenals to be plundered, and the Nations
ships, navyyards and fortresses to be seiz-
cd ha lao
without lifting finger to prevent. Demo
Gratis throughout every Northern and West
ern State applauded the conduct of their
Democratic President-adopted and de-
Tended his Democratic doctrine that the
Government had no right to apply force to
suppress Rebellion-and, from the word,
Co., politically and personally opposed
every legislative, financial. military and
moral measure taken to speedily and sue
cesSfully prosecute the war, and save the
Nations life. THE CoUNTRY's PAST AND
PRESENT WOES ARE DEMoCRATIC-all and
every of them, without one solitary excep-
ton.
the true or false charge embodied in the
above, the fact stands that Greeley never
recanted an iota of this terrible accusation.
The next important fact is that this power
full accuSer was one year ago chosen candi-
date for President of the patty now in
power in this county and State, which
claims to be that very same Democratic
party SO fearfully arraigned. Not only this,
Ring" Democracy and Conservative
party weekly reminds its readers that this
party in power to-day here is the identical
party bearing the same name which exist
cd ten, twenty, forty years ago; and whose
weekly exhortations are to return to the
ancient land marks of those days if they
have been strayed from, when slavery and
Democracy were synonym. Not satisfied
with home exhortations, a speaker was
brought from abroad on Saturday night
last, to glorify the deeds and the stand
this self same" Ring took against the coun-
try and its Gag, and in favor of the rebel
lion and slavery.
When we place these facts beside the
arraignment of the party as published
ago Greeley was its accepted head, the
brazen elfrontery, the shameless hypocrisy
and the utter disregard of common decen-
cy, and abnegation of anything resembling
principle stand out in relief go sharp, so
bold and distnguishable, that even the
/ most casual observer cannot fail to be
struck with the picture. With this his
tory. or what is Familiarity termed record
undenied and undeniable; and the statistics
we have given week after week, of its ex-
travagance, its misnanagement, its squan-
| dering of the public treasury Of State and
| county, its neglect Of the public business,
its slow, stupid judiciary; its imbecile coun-
ty government, is there man to be found
capable of forming the most crude notions
of government, and not influenced by
sinister motives, who will give such a"Ring''
support on Tuesday next? can he do so
and not feel conscious of having committed
crime against his State, society and his
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