The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-02

in ary manner or form expressed ueshe
for the dissolution of the Union.
We repeat democrats Ofihe North we're
the only true Union men before the war
When The Republican disunions and the
Gre eaters of the South finally accom-
plished their purpose and the crash OF
arms came, 1t is true some Democrats
looked with little favor on the war. But
thew were nevertheless Union men. ~
some regarded the war with disfavor and
ever discouraged it, it was not because
thew desired dissolution OF the Union
We challenge a single instance OF
Northern Democrat ever tavorlnfg' or eH'
pressing desire for the dissolution OF the
Union Some feared the inability OF the
North to conauertheSonth and that there
fore war would not only be useless but
would destroy the Union forever. Some
believed the Union could be better res
tored by peace, Some appalled, oy tne
horrors Of a protracted war, however
much thew loved the Union, reluctantly
and as choice of evils thought i would
be best to let the South depart IN peace
even there hoping for the ultimate restor,,
alton Of the Union when the passions OF
The day would give way TO sober reason,
Some feared that the final result OF war
would he acentralized despotism and the
destruction Of the liberties fthe people;
And some that an enforced Union would
be productive Of more evil than GOOD
But that any Northern Democrats ever
desired the dissolution OF the Union is
lie so palpable and apparent tnat none
hut knave or q fool dare assert 1t, II
was their very devotion to the Union
their belief that war would be It's des,
rnction and that peace was the ohly
means of the restoration that caused
their repugnance to the war And IN inc
annals fall recorded time there Is no
narallel TO the assurance and ettrontery OF
these anti belum disunionsts in now de-
crving Democrats as disunionists
The very worst than can be said OF
Them is that their very love Tor the Union
of their fathers caused thelm to err ID
judgement, Their hearts were rlsht pul
Iheir heads were wrong And this can be
said of only fraction for the bulk OF the
nartv were as much in favor OF the war
as the old time Republican disunlonlstS'
and furnished more fighting men but less
ouartermasters, suffers, contractors JOB
bers and spectators.
Besides many Democrats had no con-
6dence in the Republican party now IN
the control of the government, lhey
had heard them boldly advocate DIS
union, preach disunion, and pray tor dis,
union; they had seen them stir up hatred
between the sections and snap asunder
one bv one all the ties which bind a great
people together; they had heard them
selves, where they raised their voices for
the old Union, sneered at, Knocked and
derided contemptiously as Union
savers" and the glorious flag OF their
country stigmatized as we have said as
a Haunting lie; They feared then that
this eleventh hour conversion OF these
disunjonis,s was but mask to accom-
plish some dark ulterior purpose and the
events of the last ten years have Justlhed
thatfear
We say again the republicans before
the war were disunionists, and they al
heart now care nothing for the Union
except for the aggrandisement Of thell
patty. They would to day rather see
the Union shattered into fragments thar
to see it under democratic rule. Many
of them care nothing even for our tree
institutions and the liberties of the peo
pie and would to day, If they could, es
tablish an empire, rather than see tn
government in the possession of thu
democratic party. =,
When Tilden is elected they will tea
off the mask Of Unionism under which
they have been masquerading and the
Union will become again League will
+ Hell" and our flag "fa nting lie.