The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-11-20

Q1Q during the war, 66 men VINO Gu"
them into a fight and then
left them to their fate.-[ Alliance Re-
view.
1t is about time quietus was put
upon the contemplate lie contained
in the above extract, the substance of
which has been repeated by the Radi-
cal press for SO many years. The Dem
ocratic party never was q disunion
party as was clearly demonstrated by
an article from that able and venerable
writer, Charles B. Flood, Esq, pub
lished in these colnmns q couple of
weeks ago. Following the teachings
of its great founders and defenders,
Jefferson and jackson, the Democrat
ic party has ever held that the Union
was the creature of the States deriving
all it's powers from the Constitution
and that, as clearly and emphatically
declared in that instrument, all powers
not therein delegated to the Federal
Government or prohibited to the States
respectively and to the people. This
is the extent of the Democratic doc
trine of State Rights; it is the plain
unequivocal doctrine of the Constitu-
ton, and it by no means involves the
doctrine Of secession, No party and
no set of men have been more devot-
ed to the Union creared by the fathers
of the republic under the Constitution
and none have been willing to make
greater sacrifices for the sake of pre-.
serving that Union in its integrity
Not so with our political opponents,
who from the beginning have schem-
ed to tear down the pillars of the Re-
public and build upon its ruins strong,
imperial government laying its foun-
dations upon the military power in
stead of in the affections of the Amer
ican people, When sectionalism rails
ed its horrid front and threatened
disunion and civil war the Democratic
leaders sounded the tocsin of alarm
and counseled concession and harmo-
ny that the priceless legacy bequeath-
ed Us by the founders of our Govern
ment might be preserved to us and to
our posterity for all time. But no,
fanaticism kept right on in it's mad Ca
reer regardless of consequences, until
the great crisis came, and even then
while negotiations were pending to
prevent an open rupture and save the
Republic, the old time disunionists
proclaimed that without blood.letting
the Union was not worth preserving,
thus forcing the issue of war and
drenching the land in blood.
1t was not Democrat who uttered
the sentiment, No Union with slave
holders"
1t was not a Democrat who said
"Let the Union slide"
Itwas not Democrat who denounc-
ed the national emblem, that had whit
ened every sea and been honored in
every civilized land on earth as "Hate's
polluted rag"
Itwas not Democrat who denounc-
ed the Constitution as ga league with
hell and covenant with the devil"
1t was not Democrat who COM
mitted to the flames in the streets of
Boston the Constitution of the country.
1t was not a Democrat who pro-
claimed that there was a law higher
than the Constitution to which Amer
leans owed allegiance.
They were not Democrats assembled
in Cleveland bidding defiance to the
Federal authorities and threatening to
tear down the Jail to release prisoners
from the custody of Federal officers.
1t was not Democrat who asked
that our erring brethren be allowed to
depart in peace.
It was not a Democratic Senator
who declared in his place on the floor
of the Senate that the Southern States
had the same right to secede from the
Union that the original thirteen colo
nies had to separate from the mother
country.
1t was the New York Tribune, the
Ohio State Journal and other '1oyal"
journals that openly ad-
vocated pescable separation while the
of secession were yet pend
ing in Southern Legislatures and con-
ventions.
1t was these and like uttersnces of
the self-styled "loyal" leaders and
papers of the Republican party that
begot in the minds of the Southern
people the belief that the ruling party
in the North no longer desired politi.
cal association with them and induced
them to believe that their attempt to
withdraw from the Union and set up
. government Of their own would
meet with no opposition or resistance
from the party whose leaders had so
long been disregarding the councils
and warning voice of Washington,
Jefferson, Jackson and the great states
men who founded the Republic. No
Democrat ever entertained or promul
gated such sentiments, and yet tho |
men VINO did arrogate to themselves
Ill the "loyalty" of the land, claim |
the sole credit of putting down the re.
bellion and saving the Union, and with |
brazen effrontery charge the Northern
Democrats with having encouraged
their Southern brethren into the fight |
and then abandoning them to their
fate. Oh, Shame! where is thy blush
shcrman FeRnenst the silver Dol. |
lar.
Washington dispatches for several
lays have announced that Secretary
Sherman is to begin an active war on
he standard silver dollar by recon-
in his annual report that its