Year: 1862

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Seine weeks ago caucus was reported
IN the newspapers to have been held in
| Washington, having ia view the orguniza-
ton OF party to oppose the present ad-
mtnistration. It was headed by Valandig-
ham and our Senator Carlile took part in
1t, as was proven by VAlandighRm in his
place in the Senate, when our Senator had
found occasion to deny it and desert his
confreres. Subsequently there came ru.
NOR that the members from the border
States had determined to retire from Con-
gFess In body, and we were almost in
hopes it was true, for Messrs. Carlile and
Wiley would have been among them, and
as the Legislature was in session, their
places could have been nicely filled with
out delay or detriment to the public ser
vice. Indeed, we incline to the opinion
that the more immediate constituents of
our distinguished Senators would take
1t as special favor were they to wwith-
draw in body" at the earliest practicable
period. Their secession would be relief
to the loyal people of the State, whose
views they misrepresent and whose repu-
tAtion they scaudalize. However, the re-
port turned out to be a cauard. The
members from the border States were not
so green as tOrtry the experiment, for they
have realizing sense of the fact that the
places that have known them SO long would
thereupon know them no more forever
No, that game was played out by Da-
Wis, Breckenridge & Co., in the grand secesh
of a year ago, and their success has not
been of that brilliant character that would
encourage repetition. Besides that, sup
pose they did secede, where would they 20
and who would take them in? Davis con-
federacy is about tn eztFeR,is, the border
slave States, Missouri, Maryland, Ken
lucky, and Western Virginia are by no
means in n temper to render the establish
mont of a separate nationality on the basis
of. slavery, either a very rapid, pleasant or
prosperous undertaking. Had they retired
in body, they would have been like NOah's
messengers, unable to find green place
upon which to rest the soles Of their feet
ard would have been very apt to have
found the windows of the ark also closed
against them, when they sought to return.
That rumor bore absurdity on its face,
though it excited some comments in the
papers and probably a very little uneasi-
ness among very timid people. The last
spRsmodic jerk of the same wire that pro-
duced it, has produced something ofa kind
red character, being caucus to the num-
Der of City of the ancient democrats in
Congress and the issuing of an address to
the public crying up sold fashioned de-
mocracy" and advocating the reorganiza-
tton of the democratic party.


The signers of the address seem to think
that the government of the United States
is the Republican party, that the Republi-
can party iS the abolition party, aud having
thus thrown the patient into fits, they think
that they can cure him by administering
heavy doses of such gabble as this address
They recollect that the old fashioned dem
ocracy had good deal such abhorence OF
the word abolition as II mad dog has of
water, and forgetting that the bulk of the
old fashioned democracy has gone after
strange Gods, they seem TO think that all
that's necessary is TO reiteFate that word
and the things done. 1t is probable, how
ever, that they are mistaken. The people
just now are very well satisfied with the
working of the "Chicago" platform, the
Republicans are nightly pleased with it,
Of course, and it will he found that the
bulk of the real democracy of the coun-
try are well enough pleased with the
administration of Mr.. Lincoln, not
only to hold Office under him, but. to
actively engage with him in putting
down the "Old fashioned" Democratic
party that these parties seem bent on re.
organizing. The real true blue Demo-
craCy OF the country are to-day serving in
tn armies of their country or giving all
the aid aud comfort they can to the loyal
soldiers in the field; the old fashioned
Democracy are serving in the armies of
the Southern Confederacy or acting the
part of more cowarlly traitors at home,
Matching and tomenting just such mischief
as this. The eyes of the nation are upon
both classes, the people will discriminate
and the treason mougers will fiOd them
selves held to a strict Rccountability.-
They will find it difficult to shift the res
possibility upon the Republican OF any
other party than that to which it rightfuI-
ly belongs, and that party is the one to
which tthree-fourths of the signers of this
address belonged, the candidate of whom,
for the Presidency, is to-day red with the
blood of loyal men shed in the accursed
war which he and they inaugurated.


We have an abundance of this kind of
old fashioned democrats in Western Yir-
ginta, as have we also many more of more
| generous sort, who cannot be induced to
sacrifice their country for the sake of their
party, who have intelligence enough to see
where the responsibility lies, and mnnliness
enough to ppurn the bait with which de-
signing men would lure them to shame,
disgrace and crime. Enough of that has
been done in the past; let US have no more
of it iu the future. Thisis what is meant
by re-organizing the sold democratic" par
tys this is what they meant who signed that
address, If the American people have the
capacity We give them credit for, they will
surely see it and the effort will prove fail
ure. Es


The Cincinnati Gazette concludes an ar
l.ticls on this head in the following compre-


hensiVe and true terms:


The President of the Confederates was a


Democratic Secretary Of War, appointed


aud sustained by the Democratic party
when his secession sentiments were as


we'll known as they are now. Their Vice


President was Democratic leader in the
Z House Of Representatives in Congress-


Their Cabinet members were leaders OF the


told Democratic partyn Their Generals


have nearly all been accustomed to com