Year: 1864




The Buffalo Courier and the New
York Daily Necs both claim to be
Democratic newspapers. They agree in
the general features of their opposition
TO the war policy of the Administration
but they diverge when discussing the
war itself The Netcs is against the war
an toto; the Courier believes il to ba a
Just warzon tie parttof the Government,
and that its prosecution is necessary if
the rebellion. is ever to be put under
foot and the Union restored. These two
papers well represent the general divi-
sion OF opinion among those who call
themselves Democrats, and the struggle
now is, which of the factions shall { ain
the ascendaney and control the National
Convention the coming Spring. 1t is
not difficult for loyal man to make his
choice between them. The manner in
which they respond TO the call for
800, coo men is a test by which their
loyalty-not 10 the Administration, but
to the GoYernment-may be determined.


Thusthe .Courie1sa


"The practical bearing of this new
order is plain The work of volunteer
ing must be prosecuted with the utmost
possible vigor. Atpresent, in our own
district, although the local bounty has
been largely cut down, and effort pro-
portiorately relaxed, recruiting is going
on at fair rate of speed, at least hum
dred men a week, it is said, being re-
ceived at the various offices in the city.
There must be revival of enthusiasm
and energy. Here, and throughout the
State; let the wellsys:emat.zed machine
ry now q work be kept in motion, and
additional impetus given to all its de-
psrtmentS. Let those having the matter
in charge at once confront the augment
ed task that has been placed before
them, and, by persevering and united
action, we doubt not the draft in this
State can, at worst, be made nominal
one =


Per contra, the Nescs:


@The next campaign promises to out
rival all that have gone before, in ener-
gy, in desperation, and, we fear, in the
waste of human life The five hundred
thousand additional Instruments of
slaughter, even if the earth should TEEN
them full-armed from its soil, may help
to exterminate, but can not subdue, the
South. But the five hundred thousand
exist as yet only in Mr. Lincoln's inten-
ton. His sign-manual can not create
soldiers dd Hbitum; there must be a
point beyond which human nature will
refuse to be goaded. The people of the
North, excluding the New England
/ States, have for months been in condi-
ton Of subdued but feverish and danger
ous excitement They have looked on
the apparently tame and submissive
spectators of the course of despotisn
! But beneath that surface yibratt
/ the overstrained chords of feeling, anC
| the long-pent fury may burst forth at any
I}moment VIII it not burst forth wher
five hundred thousand more of the bul
locks shall be marked to be driven tt
the slaughter-pens? 1t is terrible tria
I of the people endurance. They car
not be reconciled TO this wholesale con
scription by reference to similar pre-
cess in the Confederacy The masses Q
the South may be willing to fight, eve
upon compulsion, for their independence
i but,the masses of the North are not will


ing to be driven to the shambles, to ma


nure with their blood the rank growth Q


Abolitionism. aaf1 ~ss 4


If the democracy of the NewS


to dominate in the party and over tn


country, God help the nationl


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