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Editorial June 20, 1862

The Tiffin Weekly Tribune

Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio

What is this article about?

An editorial criticizes the Democratic party's claim to be the only force capable of successfully waging war, asserting that its leaders are now conducting the rebellion against the Union, citing figures like Jefferson Davis, Alexander Stephens, and John C. Breckinridge as rebels.

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The Only Party Capable of Carrying on the War.

The Vallandigham address, which is sustained by the straight Democracy, says that the Democratic party is "the only party capable of carrying on the war, and the only party which has ever conducted a war to a successful issue."

If these are facts they point unmistakably to the success of the rebellion, and our people may as well prepare their necks for the yoke of Davis & Co. Because the Democratic party is now conducting the war which is waged against the Union.

Jeff. Davis, the President of the Rebel Government, was, a little over a year ago, one of the most trusted of the Democratic leaders. Vice-President Stephens was one of the men in the House that was voting with Cox and Vallandigham to prevent the organization of the last House: John C. Breckenridge, the candidate of the unquestioned and unquestionable Democracy, is now a General in the army of "the only party capable of carrying on the war;" of the sixteen Democratic Governors in power a year ago, thirteen [all but three] are now in open rebellion, and helping the Democratic party to conduct this war. Of the thirty-seven Democratic Senators, 24 [two thirds] are now sitting in the rebel Congress, or engaged in one way or another in conducting this Democratic war; of the Democratic members of the last congress, more than two thirds are in arms against the Union.

In the Senate and in the House, the men who were chairmen of the leading committees, the men that were trusted and honored most by the Democratic party, are nearly all fighting in this war on the side of the rebels; in short, if the Democratic party is the only party that is capable of carrying on a war, and the only party that can give success to the war we are "gone up." All the great financiers of the party, the Cobbs, the Floyds, and the Thompsons, are in the ranks of the rebels, and if it is vain to expect anything like soundness, or economy or uprightness outside of such a pure, honest, and scrupulous party as that which writes its financial success on Confederate bonds, and tells its military victories by the word "skedaddle," woe, woe, woe, is our poor country.

What sub-type of article is it?

Partisan Politics War Or Peace

What keywords are associated?

Democratic Party Civil War Rebellion Vallandigham Jeff Davis Alexander Stephens John Breckinridge Union Confederate Democratic Leaders

What entities or persons were involved?

Vallandigham Democratic Party Jeff. Davis Vice President Stephens John C. Breckenridge Cox Cobbs Floyds Thompsons Davis & Co. Rebels

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Democratic Party Leading The Rebellion

Stance / Tone

Strongly Anti Democratic And Pro Union

Key Figures

Vallandigham Democratic Party Jeff. Davis Vice President Stephens John C. Breckenridge Cox Cobbs Floyds Thompsons Davis & Co. Rebels

Key Arguments

Democratic Party Claims To Be The Only One Capable Of Carrying On The War Successfully. This Claim Implies Success For The Rebellion Since Democrats Are Conducting The War Against The Union. Jefferson Davis Was A Trusted Democratic Leader A Year Ago. Alexander Stephens Voted With Democrats Like Cox And Vallandigham. John C. Breckinridge, Democratic Candidate, Is Now A Confederate General. Thirteen Of Sixteen Democratic Governors From A Year Ago Are In Rebellion. Twenty Four Of Thirty Seven Democratic Senators Are In The Rebel Congress Or Aiding The War. More Than Two Thirds Of Democratic House Members Are In Arms Against The Union. Key Democratic Committee Chairmen Are Fighting For The Rebels. Democratic Financiers Like Cobbs, Floyds, And Thompsons Are With The Rebels. Relying On Democrats Means Financial Ruin And Military Defeat For The Union.

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