Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-08-07
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We find in the Poughkeepsie Journal
the following significant address:
To the Democratic Republican Young
Men Of the County of Duchess.
The undersigned were appointed at
your last regular county convention, men,
bers of Central Committee for the De.
mocratic Young Men Of this county, and
have acted in that capacity from the time
of their appointment until now. We are
still willing TO act. in forwarding and pro-
noting ali measures, which are calculated
TO forward and promote Democratic Re-
publican principles, but we are yet to learn
that there is potency in a name, which can
change either the. Philippians skin or the
Leopard's spots. We are at loss to dis
cover how it is possible that those "prin-
ciples and expedients that were subversive
of the very principles of our government
from. 1889 down to 1884" should now
become the only test of democracy.
From such democracy we wish to be de-
livered-a democracy, which in the Ian
guage of an illustrious Senator, concen-
trates all power in the hands of one man
democracy which subjects the opinions
and actions Of party followers 10 his viii
alone--a democracy which makes the
great and paramount interests of the coun-
try subservient to the low and grovelllng
pursuits of party--a democracy which
permits no action on any question, how
ever urgent the necessity may be, without
orders from head quarters democracy
that appeals to the passions and prejudices
of the people, instead of enlightening their
judgments, and relying upon their reason
and patriotism-a democracy which at
tempts to set up one class of the commu-
nifty against the other, as if their interests
were not reciprocal and identical--a de-
mocracy which denies to every man the
right to think and act for himself on those
great questions in which the vital interests
Of the country are so deeply involved--a
democracy which attempts, by party drill
and party discipline to subvert the very
spirit Of the constitution, to substitute Elk.
ecutive for Legislative power, to subject
the will Of the Representative to the viii
of the Executive, to compel him to act
contrary to his opinion, against his own
judgment, in violation Of his own con-
science, and in open defiance Of the ex-
pressed will and wishes Of his constituents
Ia democracy which extends its infu-
ence from the General Government to
the respective States which swallows
up the reserved rights of the States Ia
the consideration Of the centralpower ! q
democracy, in short, whieh.establishes in
the heart of the country the most perfect
despotism under the delusiye forms Of free
institutions. 81
This is the democracy of. the present
administrators an administration that
has adopted the ultra-icderalisln Of tie
reign of terror, and now charges 4 lpon
its former friends, aud under he banner
ol loco Eocoisni, IS endeavorino Is faster
iton the True democracy 81 he country.
As We are firmly attached Is the frse
institutions Of our country, and wear tho
livery of 10 man, we cannol become tbe
wilIing instruments for suek purooses.
We shah therefore decline oacl 81. calling
you together or any ether purposes thar
those for which We were oriia;;,.sv pnoin.
led. we cannot eel you gether IS TIC
friends ol 81 admin alton hat has de.
sele oa e can limo csse. give +
our adherence to loco. Iocoiss.a. ana baI;oo
Ig We @. that r Van Bnfea
abandoned tke seiees. IS wsie
csolo into power. aa hsf
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