Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-19
From the National lnte|hg.ncer.
TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

h TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
IA address you by the name you have surrep-
u iitously assumed, for you are no democrats
HI either in principle or practice. True demo
Il crazy looks upon the Constitution and laws as
L lestabshed for the public good, for the happ
ness Of the whole People. 1t looks upon those
!, entrusted with authority as the public s. rVanls
v Responsible 10 the People, and held to strict nc
countabity for their official conduct. You
democracy so strangely misnamed, looks upor
the whole machinery of Government as inVen
\ ted only for the benefit of few party leaders
for the great majority Of the party can derive
no certain personal advantage from the disiri
| button Of the political SpoiiS. This perverted
/ idemocracy regards those in Office not as ser
wants, but as superors, whose conduct must mol
be scrutmized, who are TO be sustained, and &c
be allowed 10 sustain, each other in all they do
however corrupt or injurious to the public
prosperity. Their fidelity TO the country is
not to be doubted; no distrust, no jealousy is
I tolerated against the Peoples anointed as long
as they are faithful TO the democratic party
Il And this is your democracy, as far removed
i from true democracy as the sun is from the
!, ealth's centre 1t was not this kind of demo
crazy which overturned the old Federal I'D
il is not the democracy which retained Madi-
son and Monroe in power, but would ha,e
!, brought them TO the bar by impeachment il
they had dared to remove the public money
from its lawful place of deposi,e against the
will of the Representatives Of the People
There was then no magic in the words 81 take
the responsibility" capable Of changing the ar.
, dent attachment to democratic institutions into
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contemplate even in the subjects of monarchy
Very different from this is your new-fangled
false democracy, fished up from the "dark Sly
ginn pool" in order TO serve MS bait TO catch
capital gudgeons. Party distinctions and
names had long been confouuded, and the
spark of prejudice which they were capable oil
inlaming had become almost extinct. Was
Jackson elected as the democratic candidate
Not word was said Of lederaIist or democrat
during the contest between him and Adams
They were oil the same party, or rather Adams
was in the direct line Of succession, having
been the democratic Secretary of the STATE to
the democratic President Monroe-the same
relation in which Van Buren, stood TO Jackson
The use Of the old party names on that occasion
would have been absurd tor the largest Of the
broken factions Of the old Federal party took
post under the flag Of Jackson. Democracy had
triumphed; it still prevails, excepting where
lis principles and practice have become those
ofthe old Federaists, under the name of demo-
crazy, while the wings, now called by you fed
eraists, assert all the principles OF The old de-
mocracy, and in practice 60 even beyond the
old democrats, in calling for The most r. gid Scru
tiny in the conduct Of all public servants. In
the contest between jackson and Adams it was
not question of the success or the defeat Of
democracy, but Of which Of these would be
most likely to administer the Government on
the purest democratic principles that is, with
the greatest ability and fidelity, and with results
most beneficial for the People. jackson came
in simply under the banner Of "reform;" and,
oh my country, what reforml And has moi
the Jackson portion Of the democracy had an
ample trlal2 Has it not carried into effect its
lavorite measures2 Has it not done as it pleas
edl And what have been the blessed fruits Of
its wisdom and virtue! fits fruits had been
good, would they moi have claimed our appro-
bation2 And, since they have proved bad
shall we permit them TO escape our censure?-
True democracy condemns them; the democrat.
ic party excuses and justifcs their destructive
measures, and, if it cannot justify those meas
ures, ii lays the blame any where rather than
on he guilty. Now, let me ask the democrat
&c party, what is the situation of our country,
and what has it been for the last four years?
Can any democrat look democratic wing in
the face, and say that the so called democratic
party and its pure and dsinterested leaders
have had no hand in bringing about this state
Of things? If he can say 50 without blushing,
or winking, or sidoling, he mast have face o..
ebony or brass. Is there not one great orer.
shddoScing cause, which, in spite Of the blessings
bestowed on us by the hand Of Providence, has
stricken with universal misery and aflliction
the people who but for the conduct Of our gull.
ty public servants, might still have been pros.
porous and happy Who was the causer of
hat cause2--Was it not Andrew Jackson and
Martin Van Buren,, and their subordinaes in
'dicei And arc they not responsible for all
he nation now sulcrs2 With my upIilted
and before high Heaven, ! answer yea; and
ct the democratic party declares that these
lithlcss, wicked men shall not be called TO ac-
punt for those measures so pornicious to our
,mmon country!
The United States, until their Constitution
II tho rude touch ofa military despol, formed {
i one nation in all that related to their inter
/ trade. The thousand transactions between
b North and the South, the West and the I
81, between the different States and parts Of {