Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
THE NEW DEMOCRACY.


Ia the last number Of the Democratic Review
are some strange admissions on the part Of the
federal oflce-holders at Washington, which, taken
in connexon with the previous declarations off that
accredited organ of the party, and Of its no less
orthodox echo, the Boston Quarterly Review, ed
tied by Dr.. Brownson, show, most concIusvely,
that the administration have openly abandoned
all of the old doctrines and landmarks of Thomas
Jefferson, and the other founders OF the republican
party and embraced those Of the ultra Loco loco
school Of modern agrdTidniSm.
Speaking Of the present organization of the adj
ministralion party, the Review says
"7he untaUorable tendency of the long posses.
sion Of po,oer upon the political morals of a par
ly, has been abundantly counteracted by severe
chas,eningS Of adrerSitU by the powerful opposi-
ton with which we have had to wage an unceas.
ing struggle, by THE NECESSITY which the
circumstances Of the times have imposed upon US,
AS THE ONLY MEANS OF SAFETY, of
retempering our democracy, in recurrence to the
simple purity of its original principles, Of recon.
bining A NEW PARTY ORGANIZATION,
animated By NEW SPIRIT, and tieSt1cith the
NEW rigor and ardor Of a generous YOUTH,
IN THE PLACE OF AN OLD ONE, EX.
HAUSTED BY THE NATURAL PRO.
GRESS OF DECAY, AND FINALLY Elk.
PLODED by the great political and commercial
CONFUSION which burst within the first fewimonths
of Mr.. Van Buren's Presidential term"
And again,
"They find A NEW SPIRIT anmatng their
old party, NEW tone pervading t..a spirit Of
q more pure and enthusiastic democrdcy tone oil
bold and manly freedom Of thought and speech
dealing only with large and liberal principles
comparatively Indifferent TO mere petty partizan
interests, AND HOLDING IN CONTEMPT
THE OLD SYSTEM OF ACCORDING TO
THE REGULAR USAGES OF THE PAR.
TY." They find every where at the head OF its
movements NEW SET OF YOUNG MEN,
sincere, ardent and diSntereSted in their desire to
promote the progress of democratic reform.'
Here are the clearest and most unequiv0cal ad
missions on the part OF Mr.. Van Buren's organ
that his party has entirely abandoned the old and
well known doctrines and "usagPs Of the party"
which it now "holds in contempt" All the old
and tried followers OF Jefferson, Madison and Jack
son, are now among the wsrmest and most de.
vouted friends Of Harrison and Refyrm and in
their stead, as friends and advocates of Mr.. Van
Buren's re election, are "a NEW SET of young
men," fresh from the mint Of locooco agrarian-
ism, "aninaated By a nev Spirit," and protesting
those netU doctrines Of government and morals
which have but recently been propogated in this
country, under the peculiar guidance and drec
lion of Fanny Wright, Robert Dale Owen, and
Others Of the city Of New York, and Of Brown.
son, Rantoul, and their followers Of the city OF
| Boston.
The positions taken in the above extract from
the Democratic Review are precisely such as we
have all along imputed to Mr. Van Buren, and
his followers; and yet whenever we have made
the declaration, as we repeatedly have done, OIL
late, that the present Van Buren, party is but an
extension Of the Locofoco faction of our larger
commercial cities, that its democracy is newly
imported thing possessing no principles or objects
in common with that old fashioned democracy
preached and practised upon by Jefferson and
Madison: our Locoloco friends have always been
ready TO fly into passion, and heap all manner
Of abuse upon our heads for what they alledged to
be an attempt to msrepresent their principles and
motives. Certainly no man can mistake the mean.
ing Of the language above quoted; and after this,
we trust we shall bear no more Of the arrogant
claims that have heretofore been set up by the
Van Buren, party that they have any identity Of
purpose or principles in common with the formers
of the Republican party.