New-York daily tribune., 1843-10-23
VOL. HEE. NO. l6s.
Notes Oh Democracy, by Democrat.

To The Editors Of The Tribune
The readiness with which you published my
first letter embodens me to send another will,
by your permission, SO long as shall find place
in your vehicle on my way to the great Democrat
ic Convention which is to assemble in Baltimore,
in my next, make myself as agreeable and as en-
tertaining as the subjects on which | shall con-
verse will admit. My neighbor, Argus, who
knows thing or two about public matters, and
whose opportunities as we'll as capacity for see
ing are very great, has furnished me with much
valuable information which from time to time he
has laid aside, believing, he says, that the
follles into which his party has SO often precip-
tated itself, would one day rise up in judgement
against It," He has taken especial care, also, Of
the evidences of the great frauds by which It's
rupt managers have in many instances cheated
and deluded the people, IN order that he may JUS
tfy himself as their accuser, and the better ena-
bic himself to aid in their humiliation if not their
overthrow. | think myself peculiarly fortunate
in being SO favored by my ncighbor, and would
fam hope to make myself, as we Jog along, in.
structlve as well as amusing. Knowing you to
to be Of that class of travellers who hate being
bored, | shall claim the privilege Of being cpl
sodcal in my conversation, thus adding to the IN
terest which the main subject will afford the ad
ditional pleasures derivable from corrclatlve va
riety. In my last letter complained of the IN
tolerance Of the priesthood Of that portion Of the
Democratic party who worship at the shrine of
the reputed author of the :" much-ado-about-
nothing Sub-trcasury scheme. | wish to be un-
derstood, when speaking of the Democratic party
in terms of censure, that the censure applies to
this portion only for if some portion of it is not
both gulltless and guileess how shall we account
for It's repeated victories over its talented and well
appointed advcrsaries, the wings What Cole
ridge said Of bigoted Christians, may be said Of
those obnoxious men: : they love their party better
than their principles, and themselves better than
either So apparent is this selflove that it is
become nauseating even to the stomach Of the
familiar with the capacities and callousness of It's
asslmilating NAV. ! do not object to Mr.. Van
Buren, on the ground of his resemblance to the
persons who thus conduct themselves | believe
him to be too much of political dilletante with
all his imputed affection for Democratic princi-
pies to purr over the mousing schemes of lesser
men. But object to him. and would object to
any other mans being candidate for the Office
of President of the United States, who has not the
manlness to disavow all participation in, and
countenance of, such insidious modes of proce-
dure The candidate who is content with sue
cess, no matter by what means attained, should
never be a frecman's choice; and sure | am that
if the people will only compare the promises with
the performances of those impostors, they will
exclaim to your tents, oh Israel! Stand aside
and give place to one more worthy. BRIAREUs.