New-York daily tribune., 1843-07-01
The Magic Of Democracy.

As an ardent friend TO tbe Wing greatly admire
the tone and spirit Of your paper but fear al our EFFORT
will be unayaiing and that the enemy sii' again recover
complete ssceudaacy over us IN every department % ~
government. And result will not be accomplished "
consequence Of the principles and measures we
ing unpopular, but for reason Which thinh mus
ON. now 10 every SPACIOUS politician In our hep"p'
~ ,ccd. % securing 10 itself the name OF De-
,. hitherto succeeded aud have no doubt always
nil ,cced a. ON. general elections four years out oi ht
on an average And ~hsn theif oppohenS s"ccee"'
eouire gea: and struggle an0 ef sue
ces. Will be sho.t-ved Unless the struggle IS Continued VII"
usbaed zeal Every Foreigner feels II has duty when lie
comes here be- Democrat and regards The opposing pa
az enemies 10 ha Governmenthe Identified with
the party called the " Democratic party" Every young
man who is ignorant the politics Of the day when he
ATKINS the age Of 81 wears shat is called the
Democratic ticket, There only remedy for this unof
tuna,e state Of ingsony way deprive cur oPpo-
nents of this that to take the name OF
Democrat If every Wing paper Ia The unon wo"ld al
once pursue this policy and principles would
soon be the ascendancy We IN truth the Democratic
party without the which properly belongs to us.
can assure you that nothing do would so terr our
enemies as the taking the Of Democrat Ihe dena-
gogues Of their party admit in their candid moments that
hs sece, of their strengh lies in their party name
With great respect, your obedicn, servant
Remarks By the Editor.
We heartily agree with 'our friend who writes
the above that our opponents derive very much
of their strength from their appropriation of the
terms Democrat and Democratic and that
this monopoly of a popular designation will prob
ably enable them to triumph whenever we arenot
able to show good and specific reasons why they
should not 1t will also attract to their standard
an undue proportion of the ardent and ambitious
spirits who hope to achieve distinction or lucre
by politics-who ache to hear their own sweet
voices in the halls of Legislation or to feel their
dexter fingers in the public money-bags. These
will cleavc to the side which, being oltcner in
power, offers the better chance Of gratifying their
patriotic aspirations; bat they are troublesome to
keep and to satisfy, and we arc not certain that,
on the whole, party is better with than without
them.
We agree with our friend that great advantage
accrues to our opponents from the use OF the term
Democrat, if we are to suppose 1t the end OF 70
litica action to be In power But VIC would pre-
fer that our party seldom acquired power and then
used it wisely, benefcently, dnselfishy than that
they were generally in power, sustaining them
selves by fraud, trick and humbug, and conierrlng
no benefit on the People This all will assent 10
in words; let us be careful that we do not deny
it in our acts.
What would be the effect Of the Wings as
.urning and insisting on their better night to the
name of Democrat? Would not the Loco-Foco
press immediately raise an outcry against 1t, IN
volvmg US in controversy, not as now respect
ing the principles. measures and acts OF the res
pectivc parties wherein we ha"n :" ''""'. -'''..--
4,qe bat turning on their better right to a name
wherein our opponents would have pr'mo tacie
the better casc-at best question OF geneaogies,
from which, whichever party triumphed, no public
benefit could result. No one would be essentially
instructed, enlightened in any way improved
by the discussion.
AS to Immigrants from Europe, the name of
Democrat doubtless exerts perncIous influence
to mslcad them, which should be counteracted as
far as possible. Yet VIC do not think it is to be
counteracted by empty words but by deeds. The
Immigrants will not be governed by names any
lonrer than names are the best that is offered
them When they are treated with real, consist
ent untiring regard they will soon learn to detect
and rightly estimate the selfsceking, sham-kind-
ness Of flatterers. If they are thrown into the
hands of our oaversarlcs arriving here, and I'M
bibe their representations it is because we do not
greet and welcome them, pay regard to their wei
fare, and introduce them to better society than
that of the grog-shops which are mainly in the
hands of our opponents, and which are the great
nurseries of Loco Focoism. Admit that names
have been mainly effective in leading them away
from US, something more than name is necessary
to win them back. 1t requires that they be re-
than they have been. This spirit, we rejoice to
believe, is beginning to be felt, but it is still far
from universal. For illustration six of our sub
scribers IN one Ward stopped their papers las,
Saturday because we had said what our heart and
judgement prompted with regard to the Irish
Repeal question. Now you might, with view
of conciliating our Immigrant population, cal
men so into!erant this Democrats till dooms-
dav-they would not answer.
While, therefore, we agree heartily with our
correspondent with regard TO the end he contem
plates, we differ somewhat as to the means We
would earnestly strive not 10 secure the name Of
Democrats, but to cherish and diffrsc the spirit
OF whatever OF righteousness or good will to man
that name may express. While we continue the
stern foes of all lawlessncss disorder, and such
rascalincs as Reputation, let us be the generous
patrons of every idea which has for its object the
relief Of the suffering, the upraising Of the dc
pressed and down-trodden let Us not sthc our
sympashies for the oppressed and the injured,
though Wealth and Power and Prejudice are ar,
rayed against them while on their side are Jus.
tice and patien, forbcarance alone. lie, us puy.
sue this course unshrinkingly, untiringly, al.