Democratic banner., 1849-05-14

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friend of ,virtues and 30 are malignant mall
ice and long cherished hatred in little minds
the friends Of truth and msgnaDimity! In
reading your last, one would suppose you
had been the real friend Of that great man,
whilst doubling the s'honied words Of pre-.
tended compliment" from others, when but
two weeks before yon had indited the fol-
lowing: They the democrats have sup
ported him through thick and thin, and in
large and small matters from the tie Of has
Icrdvot up to drilling and lashing at his plea
sure entire Legislative bodies" sc. You
friend don't you feel ashamed "Specta-
tor?' Now, sir, it never fails that an in
sincere man will always be most ready and
willing 10 doubt the honesty and sincerity
of others. Perhaps no other individual ex-
lcept yourself ever dreamed Of striking
blow at any man or set Of men, by frank
and open expression of opinion. Ins gov
ernment like ours one would suppose that it
is altogether right and absolutely necessary
for the welfare of our institutions, that both
States and communities should at times
make expressions of sentiment upon great
and absorbing questions. 1t is the life and
the strength Of Republicanism. But it is
said by naturalists that the serpent frequent
ly extracts the potent poison from the same
herb that yields the richest honey for the
bee, and some have fancied that the inno-
cent dove in her flight over given district
of country beholds all that is beautiful and
magnificent in nature-a1miers its order
and regularity and sees not its deformities;
whilst the bird of filth on different errand
tlaverses the same country with its eyes OBJ
structed from that which is lovely and fas-
cinating, and can only see what is pntrid
and disgusting to others.
But you say again you don't care what eff
feet these meetings and resolutions may
have upon The Democratic party your on
ly desire is to see the "Wbig party stand
erect on firm and independent ground."--
What ground do you mean? In favor of
the Wilmot Prorisop Did you not talk a.
bout demagogues making this party ques-
tion, and denounced their efforts for so do
ing? And then in the above sentence from
your own communication, you cell upon the
Wing party to make it a question, to com.
bine their forces, to unite their efforts, and
sell themselves to northern fsnatics who in
their partisan and sectional zeal seem re-
solved on the destruction Of. the Union
Then who is the demagogue? Democrats
have not attempted to make the subjecta
party question. did not attempt to make
i so indeed I made it otherwise. The cap
Its yourself. "Let CALLED iades vince, our
"i.ivIs eIr uHwrung
And now in regard to the many questions
Fou have thought fit to PROFOUND to me, I
have only 10 say, but few. Of them deserve
notice, and leave to you to say whetherit
IS generous or liberal in disputant thus to
question me without answering the first
proposition advanced in my communication
when you assume TO know so
much and are bold to pronounce others ig-
'orant. You ask what / mean BY stone
,f defiance and firm resolve to stand by
he constitution and its compromises" No
nan will pretend to say that there is any
the constitution to an act such ss
he "ilmot Proviso, and If the power is not
:lven, it is reserved to the People or the
states. Then if rash and needless ma.
ority should pass it through motives of Sec
I"nal ambition, the constitution is violated;
nd 1t majoEities can violate it with impu.
NY, where the necessity of q constitution
all: Why not at once surrender the ship
State to the whims and caprice, of a
Pdeial Congress3 IfCongress at its next
esslon should psss law making the Presi.
ent's term Of Office perpetual, and investing old
ack with regal robes, what would you saw p
he compact Of union is trampled under foot, but
ongress knows best! "disunion and nnllifi.
liion" l cant tolerate! Is this your answer?
r II you should see rufian rushing violently
pom your father or best friend, to whom YOU
we'd debt of gratitude and probably your exis-
nee, would you rect him with "tone Of de-
ance and firm resolve to stand by" your faith.
or friend? Again you compare the action of
e South to that Of the Hartford Convention
nat Northern convention was called for the uur-
'se OF seeding from the Union, on account Of
9 existence Of war waged with Great Britain.
ow' Mr.. Spectator, is declaration of war by
ongress, constitutional or not? IF so. then
ere was no cause for complaint, for it is clear
wi'hin the power of maiorities to pass any
W IN accordance with the provision Of that in
rnmsnt. This admit is q government Of ma
rites, but permit me to ask you if maiorities
an De permitted wilfully to violate the consti-
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