Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-23
where As the National Democracy I,

We hear voice, occasionally, from, some
Democratic press, sounding the praises Of a
National Democracy" bnt nobody has been
able Of late, to tell where such Democracy is
to be found. Shall we look for 1t among the
Green Mountains of Vermont, where the Demo-
,crats and Freeso oilers last Summer formeda CO.
alition under the lead of John Van Buren,, as
Stunning the name of the Gree Democracy, and
were routed, "horse, foot and Dragons, by the
National Wings, at the last election? Does the
"National Democracy reside III the Gland OF
steady habits, :" cid Connecticut where the High
Priest of Connecticut Democracy, for the last
thirty wears, the late U. S. Senator, Hezekiah
Niles, is now the acknowledged leader OF the
Freesoil party, and where the Locofocos united
at the last election, with the FreesOiers in the
reelection to Congress, of that beautiful " Ma
,tional'' Democrat, Chauncey +. cleveland T
df we 90 into the old Bay State, "the patriotic
Bunker Hill and Faneuil Hall State of Massa-
,chusetts" where, if anywhere, we should eX-
,pect the Genius of Nationality to Greg h,
temple, and gather her worshpers, do we hnd
n "National Democracy" flOurishing there
No, we find. instead, an open, corrupt ana pro-
fligate coalition of LOcofocos and FreesoilerS,
which has sent the idol Of Freesollism, Charles
Sumner, TO the u. S. Senate, and elected kooer'
Rantoul the declared enemy of the Adjustment
measures, to the House OF Representative D'
we want more proof that no National Demo
,cracy is to be found there, we have It IN the re-
cent letter of the Hon. Benjamin +. halleVt' on'
of the sachems OF Massachusetts Democracy
written in the honest, unconcealed sincerity OF
free, friendly correspondence, to Mr.. Z. II
Donaldson, in which Mr.. Hallett says, and say
truly: ."The Democracy (of Massachusetts, II
about disbanded and merged in Freesolism.'
If we look for the "National Democracy" II
the land of Roger Williams, who do we hnt
here 10 its embodiment and representative
Why, to be sure, the recently elected Democrati
Governor Phillip Allen, very respectable OH
IN 5alist, who at the last Presidential election
opposed Gen. Cass, and supported Martin val
Buren,, for President, and who then gave Amos
as much money to buy newspapers to oppose ~
B Democratic candidate, and support the FreeSol
ticket, as he had previously done to purchaS
.death-dealing revolvers to shoot down the yer
men who now support him! Mr.. Allen is
abe language of one of the Democratic leaders q
Rhode Island, " a man of unsurpassed obstlni
,cy," and has given the public no evidence {
q any change Of political opinion, since the Pres
dental election Of lSiS; yet his present SUI
,porters, according to George II. Brownies lettc
" hope to be able, by cunning and adroit manag
ment, TO entrap him into the support oil the ne
Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
But, if we despair of finding this rare biGdd
New England, shall we go in search OF IN
tional Democracy" in the Empire State who
the Barnburner, Freesoi faction, with Mart
Van Buren, and his son John at the head OF
constitutes at least twe-thrds Of the Democrat
party of that State, and the New York Event