The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-12-17
From tie Detroit Free Press Nov, Is. !
THE CONTRAST.


A recurrence to the history Of the
past will readily convinte any inquirer
that the democratic party and its lead
ing principles are by far the best calcu-
lated to advance the popular welfare,
and best adapted to the proper main
tenance of a liberal and enlightened
SYSTEM Of Government.
Tie native good sense Of the masses
in this country was never more appa-
rent than in the determination they
eyinced to stand by and support that
party which is known and appreciated,
the world over, as the anta5oniStic to
the old federal aristocrdcy, and the
leaven which IerYaded the entire fed
eral party in the earlier days, and
which still exerts its rernicious iniu-
ence on the so-called whig part. in
these later times Of the republic.
Under such circumstances, and with
such opposition to encounter at the
outset, it is by no mems strange that
the democratic party-the party Of
progress and rcform--the opponent OF.
the abuses whose cnly claim to exist
ence is that they are rendered venerable
By time, and therefore respectable
should again have triumphed SO signally
throughout the Union.
Amid all the diSgIiseS and the multi
plicity Of names which the whig party
have assumed to court the popular
breeze the cloyen foot has ever been
too unskiltully concealed to effect any
other than temporary purpose; and
their total want offlxed principles and
aims as uniformly deran5ed their plans
and scattered their forces 20. the. winds,
even when their hopes of success We're
most flattering. Although they may,
by deception and intrigue, have. some
times been successful in defeating the
democratiO party, their glory soon IA
led away. \ months possession OF the
power and patronage Of the government
was sufficient to expose the "cloyen
foot" Of the old federal party in all its
letormity, and to alarm those who had
been led off to their support by spuri- |
ous names and false professions.
such was the case in the last presi- |
lential election, and such have been
The results; and now the administration
has scarcely "corporal'S guard to
rally around it. It is in the most con-
minority of all administra-
lions that have ever preceded it; and |
his minority is kept together by the
power and patronage which it wields.
of this, it would soon sink IN
70 the lowest depth of oblivion. It's
existence would soon be forgotten, eX-
cept, perhaps, when some of its imbe-
cile and puSillanimons acts which
might be brought to view.
How different has been the case
with the democratic party. It's princi- |
pies are commensurate with the forma-
ton of the government. They have
grown with its growth, and strength
ened with its Strength" and the benign
Influences of those principles have been
felt throughout the Union! To the
of these principles may
oe attributed the unparalleled pros
oerity and happiness of our people
md the stability Of our republican in
,titutions Although at times defeat
ID, tho democratic party conscious of
is integrity, an6 relying upon the vir-
,ue and intelligence of the people, has
till pursued the eeyn tenor of its way,
till maintaining its long-cherished
principles, and firm in the belief
hat ''truth is mighty and will pre-
1ail."
The truth of this adage, in its pres
nj application, every days experience
J testing. The people who were de-
eived by the siren song of whiggery in
Is have found themselves miSerably
etrayed by the false promises of the
)elilahS who left them bound hand an d
Dot, an easy prey to their natural
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