Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-08-29
SINCERITY OF PROFESSIONS.

SINCERITY OF PROFESSIONS.
Nothing impcdes the progress Of dcmocra'
cy 50 much as the influence Of professors who
are not possessors Of It's true principles. Al
associations. all societies, and all par,ies, he
their purposes ever 80 pure and excellent, are
encountered with unworthy members, II can.
not therefore be expected that the great cause
Of democracy will be permitted to pursue the
even tenor ~ IT, way, without being made
hobby OF by hypocritlcal prctendcrs. To
avoid this influence, aud the blasting consc.
qucnccs, resulting from II when unresinincd
and unrcss,cd. requires the unccasing 'igi.
I lance Of all true democrats. Democracy Is
\ truth and honesty, and no man can b. a dem
ocnt Who Is not honest The masses, whose
interests ate integral With the grca, democrat.
ic maxim. Tho gtcaiest gOod Of the great
Is, number" can al~sys b. trusted, when
permitted To &C, uPoa oorrcc, intelligence, bu,
arc too oGcn deceived by ingenious causIsiry
and plausible Invention.
In an ,nl'ghlcnsd community, under free
government, 'he poole are naturally demo.
sra,ie, AMI vii eoTdialIy suPPon democratic
administration, when fully convinced Of It's
integrity and fidelity TO the true princiP'cs
upon which It PROCESSES To act and will new
81 come under Wing rule. uRloss deccTed.-
/ Hence the necessity ~ illustrating practically
the democratic creed IN all its rami6cauons.
and cNcmplilying ITS virtues by honornr ih''-c
who possess them. THIS is Of paramount lm.
pouancr, aud indeed indispensable 10 a just
exhibition Of true dcmocncy. InIess the
principles Of true democracy are practically
dcmuninlcd-or m - much a, they tall short
ct being thus dcmonslrlird-,u Car the party
ACCESSORY to the delinquency, ls regarded a.
insinccrc aud false To ils prolrsscd maNlms
In this enlightened community, actions are
regarded as the evidence OF faith professions
must hlrmonllc With practice, the a,owal Of
principle must b. sustained by corresponding
works. aud al sanctioned aud confirmed by
established integrity, ere the person profess
iag Is entitled To lull confidence. The mere
umc-scrInr, trimming dcmacoguc, whose
chameleon principles take the complexion Ut
the nclrcs, objects are whclmcl IN the unlash.
ourablc occan by ripple upon the surface Of
the sea Of political truth. NAV ST. scas"n
bask IN lhc sunshine ol hclluoos popuIaui,
anI imaginary Notwithstanding viz
tue though be has Il not" bot the homes,
Indignation of an abused people will assured
IL ultimately reach him, and be will be- cN-
pu,cd and dcsp,,ed The hou,s, Democrat Is
guided By pruclplr Wh'ch adinils Oi no CON-
rrumi,c. ~ iHalFImatoA u aniagoulsuc Po-
ltcll olcrn,p,s, 80 c,.alius" ~ promote siui'-
ter purposes lie seeks To advance aud es-
tahli,h such measure. ~ io benefit and elevate
Immunity for their own SAKE to inform abuses
yruuSsc thc tue mlcrr,ts II ,hs whole p"o-
plc. cqualI, their burlcus, aHI give To them
their Iust influence IN the community
It NAV no, always be easily determined ~ho
are sincere IN their professions of drmosricy
We have known men Co remain With ,hc dcm-
ocratc party for many years, and arrcar'cry
zralous ior IT. cause, while they shared Ilh'r.
ally IN the spoil' ut oGi,c, but when ihc $50.
pie determines ,h1t ,ho, had bad their share
Ut il.s 'loaycs and fishes, and iha, o,hcr'
we're more deserving than they we're, then
these men were found In the ranks Of Ihc op-
position, entertaining the most Reasonable de-
signs towards their IgrmcI bcnchc,ors. In
tina, II turns eat that they were not sincere,
and that IN all their professions Of hove ior de-
mocracy, they were governed only by selfish
mntiycs. Il aay b. dliicslt, then, To avoid
being dcSrycd. Sull, Il such men are care
fully watched. u will h. sccn that every move
they make j. fyr their own m,crc., and not
tor the people. bot ih,elass Of men thai go
over directly and entirely TO the opposition.
Is not half ~ dangerous ~ that class that pto.
fesscdly remain with the democratic parry,
and yet oppose every effort, however necc'-
sary and important, IT rs friends. This dis
affection aud hypccntcal class OF democrats
have received at the hands Of the people, al.
mos, every Office in their gih, up perhaps IN
some instances to iha, Of member OF Congress
bu, a. they have distinguished themselves for
nothing except to manage lor their own inter
esls, the people have laid them on the shelf,
and selected such as they deemed more COM
petent and more worthy. These men are
consequently filled with envy towards their
SUCCESSORS who nv their riaccs with ~ much
more honor and distinction THAI they did
They constantly murmur aud complain, find
fault With every movement Of the democratic
party not IN accordance with their selfish and
conservative notions, bolt every nomination
no, dictated by them, an objectionable sin
IN any body else, and dcnounce every demo
crat that will not conform to their narrow
views of advancing the interests OF the dem
ocratic party. or rather their o'rn interests
+" Rule or ruin," is their motto, hoping Il the
party falls, that they shall be gathered up
with the scattered fragments to make a new
party Of which they shall be chief BY this
course such men do more To aid in DETECTING
the democratic Par' than open enemies, and
10 reward them for their ,reaehery and boliHg
propOaiie,, they sometimes gain place OF
slight distinction Of the whlg party, as Ar
mold did Of the British, though they heartily
despised him.