The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-09

Our democratic contemporary OF the Union
calls upon his brethren in the faith to persevere
until the administration sis in the hands of
men disciplined in the old trials Of your party"
There is one great difficulty in the way Of such
result. The men referred to have not only
been "tried," but they have been found guilty,
and sentenced, and many of them executed.
The cold trials" commenced many years
ago in the Post Office Department, and in these
old trials, under the lash of Mr.. EwINe and Mr..
CLAYTON, we remember that numerous offend
ers were pretty thoroughly "disciplined" and
exercised-to such an extent that they have
never reappeared on the political stage.
The next series of cold trials" look to the
land Offices, where HAWKINS, and Harms, and
LINN, and STEPHENSON, and SPENCER, and
BoYD, and others whose name is legion, were
not little 'sdisciplined' at the expense Of the
treasury, though the Secretary of the Treasury
was disposed to entertain their cases with con-
siderable leniency, under the advice Of his
Democratic friends. We all remember JOHN
SpENcER's cold trial." when Mr.. WILLIAM
HENpRIcxs wrote to Mr.. WOODBURY., stating
that it would produce political excitement if
he were removed, because ne has many infu-
entail friends Better let it be-" Mr.. SpEN-
Ger was Of the same opinion: stMy Demo-
cratic friends think that ought not to leave
until we hold our election for President, on the
7th of November, which have concluded to
await" So with BOWS cold trial" Look at
his letter to Mr.. WOODBURY. 'The truth is
am in default. . 1t is my intention, SO
soon rs can properly arrange these things, to
forward my resignation" Then consider stu
diously Mr.. WooDBURY's reply: 81 am happy
to hear of the frank and honorable course pro-
posed in your letter of the oath ultimo." Then
GARscHE's supplemented epistle to the Sec.
Rotary: "You will not be surprised if recon-
mend his being retained in preference to an
other appointment, for he (BoYD) has his
hands full no,c, and ,siu not be disposed to
speculate any more"
Driven from the Post Office and the Land
Offices, the old line Democracy next quartered
themselves on the custom house, where they
went through similar severe " discipline" re-
sulting in another batch Of the :" old trials, !"
which were conducted before Judges WISE and
PEYroN, in whose court the offenders were
duly convicted, and their Democratic friends
took an appeal to the people in 1910. The is
sue was made up-General HARRIson on one
side, and MARTIN VAN BUREN with the men
disciplined in the " old trials" on the other,
and the result is matter of history. The So old
trial" men came up again in 1874, and, with the
aid of the Abolitionists in the State of New
York, succeeded in defeating Mr.. CLAY-but
they were again in 1S48 routed and scattered by
General TAYLOR, though they put forward a
man who had been pretty severely disciplined,
not only in other peoples old trials, but in some
old trials Of his own.
We admit the sometime force of the ties and
sympathics to which the Union appeals; but
we apprehead that they have exhausted them
selves, and are incapable Of being revitalized.
The old JACKSON party has run out There
was no hope for it after it branched, and AL
bany began to be recognized as collateral
power to Richmond Where two ride the
same horse, one must ride behind; and Albany
thinks that Richmond has held the reins long
enough The Democratic party in the West
ern and Northwestern States do not believe in
the aati-river and harbor policy. In Pennsyl-
yania, at least they do not believe in free trade,
Mr.. BUCHANAN and Mr. DALLAS to the con-
irary Notwithstanding. These are the new
trials Of the Democracy, and we apprehend that
they will introduce discipline compared with
which the discipline of their cold trials" will
De quite trifing matter.