Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-27
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And booming me, in crowds, 10 Iee alone.
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~ For The Wheeling Int.iligsnrer. i (
TErzELI. Co., Sep. 18th, 1852.
Msssrs. Editors. Living al some distance fromyour
city, and not having the advantage OF direct mat
route through ch to get the news, il was not until
very recently that knew of the publication Oh '''e
IsrEnLrGExcEn. am much pleased with It's gen
eral appearance and style, and hope That II HAY
continue and prosper AM.
Its voli,cal cast is not, however, the most
HE tn the citizens down here, they being mostly
Dsmocro,s and having holy horror nj the name
of WmG But this lis not to be wondered at i''s
much as every dema gogue, anu every whPPei-1u
of their marty publicly denounce the " hies rs ol
posed 10 Democratic form OF government
~ ,vsb IN saw a few words to- you on the inilu-
encs Of n NAME; for am forced to the conclu-
SION t,ot The present divided condition OF the peo
nile into political parties Is more 10 DC "
the NAME by which the party choose 10 oe caiieu,
than to the MEASURES Oh Poii'! "u "a. y
them. ~. s,x.l
One party approprlates TO themselves me SSciu
;,a ,,,ine Uemarrdt and then seeks to hold the
repns of government upon the merit oil mat name,
While an herparty choose the NAME WIG anu
claim popular favor on the ground OF MERIT IN
THEIR MEASURES Foley, believing them 10 be Tor
the greatest good 10 the greatest number oil the
whole people.
Now, SirS, ask, what could keep inc pcopic
from almost unanimously adopting the same inca
sures of policy, were the name but kept out OF
view and their judgments left untrameled! ihele
is no one party in this country who has reht u
appropriate TO themselves exclusively, rs 'heit par
" name the name of the form oil government uil-
der which they live, and then use the popularity OF
that name to promote their party purposes. rms
government is Democracy, and there is no party
but what is i'll favor of it. Democracy Is a form
of government in which the sovereign power tes!s
i'll the hands of the people, and every man VINO Is
in favor of this fornof government Is a Democ'at
nccnrtur to The st1ictest definition OF The term III
any dictionary in the land. "
Then where is the man Of any party who would
wish to change this form of government There
mr., none to be. found Then they are all good De
mocrats in priuciple that is, all III favor Of the
sovereign power resting in the hands OF the people.
But the question of difference is not about the
principles of form of government but ABOUT me
measures of policy which the sovereign, people
shall choose 10 enact lor tIeitsciNeS uhuei 'i'''
form of government. -I't-
No party uame therefore, should be used to pre-
vent the people from full and Tree expression at
the ballot box, of their choice oil measures oil po
cy. The NAME Democracy has charm III IL ll'I
every American loves, whethe. native born or an
adopted citizen, and therefore may be used by de-
signing demagogues to influence honest voters TO
support injurious and oppressive measures, as wen
as unworthy and incompetent men iof hish Sti-
tons Indeed this has been done by that party
again.
Every political party in this country, helhcr
known by the name Of WING or Loco foco' FREE:
SoIl. NATIVE AMERIcAN, al CLAIM 10 DC eq'ai'!
in favor of Democracy, or that form OF govern
lnent in which the sovereign power rests III the
hands of the people. >,
And when we reflect upon the fact that all our
political differences only differences oil oPn'on
about the beStmcaSures oil pollc! 10 DC i"op'e" U!
the government, and not about the form CT The
government itself, should rs honest cluZclls,
true ourselves and true TO The best interests oil
the country, carefully compare the several views
of policy advocated by the several political parties
and adopt that course which promises the greater
good to the greater number, without regard to the
| name of the party whose measures OF polcy they
If this course was adopted by the people, in
whose hands the sovereign power rests, those Office
holders, to whom they have delegated this power,
would be more careful to select ana carry out suc
measures of policy would meet with the general
appreciation of the people, and not depend, as tcy
now do, solely upon tine influence or popular
party name 10 keep them IN power anu place
There is however, great power IN name iHr
that purpose, and a vast number of our worthy CT
items are so much welded TO the name DEMoch>T,
that no ACTS OF theirs, however erroneous anu OPP
preSsivc, could divorce them from that party.
They seem 10 no difference between beng IN
favor of the measures OF policy advocated by
party and being i'll favor OF the orm OF government
under which that party may i've Every political
party should be regarded rs popular or unpopular,
according TO their and not according TO their
NAME Bat the Democratic party, trusting in the
popularity of their NAME, feel but little concern
about their acts, believing that the name DEMOCRAT,
like charity, well cover multitude of sins.
They have displayed a great degree OF FORECAST
and cunning in choosing that name and approprIat-
ing it to themselves for in this choice OF lame rests
the true secret of the increase of Their numbers
from among adopted citizens; ior each OF those
honest foreigners, before they LETT their native
4 Il .l.,.. l1l, Tnp nj ntr
form of government, or in other words OF Demo
cracy and therefore they were all Democrats before
they came here, although they knew nothing about
our of national policy that dividc the Two
great parties. They have formed no OPINION upon
the subject of n high tariff 4 low tarll whether
or not we should have Il system of internal improve
mcnt by the General Government, or whether or
not we should protect American labor. These,
and all other questions of policy, are equally I'M
decided by them; yet, when they come here and
find two great parties, they very naturally as
sociate themselves with the party that had adopt
ed their favorite NAME irrespective oil measures; anu
having once committed themselves TO party, they
find il hard TO free themselves from lis tfelIlls; ana
if they should then attempt to think for themselves,
they persued, by the whippers-in, with the mad
cry of tur- eoat, turn coat" and the poor fellows
are made TO yield and drop back INTO the harness
again. Now, to see party, IN tins democratic
Government. arrogating to themselves Inc name
DEMocH At and then denouncng all other parties, as
opposed to Democracy, who wear any other name.
looks to me about as unjust and absurd as itwould
he for some religious sect, in the Christian King
DOM 10 arrogate TO themselves the name oil CHRIST
ian and then denounce, rs anti Chrlsuah, an VINO
wear any Oti ct party NAME. .it-.r- .5.-E 49,
This much, Messrs. Editors, / have said on the
influence that party name has on the action oil
men, and could give you many demonstrations OF
its deleterious effect this community. But
have already occupied too much of your valuable
paper and therefore must close by subscribing my
self your patron and friend in the good cause down
here, AZ Tr- .H''-,l-..
sI,rfas bal Posting the Account.
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