Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-28
EOr Ms Eh0Giyvr..
Democracy.

haPs tile most eInrtIing instance Of thia tl,aH
 the world has ever witnessed. occurred in France when in ls4e LOuis NMpOIeoI. bv
 the InaRic Of the naIna Bona rar,e. cwSa
 made President of 3UOOO of veCplv.
 HnG in 1851 was enMblsd with lyppnn1,v rss
 make himself Prince presidenI iu defisnee
 Of all law aud right. In our own cu,,tytrv
 what an OdIam does the demMsoRne, bY
 merely POa'Ouncine tlleiE. Dnns. raiao against party wllU were called FrderulIse
 --H F"riy though miSakeniu u.,.aaytsF slI,sfv
 oPin'O'Is, yet cOnlaIning in their ranks such
 men as W ashmRtOn, Adams, HanaalsOn and
 Ottlers-pur0 pHlriOts, wI,O bore an nc,ivG.
 part in aCEieVlsg OFF iDdepsndsncs and in
 forming Our government. '*' '.'
 What 60 etarms.ths cars of many of cur
 cOuntrymeD, chSiniDg them fast to patty 1 Preiudices? That narne, DsmOcfas,-st :
 What % enchants the thouSands who.
 deeing the oppression of the old world,
 have found refuge in the freedom of tue
 nevI The Sa.ne--Dsnsocrur. Yet there
 B a charnt tn ille name, Democracy; /; N is
 a glorious thing fe be Dem,ocfse.
 BsH dO the Dem"cratic party of our day
 live up>iO their prOf~ssioHs Dv they nos,
 sess tue pure article aud are their ptiuci.
 pies really DstIO. ratic3 We pr..EOsea to
 "tfar few consider all,.ns upon .l,rse im- lpOrtaut questions and, enaeHvol lo get ae | the trntl' Uf tire rn .tler,
 A Denlacracy ln it's primary sense is a
 government i" which tlis supreme puwer 's lIl 'tie people. amd In when the +i,pOa,aA.
 exercise 'n Persof: the powers of lrR,sla~ t'PA Such Ia government in cutl,nIv. If so great extent as ours Is Uf course inns,
 pr"cacssbse. Aence, Qemoc,acy ns appt,rd
 to our goHe1Huts,'st e&n. U.sly n..an sucl. principles as. If carried out, will pr,rece
 ali classes of men aud fostei at branches
 ot industry m an equal degres-i,p short,
 tne Rrehtes' g.Wd 1io the gaeHtcsf numusyc..
 |" s9eh 4elnJcracy We fully subscr,br aisi |, '"ost AsarlIty wish. it. nlny quickly drive, with an averaging sword all despuls from 1 thelr hitobes thrQ0guOut tlls world
 10 ti'e party. tiat, have. assumed to :. themselves the naaHe ef. and. claim a lno~ nop"!y l", this charming wsYd-N Nsl0ucrat.
 'c--do they really strive for the greatest 1 good To the greatest nunbrr2 ket Us lJoR. at tnls and sac what their principles uie. And as Democracy 3f this age setuDs to
 consist is,opposiug what the Wings advo. ] cato, we ci1p best examine lho subject uY.
 considering g. M the sa'nu time wliat sones. ut the WI''g PIinciPIes -Ass. =: The Wings contend that ,lae power Of tue execu. .ivo shOuid be rrstrained aud
 ''al tl'e veto should n", Deeus1d tu IhwYEs ] the wali ot ths, ,rspgeseU.a.ives vf the p~u, l pie O"iy in iho mOst rxtraOrdia,ar1 Gus es. | D"tsncr"cy contends tnr lhs, "ppUaiie, Aa wItDrss the acts of their Pvesntruts enavrs>
 ''d by ila party. Oli Hickory rs.4leIrd hli'sSsN taa.Ous by his Vet, es aud ssel ,itie
 first sxnmrls Uf Il Presidru. sweeping ail Ir"iR ttttlco who dId n"l profess llle cTeed "t tiIs own Phry, The young Hickory
 set the fist example of a President n>>urn. I Ing to h' ''seIf the rIslil-which by li.o | CU"stitulion Is Aiouc yestsd ip. E0lgrsss '-ot mAAlig war upon apsihsr nation. as
 ne d'd Oy ordering our ars'E. ullon .tor~g"
 territory. "A
 ?. 1Gs- Wl,igs aEe in f. .vor. of .in,rsnal nnpro~em@M 1ho Democrats, eLel,rr l themselves under the stisu,ipM aud l preIesAi. is ss unc"ns' i,utiunal lo rem.ovs snags fro.D our rivers. v: bavE aud aucka rom ORr IavbUrs.
 3. Yhe V hrss advocate discriminating | 'fuI'eS upon nni'OrtS In urder both iv rals0
 revs",sp aud l..otrcI our owm industry |. | against ihe pauper labor Oi Eu,.pp aud ! clainn everything We can Il,MnuiMci ure ut I 1 m1nt lO our own cOun'ry m-u and develop ; oGs own resources. Tke Democracy on l the other uaud caiis that "Fres Tra.it" is
 the correct dpcsrine that our own work. shoOs. sssatsniactories and tarnncrs sh0u Id
 be shut up-lhMt we should depend upon . foreign market over the Ocenn at which to | 0uy itsose fabrics we need, AMd whiiher to ] Transport our grain and other produce. Time will nOt allow us in ilis ariice iU say
 more upon tue tar,f question, but we feel
 assured that if any mAh will candialy ex. l smiOe u, hs canIOt tAit to cO,i,e tO liIr cOu.
 ciusio0 that n is . ciskrace and crying Ihame that we snuVh run in debt>O other counsri-s for those articles we can panu-
 tactufe ai hO,nr\-anti th-Ie is scasco.y any.
 thing we could UOt. # UUr gOvernn,sne wodfI only protect our Own industry.
 We have briefly considered soine sf the l leading principles Of lhe 60 called Demo-
 clh lic party, &nd compared them with What l lho Whigs advocate. DutihSie Is another peculiar feature of this Democracy which
 we cannot fOrbeag altuding to. TlIe Briitsh
 are so well please with it's doctrines ti'ss they openly advocate in their papers tue election ut Gen, Pierce; snd wiiy Be.
 cause they we'll know .,IlS Qe,9oeFa'ic creed l tavors British m.Rnefacturrs, and because,
 they are fully aware ,ha. Gsn P'elcs ~ill.>
 If elected. be aoOd ally lS IhsiD !" 'ho'r.. l ensleavUrs 10 crush AmericaW t'iuslty nRd '
 enierprise--and moreover, they had l slIgiit wyu,laiulanct with Gen. Scott ln lSlH. wlIlcli 6nsslt tUo much Ot powder 10 '''ake
 it of the lnoAt agrseabls character. 1 We 6nd that ilIis hUasseI ''gre".est good
 to the greatest number" proclaimed so
 sirenuousiy by ii'e Democracy Si our iimes,
 consists im allowing the executive tp en.
 croaeIL upon the other depar.'ne".s of tic 1 Roverunle"t ; consists in fii,Hg our rivers w,sh snags and our harOsTs wiah sl''"lo ] and rocks; consists in fl.'Oding ou. coanaFy with ron and cloth and other fabrics man. aE.scsurpd across ,lFa ocean. We alsO and | Dri,ish cap.laIisss and manufacturers d'@
 ,leaRusd w.ih this Democracy fO" ihs sge".
 cess .Gf ihsis prineiples-=-lhat Rs'laen, Sps | Mncient enemy. and nov Our greal rssaL Iee