The daily union., 1852-09-10
which Is the British party :

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ltis highly instructive TO how the wings coniound
and convict themselves in their appeals to the people
against the democratic party Little argument is required
to answer party that is constantly answering itself
Every whg gun that is now fired INTO the democratic
ranks can be senced in moment by another whig gun
hostile to the whg nomination. There is not virtue
claimed for General Scott there is not qualification
alleged to be his. there is not tribute to his sentiments
as the leader Of party that not denied denounced.
and refuted by high whig authority Il would be one of
the most extraordinary parodoxes in pohiicsi party
nus conditioned could ever again reach controlling
places OF power and OF trust in this republic
The latest and most superatively ludcrous charge Of
the Scott leaders is that the democratic party is the Brit
sh party Some OF the arguments in support Of this
silly story would be worthy Of Mrs Partington herself
Mr. Greeley complacently affect the Irish vote
and proves to bis own satisfaction that the democratic
party is the British party because Of s support OF The
tariff of 1916; which law is preferred by the free traders
OF England TO that Of 1912. He forgets to add however
that all the proIectoniss of The United Kingdom chare
that the tariff OF lS46 is the OF the enormous emf
grafton to this country, and that that emigration is in
duced by the prosperity which has enured 10 the United
States IN consequence Of its effects upon British inter
ests. We refer the Tribune for high authority on this
point to the July number of Blackwood's Edinburph
Magazine the notorious tory organ and the admirer Of
the whig party of the United States Irshmen will
hardly blame the democracy for result so deeply and 10
bitterly deplored by their worst foes in the British de-
mnions. General Scott will doubtless be alarmed at
the waves OF emigration now rolling in upon the
United States, and doubtless shall have his usual
protest against emigration after November next But
we do not very clearly how all this proves that
he Irish vote should be given against the democracy
or that il establishes that the democrats are the BrtiAh
party.
The most complete answer, however 10 the laughabe
hages that the democrats the British party TO be
found in the following extract from late number Of the
Philadelphia North American, which objects TO popular
elections and their result in the following sincerely as
ocrac style-the faithful echo OF the standing oppo
nenis OF democratic progress in British circles:
One of the marked people of this country
their general interest and active pocs
p .deea0e 20 .ae sm sAseA aard epsry eai-
Ten direct influence In affairs Of sta and makes him exhs
place in he government whh In the dpoficn popu
lar pote Te effect Of s to create almost
hon e pubic station, AVID uho utterly de,
requisite qualifications uspirs, aad often eierasd poeai
office This posipe epii doing injury country
md threat ning in s grow danger the peace
Of the oHsderae II, indeed, the integrity Of constitution
should become essentially Impaired permanencc
institutions and liberties resting upon undermined shall
probably the misfortune
in legislation and departments Of su
h must neriaby result from fAe habrfuai people of
Incompetent and unYnepied important positions
gopernme So long such iu6rars of
community for situations Of po~er tAey ~ bov
sst hen, against the rruom e,rens and
while their object will be personal profit influence y
VIII not scruple to use the most
So that the effect of the democratic system" and
the active inieres, and participation in politics OF the
people Of this country" is to elevate incompetent men
IN hl,c static nJ F.,sb IL.
and corruption. The object OF the writer is TO prove that
the nomination OF franklin Pierce is OF the results Of
this system And how does he propose avoid the effects
oi the democratic system OF course to be consistent
with his argument, to reduce the number of voter
and 10 place the control OF the government in the hands
OF the FEW That is the old scheme OF federalism The
North American tells US, in many words that the rule
OF the people is the rule OF wrong OF ignorance OF
rupton and, Also that il it is not arrested great dan.
ger to the peace and honor OF the conederacy will be
the result" Now. we aver that subject Of Great
Briain-no foe, however violent of our free instu-
tions-has given utterance to more malignant and
arisocatc argument than this agains, the democratic
system as il prevails in this country The North
American from which extract is one OF the oraces
Of the Scott party and speaks with voice potential How
far does it differ from Gen. Sco' In the whole range
of our public men, in the army, the navy and in civil
life, there Is not to be foand WHOSE impulses
whose sentiments, and whose whole nature, are more
in accordance with the European standard than his
His personal bearing aud his real political sentiments
all tend to create the impression Of his character
and his purposes
The most amusing portion OF the argument OF the North
American against the democratic system and against al
lowing the masses TO vote, is that which declares that our
institutions result in placing in power men who are
utterly destitute OF the requisite quahcaions The IN
science OF such doctrine applied to our free insii,uo
might be excusable in European but it ti.grs,es any
man who pretends TO be an American All tis eslum-
n'ator supports General Scott The paper that protests
against allowing the people to interfere in politics, be-
cause they may contribute to the elevation Of ignorant
and incompetent men, advocates candijat, for President
who has been held up by the leaders OF bis own arty a.
utterly incompetent and unequal to the high staiion
MS paper al the same time that denounces the demo-
cratic system Tor encouraging corrupt and corrupting in
uences was among the noisiest, btteret and most un
scrupuous, advocates and apologiss for the Galphin
fraud. wheo for the first lime in history. some OF the
highest officers in the government were found 10 be par
ties TO, or interested in scheme 10 tlundsr the lubc
treasury fraud monstrous and so oublie N .. The