New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-26
B The Republican World, in reply to

AS tn our mistake about Democratic men WAL
oSdsi Democratic principles are nevertheless true
Otherwise the Gospel should be false because Judas
traitor. professed and taught It, En-"
The grave blunder which The World here
falls into is that of confounding Democratic
principles with the so-called Democratic psrfy-a
mistake which has caused worlds of mischief,
and is destined, we fear, to cause an immensely
hereafter. There are advocates of Democratic
principles inside and outside of this Wanted
Democratic party, but no man is less or more
Democrat for belonging to that party. Nay he
who is an earnest, devoted, clear sighted Demo
crat must let party ties hang very loosely about
him and be continually warning the less con-
siderate many TO test Parties by Principle and
not Principles by Party. There is perpetual
and pressing danger that the contrary rule will
be acted on by majority, to the lasting detri-
nent of essential Democracy.
1t is but few years since the question was
directly presented to the voters Of our State
Shall every citizen of NewYork of lawful age
and blameless life be entitled to vote henceforth
at our Elections :" Democratic principles OF
course answered Yes and could not have an
swered otherwise without committing suicide |;
citizen is of African lineage and sooty or tawny
skin, he shall not vote unless he owns $3.50
worth of Real Estate, over and above all In
'cumbrances" And this most unjust, un-Demo-
cratic fat was sustained by nearly all the
Adopted Citizens of our State, who had Just
previously been called to resist a similar crusade
against their Political Rights under the banner OF
Nativism Will not The World agree with us
that such vote to exclude citizens from the
Electoral body because of their color is anti
Democratic, though supported and carried in the
name of Democracy
But The Republican World proceeds:
LET it be demonstrated that Democrats do not
act on the principles we indicate, and that wigs
do and four years hence, We become Wings. II we
be not meantime converted into Angels. But II
both parties quo ad their professions be then
we ought to be allowed to choose between the
principles"
is this so Suppose it to be demonstrated
that neither party acts up to the Democratic
principles, we cannot see how a man is to
"choose between the principles by supporting
either. His true course would seem to be to
stand by his principles, and if either party or
both parties desert them, so mach the worse for
the deserters.
We have no wish to see Mr.. Doheny trans
formed into an angel directly and have not asked
him in any case to become Wing. What we
uould have of him is an earnest, patient, high
souled effort to open the eyes OF his compatrlots
to the mischief and folly of being governed by
party names, or supposing any act, measure or
policy is Democratic because It is supported by
the Democratic party-or any other If they
find, by candid investigation, tina. any PROPOSE
ton is Democratic, let them give it hearty sup
port, but no whit the sooner because it is called
SO. This is world so full of white heaps with
black cats inside, that it is absurd and perilous
to assume that anything is cat or meal by super
fetal aspects alone. Names are often chosen
rather to attract than to define and if any willy
faction or clique were to attempt the overthrow
of our Democratic institutions it would be NOR
ally certain to make its approaches in the sarb
of Simon Pure Democracy He who would
dupe or drug the sentinel is sure to acquire and
use the countersign if he can.
We make these remarks in no spirit OF un.
kindness toward The World or its Editor. We
believe tho former one OF the best papers which
ever specially addressed itself to the Irish in
America we esteem Mr.. DOheny himself though
holding views adverse to ours on almost every
controverted topic one of the noblest and trues.
men whom the disasters of the Liberal Cause in
Europe have given to America. We are sure he
means to enighten and benefit his countrymen,
not to sell them. But for this conviction, we
should not have INDUCED in these structures,
We think he allows himself to be misled with
regard to American party questions by superficial
analyses and perverted phrases, and that Time
and Observation will show him many things in a
light different from and truer than that they now
wear in his eyes. All we now ask of him is that
he DO not suffer his feelings and his interests TO
be so entangled in the meshes of partsanshp as
to deprive his judgment of fair play in the career
which now opens before him. When he shall
come to understand the poAtics of this country
as thoroughly as he understands those of his ma
tive land, we wish him to be at perfect liberty to
give his convictions unbiased fair play. We ask
no more.