The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-05
The Two Ends of Democracy

''The Democratic party the only true Union
party" is proposition which the Union has
undertaken to demonstrate, as against the
calm, conclusive reasoning Of Mr.. STEPHENS,
Of Georgia. This is the southern version Of
the faith, designed TO draw into the Democrat
c fold the members of the Union party
in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and else
where. The church mourns over the way
wardness Of these politicians, and would save
them from destruction by bringing them into
alliance with the oracles Of the Democratic or.
ganlzation. So far, however, the oraces have
spoken with little effect The Union party
IN the main, refuse to accept Uvertures ema-
mating from sections that are VIGOROUSLY under
State Rights controls and if we may believe
southern papers, this disposition will be
strengthened by the fate of the hapless few
who have already been entrapped The Nat
chez Courier publishes particulars Of a melan
choly instance of this kind Of faulty. which
we introduce as neat commentary on the
logic Of our metropolitan contemporary:
"a short time since the name Of WIN. Il. John.
son, esq, Of Warren county, was suggested in the
90 called Democratic electoral ticket Mr. John.
is a Union Democrat Forthwith the Yaroo
Democrat opens its batteries upon him in n two.
column article, not avowedly because he was a
Union Democrat, but on account of his connc1 ION
with the Union Democratic Convention OF the 9th
Of January-or, to use lite own language, his
hysterical demonstrations Of love for the Union
his spasmodc patriotism in the Jealous bot impo.
tent effort TO infuse vitality and vigor (since the
November election) in the dead and gangrencd
corpse Of the Union party Union Democrats can
in such attacks tho real feelings Of the State
Rights Seccssonists towards them The DsmO
crai stigmatizos the men that called the Union
Democratic Convention az "a hybrid faction and
tho convention itself as "A meagre concave o
office stsrvelings, whose gloating eyes turned anI
iousy TO the division Of the spoils of their victory
hs 20 Mr.. Johnson, IL Gays he could not draft
corpora's guard in Ysroo 10 lead against the re
doubts Of Wbiggory. Were he to be on the tickle
portion Of the electors would resign and the rs
and file would sustain them. The Democrat mo.
decidedly sets it's face against all attempts q,
quote its own delicately rounded phrasos) TO wiz
back ia the old line the rect Of these pizmy Union
listers, who, like dead behring's, have only bccom,
luminous by corruption
awe quote these refreshing and savory ana
themas simply to show where Union Democrat
have to go, and to what they have TO submit, i
/ they even seek to operate with their opponent
Of last year. Not merely will they have to bow
/ the knee 10 the secession leader. that last YEA
'breathed FIRE and slaughter TO all who differed
from them, and be daily reminded besides the, tb'
right Of secession heresy has not been and will
be discarded, but they are specially informed tina
the price Of the privilege Of being permitted L
Join the organization Of the State Rights Demos
rscy is to have their motives and themselves ira
duced and yilihed. They must be made to fee