Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-28

B@- The following just and sensible article,
from the Louisville (Kentucky) Democrat,
speaks for ITSELF But we would commend its
remarks to the attentive consideration of those
men who have attempted to disorganize the
democratic party, by rending it in twain, with
no better excuse for their conduct than disap.
pointed cupidity and thwarted ambition. Let
them read and inwardly digest what the Louis
vile Democrat says; and if they have teach
able spirit, they may be yet turned from the err
rors of their foolish and wicked ways, before
they have inflicted irreparable injury on the
democratic party.
Two of the democratic papers at Washington
seem very much excited about the election OF
Tucker as printer for the Senate. They charge
upon what they call combination hostile to
the administration, with the ferocity of part-
sans. They give out that there is such cont
bination formed, and designate it a new party.s
We have looked over the democratic part Of
this combination, as it is called, and it occurs
to us that war upon such men in the demo
cratic party won't pay expenses; and we sug-
gest to the organs, one and all, that discretion,
if not the better part, is nevertheless a very
good part of valor.
This warfare may be very edifying to the pot
house politicians about the federal city; but it
is idle to tell the democratic masses that Hun
ter, Mason, Bright, Weller, &C., have turned
up all of sudden enemies of the democratic
party. If it be true, it is rather grave matter.
We have lost the Senate, it seems, already, in
stead of having majority Of about two to one.
1t may afford some qualification to the organs
at Washington and elsewhere to expend
little superfuous wrath in their denunciation;
but there will be the end of it. It's effect will
only injure its authors, and the cause they pro-
fess to have at heart. The democratic masses
will see no adequate cause for all this The
men denounced have not deserted the demo.
cratic creed; they have not warred against
democratic, measures; and we don't see where
organs get authority to read them out of the
party.
Senators and Congressman have will of
their own, and are likely to exercise it; and If
these efforts at dictation are not stopped, diff.
6culties will multiply. These senator's and
representatives may take notion that they
know as much about their constituents as these
organs know; and that they are quite as COM
petent Judges of the interests of the democratic
party. In the course Of events these disatfected
men, as they are called, may turn up formida.
BILE in numbers in both houses; and the organs
will then have a very inconvenient multitude
to read out Of the party; perchance, they might
get read out themselves, and that would be
calamity. They should recollect the story Of
crazy Jim, whose friend found him in the mad
house.
Why, Jim, my dear fellow, how came you
here /?
Oh, said Jim, easy enough. ! thought the
world crazy, and they thought me crazy; they
had the majority, and here / am.
We suggest to these organs whether they
can't survey the matter all round, and consider
whether something better than q declaration of
war can't be found for the present case.