Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-07-01

The wing party, which was once so no,on.
land, is now, as Mr.. Webster said with b;s IN TIE
breath, four times deaddead by its sacrfoa MS dying
cple 10 availability dead by its submission - =, pin.
tates of free sosm, dead by the unpopuar;,n e dc
ry issue it has made for the last quarter ~ OF eve
and dead by the abandonment of its abest century,
may in some localities continue to make snos '. Il
struggles to prolong its existence but for all aSnmodc
purposes II is one OF the things of the past, political
There is now striking analogy between ~
ent state OF things and that which existed AZ L pres
of the war with Great Britain, when the tue ne Close
position lay similarly PROSTATE and exhaps,osd op
10 be hoped that the democratic party will w. is
the lessons Of experiences and not again co P.on BY
same errors which then began 10 dsorgan; lit The
sisency, and which, undermining the us con,
its ascendency, resulted in actually bringing on of
ism into power, and in imparng 10 # a ,euerai,
which has cost so severe and proracted slrnas,
again to subdue. hose errors were on tho ssle
the party itself, body that it forgot lis own pa'
and conservative principle of pure democracy .ns sa!
not perceive the tendency 10 the consolidation &c uQ
er about the federal administration which nnd, pow
most plausible preiexis then made gigantic s,J He
undertaking the regulation of the great Interests F
Icountry-mannfactures commerce, paper curren. ue
internal Improvements, &C. Ii was in truth snaY
course and was such unconscious faithessnosau
ITS own tn ldamental creed as could not but rps.
the perncIous consequences which were soon so "a
develop themselves out of that unhealthy tanSen 10
Such was Inc great error on the part of the dpmo'
cy. That on the part of lis leaders was
to which in fact the other is mainly TO be ab o'e
1t consisted in the personal ambition of some fo'
five of its favore great men, which eppagpd IL "
Immediately in mutual rivalry for the ascenio ane
Here was the prima mall Ibes Hence tho n"raIy
ing Observation-Disclosures the good feeEnn. d'yZ'
the smooth notifications of the stern painHos
democracy. whose course is ever onward, "a mus
gressive, reforming principle instead of backw.r5
the feeers put forth towards federalism bv tho n...
| rival republicans, 10 court that auxiliary spnnoa
which promised 10 insure the triumph over his cp,a
petors, to whoever could bid highest for i, at ,
sacrifice OF the greatest amount of his democr,cr
hence the anti-democratic measures, and the new =,
liances and afnties which finally resulted in bOs.
political aposaces of some of our greatest leaders
We trust that the prominent of the present dav
will lay the profound lesson of past political moaly
TO their hearts, and, bordering ii well. will edncs
from il living realization of the great golden
rule, that honesty IS the best poljcy-lha in DEAL
| ing with the suSplc Gus vigilance and nstinr,v.
sagacity of great enlightened democracy the wav is
straight and the path narrow that leads 10 lis conf
dence the innocence of the dove is The true wisdom Of
the serpent, and that if they would aspire to
the political life with the highest honors with which
the attachment Of the people can reward the good and
faithful servant, they must go straightforward with
the march OF the age, in single hearted purity and
transparency Of the course, stunning equally the by
paths of intrigue and the indecent res,Iessness and
haste of ambon and patiently biding their time and
Their turn. Norfolk Argus