The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-11-24
WASHINGTON, ID. G..
CALEB CUSHING And THE DEMOCRACY.

CALEB CUSHING And THE DEMOCRACY
Mr. Cushings edict to the Democracy Of
Massachusetts, was not received SO graciously
as he anticipated The Democratic Central
Committee of Essex, Mass issued a counter
manifesto to the party in that county, of which
the following is an extract:
A COUNTERBLAST FOR MR.. CUSHING.
The Washington Union is publishing arti-
cles from the newspapers concerning Mr.. Cush-
ing letter. but there are some things which it
seems TO have overlooked we dare say through
sheer inadveItence-for the Union il not very
exact. We had supposed, until within a day
OF twc, that the publication of that letter was
~ NANTES; an indscretion, that Mr.. Cu.hing'
friends had concluded in the words of the old
adage that the less was said about it the bet
ter but il seems that it is not SO. As. there
fore, the fashion has been set at Washington
t. publish the comments on the letter we shall
supply q very remarkable omission Of the
Union.
MIR. Gushing is from Essex county in Mas
sachusetts. Here in New York the Democrats
laugh at his letter in Essex county they are
ind giant at il. Its vulgar and violent tone
AVN hN"hCllo = AiNN III ~ AoiiiNI "hNAp hAl
Cushing is better known, the contempt has a
considerable mixture of wrath. The Democrat
ic committee Of Essex county has issued the
following address putting back Mr.. Cushing .
edict:
To hs Democrats Of E>VI County,
Brother Democrats: Upon us has deyOlved
the duty Of addressing you in the present ex-
genry Of public affairs A5 most Of you are
g.r,l,al.,ty a 1ntfor I'D no II, ~
of the Attorney General of the United States
has been made public having for its evident
purpose the defeat of the Democracy of Massa-
chusets in their present struggle for constitu.
uOnal right. This, he asserts, hes been done
with the full knowledge and Concurrence Of
the President, and his Cabinet
90 In our judgments the Attorney General
in taking this step, has done worse than to
commit fatal error He has abandoned
principle which Is fundamental to DemOcra-
cy To give cOuntcnance and power las he
COe>) 20 persons engaged ayowedy IN the per-
sl,tCHt Ggii1fi0H and support Of Federalism IN
it, mosr naked form, is hostile in the hlghcs'
degree % the determined poltcy' Of the Democ /
rAcy If the nation.
From Tie rag outset, the great principle /
Of the constitutional rights of the States has /
been fastened to the thoughts of the Demcc-
racy of the nat.o as the cornerstone of this /
Union. and the foundation principle Of the .
Democratic platform Our constitutional and .
personal rights are as dear to us rs are those
Of other States Of the Union, nor will we quiet |
~ surrender them The edict of Caleb Cush .
ing, in our opinion, is shameless attempt to /
violate That principle, and an impairment in
terrier, nee with the local affairs of Massachu-
sets which we cannot and will not submit to .
We eHtrtaia imm0UdbLG convictions on this .
ONT, as the only ones consistent with personal .
h0HOr and the success Of the Democratic pdrty
that we will submit TO no dictatiOn, come (
from what source it may. If there be one pur-
pose more fixed than another in our mind, it il .
that the dangerous clement of Capitalization /
Of power by the General Government, through .
interference with the local affairs of our State,
under whatever gulse it may present itself |
hGU be CrlNkCd Out-so far as we are concern /
ed This the Democracy of Massachusetts
have always declared, at all times and in all
places, when they have had occasion to speak .
On the subject
W hlie We do not assume to Judge the .
hearts OF our public servants, we only need
0Uert acts to show where they are, in order that
the settled purpose of the Democracy of Mas /
sachusetts, not only to conduct and control
their own affairs, but to resist unwarrantablc
interference herewith, shall be unequiuocahy
manifest
" brother Democrats as your duly appoint
cd agents we speak in your name and behalf
HdUe Wc an dafOcJdt among W' Have We
submitted to dictation from any eourcel And ,
shall we submit to it now Dat upon tbs
brazon faced impudcnce that would so utterly /
perycrt the sacred principle of Democracy to |
further the petty intrigucs and supposed per
sonal Interests of a renegade to his proiessed
principles his country, and his God!