Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-24

- From article in the Washington organ Of the
National Democracy-the S,i,finel-undcr the head 81
"a brief review Of the past" We make the following
extract.
But few brief months ago perfec. harmony existed r
the Democratic ranks. They bound together IN the
bonds Of sympathy, conviction, and brotherhood They
we're ~ hrmlS cementei after their glorious victory they
were the DAY Of battle, When, shoulder to shoulder
thcN fought br the supremacy Of sound constitutional
democratic principles At length cry arose; nurmur
"A voice Of complaint IL vas like that cry Of beef
beef, which read Of u Of the startling and .p0n
hncOu- OritOns Of Patrick Henry We say IL vas like
that cry yet not in the same words. IL spOi-
spO- u came from that portion II the party Who care
not for principel but 90 for plumber Who care not f
purity but go for place Thu portion va. composed n
the main, Of the Of BuiiD platform memory aud led
10y men whp had studied their pOltc- u the .chpJl Of
chityei aud their uctc- in the school Of Van Buren,
Like that soldier of fortune, happily PORTRAYED by the
great novelist scott they only content serve in tn
army whore the pay - "J,th high aud cgru In every
party such mon are found Ffom these men came muir.
murs and complaint. They had ought-ioubte-. they
hal bcd TOR many Oi them noted hghtor n the great
cause. They had fought the batlethey demanded the
sppl'. They demanded that I'll others should be- aside
for thcm-lt merit. virtue aud tale.t4 spuli be eicr
iced lpr their prieuusnt They demanded that the good
Oh rule Of honesty ctpsbity and fidelity Ia tie CDnsu.
luton should bc repealed, and thlta new rule booking
only H. selfish interested and morceusry service should
be substituted. They kuca that their chance wa hone.
less under the old ruethcy saw place. plumber and pre-
icrmi ipr hem-'l'c' Their heirs aud successors under
| the
Tho "old line democracy protested against making
public plumber instead Of prime pes the cement Of party
organization. The OLD guard protected agsu-t making
the love Of spo- the test of fitness or office TOeniotcs
their arguments they pointed the past tfcarhcry Of
these recent recruits They pointed their oEn scas
their heard fought bit'rs aud their unsscrsng fidelity
About the spola Of Office they cared nothing The course
| Of Dickinson, Bronson AMI - COn0f shows that
Bot mild opposition only innam,d cupidity peaceful
protest Ouly excited herccr resentment The CIV arose
/ With redoubled violence aud volume. An appeal was
| taken unto CHar The sought To BE- trins.
ierred from New YOft - " .ington Secretary Guthrie
was NoOed by the sofs, aud evil hour be fcll vic
tim 10 their seductive arts-and nov sec In him a
! "debsuched innocent" When a disposition was mani.
tested by ndiscteet organs 10 natOnals this eud
raised our voice against t. We did desire tve de-
precated IT, Our sympsthes have always been With tho
Old line democracy. But When the organs accomplished
their object aud the Secretary oi the Treasury asserted
HE Jurisdiction end made the general government par
ucptnt in the ieudNhen he issued his circular t0Judg,
BronsOn--zhcn he removed that ncOuuptble Ofhrcr-
when hc granted 60 che sos' NJ hcy askcd-whcn ~,
put "Hng' their fingers and Jelis their toe ahe
strurk down, With irl blows sought 10 strike down ~,
tru" aud pure portion Of the party ~ federal pOWer III
w then spoke out-he had made the feud national