Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-09-14
*Rio Janerio, Santos, and Bahia.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

*Ro Janerio, Santos and Bahia.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
The time has been-and that not very remote
when the Democratic party of the country was held
in derision if not in contempt by large portion of
the proud and beautiful Wing party. A Democrat
was rather below par the scale of social well
political responsibility in the estimation of who
claimed for their party all the decency and all the
intelligence" of the country. There was something
low and vulgar in Democracy, which debarred its
advocates and devotees of position of equality
among the &C decency and intelligence" of the coun-
try. The consequence was Gas Col Biggs aptly re-
marked in his speech at the Democratic festival in
this place. that young men who desired to
sumo position of responsibility in society de-
tered from assocating themselves with the Democ-
racy because of the odium cast upon them by the
lordlngs of the Wing party
Now we can very well understand the reason of all
this for we hold it to be demonstrate fact that
the principles protested by the Wing party at
with the essential interests of the masses That
party has ever aboredto strengthen the hands of the
Federal Governmental concentrate all power to it.
and per consequence to cripple and weaken the peo-
pie from whom that power was sought to be trans
ferred to the central Government. 1t was nat
ura then, that the advocates of such policy should
have but little sympathy for the "unwashed masses
Look at all the despotisms of the earth where all
power is absolutely vested in the Government, and
you will that the people are oppressed, and made
"hewers of wood and drawers of water for PAM
pered arstocracy Is it strange then, that the Wing
party of this country, advocating strong central
Government should regard the people here in the
light that they held by the aristocracy of
the policy of the Wing party has been practically
denial of the capacity of the people for selgovern-
ment and hence denial of their equality with the
upper ten." To be Democrat not respec
table" in their eyes at least.
Nevertheless notwithstanding the slurs of these
conceited Wings, the Democracy pursued the even
tenor of their way and continued to increase in num-
bers and grow in strength The people did not seem
to attach much credit to the interested counsel
pay much respect to the dsdainful imputations of
politicians who thought themselves better than other
men, The people were not to be swayed by such
prejudices-the young men were not to be cajoled
into the advocacy of Wing principles by such silly
appeals to their pride of responsibility. The Democ
raey grew-extended- Increased.
How stands the case moao ? Where the men
who few years ago thought it vulgar to be a Dem
ocrat and claimed for the Wing party the possession
of all the decency and all the intelligence" of the
country? Where is the great Wing party ?-where
the vulgar" Democracy? Can it be possible that
the Democracy has survived such attacks, and con-
tnued to exist in spite of the rowns and sneers of
" all the decency and all the intelligence" of the
country? Has not the Wing party, like Aaron's rod,
swallowed up everything?
A glance at the present condition of things will
furnish ready and convincing answer to these
questions. survey of the field of politics at this
day will result in conclusions very different from
Wing predictions. The Federal Government is
trely under the control of the Democracy in all its
political ramifcations branches of the nation
al Congress Overwhelmingly Democratic about
twenty-nne Democratic Governors out of thirty-one
the Legislatures of the several States with very
few exceptions) largely Democratic the people
the vulgar" masses-Democratic to the back
bone
Now is not that poor showing for the great
Wing party? In what States in what branch of
the Federal Government their great talents dis
played? Verify, if all the decency and intelligence
absorbed in the Wing party, then is our country
in a sad condition-for their talents and decency
have been very much neglected by the people of late,
until the party has dwindled down to a sicky and
precarious existence, bordering the confines of
noncnty The people have Indignantly put their seal
of condemnation all such twaddle and non sense.
But there is another feature not less interesting
connected with this matter. With all its boosted
greatness and intelligence the curious observer of
passing political events will inquire what single
of Wing policy graces statute books
temporary interests of the country? We have
recollection of National Banks, Protective Tariffs,
Distribution and Bankrupt Lawsuit which of these
is now part of the policy of the Government? Not
one! The people have tried them all, found them
wanting, and cast them away. We repeat the ques-
icy kDes at00a the statute-600k? and we repeat
the answer-NOt one! The country has prospered
and grown great under Democratic auspices Demo
cratic measures and Democratic men.
The young men of the country, in deciding upor.
their in entering upon active fe will see By
glancing at these facts which party it is their inter
est well as their duty to join. The respectable
detracton while the soundness of Democratic prin
ciples is every day attested by the individual happ
of our people and the glory and renown of our
common country. Democratic Pioneer.
PROGRESS OF PREsBYrER1AN1sM When we take
onu ono of he DrinciDal RELIGIONS denominations in